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    sheet metal workers: what tools do i need?

    get a good electric shear, Milwaukee is pretty much the standard and a compact nibbler makes a huge difference rather than using a rotary tool. Depending on what you will be working on the flanging tools can fill up a tool box pretty quick.
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    Trying my hand at painting

    do a search on youtube for "rustoleum paint job"
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    $25,000 is my command's (fiancee) approved limit

    Re: $25000 is my commands(fiancee) approved limit this times 100
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    Pegboard...many still use it?

    I opted for slat board since I now keep the big power tools and such on the wall and the small stuff in the tool cabinets
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    What is your favorite hand tool?

    My HF bottle opener
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    Milling machine ways cover.

    I use old truck door magnets
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Re: what did you do in your garage today? Built my road race bike for this years race. time to start breaking this bad boy in Building the TT bike next week and waiting for new wheels
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    Zip Ties / Cable Ties - storage.

    I use pringles cans
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    1/2" breaker bar needed

    I used the HF one with a 8 foot long cheater pipe after bending the snap on and breaking the matco on the first bolt last year when I had to drop a D8 dozer belly pan in the middle of winter. if anyone would have broken it I certainly would have done it that day.
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Re: what did you do in your garage today? Found out why my harley locked up and nearly killed me at 70 mph. drained the primary and found this on the magnetic plug tip pulled the primary cover and saw this Apparently the tensioner failed and locked up the whole primary drive ripped...
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    Garage door monitor

    which unit do you have? I am assuming it is a RF transmitter? you could do a simple antenna hack to get better reception by running a lead from the old antenna to the outside of the bldg.
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    What to do with this?

    Toss the saw in a dumpster and re use the base
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    Antenna for the garage stereo

    I hear ya, but I refuse to read, watch or listen to any news of any sort and don't care for commercials plus I don't watch TV. well worth the price for me to have it in the trucks, house and shop.
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    Antenna for the garage stereo

    sat radio was my best purchase ever
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    What do you use to sharpen lawn mower blades?

    I almost get in a zen like state when sharpening anything but any rotating blade needs to be balanced very tightly. thus I tend to use a 12 inch mill ******* file and geek out.
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    Carburetor parts dip.

    I use a large ultra sonic machine and simple green with boiling hot water. never had to run anything for more than 8 hours.
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    VCT tile now done. Looks great!

    I would love to go this route but I think with all the welding, grinding, plasma cutting, body work, painting and frame up resto work I do I doubt it would hold up through my first project. anyone have these tiles and inflict the same amount of use as I do?
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    Angle grinder + long shirt = oh Sh*t

    your a lucky man. I watched a guy dump his guts with a cut off wheel.
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