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This website has a number of bolt reference charts you can print out. I thought they may be useful to people here: http://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-information/Printable-Tools/Default.aspx

This is a cute little video: http://www.boingboing.net/2011/01/03/new-stop-motion-shor.html They used various tools and bits of hardware to create a stop motion film of deep sea creatures

For some reason there's a rash of spam posts today. If you see one, click on the little report button down in the corner and report them to the moderators. Then, enter a response that says, "Reported as spam." That way others will know it's been reported and they don't have to. It doesn't do...

I bought a couple Diamond Caulk / Diamalloy wrenches today (the big one and the small unplated one) and when I got home and went to put them in my toolbox, I realized I have a collection of the darn things. :) Guess I'll have to look for some 12" and 4" wrenches to complete the set. The 10"...

I bought these two hex wrench sets at the swap meet this morning. They're both part # AW9-K. They're nothing particular, but for 50 cents each I figured they were worth it. :)

Found these two Plomb wrenches at the swap meet this morning, mixed in with a box of miscellaneous other stuff. They're really clean, with just a tiny spot of corrosion on the open end. They have someone's initials on them, but they were neatly stamped. For a dollar a piece I couldn't pass...

I picked this chest up at a swap meet yesterday for $40. It's a Craftsman; the seller claimed it was built for Sears by Kennedy, can anyone confirm that was the case? My guess is that it dates from sometime in the 1950s or possibly early 1960s. It's pretty grimy but otherwise is in good...

There was a discussion a while back about mounting light fixtures in the floor of your garage. I just saw a new product in one of my trade magazines - a place called LightWild makes floor tiles with LEDS built in for indoor and outdoor use. They come in white, blue, plus they have RGB models...

Here are a couple interesting links with information on Jerry Seinfeld's garage in Manhattan, where he keeps his collection of Porsches. It's a pretty amazing place. This is from the Smoking Gun website, with some general information about the building: Smoking Gun link This is a link to a...

My dad was a high school shop teacher for many years. He went to college back in the early 1930s; I found this garage plan in one of his college drafting class textbooks and thought people here would find it interesting. It's set up with living quarters for the chauffeur on the second floor...

With all the discussions around here about garage lifts, I thought you'd like to see this one: This is part of the new car inventory at one of the local BMW dealers.

Check out this auction on eBay. It's a complete woodworking shop, filled with restored vintage power tools, mostly Delta. I know people here are more interested in automotive shops, but it's pretty impressive. eBay auction