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Think the Hobart 140 welder is on sale at Northern Tool or TSC right now. IIRC price was $449 after $50 off. If you buy at Northern Tool, also check RetailMeNot as you can often get additional discount. Hobart 140 or Lincoln 140 would both be excellent starter 110v welders that you can also...

WHERE . . . . is . . . "here" . . . ?? UPDATE GJ Profile with a Location. I would make purchase of new house CONDITIONAL that 50 Gallon NG hot water heater be installed. YOU are the customer, if the builder wants to sell the house, they need to satisfy the customer. In fact in Oklahoma, the...

With light homeowner use, those FREEMAN from HomeDepot may be just fine for you. However, don't get boondoggled into thinking those are RIDGID . . they are NOT. Apparently those "Freeman" are replacement brand for cheapy HDX brand that HomeDepot would carry as "seasonal" item around Christmas...

OP . . . . the above vise does look better than the previous 2 you were looking at. What all brands are available in India ??

^ ^ ^This. Add one more at top of quality level . . . . Paslode. My carpenter brother has used a VERY old Senco and it just takes a beating and keeps on shootin' nails. From there, the next tier includes Bostitch, Porter Cable, Ridgid, Craftsman, etc. I would avoid Harbor Freight on framing...

OP . . . paint those copper pipes SILVER . . . . . you don't want the Jersey shore rif raf stealing your unit for the copper !! :D +1 that it looks rough but I'd straighten the fins and see how it does . . . . . . OR . . . follow EddieK advice above.

Excellent skills displayed there . . . . IMPRESSIVE !!! :thumbup: Great to have all those tools and machines at your fingertips. What are the details on your lathe ??

Locate in your area . . . . All Pak Battery . . . as they will build you replacements. Cost may still be prohibitive, but can't hurt to find out how much.

Long-term feedback for my experience with yellow oil shield hose is terrific. It's my favorite hose of ANY that I have. Thanks for letting GJer's check out your product! :thumbup:

Very nice work OP . . . . turned out great !! :thumbup: This being GJ, in those 3 pics. . . I spied 2 great vises, Coke machine and cool Texaco barrel. What is that monster vise in the 3rd pic ??

Spotted an unused Parts Washer on CL (so essentially new) but it's an older model number . . . . . Clarke model 20002142. CL seller was great guy (retired flight instructor) who let me have it for $50 and he threw in 5 free aircraft-related hats after we talked a while !! :thumbup:

Just walk to the tool aisle . . . look for the Yellow clearance tags. They are everywhere as it appears they are undergoing wholesale brand changes.

WHERE . . . is . . . "here" . . ??? Your overall solution will depend if local weather there is year-round problem, or just occasional. UPDATE GJ Profile with a Location.

WHERE . . . . is . . . "here" . . . ????

^ ^ ^ This. However, I'm thinking there are other IMPROVEMENTS that are needed. Do you have setup to blow out (w/ compressed air) the sprinkler system lines BEFORE winter ?? How deep are water supply lines buried ?? What material ?? How long will the run be from well house to garage ...

Thanks a lot Proxenus . . . . . . . I used two of those codes when I found 2 sets of the 314 piece Kobalt sets !! :thumbup: Gotta love out-the-door price of $80 per set !! :D Do have 3 hr roadtrip to snag them but have $1.42/gge and $1.35/gge CNG lined up for my fueling stops.

^ ^ ^ That's going to be a nice 50'x60' shop OP !! :thumbup: Keep the pics coming as we GJer's just LOVE new builds. +1 for the inverted V swale at top of shop to divert water around. Those posts are little unusual with the treatment on bottom . . what are they ??

OP . . . . . tell us HOW MUCH for the Premium from McMaster Carr ??? :dunno: Funny how 30 or 40 years really changes quality . . . . . . . when I was kid . . . Made In Taiwan . . or Made in Hong Kong . . meant junk. Today, that is flipped as those are very good now . . . while . . . Made...

+1 for GJ doing great job on safety warning on brake clean !! :thumbup: . . . AND . . . OP did just fine welding his nuts !!! :D

Nice score NJ Marty !! :thumbup: Definitely the SnapOn combination wrenches are the worth the $60 . . . . . . BUT . . . looks like the flare wrenches are also SnapOn ?? If so, by all means you got smokin' deal worthy of YOU **** !!! :beer: