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    mop or squeegee for snow melt in the garage?

    I use my shop vac for sucking up the water in garage in winter i also have a 1” wide strip of plastic going around the inside perimeter of garage to keep water from flowing under work benches and to the walls.. my vehicles only come into garage if they need service.
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    Installing heavy windows by myself

    Windows are too expensive and awkward to handle alone. I helped 2 guys get a 9’x7’ window off a truck. We recruited 3 more guys so 6 pairs of hands glided the window into place effortlessly
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    More storage! Alternative to shipping container

    That’s cheap storage. My friend paid $700 for a 35’ camper wagon. It was cheap cuz had leakage and rot in walls as many do but easy to repair for stationary storage
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    New bit holder free sample

    I have not seen anything on the market like this,,great idea. Definitely would have been handy this am up a ladder blindly pulling bits out of my pocket
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    Harry J. Epstein Day 2025

    Every year deboning moose carcasses for our puppy,,,ground up 320 lbs meat for pup and a few crates of bones, almost enough to get Freddy through until next season
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    Getting my nuts and bolts organized

    Its a rare occasion i cant source what i need from my small collection of nuts and bolts SAE and Metric Im mostly working on autos Got this small cabinet 30 years ago from BIL
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    Skin burns from wet concrete

    Concrete is mast stuff I was pouring concrete foundations/floors over 50 years ago when I was 16. Alwayys heavy pants and shirts on Never any burns but always Vaseline on my hands even though always wore gloves hands could get irritated
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    Harry J. Epstein Day 2025

    No idea how it broke. Wife was peeling meat off moose bones and it split apart I’ll never buy Henkel based on them considering a tang breaking is not covered by warranty. I have never had a tang break, it’s ridiculous I’ll repair it later
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    Harry J. Epstein Day 2025

    Dont get all warm and fuzzy about Henkel…their lifetime warranty is very limited. My boning knife broke in the middle of the tang and its not covered by warranty. They claim it broke due to age and is considered normal wear and tear. The first pic shows how the two pieces look put together,,not...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Replacing inner rocker panel....on my back under a 84 year old car….exactly how i expected to spend retirement😳
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    Bolt Down Air Compressor Or Not & Antivibration Material ?

    Bolted to the floor with rubber belting as isolator to keep it from walking around the shop…still loud!
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    What do you regret most?

    I should have framed garage with 2x6 and ordered metal roofing. 20 years flies by, replaced shingles 3 years ago
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    Best lube for garage doors?

    Never lubed mine..its on my list for tomorrow..I’ll use silicone spray lube i have,,i use it on my rubber door seals on vehicles to keep them from freezing shut.
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    Krown rust protection & lube can... Any users?

    I was spraying RustCheck on a 2023 Subaru last week. Good thing considering the rust bleeding through paint on chassis The Subaru also has plastic panels covering 70% of the underside of vehicle which will trap road salt and debris. I did not remove the panels as that would be extra charge as I...
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    Vintage drill press

    The numbers on the base are B73 and 11192 The “Mighty SS16 mule drive” is just that. I store mule drive when the Mighty SS16 has its blower unit mounted
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    Vintage drill press

    I recently picked up this Canadian Buffalo made by Canadian Blower and Forge Company Kitchener Ontario. Drill press was part of estate,,larger than i was expecting but the daughter and her son were able to carry it out of the basement and load it in my truck..the grand total was $50.
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    Help with Narrowing Down Chainsaw Choice

    Stihl…this is my 40 year old 026,,runs perfect. The saws lineage is it was sold by local saw shop located across the street from an infamous cathouse. This was back when most the commercial wood was cut with a saw, not mechanical as it is now.. Local college offered a cutter/skidder course at...
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    Bench top material?

    Source some 1/8” steel plate at scrapyard,,that was my method to cover my 1 1/2” plywood top to prevent further burns and soaking up solvents etc..
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    How to hide these wires on the wall?

    Or cover the wires with a decorative paddle
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    How much lean is dangerous?

    Depends on the root and trunk. This tree been growing like this 25 years
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