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Does anyone know of a source for taller than normal jack stands? I am not talking about under lift stands, just stands that will go up to about 24". I know most 6 ton or heavier rated stands frequently go that high, and TBH that is probably what I am going to do, but I don't need the extra...

The only angle grinder I have owned is a DeWalt with a thumb switch instead of a paddle or trigger on it. I am perfectly happy with it. It has done everything I need it to do and never given me any problems. I am considering buying a second grinder so I can keep a cutoff wheel on one and...

So I have decided that the 72" American General roller cab is on top of the list of boxes I want for myself. With that as a given what is the best practical way to buy this sucker for myself? I have a flat open trailer than I can take down to my local Harbor Freight. Is that my best option...

So I recently had a project where my 24" breaker bar just wasn't up to the task. At least not without a cheater pipe. I will use a cheater pipe when I have to, but I don't like to have to so I went looking for a longer breaker bar. I saw a few 30" bars, but that wasn't as much more length as...

Do any of y'all with your own personal shops have serious rules for friends that you let use your shop? I have let some friends use my shop and they have abused it a little. Not in a major way, but just enough to annoy me. I am thinking about having some shop rules printed up on some sign...

I don't like my current tool storage. I have two boxes one is an old blue point roller cabinet with top box somewhere in the neighborhood of about 30" wide, the other is an American General 44" roller cabinet. I am strictly a hobbiest. I maintain, modify and repair my own cars, and sometimes...

So I saw a couple of other threads talking about generators and it got me thinking about mine. I have a Predator (Harbor Freight) 9000 watt starting 7250 running generator. Got it last year when my house and shop were being built. Shop got done first and was actually running the shop off the...

So I am letting a kid I know do a motor swap in my shop. 2000 F-150 5.4L. He has the swap in and running but is running into a problem with a brake line. Hard line from the master cylinder to the right front wheel got crushed at some point in the swap. He went to a pull a part and got an...

I have seen any number of threads on pliers and storing them, but I am still running into an issue. I have a mixture of pliers and plier type tools. And many of them fit into a fairly standard wire rack fairly well. But then there are a bunch of them that don't for various reasons. Some are...

A buddy was helping me pull the transmission on my car today and he had some wrenches that really came in handy. Very long format double box end ratcheting. I think these are the same ones. Anyone know anything about them? Just for my curiosity really. I am pretty sure I am going to be...

So I use a 24' enclosed trailer to tow my Spec E30 to the track. Tying down the front end is always a little problematic because the factory tie down points are too close to the car to fully extend a ratchet strap so that it can be released. I had similar problems with my old open trailer and...

So I inherited a Delta 14" band saw (28-275) from my father a while back. I was letting a friend hold it for me until I got my shop built. Shop was finished back in Sept. and I am now getting around to setting the band saw up. My buddy that was holding it for me was using it (as agreed) and...

So I have to replace a busted vent on my 24' enclosed car hauler. Most of it can be done from inside the trailer, but actually putting the new cover on the hinge requires access from the top of the trailer. I have replaced most of the interior of the trailer due to rotten wood so I have seen...

So I have acquired a MIG machine and want to learn how to use it. It is a Lincoln 140. Can someone direct me to a good online source for beginners videos? I have seen a lot of stuff on Youtube but most of it assumes a degree of knowledge that I don't have yet so I am looking for very basic stuff.

So this is a little bit of an odd situation. I built my house too far from the road for Comcast to run cable to my house. I have gotten figures from them of between 350 feet and 437 feet. What I am doing to work around this is I have built an outbuilding roughly 200 feet from where cable has...

Just a little rant here on the hazards of used parts. Was working on my race car earlier today. Putting a passenger seat in it so I can do some instructing to offset the cost of my sickness. I bought the car used as a race car (Spec E30) and it came with this seat in it. I took the seat out...

So I am in the process of getting my shop into working order, and one of the steps was to get a beer fridge in the shop. Bought a Frigidare model used off Craigslist. Seller had it on a trailer, but with a drop cord to it and it was running and cold. Took it to the shop and put some beer in...

So I do most of my work by myself and find myself occasionally needing to get stuff out of my truck that weighs more, or is bigger than, I can conveniently lift by myself. As an example I picked up a tanker desk from u/Pathfinders today. As a desk it is fairly heavy. Certainly more than I can...

Which style is the best? I am trying to get my shop set up and I have ended up with a mish mash of different styles of quick connectors that frequently do not work together. So I need to pick one and convert everything to that style of fitting. I could just figure out which I have the most...

I am looking for a decent come along. To be used mostly for loading non running cars onto a trailer and other general pulling uses. Will never be used for suspending a load. Would love to have at least 20 feet of pulling with it. Any suggestions?