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I have found a makita oscillating tool for sale from a us store home office in China. The tool is offered at $39 with $4 shipping. The amazon price for the same tool is $119.00. Has anyone bought from these Chinese internet stores? Or does anyone know anything about this.

I have an old Rockwell contractors 1-1/2Hp table saw. I damaged the electrical cord between the plug and the switch box and the replacement spade connectors precludes the box cover from fully closing. The existing switch is a simple toggle. I can get a 2Hp switch with a box for $100. Or I...

What is the maximum height I can achieve with a high lift garage door opener. I am just finishing my 24x48 garage-shop building and have purchased (3) Wayne Dalton 9’W x 7’H residential fiberglass roll up doors. I specified the Liftmaster 8500 door opener. My ceiling height to the underside...

See this design idea for a welding table. Probably someone here could throw one together, just like it, over the weekend. And for the vise experts, what would a vise like that cost, (lower left hand corner of the welding table).

I have a very old 12" steel rule with a protractor head. Light surface rust has made it hard to read the angles (and the fine 1/64" lines on the reverse side of the rule) see photo. Is there a way to clean the rust without obliterating or otherwise reducing the visibility of the very thin...

I am in the process of purchasing 42 (2) tube 4' T-8 light fixtures for my garage shop. The fixture type recommended are the simple sheet metal housing with (2) bare tubes, no lens or shroud. I have internet searched Lowes, HD etc and there are many many fixtures that seem to meet this...

Over the years architects have sent me photos of unusual construction practices. These photos have probably been floating around the internet for years and maybe you have already seen them. Attached are some of the photos that pertain to electrical construction. I have more if anyone is...

I was searching for some photos an architect sent me a few years ago with some very noticable code violations. I thought others would enjoy seeing them. I can't the photos but I found others that he sent. If there is any interest I can post more. D