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    Build or buy existing?

    Sounds like you scored a great deal. As far as the tax bills go, I would leave them separate. I own 60+ acres and I have 4 separate tax bills to cover them all. I've been paying them with one check forever. I know that things could be different for you living in Illinois, I just know about...
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    The Green Snap-on Tools ****

    I've got that fan also but my frickin' dog chewed the power cord !!!
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    My 28'x50' Garage Build ~ Picture Heavy

    Looks good so far !!!
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    Ventilation/Cooling Metal Insulated Building

    I have a 55X60 Cleary building with 14ft sidewalls. I have a 12'X12' door, and 36" service door on the West side and a 12'X12' door on the North side. Tonight it was hot as hell when I went in there but with a 36" fan and a normal 15" pedestal fan it cools down quickly. If I were you, I would...
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    An old gas station

    Remove what can be seen of the lifts above the floor, bury and pour concrete over the top. Let sleeping dogs lie. Install new lifts over the top.
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    Show your new tool arrivals

    Got that set free when I bought the 14.4 Snap-On driver kit.
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    What is the correct fastening torque for a lug bolt?

    Just ordered another 100 Ft/Lb torque stick off the truck the other night !!
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    Shop is built, now the wife wants a shower in it, what to do?

    The shower drain pipe is going to be a max of 2 inches, plus your going to want it to flow out,(gravity), so just use 2x6's to frame out the floor then 3/4" plywood for the base. That should give you enough of an angle as long as the shower is next to an exterior wall. I would probably use...
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    The Green Snap-on Tools ****

    Don't have any pics but, I just picked up the Snap-On CT8850G impact gun and the CDR8815GWB drill. Love them. Got the impact with charger and 2 batteries for $625.00 and the drill with one battery for $375.00 both brand new from the truck. Fairly decent prices so I'm not complaining.
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    Sears ratchet exchange

    Sears has always replaced any of the tools I took back to them. Never had them hand me a rebuild kit.
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    Best Creeper Seat

    ATD has their version of this one,Traxion 2-700 ProGear Mobile Gear Seat, posted above, but, it has a solid black seat. We use it daily in the shop and I'm not a small guy. Around $100.00 from ATD .
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    Old Sears Catalogs

    All of our old Sears catalogs were used in the outhouse !!
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    Who makes the best storage bins

    Are you sure you don't mean sportsmansguide.com ?
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    Lets see your workbench

    What year is your "Flatty" ? 2A or 3A ?
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    Smaller Chainsaw?

    I have the Husky 455 Rancher and a Husky 350. The 350 is quite a peppy saw for firewood use.
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    Best USA pliers for brake caliper retraction

    We use this one at the shop on a daily basis !! Have had it for 2+ years. Best money spent in a long time !!
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    TPMS tool

    I use the Snap-On one we bought a year ago and it works great. But, $$$$$
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    Home made water sprinklers

    Just soak the ones you have in CLR from time to time. It'll clean them up like new.
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    Filling in gaps on my security door

    If you need a security door,..................................you need to move. LOL !!! Just giving you ****. I know I would be pissed about that gap.
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    Making a 'ramp' into my shop....

    I would just pour a 6" thick reinforced ramp and be done with it forever.
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