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I've seen online some nice fold-up workbenches which have a pegboard back like the one below: http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/in+your+garage/garage+storage+solutions/garage+cabinets/fold-up+work+bench.do Anyone in Canada know where I can pick one up? Shipping from an online store would...

I'm trying to make an 8x8 shed into a mini workshop. It already has power to it which is a plus. It is well-constructed, but the floor is made from large concrete patio blocks which have shifted over the years to make an uneven floor. I want to even the floor up, and a wood floor is not an...

I'm moving and my new attached garage has a side entry door which to me is useless and takes up valuable wall space. I'l like to remove the door. Is it as simple as removing the door and frame, putting up a few 2x4's to frame over the hole, then sheath it and install some siding? I will probably...

I'm moving to a house with a smaller garage, so I need a new space for some of my bigger tools. I will be building a 10x10 or 8x12 workshed in the back yard (any bigger and I won't have much yard left . . .) with a concrete floor, electricity, and an 11' roof. I've mapped it out and I can fit...

I've read that you can use a long broach, but all the ones I've looked at say to use an arbor or hydraulic press . . . could you mount it in the toolpost and advance the carridge? Or is there too much resistance to move the carridge with multiple teeth engaged? I've also read that putting an...

Just picked up an old Made in England #6 Record vise. I noticed when I "wind it in" and out, there is quite alot of side to side movement of the jaw attached to the handle. I notied there are machined "ways" on the vise, so I was just thinking it should be "tighter" Is this normal? Did I not...

My wife and I are about to buy a new house with a 22x22 attached garage and it looks like there is room on the side of the lot and that the garage could have been 6 feet wider. I was thinking I could get a small pad poured on the side of the garge and put up 3 walls and a roof (tied into the...

Been searching and there are quite a few threads about excellent tools From Sears (ie rebadged Knipex Cobra, and SK line wrenches) but I thought it may be useful to list all the "Great tools" in one thread. I'll start out from memory, and hopefully you guys can add to it, or correct me if I'm...

I've always used a cheapie multimeter around the house for checking batteries, wiring, power supplies etc. I was just wondering what you guys use around the house, or in the garage, or what you would recommend as an "upgrade" to my $10 chinese digital multimeter?

My job is flying me down to Windsor next week and I was thinnking of taking the bridge over and hitting an American Sears in Detroit. You know, the one which actually carries tools (Unlike Crappy Canadian Sears) . . . . and pick up some Craftsman Pro stuff (Cobra Pliers, Line Wrenches etc) Are...

Docap Tool Distributors? Spero, Nicher and TK&PR Went to Princess Auto yesterday and found a whole bunch of tools labelled "Docap". Best info I could find is they are/were a tool distributor out of Missasuga, which probably went bankrupt (which is why the tools ended up in the surplus section)...

I'm looking at buying a small acreage (3.5 acres) which has a nice 24x26 attached garage, and a detached 16x24 garage. I have two kids under two and I am pretty sure the attached garage will soon be filled up with bicycles, basketballs, strollers etc in addition to our two cars. I was thinking...

Looking at the latest Gray sales flyer, I noticed their 26 piece 3/8" Drive Metric Ratchet & Socket Set is on sale for $219.95. I've been thinking of replacing my Mastercraft / Husky (USA) / Princess Auto metric sockets with something better. Lord knows I don't need another ratchet, extensions...

Currently I have a made in China (Jobmate) Recip saw and was looking to upgrade to a "real" saw so that I would not be afraid that it would quit on me in the middle of a job, so I (foolishly?) picked up a used Milwaukee 6509-21 for $30. When I got it home, I noticed the quick lock blade clamp...

Enough with all this "Made in USA" Garbage! :lol_hitti Is it possile to have an almost fully stocked toolbox with only "Made in Canada"? To make things easier, you can include older items (ie if a Canadian company made pliers in the 60's you can include that) Toolbox is easy: Gray (aren't...

I've only ever used the knives when doing drywall. When would you use a trowel? I'm not talking about those corner ones, the big flat ones. Can't stand seeing a tool for sale and not knowing what it's used for :bounce:

My question is this: What would you consider to be a "better" choice for sockets? Lets say a 30+ year old socket set from a major player of the level of SK Wayne or Indestro vs a 2009 made in taiwan set with a copy of the flank drive design? I think most board members agree that for tools of...

The Bosch tool in the bunch. What is it? It kind of looks like a sheet metal shear, but I went on the Bosch website, and the closest thing I could find was a foam cutter. <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v200/The_Rusty_Gear/?action=view&current=1642l9c_20.jpg" target="_blank"><img...

Just wondering, where would you use a deep offset box wrench instead of a ratchet and socket? I'm looking at the "geometry" and it doesn't seen to offer much advantage over the use of a ratchet and socket. Or is this one of those personal preference things?

Asking $20 + Shipping Two Gray 066B 3/4" Combination Wrenches. One shows some wear on the finish. Other one has some surface rust in the engraving depressions. Should clean up easily. Two Gray 9/16" Combination Wrenches. One is 063B and the other is a 163B. I also have a third Gray 3/4"...