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    Need a sign when the garage door is open-

    Hiya- In my 3rd Garage lol- The door is facing the alley- bunch of thieves in local neighborhood. Is their a way or ready to buy option for an alert? A light on the back wall towards house would be good, maybe a BT app added too. An alert away from home. I've got key-chain remote door fobs...
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    Tool mounting to garage floor-Best way for multiple items?

    Hey- I'm FINALLY getting the garage in order. It's a small 2/12 packed garage. I've got 4 or 5 things I need mounted. I'm using red devil threads, so I can unbolt the items and drag them out of the way. I'm mounting close to the front of the garage I think, and you'll need the door open to...
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    Where or what to mount huge vise on??

    I don't want it in garage, outside on a slab-it's my beating the piss outta something vise. What kind of a stand or pedestal would be good?
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    tig weld ac/dc hobart for sale, broken worth a shot to fix?

    edit-lol it sold, huh? STILL LOOKING I saw a Broke tig 4-sale. $400 bucks with everything. Supposedly, it was working good but has no output now, high frequency still works whatever that mean, I'm tigless. :) Guy SAYS me doesn't have time to fix it....When fabricators or mechanics tell...
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    Need a low-profile jack to carry in my trunk, not using a scissor jack again.

    I could get by with a $40 HFT cheapie, but the biggest issue with it is the height. Any recommendations? My preference is not cheap quality, but cheaper side price-wise.
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    How do you keep Shop hose 20' wide outta the way?

    I have a low 8 1/2 foot ceiling. I was thinking about some simple utility hooks in various locations to hang hose? anyone get another cheap option?
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    Need the "best" way to "weld" 2 5-gallon buckets together?

    Yo! :) I've got a Home Depot "Bucket head" and want to increase the area for vacuuming up water. A 7-gallon bucket is $39+ and may not fit, some are wiser than 5 gallon. and anything closer to 10 and free, to me, is a better option...
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    Does anybody else here have a bad back? Anyway to simplify or improve on this roller table?

    LOL It's kInd of a back-tool I guess so here it goes in the Fab Forum. Sweet n Short-Back's screwed up. "Intersegmental Roller Table" is the correct chro name for it. It's basically a "roller" that revolves going from your leg to your neck, works great! Does anyone have any other...
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    Water pump Harbor Freight Tools rebuild it and help tell me why I have to?

    Hiya- I've got my HFT h2o pump, they shoot water 3x faster than my hose but- I'm on my 2ond one.. @ question. I pump about 50 gallons 1 time a week, almost clean water. My 1st pump lasted a month. HFT had me call a PH# and they okayed a new one. I've had it for a year, always drain it. and...
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    Help! I'm stuck on the ice, any DIY emergency tire chains?

    I got stuck on a frozen lake nearby, got pushed by an almost new Dodge 4x4. Then he pushed me out, and I had to then dig out a tow strap and pull HIM out. I've got a set of that Wally world $15 PROJECTILE mats, For an emergency quick use, I was told, these are ones to get to just unstuck...
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    wall wart storage-how do you?

    Like most here I imagine, have a bin of wall warts. I've been collecting them, so to speak, for 45 years. If need one it takes a bit to untangle one, how do you store them? I was grouping them with metal binders for paper but looking to improve. I bet I've got 100 (at least..) ps- I'm not...
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    Dayton 3E227c Natural gas Need a new thermostat and wiring diagram

    It's got /HAD a Honeywell goldish thermostat where can I find a replacement?
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    Need a way to shut off at night or a Timer switch for air compressor 220v

    Hiya- A 5hp old Puma that's had the motor replaced twice. Basically, I'm sick of hearing the compressor go off at 3 am and it's 2 degrees out, and again an hour later. i saw a photosensor post but I was thinking of a 12 hour timer, (4 hour...
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    Anyone own a Dewalt 3/8 air ratchet?

    This one Here It's very cheap locally new, and was wondering about it. I spent $240 on 2. An IR and C/P that lasted 3 years of pretty light use-combined..
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    Rubber gaskets on bulkhead fitting have "rings" on 1 side- in or out or both?

    Title say it all. I have done a lot of bulkhead fitting on liquids and was sealing a hydroponic tank. It leaked out all over. When I vacuumed and pumped out the h2o I inspected the flat rubber washers and they had 3 or 4 circular groves? What are they for and which way do they go. Lol, I...
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    Power bar with individual on/off switches & a master, if possible, or am I dreaming?

    Hiya, I'm looking for a multiple outlets 8-12? power bar with individual on and off switches. I have one, they DID exist, but they don't seem to make them for some reason anymore (dangerous or 3-d tvish, IDK why...). Also, I'd love a master switch to kill everything, for emergencies. When 10...
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    DIY Panfish hook remover anyone?

    Hey anyone knows of a DIY for a hook remover tool for PANFISH? (besides a pencil, which I never got to work. The one at sporting good sections is for Bass or Nothern, not 5 in Gills...
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    torch dual hookup acetylene or a quick connect type, because I'm lazy

    Not since I'm lazy per se, Speed is important, and I find myself brazing and need to heat it up to remove a nut.....and I'm heating it for 15 minutes to avoid changing tip or handle for another, 30-second job, if the correct tip was on there. I know a quick connection isn't legal, right, but...
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    Calling all backyard engineers- A Roll up pool type cover for boat- DIY Anybody???

    Hiya- I'm thinking about making a rollout cover for my 17 ft boat. I hate putting the cover on by my self and the $89 dollar 2-year-old cover is ripping. I remember our 24-foot pool had a cover on a long reel. Took seconds to roll/unroll. Tarps are cheap to replace every few years. I...
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    How do you cut MANY 2" holes in thick Styrofoam insulation

    Hiya- Need about a million holes (well 500)- 2" pretty round, spaced as close as you can get and not break, cut in a thick insulation pink type sheet? It's wasn't cheap and it's over an inch thick. I'm afraid to try the hole saw even, never tried before. Heat? Cold? Electric? Punch? Dumb...
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