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I was looking through Amazon trying to find some wire for my old chevy. And I noticed that all the brands are the usual laughable chinese "brands". They're flash-in-the-pan names that get used until it becomes somewhat inconvenient to someone, and then they're discarded and a new brand name is...

I've got a metal building with the wide garage door on it. Looks like a normal extra wide garage door for a house. The garage door opener works fine, but the laser (or IR?) safety keeps messing up. It will stop the door from going down for no reason. And send it going back up. There's two...

I'd like to try my hand at building interior closet doors. I could just buy some but I need to be convinced that the value is there. Doesn't seem to be, for what I'm wanting. But is there any reason to use tempered glass? There won't be any kids around, so I was thinking maybe normal glass...

Hi all. I'm a newb to hvac and cooling problems. I live in Texas and my AC system is running non stop. So I paid the obligatory $500 for the reputable AC service company to come check it out. They spent about 3 hours but told me the system appears fine. And that it's likely the load that's...

I want one of these things. I like the Art Deco look it has. If I find one, I'll restore it just like he did. And use it.

I got a new whirlpool refrigerator, and even after a couple months of daily usage, you still have to yank or pry the door open. It moves the whole fridge or shakes whatever is inside. Can I remedy the situation by wiping a little WD-40 on the door stripping/seal? Or would that be a bad idea...

Doing a little auto upholstery, and I need some hog rings that have longer teeth. I need the part that actually bites in, to be a bit longer than usual. So I found these on Amazon, but I can't tell if you need larger hog ring pliers to use them...

Is this forum using the Discourse forum software? To me it looks like discourse, but modified. Not sure as forum software really isn't my bag. But I was hoping to learn because I'm considering starting one for my local area. Thought it might be fun. Thank you

I have a filing cabinet out in my garage, and I reserved a drawer for sand paper. I want to make a file for each grit. That way it's easy to keep them all organized. But what's the rate of increase? Looks like it would be about 20 each time it goes up, but I think that's only to start with. So...

I was recently at the town wide junk swap, where twice a year there's a 5 mile long garage sale along a 2 lane highway. It's known as "Antique Alley". It was there that I saw something I hadn't seen since I was a kid in the 1980's. It was a water cooler from the 1980's, with the big bottle still...

If you had a giant budget, what would your perfect garage look like? How would yours be laid out, and what all would you include? Here's a rough estimate of what I want to build one day. Any changes you would make?

Is there an inexpensive corded one? Not pneumatic, just 120v. I'm sure they go up to thousands of dollars for autobody shops, but it's not really something I want to spend a ton on. It just doesn't seem like it should cost that much. An electric motor attached to some clamps for the can. And the...

Hi all, I have the multimeter in the link below. Not sure if it matters, maybe this applies to all multi meters. I don't use it all that often, so sometimes the 9v battery is dead by the time I use it again. I leave it out in the garage all year, so maybe the winter is accelerating the power...

Hi all. Just wanted to stop by and ask if anyone here has ever rigged up a better filtration system for your ice maker. And only the ice maker. The one in your kitchen fridge. So it would be using that tiny line, I forget what size it is. 1/4 diameter maybe? Anyway I pay for the good Ozarka...

Hi all. The wife wants this fancy doorknob installed on her craft room door. Not really a problem, except that the return spring is too weak. It won't really snap the doorknob back into position after you let go of it. Below I have linked a pic. As you can see, this doorknob will work fine with...

I went looking for an older thread we had that ranked power tools and brands, but I couldn't find it. So I'll just ask if Makita is still the top brand. Or at least close to the top, as they used to be. I remember back in the mid-late 2000's most people considered Makita to be the best. They...

First I need to say that I'm not asking about dust collectors for a wood shop. This is only an automotive garage. So I don't think I need the same kind of thing. It occurs to me that it might be the exact same type you put in a house. But the ones I've had in my house typically made too much...

Hi all. Roughly 8 months from now I'm going to start building a nice big garage/workshop. For everything I want in it, I believe it will need to be about 3500 sq ft but I could be wrong about that. Part of the reason for that is some of the space will be dedicated to storing 12 cars and trucks...

I'm looking for the smallest electric DA sander. There's plenty of air powered ones to choose from but I'd really like it to be electric if possible. I know you can sand with a dremel, but I'm partial to the foam pad and the dual action. Somehow this keeps me from accidentally applying too much...

Who makes the best home air filters? The box type filters like these: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=20x25x5&ref=nb_sb_noss Filtrete has been around forever, but I just wanted to ask if there's a brand that's known to be the best. Sometimes you'll get a brand that's just far ahead of the rest...