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Always has to be a smarta** somewhere. Toolboxes aren't supposed to lock on their own. I imagine that a lot of people lay their keys in their toolbox once they open it, because they don't want to have them fall out of their pocket while working on a customers car, and get carried off when the...

The US General is a pretty nice box, not perfect but I like it better than the Craftsman ones I have owned.

Not looking for affirmation and don't think that everything about HF is awful. Its a nice toolbox for the money but in at least this case there is a flaw that needed correcting. I'm simply making people aware that if they purchase a similar box to this one, they need to avoid laying their keys...

Best bang.......Kobalt at Lowes! Buy one for $100 on sale with a 2ah battery. Take it home and try it. If you don't like it, take it back and it didn't cost you anything. While you have it look at the warranty........5 years Batteries are guaranteed for 3 years see if anyone else does...

OK, for all the people who were quick to jump on me as being at fault....... If it was completely my fault I would admit it. Admiting a mistake is not that difficult and I have done it plenty of times. Any of you out there that has never made/admitted a mistake? This time I don't feel I was at...

Apparently I didn't explain the connection between Icon tools and the US General Box that I bought. I did not buy an Icon box because I don't need a professional box in my personal use shop. The connection is that the people who do buy Icon tools expect to be treated like professionals...

Yes and No. I locked the keys in the box...........but have you ever seen a box that locked when you close it without you putting a key in it to lock it. If its already in the locked position it should not close.....and lock. I have never had a toolbox that did that, and I have had lots of...

When you get it home, the first thing you should do is separate the keys and put one somewhere besides laying in a drawer. I bought a bottom and top box and while organizing them I laid one set of keys in a drawer and picked up the other set of keys. While loading tools I closed the drawer to...

Is this residential? I would check with your Poco on how big of a motor you are allowed to run. Some limit it to 5hp, some 7.5hp. Either way, a 10hp motor is probably not going to fly As long as the service coming to the building has a sufficient rating there shouldn't be any issue with the...

Probably your best bet is to just bite the bullet and buy a 10hp 1725 rpm motor off ebay. I say that for several reasons since I have converted some compressors already. You get into lots of other things when you run a phase converter. I made my own phase converter for a milling machine Its...

I have always given HF an even break, and felt that brands like Snap On were way overpriced. Everyone has their opinion as to what they think is ok. Let me admit up front that I am a confirmed "toolaholic" and have had my share of name tools, and I also have a lot of older specialty tools like a...

If you are going to do drywall, buy a used panel lifter off Craigs list ($150) and when you are done you can resell it for the same price. I'm 74 and I just finished building a 32x16x8.5 building. I both 12' and 8' sheets. Most of it I did by myself, but it is helpful if your wife can help you...

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431493 Exerpt from thread above. I'm going to write this BIG, because I think its the point most people don't think about , and I want people to think before they build. I started this off by saying I put a lot of outlets in my shop because...

Fix Until Broke said:For me, "Right" means that there is a permanent (no maintenance), impenetrable to critters and water, barrier between inside and outside of the building. Whatever you want to put on top of that (posts, sticks, steel, etc) is likely determined by what you want to do with the...

I'm going to write this BIG, because I think its the point most people don't think about , and I want people to think before they build. I started this off by saying I put a lot of outlets in my shop because they make everything convenient. By doing so, as my shop evolved and I got different...

Here are some better views of the cabinets. You have to watch Craigslist as they only come along every now and then. Also industrial auctions are a good place to get them.

Think about adding a leanto across the rear of the garage. I have a 40x60 building and used 14' 2x6s to build a leanto. Now I can store large tools that I'm not using and roll them into the shop when needed. Its a reasonably cheap way to gain a lot of space. Also, watch Craigslist for the metal...

The problem with negotiating a cheap price is that the contractor may short you in ways that aren't apparent. Best thing is to stipulate what you want in writing and get his estimate. Then get a couple more estimates on YOUR SPECS and see what shakes out. Whatever you do.........don't give the...

The thing now is that I have my "pole barn" pretty full and you can't see many of the plugs because they are behind cabinets.....but everywhere I need a plug, I have one available. When building a shop, most people don't know what they might end up with to put in the shop. I go to auctions and...

When I built my shop, I took quite a bit of ribbing because of all the outlets I installed. Basically I put outlets on "almost" every stud about 4' off the floor. I didn't care if I ended up with a cabinet in front of some outlets, only that I had an outlet available close to any place I ever...