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Bought an old brick building that someone had glued lattice all over the front with silicone caulk. Anyone have a sure fire way to remove the silicone caulk from the brick without damaging the brick? So far we have tried razor blades (it only takes off the top layer), Goof Off, Acetone, heat...

I use automatic center punches quiet often. I've always just picked up cheap General brand or something from a big box store and they work great out of the packaging but after some use they start to stick. Take it apart and put back together and they work again for a short time (usually) before...

Need some thoughts on an adhesive that will work on acrylic and HDPE plastic. The backboard on the kids basketball goal is coming loose and I'm not real sure on what will stick to both pieces. Really don't want to screw it together if I don't have to and I'm tired of hearing it flop around.

Drill Press Vise Suggestions Somehow I managed 46 years without owning a drill press but picked up a nice older Delta Rockwell a couple of weeks ago. It will just be general purpose use with whatever material needs a hole in it. I would like to add a vise to it but while there seem to be a...

We are having a new 16x45 patio poured in a couple of weeks and nobody wants to look at naked concrete. My wife thinks it will look like a driveway against the back of the house and wants some color on it. She wants something in a light brown family. Please keep in mind this will be an uncovered...

I am building out a new service van and need some help coming up with a design for a workbench countertop. It will be covering the blue parts bins in the pic. The total size will be 18" wide and 96" long. The section over the blue bins is about 56"x14" and has a solid back. The issue I am...

I want to extend the roof on my building by about 18' on one end to provide an extra covered parking space that I can drive through. The existing building is an enclosed pole barn that is finished on the inside with normal trusses on the roof. I am curious what I can use to span the 18' without...

I have a vinyl residential window that is broken and need to replace the glass in. Does anyone know somewhere online to order insulated glass panels with grills inside? The window manufacturer is no longer in business and I can not find a local glass shop (within an hour at least) willing to...

My old trusty drop light finally died a few weeks ago while doing a brake job. I loved the light and we have made many memories together over the years. Sadly they no longer make the old fluorescent light I had so it's time to shop. What's the "go to" light now days? I would like corded and...

Back in 1999 I built this house and have no clue where I got the windows I installed or what brand they are. I most likely ordered them from a local hardware and lumber store that is just down the road where most everything else was purchased. Anyways, over the years I've noticed that they all...

The other post about gutters got me to thinking that I really need to add them to my building but also need to replace the ones on my house. The building is simple, but the house has several large oaks around it and the gutters tend to fill up fast with leaves and debris. I've got the cheap...

The steps on our front porch are very wide and our son is just starting to walk, so I've got to build a gate so he can't take the tumble. The post for the rails (4x4) are 64-1/4" apart. The existing rails are built from 2x4's with 2x2 spindles and 4" off the floor. I want a single gate that I...

I have a 30x30 pole barn with 10' walls and a 4/12 roof pitch with 12" overhang. There is no ridge vent and no soffit vents. The building was wrapped with bubble insulation and the interior walls are framed out with 2x6, bat insulation and OSB. The building has traditional trusses spaced 5' OC...

The bottoms of my trusses in my building are 9'-8" from the floor. I have put a floor over some of the trusses (2x4) for light storage and my 6' ladder is not tall enough. I have a 12' step ladder that works, but is huge and to tall to move around without folding it up and laying it down. I...

I have a ceiling fan upstairs that was mounted to a plastic box and over the past 15 years, the screws have stripped a bit and the fan gets loose from the ceiling a little and wobbles. I can still snug them up but they will not actually tighten once they bottom out. The plastic box was...

When I was a mechanic I purchased and used a very expensive set of fluid filled gauges for working on transmissions and hydraulic systems. Since then they have just sat in one of my boxes. Last year, I was heartbroken when I noticed that one of them had the cap pop off and leaked out in the...

Almost 20 years ago I was working on circuit boards on a daily basis. I had an old Weller station, an 8200 and a couple of old butane irons. I packed all that up and somehow managed to misplace the box. Recently I have had a few projects to work on and the only thing I could find was an old...

I know there are thousands of threads on attaching a lean to on a pole barn, so here's another one. Building is 30'x30' with 10' walls. The grade on the back of the building had to be built up about 2' so I have about 12' to the soffit. The top bands around the building that support the trusses...

RETRACTED - Already Sold Very nice rivnut kit from AVK Industrial Products with lots and lots of extra inserts and rivnuts. This is a very heavy duty tool with quality hardware. Nothing from Harbor Freight in this kit! This is one of the easiest kits I've seen on the market to use. You can...

I'll be listing many different electrical specialty tools over the next few days and adding them to this thread. First up is an Ideal 61-065 Voltage Tester good for 120-600v DC or AC. It is used but in good working condition (just stuck it in a receptacle) and the leads are in good condition...