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Re: what did you do in your garage today? Soldered and shrink wrapped some wiring to the headlights on my mower, then mowed the yard.

I grew up using a Stihl on the farm and loved it. When I bought my house I bought a husqvarna and it's pretty good. After it starts I have to hold the throttle down for about 30-45 seconds till it warms up enough to really start spinning. Once it's warmed up though it's awesome. Found a Stihl...

Not exactly a yard sale find but pretty close. In my neighborhood you can leave anything you want at the road and come trash day the city will pick it up. Saw a Stihl FS40 trimmer sitting out by the road on the road that runs behind my property. Walked over and snagged it, initially it wouldn't...

Sperry DM-5300. Seems pretty nice. Moved my smaller Craftsman 20 Range to my truck

I have a Hitachi and it has plenty of power, but it's loud and does make a huge mess. The bag attached to the back is totally worthless. If you are cutting metal 99% of the time you should def. get a cold saw. I use my bandsaw for any metal because the chop saw blade is way too fast.

I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a pet is truly losing a family member. Our dog Miley doesn't spend a ton of time in my shop but when the wife is gone and I'm down there she will hang out. Sometimes she will lay down beside me under a car and hang out while I work. On a few occasions she has...

Nothing really special, some easy outs and a digital caliper. Also got 2 adjustable wrenches but I didn't have them out of the truck so they aren't in the picture.

Re: what did you do in your garage today? Wrenched on the Vette for a couple hours. Right as I was quitting and going to drain the air compressor the handle on the drain **** broke. Didn't feel like fixing it tonight or holding the pin out the entire time it drained so I took the lazy way out...

Re: what did you do in your garage today? Replaced the steering rod on my mower after it snapped off mowing my yard yesterday. Left my yard half mowed and my mower looking like this:

Craftsman 155 piece mechanics tool set, 12-15 wrenches, 5 or 6 extensions, pliers, hex key set, flashlight, hammer, 50' of rope, 6 ratchet straps, saw, gloves, multi-tool, knife, portable tire inflator, tire plug kit, road flares, emergency towing lights.

1. Basic mechanics tool set with ratchets, wrenches and screwdrivers. 2. Workbench 3. Vise 4. Pliars/clamps 5. Drill press 6. Bandsaw 7. Breaker bar 8. PB Blaster 9. Duct Tape 10. Cold beers

Hate on it if you must, but I had a gift card to Harbor Freight. I won't be pressing anything really heavy duty obviously. Feels pretty decent, just have to figure out if I want to give up space on my workbench to mount it or make an independent floor mount for it. Also got a set of 6" sanding...

Re: what did you do in your garage today? Cleaned up the band saw, 3 dimensional vise and sander I picked up last week. Tested all of them and made sure they all worked properly. Detailed the corvette a little bit and drank a few beers.

Can anyone give me any info on this vise? I came across it last week. Swivels 360 degrees horizontal and 90 degrees verticle. Smooth face says machinist vise but it doesn't have any markings or anything. Has two metal notches screwed into the bottom for mounting but those can be removed. Any...

No idea what kind of vise this is. It's heavy, swivels 360 degrees and 90 degrees vertical. Smooth face tells me it's a machinist vise but I can't find any markings or insignia anywhere on it.

That looks like a Kershaw Ken Onion series Tanto knife? If so, you will love it. I've carried mine for going on 6 years with no complaints!

I don't intend to re-use ANY part of this deck. I'm going to tear it down and build a brand new one. The current deck is attached to the house. I think keeping it attached may be best since it's so far off the ground, gives it a good strong mounting point. I intend to use 6x6"s and 2/10 @ 16"...

I'm sorry I don't see the connection in the post you made. I am not experienced at all in high above ground deck building. I am comfortable doing the work needed but I am beyond my skill level in the logistics of the work needing to be done. I hope my ignorance is not seen as an insult to you, I...

The previous owner never put any sealant or anything on the deck. The current wood is starting to rot and the deck planks are starting to come loose/starting to sag because the span between ground supports is too wide. The current spacing is 24" and are only 2x6" supports. I intend to use 2x10s...