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    Is there any GOOD way to store long-handled yard tools? (shovels, rakes, etc)

    I must have tried a dozen different methods over the years, and every one has jammed, broken, dropped a shovel on the car, wasted a ton of space, or ended up with so many tools that didn't fit that I gave up on it. Is it an unsolvable riddle, or has someone found a good solution?
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    Lawn mower for a really steep yard?

    So I recently moved to the flatlands to the mountains, and my big-box-store Cub Cadet zero-turn is literally sliding down my lawn even when it's dry, which is not ideal since there's a creek at the bottom of the property :eyecrazy: I've only got about an acre of lawn, but sections of it are...
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    Tools to demolish a shingled carport that's collapsed on a car?

    So, Hurricane Dorian... :mad: A massive live oak landed on my carport, under which was parked my '63 Chrysler. Car insurance will pay out (Hagerty), I'm keeping the car as salvage. Homeowner's insurance won't thanks to a sky-high named storm deductible. I know ordinarily demo work is done...
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    Reminder- Craigslist sellers can be lazy and stupid

    So it's a good idea to give second-hand tools a good going-over after you bring them home. This was the power switch on a bandsaw I bought- I noticed that it was a replacement switch, but I understand it can be difficult to find correct replacements for old safety lockout switches... I was a...
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    No matter how many X I have, I can never find any...

    I had to buy a lot of them, but I finally reached the point where I can usually find a box cutter, pair of safety glasses, or carpenter's pencil when I need one, but tape measures and scissors are constantly disappearing into some parallel dimension in the middle of a project :mad: What's your...
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