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^^^^^^^^ This. If your going to play whack-a-mole, at least get some, what I call, 1" minus. It is 1 inch or smaller gravel with a lot of lime dust fines in it. This stuff packs tight in a hole with a little water and tamping. The next pot hole will be right next to it...lol And, Since...

Your looking for "interlock brackets", but let's say you use them...they all have to face the same direction on one box and the opposite on the other which will leave the upper box the ability to shift against that direction and come off. You will need a way to lock the top box to the bottom...

I'm the type to go out of the way to return a lost tool. I just have that respect for the tool/job. I can't believe so many people are saying it's your problem that your coworker has no ethics. Yes, in an environment that many think it's your fault for losing a tool...you should keep track of...

Just taking this back to the top, hoping for a fresh set of eyes.

This one will pop up on a "What is this wrench for?" thread 50 years from now!

Yes it is. I have a habit of wiring in old lamps to things like the stove fan, compressor, and ceiling fan so that I don't leave them on when I exit the shop for the night. This one was a floor lamp with a lava lamp in the stand...it was no longer a viable lamp, so I repurposed the lava bulb...

I love the welding table! Makes me wish that I did more welding... enough to need a table like that. It looks very well thought out and useful.

Thanks folks, I wasn't expecting any haters really. Just did not want anyone to think that it was so stout that it would hurt someone should they run into it. I have often thought about making the box so heavy duty and anchored that it would "show those vandals what for", but I had to keep...

Before anyone says my mailbox may not be legal and could stop a truck...know that it is not anchored in any way to the ground. It is heavy, but will move with the slightest bump from a car. Just ask my daughter. :yikes:

I'm with Dustball and FTG...Those racks will do some settling and pull/push on your building if loaded heavily and firmly anchored to the building. Ideally, you need to cure the settling possibilities, but I understand budgets don't always make for the best design. Slightly loose safety chains...

I'm cheap, a bit of a hoarder, and have a sewing machine that I can manage to make two fabrics "stick" together. It's not real pretty, but for about 10-$20 at the local thrift store (if you don't save all your old bedding), you can buy enough sheets/light blankets to sew up covers for the...

If all you need is the sticky-ness gone...a pressure sprayer (gas powered is best) will do very well and use very little elbow grease. Use the smallest fan nozzle. You could follow that, while the concrete is still damp, with some cat little and some foot twisting (think "Doing the Twist") to...

That's very similar to the drill operated shears that I mentioned, just not a Dewalt brand. Nor did the one I borrowed have the stabilizer arm. That looks easier to use than the one I had, not that it was hard to use without it.

They have drill operated tin shears that are good for cutting tin roofing. I found that they are nice to cut the sheets lengthwise, but but cutting across the ridges leaves a bit to be desired...it tends to wrinkle some at the cut going up an dover the ridges, not horrible, but it will leave...

I have a 50 x 50 shop with 12 foot ceilings. It also has a loft above a 30x30 section for storage. My loft is incorporated into the engineers trusses, so it's not all the great for walking around upright in most places, but it's certainly great for saving space down below for projects and...

The jury is still out. I have not been able to find any internet evidence on this clamp and what is was made for.

Main bearing caps would be easy to install or the rod caps if VW mains are too big for your taste. I like the intake/exhaust valve idea too! I have used old wrenches to make the clasp to keep them closed. The old small adjustable ones that have the jaws on the side. Screw the handle to the...

Not at all PoM, post this any which way you can. I can somewhat see the lantern holder ideas. At least I can see using them for that. A coworker said they look a lot like the type of clamps used on trolling motors. They kinda do, but I have not found any true examples...yet.

I have at least two sets of the common sizes of combination wrenches. One is a craftsman set and the second is a cheapo set. At times 2 wrenches of the same size come in handy and I often find myself needing to modify (cut-down or bend) a wrench for a specific use...I don't want to butcher a...

Don't get me wrong...I did not rewind the motor, just replaced the cord! lol The sewing machine is a heavy duty one that would have been used for sewing canvas and the like. BUT it was originally a manual foot pedal driven one. You know, the kind you had to pump the lower pedal with your foot...