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When I was shopping for a lift, I requested info from Hoffman; but they never responded to me. I decided to go with Bendpak who was responsive to my inquiries. Hope you have better luck with Hoffman than I had.

I've had pretty good luck with Timber Wolfe blades available on Amazon.

You might check with your local weld fab shops. I have a local shop that makes drop-off material and material in their scrap bin available to home hobbyists at very low cost. I recently picked up over 400 lbs of 1/4" plate drop-offs for $50.

You generally get better results by making two sides perpendicular and flat on the jointer before running stock thru the planer.

I have a 6" jointer with granite in-feed and out-feed tables. I was just noticing the other day there is a dust free 3 1/2" path along the table against the fence. I almost never run stock larger than 1x4 or 2x4. Among many things, I also do cabinetry work which involves plywood and again...

You might want to consider a Miller Multimatic 215. It is a multiprocess welder that, if ordered with the tig package, will do mig, tig, stick, & flux core. It is a small compact machine that is very easy for the beginning welder to setup and use. If you aren't sure which process you will...

Do you have any old equipment in your shop that can easily be transformed into a welding table? In my shop, I had an old Delta contractor table saw with a broken trunnion that was not repairable. I bolted a 3' x 4' piece of 1/4" plate on top, and it now serves as both a welding table and an...

I have a portable Milwaukee deep cut band saw which only gets occasional use. My usual practice is to store it between uses with the blade tension relieved. Both the manufacturer of the 17" band saw in my wood shop and the blade manufacturer, Timber Wolf, recommend this practice to maximize...

And the viewing area is big enough to see the weld puddle while wearing bifocals instead of having to use a cheater lens.

My son hung his bike from his garage ceiling with the seat being one of the attachment points. One night the seat came loose and the bike came crashing down putting a big dent in his brand new car. Be careful how and where you hang a bike.

Vises can be broken. The pictured vise is still in use in my shop despite the broken casting. Looks like someone might have used the flat area behind the rear jaw as an anvil. It is a 104 1/2 Reed vise with 4 1/2" jaws. This vise sat on the floor in the corner of my Dad's shop for many...

I've had a set of RP wrenches for more than 50 years, and a set of metric RPs for about 30 years. I don't earn my living with them, but they have served me well over the years.

I have gotten to the point where I only install 1 piece toilets. A little more money up front, but a 1 piece seems to last forever. The tanks on the two piece eventually crack and need to be replaced.

I used the same concept as the video, except I disconnected the hose at the lift instead of at the pump. I then connected a 90 degree elbow and a 1' long made-to-order hose at the lift. A quick disconnect connects the two hoses when the lift is in service. When not in use, the longer hose can...

Here is what I did, although my disconnect is on the lift so the hose can be coiled up out of the way at the pump.

I have 8' doors in 7' openings with a 10' ceiling. The track sections supporting the doors in the open position are installed higher than normal to allow maximum headroom. When closed, the doors simply overlap the header by about a foot. Works just fine.

The pinch welds on one of my cars are as sharp as a dull knife and cut into my rubber lift pads. Never had this problem on any other vehicle with pinch welds. I have made up some wooden blocks to place between the pinch welds and the lift pads. With wood it is very important to have the grain...

If you need a large order of lumber and have the big box store deliver it to the job site, you often end up with mostly picked over rejects.

When I bought my lift a couple of years ago, I dealt with Quinn. Everything happened as promised and I walked away from the experience pretty happy. Guess I was lucky that I didn't have any contact with a Sarah or a Tyler Schneider.

My son had a break-in and the thieves found his fire safe on the floor of his bedroom closet. They took the whole safe and not much else. It contained little of value, but a lot of important papers.....pink slips, passports, birth certificates, etc. A fire safe needs to be located where...