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Blocking can easily be done from underneath. Find the center of the run, and snap a chalk line. Cut 2x6's and install with 16d nails, alternating each block on either side of the snap line. Like this:

Sandblast and epoxy powder coat, then a skid-proof rubber base to address rust on concrete. Maybe pin-stripes to finish?

I had the same issue with elm tree sap. I used Zep cleaner applied with a pump-up garden sprayer, and then a pressure washer. The pressure washer was a smaller electric one that I carried up onto the roof. It was only a 1/12 pitch, but it became slippery. Be careful around the edges. I...

I've seen keepsakes cast into a block of clear Lucite that came out very nicely. Easy to display.

This is a large pipe vise. I can't make out the brand, and the seller isn't very knowledgeable about it. Ask is $40. Any idea from the crappy picture if it's a cheap import or something that might be of some use. Thanks.

I see very few castle nuts being used. Makes sense, though. The vast majority of set-ups I see are just a standard hex nut and split washer, with no cotter pin through the shaft. Most people in the real world do not own a 1-1/4" box end wrench and tighten the nut with a large Crescent or even a...

I think it should be a Federal requirement to have a cotter pin in the ball shaft. I covered more than a few crashes in which the trailer detached from the tow vehicle at speed. Every one of them still had the ball in the trailer hitch, but no nut. Few people know how to properly attach the...

Plus one on the rollback wrecker. If you have one local, it'd just be another call for them.

I had a heavy duty walk behind snow blower with 6 forward speeds. I liked it because you didn't have huge snow piles; the snow just sort of vaporized as it came out of the chute. But my driveway (like yours) was really too long for it to be an effective option. Also, the blower didn't handle...

Merry Christmas, and warm Holiday Greetings to all GJ members. A huge thank you to my GJ Secret Santa, @Jawn, from GA. He sent a lovely note along with the gift box, which contained many useful tools, including a Pestacycle bit ratchet, Milwaukee markers, a Stanley 25' Fat Max tape, and a...

My Secret Santa package arrived today. Rocky sniffed it and said it wasn't full of Omaha Steaks. Thanks, Santa, and Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season to all!

I have the same box for secondary storage. It has a good work surface if you're not planning on beating things. The full-width drawer is nice for longer tool storage. It's been a good box for the value.

The package is shipped! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.

Outstanding, Santa.

I like to sleuth around, both here and on the webs, but are we going to do a "Hints" thread as well?

Mark me as in, Ryan. Thanks for doing this promotion.

Got it, thanks—pre-Holiday brain fart.

I'm in again. Someone please remind me how to send a private message

I always had problems getting open valleys to seal, especially with 18" of wet snow slowly melting sitting in them. Water seemed to seep under the shingles. Weaving the valleys solved the problem.

This. We placed 2x6s from the roof edge to the ground at a steep angle. We welded a carabiner to a pair of Vicegrips and attached a rope to the Vicegrips. Clamp the Vicegrips in the middle of the tin. Line up the tin, and place it about 2' up on the 2x6s. The tin was then pulled up the ramp. We...