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I was in Columbus the other day, and decided to check out the new Ikea and see what all the hype was about. It's a pretty nifty store with surprisingly reasonable prices. Anyway, I saw these small metal drawer units. They look and feel just like a set of SteelMaster file cabinets that I had a...

I have a shed that sits immediately behind my garage, about 3' away. I would like to move the compressor into the shed to free up some space and cut down on the noise. But I have a question: How should I plumb it? I thought of four options: 1. Plumb it straight across, about 3 foot off the...

So I have been looking for a "big" vise like I used to have back in the day (I left my old biggin' when I moved years ago before I knew any better). Anyhow, an older lady friend of mine has me fix things for her sometimes. I never charge her because she's so nice, and has had a rough life. She's...

Every now and then, I'll figure out a way to save some money. I figure I'll start a thread as a place to dump these ideas. Feel free to contribute. For instance, I am tearing down an old rotted shed on my property. I don't live in an area where I can burn the debris, so I was brainstorming on...

I was killing time today in a town I don't visit often. Ever since I have been tipped off to the O'Reilly's closeout rack, I will check them from time to time. Today I found a 1/2" drive 17" Breaker Bar for $2.47, and a 1/4" swivel palm-ratchet for $2.77! Not too shabby.

Fellas, I have 12 2-Drawer metal file boxes for sale. They are old, and have wear from use. They are typical file drawers with open backs and an adjustable "stop" as the back. Asking $15 each. Or, you can have them all 12 cabinets for $125. One cabinet is missing a drawer. PM me if interested.

SOLD I have a strange cabinet here. It's two SteelMaster 30-Drawer cabinets welded back-to-back on casters. The casters are small and kinda ****, but the cabinet is pretty cool. I originally intended to cut the welds and separate the cabinets so I could use them side-to-side. Or just upgrade...

A friend of mine passed away, and his wife gave me some of his tools. One box must have spent some time outside, because it is VERY rusty (along with everything in it). Anyhow, there are some sockets I am going to try to save with Evaporust. But there are also some large taps and dies (like...

My wife and I decided to try our hands at processing a deer last night. All went well, I suppose, except I found out that most of our knives ****, lol. It was a lot more work that it probably should have been due to knife suckage. So I am going to buy some new knives. Do any of you process your...

I saw this at my local TSC. I am not sure how TSC works, if they'll be at all TSC stores or not. Anyhow, it's a 19" 3/4" Breaker Bar for $8.49. I just snapped the pic because it seemed like a good deal. I forgot to check the brand, but I am sure it's just a house brand. But if anybody needs a...

I used to have a halogen spotlight that plugged into my cigarette lighter, and it was pretty decent. Well, it burned out and I never replaced it. The other day, I had to help a friend look for her lost dog. A black dog, at midnight... All I had was a mag-light and my van headlights, and lets say...

I mentioned in another thread that I am thinking of buying a prefab metal garage kit to replace a dilapidated shed on my property. Lowes seems to have the best deal, right around $2100 delivered. But I was wondering if there are any good %-off coupons out there, or what kinda schemes you guys...

So I have an old wooden shed with a bad roof, and I am thinking about tearing it down and replacing it with a Durmax 12x20 garage kit. This would be used to store mowers in the summer, and to keep a car in over the winter (just winter car storage, not a daily in-and-out garage). This is the one...

Well, I am slowly filling out my wrench drawer. I got my crows-foot wrenches last week, and I just (with the help of you guys in This thread) found a deal on some offset wrenches. Now I am thinking about obstruction wrenches (S shaped) and the half-moon (C shaped) wrenches. I try to only buy...

I have been wanting a set of offset wrenches for a while. I'm just a DIY'er who would probably only use them a couple times a year, but I'd still like to have a SAE and Metric set in full polish. Normally I'd be OK with HF stuff, but their offset wrenches look pretty rough. No polish, lots of...

LOL I just wonder what you guys do? I recently got some Crows Foot sockets and I couldn't decide if I should put them in the wrench drawer or the socket drawer? I put them in the wrench drawer for now since there was more room, but it's shorting out my OCD. They technically belong with the...

I have the Zurn/Qest 1/2" crimper, and it's served me well for years. I have a need to do some 3/4" Pex, and I thought about buying the 3/4 crimper that matches this one, but they are pretty expensive. I probably won't use the 3/4" crimper as often as I use the 1/2", but I don't want to buy a...

Patience is a virtue, or so I've been told... It all started last year, the street in front of my garage (I live on a corner) heaved up (frost heave). The road department came out and cut a small hole only to find that the road had no foundation! So they tore out the heaved area and put down...

You know, I've been putting off my electrical project for almost 6 years now. Time to cut the ****, lol. When I bought the house, I was too cash-strapped to afford another project. Then I switched jobs and had the money, but no time. Isn't that how it always goes? Backstory- I have a detached...

Skip this paragraph if you don't want the backstory: So I went to the store the other day. I always park way out so people don't hit my car. I came out of the store, and there's a lady standing by my van, and she says "is this your car?"... You know the rest. She hit it while trying to park. I...