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<eddie murphy>NOW THAT'S A FIRE!</eddie murphy>

I'd avoid diesel and fuel for parts washing....kerosene if you had to have a fuel. Diesel would leave a residue, I haven't tried it though. Here is mineral spirits:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_spirits Carb Cleaner is a lot different and a blend of stuff but mostly toluene...

getting the engine in and not enough meat to get the studs out...or too long a stud :) It's one of those things...taking the time to remove the engine to bellhousing bolts makes for a 'car safer' pull. When you are dealing with the trans coming out too it makes it more difficult to keep from...

yeah, no water for this kind of parts washing. It works for some things but flash rust is a big problem with many auto parts.

Grinding is the wrong way to take care of a stump really. It works for people only living at a place a few years prior to moving, making it the next guy's problem. It used to be grinding was cheap as hell, but now that it's become popular it's in the three figure range now and pretty close to...

:lol_hitti this smiley sums it up well though for a typical 'Joe Handyman'. Not saying anything about your job, but like you mentioned, people have different understandings of the right way to do a job. Someone will go down to Home Depot see 14-2 as 'heavy duty' wire and cheap and pick up a...

those are very tall heights for a bench.... still playing with my layout...I am still playing with the layout. Blue dots are 110V power, white is 220V.

I don't have pics, but those square plastic buckets 28-30lbs of cat litter comes in make great containers for jack stands and are easily stackable. I nest the bottom part of the stands inside each other and put the extensions in the corners of the bucket, two stands can fit inside. My big...

well from a liability standpoint the outside stuff a 'stranger' can come in contact with. There is a house on my commute that has the main feed coming into the side of the house/roof WITHOUT conduit and just spray foamed where it penetrates the roof. Definitely not done properly or with a...

thought I was in the general forum, sorry. Can a mod move this?

I have a smaller workshop (13.5'x15.5' inside wall to wall)...the previous owner used up the front longer wall and 10' of the one side wall on an L shaped 24" deep bench. He put up pegboard and makeshift shelves here and there, but there really isn't alot of storage and the workbench just...

I am in the same spot...my detached garage/workshop is 13.5 x 15.5 internal. Right now the previous owner has a 2' deep bench that stretches the front wall right up to the door and then down the one side wall to about 30" of the back wall. I really don't need that much benchspace, not to...

I cleaned several times with this: 1/4 cup low-sudsing, all-purpose cleaner 1 cup ammonia 1/2 gallon cool water

my floor is about that rough...what do your coatings cost?

My garage isn't a smooth type like many have not...it's not like cobblestone or asphalt, it's more like 60-80 grit sandpaper. I want to coat it with something light (its stained black/dark gray...I was hoping it was just dirty, but it's the color of the concrete). Anyone have before / after...

The HD/Lowes are decent and low cost. I am not sure what to tell you without knowing budget and what you are looking for. First I'd make sure you can get the bulbs easily for anything you buy. I stuck with 4' in my garage because 8' are hard to find and harder to store.... 4x is better than...

I am in the process of fixing up my detached workshop. It's a bit small (my neighbor with the same house did a 20x26x20 roughly) at 14' x 16', my last house had a much larger 2 car garage.. It has a 36" window centered on each wall and the front (16') has a man door. Anyone have layouts for a...