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If I’m out picking for stuff, I try to get them to tell me what they want, rather than offering first. A buddy of mine always says that if they want him to make an offer, it is going to be insultingly low…and he tells them “I’m cheap, so…”. They usually counter with something higher, but he now...

I think most on this site only pay others to do stuff we don’t want to do (but not because it’s stuff we can’t do - e.g. I’m getting too old to want to get up on the roof, so I hire that out and I stay on the ground). But I also have to recognize that most you hire just will not do as...

Looks like you have 18 drawers in one, and 24 drawers in the other. That’s 42 drawers total. At $2 a drawer, that’s $84 and that’s all I’d give (unless there is stuff in all the drawers and you get that stuff too). I’d offer $50 for the pair. But what you’re willing to give might differ...

Anyone ever see or have one of these folding workbench cabinets? Looks to me to be from around the 60s or 70s. Not real heavy duty, but clever and interesting. It has a built in vise at the end of the table, pegboard, and has a pretty small profile when closed up.

You’re lucky….looks like you got an OSHA guy that knows what he’s doing. Great grab on the DP too!

Now I’m wondering why all hacksaws don’t have this capability....brilliant!

You might want to consider a Kutmaster electrician knife to pair up with your Utica Linesman pliers, since both would have been made in Utica NY. The Kutmaster knife looks very similar to the Imperial. A quick search on eBay will turn up the Kutmaster or “Utica” knife.

When you’re dealing with your own stuff, the cost of being safe vs. sorry is usually small and worth it. If you were doing this for an entire new construction development, then the extra cost could be significant. But for my own stuff, I also tend to take the more conservative, extra safety route.

I never weld anything without a long sleeve shirt buttoned all the way up, welding gloves, a leather apron, my helmet, and some substantial shoes. I find that the time and effort it takes to dress out makes me plan a bit better before I start and if it’s not worth dressing out, it’s not worth...

Cut some steel plate to make a grave marker for our recently deceased cat...welded two posts on it for sticking it in the ground, cut the Cat’s name into it, and painted it.

Very nice. I’d recommend either wiring two three way switches for your main lighting, with one where you have it and one switch between the overhead doors (you’ll find there’s times when you just want to open the overhead door without going into the man door) OR you can split the lighting...

Keep in mind that local codes also apply and can be different. Where I live, we have two cities that border each other, and one city requires the home to have two grounding rods six feet apart while the other city only requires a single grounding rod. And of course, there’s no technical...