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    New Garage Door: Buy Insulated or Save Money & DIY The Insulation?

    I just ordered styrofoam beads to fill the panels in my doors. I love my doors. They are plastic closed panels I can scrub them and make them look like new. No paint on them and don't dent.they have been up for 30 years and still look nice. They aren't insulated tho.I read this and reminded me...
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    "Aero-1946" at work - pics of a German hobby workshop project

    Very very neat and nice.
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    Poison Ivy

    Not about getting rid of plant but of interest to some..years ago I would get poison ivy rashes Everytime I had contact with the plants. I had it all over one time. I went to the doctor and was asked where I had it. I told them it was easier to say where I didn't have it. Years later I was...
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    In-floor Scissor Lift Install

    Looks good. While I had my lift on hand when I cut hole I made hole a little oversize.I did this so I could set lift in hole then I had a plates cut that fit in the hole so the gap around was 1/8". Really fits nice in the floor with no big gaps. I also made a stainless steel frame around the...
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    Keep snap on 1/4" sockets or sell?

    you have to be kidding. you need someone to tell you what to do with this? really? How do you get thru the day? ask someone what to do at every turn? ��
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    another 'ripped off' ac thread

    After the last capacitor post I am sure if some will say " it works now right?" Pay the bill. Lol
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    Now I'm a believer in Snap On

    I heated the **** out of it! was afraid I was gonna burn up the seal!! ended up getting two out before tools were done had to grind heads of bolts off to get apart. Easy job turned to ****!
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    Now I'm a believer in Snap On

    I just broke a snapon box end wrench and same size socket last week.disappointed in them..will say Snapon replaced with a phonecall tho.. To be honest..I don't think anything would have removed the bolts..rear yoke bolts on a drive shaft...stupid 5/16 bolts..
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    Tabletop drill press

    Selling a Rockwell tabletop drill press.Has keyless chuck and a vise.Motor is a 220 or 110 volt motor. Currently set up for 220 but easily changed by moving wire connection. Heavy little drill.Alos has a forward and reverse switch to change spindle direction.
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    Any DIY's here have your own brake lathe?

    I usually use my horizontal mill to machine them..the more tasks a machine can do makes things pay their keep.
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    Concrete Gone Wrong

    depends on a lot .how much sealer. the kind of sealer. weather and temp. a pro will chime in.
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    Concrete Gone Wrong

    nothing wrong with it. green concrete. sealer is keeping it dark. it will lighten. if you work surface hard it will be darker also I believe but it is fine
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    Kids don't believe me!

    Not quite...they can't believe someone would use such a physical tool to do what is now an easy task. No one said they can't figure out how to use scissors to trim grass...I give them a lot more credit than than.
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    Lets see your tv setups in your garage

    here's mine. 32 "
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    Kids don't believe me!

    cleaning out barn today. came across hand trimmers. Son asked what these were. I told him to clip grass around things like you would a string trimmer. He says no way.. He didn't believe me.Told him I use to mow several yards with my buddy when I was young and that's how we trimmed.. he still...
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    air compressor location

    I have a pvc pipe running straight through drywall into attic and have a big auto air filter on it.it help cut about 1/2 the noise. I have a couple drier tanks set up so air goes into those first then into tank. That made it quieter..also helps that I'm half deaf now..lol Ps...I need to check...
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    Killing the sheet out of mice today

    that was his destiny. lol!!
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    Killing the sheet out of mice today

    Yep good ol snap trap.��
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    Killing the sheet out of mice today

    Was in shop machining.Out of the corner of my eye I catch a mouse running along the wall. I stop and get a trap loaded with peanut butter.Go back to work. About an hour later I hear it go off. I go over and I caught 3 little mice in one shot! Cool. Well sad a little but Cool.😁👍 I remove them...
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