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When I first bought this house the garage had one outlet to plug-in and one light in the middle of the ceiling with a single incandescent bulb. I added 3 outlets on each of 3 walls, brought 220 in the garage to run my compressor & welders, and installed 4 florescents 8 ft lights. I purchased...

I bought this vice at an estate sale for $8.50. Bought it because it was a good deal. Anyone can shed some light on this

Has anyone ever rebuilt a snap on toolbox? I am missing some slides, and it will need some TLC The box was given to me by my brother. I really don't need another tool box, so I thought I would let my 9yr old sandblast it and clean it up to get him started almost as early as I did. So....how...

I know there's a lot of experience and knowledge on this board so I thought I would bring this question here. My house is having some foundation issues it's 1800 square-foot house built in the early 70s on a concrete slab. With the recent drought times we have developed cracks in the walls...

What to use to put a protective coating to keep rust from doing damage to some bare replacement sheet metal panels. I need to preserve for future needs, and don't want them to become worthless while waiting. High humidity can cause problems. I know priming and painting with a rattle can is...

Thinking of making a set of dollies to move around a 5k lb truck Would 1/4 thick 12x18 steel flat plate with 4 casters do the trick? I understand the casters are the important issue here, but would the 1/4 flat plate hold up with out bending in the middle with roughly 1250# on it? Want to add...

I am getting ready to build some wheel dollies. I want to build them for multiple uses I'm looking for casters that will be able to support the weight of the vehicle. Basically looking for about 1400 pounds per wheel dolly. Which means about 350 pounds per caster. Probably go 400-450# casters to...

I have a Lincoln 180 mig with a bottle, also have a stick welder. And a Oxy/acetylene torch set. I am strapped for room. And each one takes up its own foot print . Thinking of building on cart for all 3 items. Have looked here and other websites for examples Suggestions-Coments-Concerns

I have a 20x24 garage Looking at tearing it down and building a 40x30 building. Is it a bad idea to use the existing slab as part of the 40x30, or should we demo up the old slab and just pour 1 complete Could cut the concrete cost by about 40%

My 16' garage door is pointed directly at a very busy road(2 lanes each way with a center turn lane) When working out in the garage in the Texas heati need to leave the door open for the purpose of air flow. When the door is open during the day anyone driving by can see, but because its bright...

I am thinking of getting one of theses units I am in metro Houston. Days starting in Early June thru late Sept are as follows Low of 75 high of 95 90+% humidity 20% chance of rain. When I leave for work at 6:30am it is already in the low 80's 1. Does the unit dump humidity into the cooling...

I was working at Lowes the other day and went to talk to a customer about recip saws. She was about 60-65 years old, and wanted a battery operated saw to cut up tree branches when they fell off trees. She told me her husband and son had passed away and she was on her own, no family locally...

Saw this new at Lowes http://www.lowes.com/pd_498349-47120-SGY-AIR211_0__?Ntt=498349&UserSearch=498349&productId=50129844&rpp=32 Thoughts? The line looked small to me to be able to supply enough air for high volume tools

I have 2-20'x24' garages. 1attached and 1 detached i want to get all my tools and equipment in to the detached garage so i can build a office/extra bedroom in my attached garage I would like to build a 14x18 addition on my garage and trying to do it on a budget Getting concrete behind the...

Used 6-4 drawer slides racks With 4 drawers in each all matching blue $75 each(pictured) 2-4 drawer slide racks with 4 drawers in each mismatched $50 each All in good shape 10 individual drawers no slide racks $10 each All prices are or best offer. Can assist with delivery

I hauled a t-19 trans home yesterday. In the driving process 90w gearlube spilled all over the bed of my truck ( I have a rubber mat with a plastic bed liner) Last night I took it to the quarter wash and pulled the mat out on the ground. Washed both sides of the mat with the soap spray, then...

I want to add a small sink in the garage. I have a small stainless sink I picked up at lowes for $6.80 I am looking for a way to keep water ready in some sort of a holding tank so I can use when I want to wash my hands. Also I will want to be able to fill the tank with a garden hose. Being able...

I have 3 sets of 4 drawer fastener bins $100 each set of 4 (normally about $200 new) I have 5-6 more coming next week. Open to trade ideas

I work retail and do between 8-10 miles a day walking on concrete I have been wearing rockports for about 15-18 years. The last new pair i bought litteraly started to fall apart after 6 months. I then had 2 older pair of my Rockports resoled and they have held up well for the last 4 years...

I am very blessed. I have been very fortunate to have an abundance of tools and storage solutions. The problem is I am basically out of room. a large addition or new build is not really an option. I am not looking for sympathy. I know some of you are doing much more work with much less. Just...