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    Upgrading Service

    On the horns of a dilemma..... I need to add one more 30 amp 220V circuit for my garage, I have a 100 amp main service as this house was built in the mid 60's. My panel is full, I have no place to add the extra breaker I need. The cheapest way to fix this would probably be a new panel of the...
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    CL Find Airline Vise

    Thought this was pretty cool, I have no need for another vise, even a cool one like this, so I thought I'd pass this along..... http://kansascity.craigslist.org/atq/3039020738.html Wards Master Airline bench vise deco style - $50 (Blue Springs) This is a neat antique vise. It is a Wards...
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    Buying a house just to get the shop?

    So, my wife happened across a house for sale only about a mile from our home. It was built in 1920, a very small house on a huge but weird lot, it's 98 ft wide and 614 ft long. The house is set fairly close to the road as all the other houses in the 'hood are and next to the tiny old house is an...
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    Craigslist Freebie

    I've spent the last couple of weeks remodeling the laundry room, which is right off of the garage. I had an old plastic utility sink in there that I used both to clean up car parts and me. As part of the remodel we put a new sink/cabinet in there and I had no where to put the old sink, so I...
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    Atlas Portable Mid Rise lift

    Anyone have one of these? If so, what do you think about it? My ceiling height is very limited as my house is a split level and the garages are right under the bedrooms. After doing some measuring the most I could lift my Jag or MINI is about 3 ft. Still, that would give pretty good access to...
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    Missed it by *that* much!

    Ad reads..... For sale: One rare Fairchild model 950 4.5" bench grinder. It still spins up when powered but the cord needs to be replaced and the bulb in the center and bulb housing are missing. It would make a good restoration project, it has an aluminum deco-style case which would look great...
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    Shop Rags

    I just about can't work without a red shop rag in my back pocket, and over the years have accumulated a fairly good stack of them, usually from coming home from work with one tucked into said back pocket! :D Working in jobs that provided shop rags I usually just took a bag of dirty ones in and...
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    Jagman

    I came over from the HAMB where I mostly lurk and read, although I post occasionally when I feel like I have something to add to the discussion.... Here's a pic of my garage.......hope to be of some value here too......I was helping a buddy with the front suspension on his classic Mini truck.
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