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    Worst. Gimmick tool of the Xmas season.

    Now that you mention it, I could actually see a dogbone being handy in that situation. They should make a combo with only the common oil drain plug sizes. I think the common ones I use are 12, 14, 15, 17, 19mm and 9/16".
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    Pawn shop score #387

    Forget the box, forget the tools, in the 2nd drawer picture, there is a product that promises to kill stink bugs! What is it? We must have it! I'm tired of battling those devil bugs! Just kidding, nice score.
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    Good Source for LED bulbs ???

    Super bright leds is a decent place to see what's out there as the site is well organized, but to be honest, a large portion of their selection is outdated technology, and way overpriced. You can find the same bulbs on Amazon for much less in most cases. I agree with others in this thread, for...
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    18v impact on lug nuts?

    I recently picked up this newer model on sale for $150 with the 4ah battery. Very impressed for the price (and it uses the same batteries as the 19.2 (pre C3) tools I got 12 years ago for Christmas from my dad). I recently used it to remove/replace all 32 165ft*lb lugs on my F250, along with...
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    Worst. Gimmick tool of the Xmas season.

    Not to start a debate on religion, but that is absolutely incorrect. The word Christ in Christmas is derived from the Ancient Greek Christos (Latin Christus) translation of the Hebrew word for Messiah. Guess what language was being spoken and written during Jesus' time in the region he lived in...
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    Lowe's Clearance Thread 2014

    3/4" type L is .455 lb/ft so 60 ft is 27.3lbs. #1 Copper is currently about $2.70/lb, so that would be about $73.31 scrap price. If it's type L, then yes it can be used to run compressed air.
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    Worst. Gimmick tool of the Xmas season.

    Worst gimmick tools I have gotten: This from my mother: http://www.blackanddecker.com/power-tools/aaw100.aspx This from my wife's grandparents: http://www.lowes.com/pd_498923-22328-87168_0__?productId=50074275 Funny note about those, I got those last Christmas, I had seen them in the store for...
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    18v impact on lug nuts?

    From what I see that model appears to be a 1/4" hex impact with a max torque of 1500in*lbs (125ft*lbs). It would probably do the job on some smaller cars, but I'd step up to a 1/2" impact with higher torque on anything larger. I have a Craftsman 19.2v 1/2" impact that does my lug nuts and...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Nice, I had just finished one up for my wife last week.
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    Lowe's Clearance Thread 2014

    $220 profit from just driving it to the scrap yard? Why not? Sure it's a waste, but a waste on Lowe's part. Unless he actually had a use for or knew someone to use it that would buy it at a discounted price yet still above scrap price. More than likely the scrap yard wouldn't scrap it, but...
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    Lowe's Clearance Thread 2014

    I checked online and my store doesn't show that item number at all, still worth a look to see though...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Mounted new tires on the daily beater, took it for a quick romp around the woods to check for rubbing since I went up two sizes from a 245/70 to a 265/75r16, a jump of 2" in height and 1" in width. Oh well, they were $40 cheaper EACH than the stock size in the same tire. Finished up a little...
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    Lowe's Clearance Thread 2014

    Yep, .65lbs/ft for 1", makes those 6.5lbs each, current prices around me is $2.75 for #1 I think, that puts each stick at $17.88 scrap price. He got 18, so 18*17.88=321.75-18*5.67=$219.69 quick profit for just driving from Lowes to the scrapyard.
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    How would you raise and lower a workbench top?

    I'd mount a fixed top and cut doors in the front of the cabinet instead. Hinged top would be annoying having to clear it off anytime you want to raise it, vertically raising it would be trick, but would get in the way of putting things in and be overly complicated. Only other good suggestion...
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    Mechanics Seat/Step stool?

    :headscrat None of those remotely resemble what the OP is looking for.
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    Which pocket flashlight?

    Energizers work too for this. Avoid a lot of the cheap zinc-carbon batteries (eveready etc), though, they used flat stacked cells rather than the AAAA. Also keep in mind that many times these AAAAs inside the 9Vs have the "******" on the negative side vs the positive side. You may need to...
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    refrigerator in the garage as storage, need to know temps

    Goldenrod is one manufacturer, there are others. They are marketed as gun cabinet dehumidifiers, but they work for what you are suggesting.
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    refrigerator in the garage as storage, need to know temps

    To be honest, as well as a fridge is insulated, it probably wouldn't take much more than that. My wife has little scented wax heaters around the house that use just a 7w nightlight bulb to melt the wax. Those things get plenty hot. I bet a nightlight would be good for a garage/dorm size fridge...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Put a 2" leveling kit on my 2000 Ford F250 2wd, replaced the ball joints and swapped in adjustable eccentric bushings, guesstimated my camber caster adjustments needed (which was pretty close according to the alignment guy). No pics, was too greasy to handle the camera, will probably post pics...
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    Cheap battery alternative for Bosch 12v tools. (Maybe Milwaukee too)

    As referenced in the first post, I did not have access to a Milwaukee battery or tool to check, my comments were based purely on case construction. I did however have access to my Bosch tools and a $5 clearanced Skil battery, which did match polarity.
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