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I used rope LED lights in several things. In my whiskey barrel, I did them top and bottom. The vertical section that you’d see connecting the top to the bottom, I just wrapped that section in black tape so you don’t see the light output. Made this sign for my GF who is a middle school teacher...

My powdercoat shop will straight up tell you that matching is all but impossible. I built some gym equipment around 2012, had it powdercoated, no sandblast prep, just wipe and coat. That equipment is on its 5th owner and still looks respectable. In this situation, I’d do something single stage...

Build your deck and put a roof membrane on top or to go super cheap, get some of those billboard signs turned into tarps. On top of that, lay rubber mats with holes in them like you’d see at a kitchen so water drains and the mats would help Protect the membrane. Slope it so you can drain it to a...

As mentioned above, the US General magnetic hooks have decent pull. I have W metal panel in my shop that is probably similar to your metal liner. One should hold it with no problem. Two definitely would if you need to orient it a certain way.

Its crazy how time flies. Been plugging away in the shop on various tasks and projects, finishing some and adding others. Picked up a small single axle trailer to rehab and use for small tasks. Dragging a tandem axle trailer home from work gets expensive in tolls and fuel. Built some mortar...

A bit late to the party but here is my suggestion. Make some filler panels with a hole for your exhaust tubing. Raise the door up a foot or so, slide the filler panels in place, pull the emergency release and lower the door onto the filler panels. Wouldn’t take up much space when not in use and...

Better technique will yield longer blade life. You can usually hear when the blade is twisting in the cut,

I have a Miller 220 multiprocess machine and it’s a decent piece. I don’t love the fan running every time I pull the trigger. I did upgrade the MIG gun as the one supplied felt like a toy. I’m also a huge fan of my Fronius Transteel 2200. Spendy but lays down a great bead, compact...

Have a case of Modelo and the hutch in front of the tool box. When you see a landscape company pull up and 4-5 guys hop out, make your move. Don’t worry if you don’t speak Spanish, just point and whistle.

Wait until your wife leaves and use the oven. As long as you don’t catch them on fire or make them smoke, there should be no smell. Got a gas grill?

It’s almost a stretch to call cordles grinders grinders regardless of the flavor. Polisher or deburring tool may be more accurate. I use a heavier grinder for cutting off wheels and actual grinding discs. For a flap disc or wire wheel, I like smaller grinders that I can hold in one hand and...

I see a lot of scroll saws on FB marketplace. Might be an option to look at.

If the concrete is coming out, what about making an embed plate with rebar welded to the underside to tie into the slab? Rather than drill and tap the plate, drill the bolt pattern and weld coil nuts to the underside. Cap a piece of tubing and weld those over the coil nuts. Coil nuts/bolts are...

What a fiasco

As described above, you are probably experiencing “bolt pressure” when the door is shut, there should be a little play in the door. If you have to push and hold the door shut with one hand and turn the handle, it’s too full. A good rule of thumb is, nothing overhangs the edge of the shelf. There...

Electronic locks work. Until they don’t. Are you getting any response when you push the buttons? Remove the batteries.push every button and let sit for 15 minutes. Use Duracell or Energizer. ( Walmart is a good place to get batteries, lots of turnover of stock. Just don’t use Walmart batteries)...

I’d suggest splitting down the middle. Buy a decent import vise from whoever has the best deal, most convenient, you like the color, whatever. Take the leftover money and pick up some Fireball squares or their combo square, something where quality counts.

Yost was the brand.

Somebody here posted about a vise on sale from Eastwood and the general consensus was it was a decent vice at a decent price. It was far less than $475 and it seems like a nice piece.

Back your trailer up so the *** end is just over the curb, that should cut your height difference almost in half. Chock all the wheels on the tow vehicle and put some blocks under the trailer jack and jack the nose of the trailer up to reduce that distance even further. Blocks of wood under the...