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Needing to paint or seal the workshop floor before i end up dragging everything into it. Its only a small side shop so it is hard to get any quotes this close to Christmas, and as such im pretty much going to have to DIY. Down here in Aus we don't get the range that is available in the US...

Building a new welding and fixture table for my tiny garage, and even with judicious space maximisation it can really only be about 900x600. That said I dont want to spend huge amounts on it and so doing things so that it can be as flexible as possible. I considered just picking up a Certiflat...

In my previous full garage I had a section at the back which was separate to the car bays and basically used for metal work. Theoretically this kept all of the swarf and grinding dust away from everything else that mattered. In practice I wasnt that good at keeping it all there. Anyway, ive...

Recently I picked up a few specialist tool sets at a shop that was closing down, mainly getting things that I already have and used but missing parts for. Things like bearing puller or press sets, noid light kit, and rivnut installer etc. All those sort of things that its really useful to keep...

Back a while ago i had a little 4" die grinder extension that allowed the use of standard short shank burrs for porting heads and manifolds. Something like this: Ive searched high and low here in Australia and everyone just shrugs and says NFI or suggests Dremel flexishaft type things. Found...

A while ago i picked up a cheap folding welding table like this: Works well for welding, but the weird a-frame type legs mean it often falls over annoyingly when its supposed to be folded up, or just does the spread leg thing and knocks other stuff over. Anyone have a reasonable design to...

I have a bunch of pin removal tools on a key ring type thing which is normally fine for wiring... until one of them disappears and then inevitably you cannot find the only one you need. Noticed on Project Binky that they have some like this: I reckon that would slow down losing them (and...

Being forced to move again (landlords selling our place), means I have to setup a new garage again. But this time i want to do some thinking about how it is laid out, rather than just shoving stuff in there. My current garage is pretty cramped at roughly 6x6m, and the new garage will be...

In November ill be over in the US for work, and as i normally bring back a range of random stuff, i often end up bringing back an extra bag to haul it in. Last time i bought a bunch of stuff i had to grab a Plano 1919 case from Amazon on Prime-same day to get it back home. This time i want to be...

From time to time i end up replacing whole sets of tools, usually spanners and sockets. But inevitably i have a bunch of perfectly usable tools left over from the shift. I have previously been jamming them all in old tool bags for their eventual repurposing as weld ons, or bolt removers or...

One of the things that i often find myself wishing for is a 1/4 hex screwdriver skin. Not an impact drive (have one), or a drill (have several), but a smaller hex screwdriver that is easier to get into tighter spaces, and more manoeuvrable, especially when using a 90deg adapter. (and it wont...

Garage takai - My Australian 2 car rental garage Ive been lurking around here for a while now, but only got on board this year. Given that Facebook reminded me that i finished my old garage reno 6 years ago today, i figure i may as well start a thread for this current setup. First though, a...