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Found this awhile back in my pool. No idea how it got in there. Looks to be a plug of some sort with the offset piece at the top to lock it in, but to what? There’s nothing I have around the house that this would go to.

Okay, I’ve tried this a dozen times and either something isn’t right with my head or something isn’t right with this drill press. I’m trying to drill a hole down the center of a 1” wooden ball. Seems easy enough. Clamp a piece of wood to the table, drill a hole into the wood with a Forstner...

I've read through a few similar posts on this, but they don't seem to fit the bill and I'm having a pre-senior moment with this for some reason. I just replaced my AC and grabbed the blower motor out of the air handler so I can use it in the garage. It's 240, does not have a capacitor (no...

Hi, all. Need some opinions on repairing a hole in an external CBS wall. A friend of mine had to have a plumbing repair that necessitated opening up the wall all the way through. The size is 22” x 9“ and is right at the foundation. Need to make sure it’s structurally sound, waterproof, and...

Well, it’s that time of year when I need to start thinking of hurricane prep. I want to pour a small concrete pad so I can pull the generator onto it and secure it so it doesn’t roll away in the middle of the night. I need to put some kind of anchor into the concrete so I can run a heavy chain...

I think we officially have at least three people here who use the new line of Craftsman V20 cordless tools made by SBD. Instead of derailing the C3 thread, I figured the new line deserved its own thread so V20 owners can share info. I used to have a number of C3 tools and decided to move over...

How many of you guys with young kids actually remove the rocker switch keys from your power tools? If you do, where you do put them? I’m thinking of just locking them up in a little cash box and then hiding the key. The only one I’m really concerned about is the one for the table saw. I’d...

Inspired by another thread. Any tools you wish you had known about before you completed a job or task the hard way? Could be simple or not. One that comes to mind for me is a spray can trigger handle. When I first saw it, I felt like a made a huge discovery. I had no idea that something so...

Here in south Florida, it’s summer 11 1/2 months out of the year and my garage is a veritable hot box. My uninsulated garage door doesn’t help the situation any. At some point in the future, I’ll put in a mini-split system, but for now, I need to go the fan route. Looking for recommendations...

Stopped into my Sears today to have a look around. It’s not on the list of closures, but it certainly looks like it is. Lots of bare pegboard and shelves. It looks like they are selling off whatever is there and not getting anything else in.

Was at a local restaurant that has all kids of old tools and junk on the walls. This one puzzled me. Anybody know what it is? Looks to me like it was perhaps part of something larger. Thanks.

Two rails in great condition in soft case. Case is a little dirty, but should clean up okay. These will be a pain to ship, so local pickup only, please. I’m in Coral Springs, FL, west of Fort Lauderdale. Asking $100 even.

Hey, guys. I recently purchased a generator for emergency back-up and put in a manual transfer switch to be able to power the water heater, portable AC, fridge, lights, etc. in case of an outage from a hurricane. Not knowing a damned thing about generators other than they cost a lot of money...

Been reading online about NM-B and conduits and when to use it or not use it and it seems like everyone has their own interpretation and can back it all up. Seems like there’s code and common sense and some mixture of both. Here’s what I’m doing. I’m installing a transfer switch that will be...

Anyone have any real world experience with these yet? Was looking to possibly get into this line and looking for comments from folks who actually own and use them, not "I own Brand X, buy Brand X." Was looking to start off with the brushless drill/driver combo, but wasn't thrilled that it...

Found this weird socket-type thing under the seat in my wife’s car. She’s had it in for service a number of times, so perhaps one of the mechanics left it in there. It’s the size of a 1/4” drive 7/16” socket and appears to have multiple layers for different types of fasteners, but a 1/4”...

In the process of cleaning out and organizing the garage and I ran across a Slam Scraper. I used that 17 years ago to pull up linoleum off the floor of our first home. At the time, I figured I'd keep it just on the off chance that I may need it again. Well, 17 years later, I haven't used it...

Hi. I'm interested in putting some 4' lengths of Gladiator Gearwall on an interior wall with metal studs. It's for my son's bedroom. He already has a a Gladiator cabinet, a 41" Craftsman bottom chest, and a small mid-chest. He loves all this stuff and he loves to be organized. Anyway, we...

Looking for a Craftsman C3 Personal Fan, model #11595. Thanks.