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    Cleaning my Racedeck garage floor

    I have a gravel driveway so the tires carry some of that into the garage when i pull in and park. i use a soft bristle pushbroom to clean it up but just satisfied with the end result. Has anyone tried using someth like this to clean up a tiled floor in their garage...
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    Cleaning up my Racedeck flooring

    I’d like to easily and neatly be able to clean up the flooring in my garage. I have a gravel driveway so on a rainy day the tires bring quite a bit of stuff with them. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BVV3JRG/?tag=atomicindus08-20 I saw this and wondered if it would solve this problem for me...
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    I think I am going to purchase the HF 9500 watt generator this week

    I saw an email showing a sale, 10% discount, if I get their credit card and join the insider club or whatever it is called an additional 15% discount will be applied, making the savings worthwhile. My well pump is 240 volt, my range is electric, as is the dryer and AC, so this big unit should...
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    What’s the average hourly rate for an electrician?

    I have been looking to have a sub box added in my garage, the current 200 amp box has no available openings. Chatted with a customer about what I needed and he said he did some side work. We exchanged contact info and I sent him some pictures. He picked up a 100 amp box and some other supplies...
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    I found a neat pair of jaw cut nippers

    I have a box of old tools that were my grandfathers, these had been at my parents house and my dad recently gave me the box. Among them are several different wrenches from Ford, I guess factory or dealer service tools, also was this pair of jaw cut end nipper pliers, admittedly I had no idea...
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    Looking at Nat gas heaters

    When I had natural gas run to my house to replace the oil I was using before I had the guys put a connection in my garage so I could add a heater out there when I was ready. Well, I'm ready, the garage is about 600 sq. feet, I don't know the ceiling height but it appears to be a normal garage...
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    Made a rack to hold punches, chisels, and other like tools

    I purchased a 1/4 section of plywood, cut it to the size I needed and pulled out the extra socket rails I had floating around. I grouped them by size and type and then gave the PB Swiss tools their own section. I used the hammertone spray paint to offer some protection to the plywood, and...
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    Check valve recommendation

    I've got an oil line from a bulk oil tank to a Graco Fireball lube pump that must have a tiny leak in it, no evidence of oil leaking, but it's what I think must be happening. When this oil isn't used for an hour or so the pump runs madly unloaded before oil starts to flow as the pipe is filled...
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    Harbor Freight TEXT specials

    I'm not sure if there is already a thread on this, if so move, delete as you see fit. I just noticed in an email sales message from HF that I can know sign up and they will text me special offers and coupons. Hmmmmm, while I like to see what is available, I'm not sure that I want to be notified...
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    Rails for hanging Ako type bins

    Rails for hanging Akro type bins I have a place in my shop that I would like to place a rail to hang several of the Akro type bins. I have a square sheet for hanging them that is roughly 2' by 2', it won't fit in the area I'm working on. Having a rail that is 4 foot long or so would be ideal...
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    Now this looks like a handy tool to have

    I get product notices from Lee Valley from time to time, not much that I've seen raised any interest until I saw these. Made for sticking a 1/4 hex bit into and getting screws or what ever started in a confined place.
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    How do you store caulking gun tubes?

    I have some stacked in a milk crate which works ok but it still takes up space that I could use better. I have one of those older Craftsman workbench and above it mounted high on the wall are some metal wall cabinets that are 12" deep. These cabinets are hung at the same height as other cabinets...
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    Sealing the attic stairs and whole house fan openings

    I guess this is the right place for this question, I noticed that the attic stairs and louvers for the whole house fan do not seal very well at all. From the searches I have made it appears that using foam boards cut to make a box offer an easy and inexpensive method of sealing these up pretty...
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    Amp of wall cabinets

    Ampco wall cabinets The house I purchased has nine of the Ampco metal wall cabinets hanging in the garage, nice of the previous owners to leave them behind. I need to move them around the garage and hang them higher than they currently are. There are only four visible fasteners on the rear of...
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    FreeZone

    I bought one of these a few years ago and really like it, I purchased mine from Lee Valley but they stopped carrying them, there was another place ESP Spares, but they to have stopped carrying them. I have been moving my tools and cabinets to my new house (post divorce) and a friend helping me...
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    Currently have oil for heating, thinking about switching

    I've moved into a home built in 1977 that is heated by an oil fired hot water three zone system. The boiler is the original one and is need of replacement, there are a few small leaks and it supplies the domestic hot water which is sketchy at times. There is a natural gas pipe line along the...
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    HF Crimper dual use?

    I have an E Stop actuator that I will be installing in my Mustang. It is a 66 and had that hand pulled handle under the dash, but the installation of an X pipe and Gearvendor overdrive the lower lever just doesn't fit. I've seen some pictures of this mounted to the floor in early Mustangs, they...
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    Lock out/Tag out question

    I am looking for a lock to fit a 1990 era Cutler Hammer box. Purchased a Master Lock brand 491B but it is to large to secure to the tabs of the breakers in this box. Can anyone help me out please?
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    Craftsman Fine Tooth round head assembly trick

    I decided it was time to take part my 3/8 drive craftsman fine tooth ratchet and clean it and relube it. I was pretty dirty inside and deserved the cleaning, I have a tube of the Permatex red assembly lube and used it. I am having trouble, as I'm sure other have had getting it back together, the...
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    Good looking copies of Knipex pliers

    The pair is $19.50 from Lee Valley right now.
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