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I picked up a compressor this afternoon. Sticker says "Astro Air", which is a dead-end. There are no casting marks or legible ID plates. It's been painted blue, so dunno original color. I was told it's a 5hp, 120v motor, and I'm hoping it looks familiar to someone. It looks very similar to my...

I've got the "prior owner" blues. I bought a house recently with an extra 480 sq ft garage in back. Super excited! The garage is 24' wide x 20' deep. The roof is supported by rafters every 2'. Every 4' is a truss-like structure to add rigidity. The "ceiling joists" are built up from two 2 x 6s...

What have you got? I have a few different designs, but all function fine.

I'm just passing this along. There's a vintage JC Penney (re-badged Delta) benchtop radial drill for sale in Moreno Valley (Inland Empire, CA). Asking $80, that's pretty cheap for a radial drill. https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/d/moreno-valley-wood-working-tools/6921105418.html Dave

Does anyone have or collect Lario wrenches? I'm trying to build a set, and am missing the 8-9mm open-end wrench. I have the 6-7mm, but it's pretty corroded.

I'm thinking about adding a 4-post lift in my old garage so I can fit one more car. I spent the morning taking measurements, and watching YouTube videos, and I think it will fit, but I'd welcome your opinion. My garage was a carriage house built in 1909. Genuine "Overhead Doors" were added in...

I bought a little tool sharpener at an estate sale. It cleaned up pretty well, but someone else had already snagged the collets. So, I've got a neat little machine and only one collet (1/8"). The collets are marked Hardinge 3SS. They are obsolete, but Hardinge will sell them for, wait for it...

Last weekend I pulled an old, unused trash compactor out of the kitchen in our new (110-year-old) house. Inside was the compacting mechanism, which looks like a honking-big heavy-duty scissors jack driven by a 110V electric motor. I got to thinking that with a little welding, I could have a nice...

Dunno if it's for real, but just ran across this ad in CL. I already have a similar grinder, so don't need it. Good luck! http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/3554022615.html

There's an 8-drawer "portable" Beta toolbox for sale locally. I'm trying to justify needing another toolbox. Looks to be in pretty good shape. Asking $70, but I think they're big bucks new. Anyone have a Beta 8-drawer? Are they something I would not regret buying?

I found an Ace Hanson "Super Set" on CL last night. It looks almost new, and nothing is missing or broken. Paid $40. I don't know much about Hanson taps/dies except they are USA made and seem good quality. Dave

Spotted on CL in Riverside, CA. Looks to be metal, but can't really tell from the pics. http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/tls/3430315645.html Dave S.

I’m just starting to organize my 3-car garage after moving in 6 months ago. I bought one of the Whalen butcher-block top workbenches from Costco this weekend, on swiveling casters. I’d like to design some sort of “quick release” mechanism to lock the workbench to my garage wall when in use. I...

I just moved into an 109-year-old house (with a 102-year-old garage) and I need to attach stuff to the lath & plaster walls. I started reading about anchors, and it's too much information. Everyone claims to make the new, greatest invention for anchoring to lath and plaster, but I'm looking for...