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Let's see who's the first ****** that posts his messy, filthy garage and says, "This is as neat as mine ever gets. I actually use it." Because Jack uses his and it's neat enough to get in multiple magazines. Boyd and Don Long use their's and they're fantastic, Nimrod's has a wood/dirt floor and...

So I FINALLY got around to finishing the set up of my purchased-used HF 60 gallon vertical compressor. Got the electrical done, the drain valve installed. It ran fine up to pressure, shut off, etc. then I heard “POW!” And saw the original plastic (wtf?) tubing to the pressure switch had split...

See pictures. I started up my bought-used HF 60 gal vertical compressor and it was running fine up to pressure when suddenly I heard a big pop and air rushing. I wasn’t looking at the gauge but i think it was at about 50+psi. The little plastic tubing that runs from the tank to the pressure...

SO I did a search and didn’t find much that would help. The situation is: 2 broken-off 5/16-18 bolts flush (or slightly below) the surface in the floor of my already-painted ‘55 Chevy truck - so I can’t use heat. I drilled through one of them successfully but because it was broken off below the...

Hopefully a few of you are deranged like me and sometimes find things set out for the trash man that you pick up to use, fix, restore. This mangy, nasty looking little wooden stool was out for pickup and I assumed it was cracked or otherwise broken - NOT! Just dirty and neglected. No particular...

Ten years ago I installed 12x12 mission red colors tile in our kitchen and made the HUGE mistake of using concrete colored grout. I was thinking it would be gray and kinda is....but really more white! And white +/- grout is the WRONG color for any floor but especially for a kitchen. Yes, I DID...

Only you guys will care. I'm stoked. My brother-in-law GAVE me this set of Proto snap ring pliers. I wiped off just a bit of grease on 2 or 3 of them. Otherwise, they look brand new! I'm not a pro mechanic so I'll never truly use them as much as a set liKe this warrants but hey, I love tools...

...and what have you done to cope with its small size? No cheating by saying you have no garage or have only a car port. I mean an actual garage that was intended (perhaps a long time ago) to house a car once. Let's see 'em gentlemen

Last week I scored what I think is a great deal on a couple Craftsman tool boxes. I responded to an ad that was 35 minutes old and got these for $35 each(!) I didn't bother negotiating with the person - a 15 year old boy with the voice of an older man. These toolboxes hadn't even ever held...

I searched the few threads here on this and read a lot of negatives, frankly. I think the majority of the users used it on wooden decks. Unfortunately, I don't have any "Before" photos of this deck but trust me it looked baad. It had been painted white and though most of it was adhering well...

Okay, I admit to having a good bit of "Fred Sanford" in me. I come by it naturally as my Dad was a scavenger too. Anyway, found this little wall mount ShopVac this morning with about a 10ft hose. Works PERFECTLY. No cracks, stains, nothing. Even the filter is pretty clean. Not overly powerful...

I need a source for drawers (I've searched: Uline, Grainger, eBay, even Walmart & HF, etc) Weatherhead was taken over by Eaton in '02 (Yes, I contacted them). OR I need advice on how to build plastic drawers, OR just make them out of thin plywood(?) I've got a line on THREE vintage yellow...

Ok, I need opinions from the experienced among you, NOT just a knee jerk reaction: Yeah, so it's Harbor Freight - no one panic, remain calm!:lol: I'd never seen .023 wire there before yesteday. I don't know if it's new or I just missed it before. Cheap enough at $6.99 a roll, but then I...

For any newer GJ'er, Nimrod's garage is truly inspiring: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3740 I did a search and found no posts from him after late 2009 I think. I know he is (was?:confused:) up in the Santa Cruz mountains of California. Maybe our epoxy floors and Harbor...

Okay, here's the photo (iPhone photo, sorry) This is flux core .030" wire in a Hobart Handler 140 on the web of a 10" deep, 4" wide flanges I beam. These welds are on the web which is probably at least 3/16" thick. I've not welded since college. That was stick and oxy-acetylene and I SUCKED...

I'm calling mine "The Gray Garage" for reasons that will become obvious. (No, not because it's full of Gray brand tools, unfortunately). BACKGROUND My detached garage is 18'x18' built in 1930 on a very small lot. The prior owner added a storage area behind it by building right on top of the...

Tools, vintage refridgerators, workbenches, auto related stuff, etc. If I'm looking for something very specific, I'll use its name - simple enough. But if I'm cruising for cool or interesting stuff I'll use "vintage" or some other terms. I'm just wondering what you guys are using? What's...

Not a big deal and just posted because you are the only guys that might care. This is a '60's cheapo desktop fan from a long-gone variety or "5 & Dime" store called W.T. Grants. I remember them well from childhood. I did a quick search and they were in much of the U.S. starting shortly after...

Ok, I'm 57 and incredibly I am about to buy my FIRST roll up garage door. All my prior house had tilt ups. This is in an 80 year old detached garage that is uninsulated - so I have no need of bells & whistles, but I DO have a 100lb dog (See Sooner the Wonder Dog at left!) so I don't want a...

What do you guys think? My 15 year old, noisy but heretofore reliable 30 gallon oilless compressor finally gave up the ghost and I started searching for a much larger replacement to run a standing sandblast cabinet I found on Craigslist and I got this (apologies for lousy cell pics): Priced...