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I didn't know how much strength the Hilti fasteners my son used actually have. I just know they worked for him. FWIW, his project car is small. It's a Fiat X1/9.

It is stunning how well this is going together. I have to assume it is not as easy as you are making it look. Your ability to visualize how you want it to come together combined with lots of careful planning and skill really make a project like this possible. Outstanding!

My son has a steep driveway, and placed four Hilti female threaded anchors into his floor so that he could bolt a Harbor Freight winch on a frame tdown to pull project cars into his garage. It worked well enough that they used it to help the forklift moving his Bridgeport get over the 2" bump...

Just sit a trash bag full of dry leaves on top of it, it off you are really worried drop a hand warmer into the vault to generate some heat overnight.

I store most of this sort of tool by usage. Inspection mirrors are kind of an exception, as I have one in the mechanics tool box, one with the endoscope, and one hanging in a screwdriver holder on pegboard above my workbench. The one over the workbench seems to get used the most. I've never...

I've never understood the hate. Sure there are better products for almost every application than WD40, but for the average Joe who is never going to buy all those different products it is a reasonable compromise. Even though I have at least a couple of dozen other lubricants, penetrating oils...

Not all concrete is created equal. I have successfully drilled holes in concrete with an old Craftsman corded drill without a hammer function because it was all we had. It sucked and took forever, but eventually we had a hole. The size is lost to memory but was probably only 1/4" or so. The...

With regard to tool truck quality vs. higher end consumer grade: I am not a professional, no tool trucks stop at my house. I would rather own mid priced wrenches and sockets plus an induction heater than super duper wrenches and tools that are a few percent stronger. As far as country of...

It all depends on the aggregate in the concrete. Where I live the aggregate is frequently crushed limestone, so hammer drills absolutely rip through concrete. With harder rock aggregate your mileage may vary.

I have used concrete etching solution. Don't spill it on the garage floor LOL.

User name fits. I'm all seriousness, this is basically how I have purchased tools. My toolbox is a hodge-podge of brands, but I have been slowly upgrading... as I find stuff on sale LOL.

That shape may be challenging. Casting a mold in something flexible like silicone may help.

Nice. The first start is always a huge milestone.

There are a few homes in my neighborhood with those. Personally I find them garish.

I painted the one-car side of the garage's ceiling yesterday and hung light fixtures today. I have some wired replacement tombstones for the 4' T8 fixtures coming from Amazon later this week before I can finish. We are also upgrading our home network. I traced and labeled all the cat 6 cables...

Y'all probably already know this, but I'll state it anyway: Use hardwood cribbing, not pine.

Our garage door opener has been on an INNR smart plug for a couple of years. We did it so that a burglar breaking into a car parked outside couldn't easily open the garage door. It is on a timer and turns off every evening. If we get home late, we can turn it on from our phone. When we...

I finally broke down and began the project to finish the drywall in my 3-car garage. Over the weekend I hung the last sheets. For the last couple of days I have been mudding and taping, something I haven't done in about a decade. Mudding drywall is a perishable skill. Mine perished.:mad:

125 cu ft bottle swap price at Tractor Supply in Alvin, TX

Merry Christmas and best wishes to all who contribute to one of the best threads on Garage Journal. There are only a few threads that I make a point of reading almost every day, and this is one of them. I have only taken up metal working relatively recently, but have learned plenty here from...