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I'm wondering if anyone can help me out with this. When I bought my property years ago it had this light fixture with an outdoor switch that had a bulb base broken off in it. I've tried pulling the bulb base out, but it seems to be fused in there and I just get little pieces of aluminum... Can...

Actually found this out from my wife since she's been watching deals for me and just told me she ordered me a set. For Black Friday Grypmat is giving a 2 pack free with a 3 pack. So, $99 gets you 5 grypmats. https://www.grypmat.com Looks like the 3 pack is the original "pro" series and the...

Saw this posted on SD and ran into my local Advance. The hose reel was on the shelf marked down to $43.15 with an additional $30 off instantly. Rang up at 13.15. YMMV as it doesn't appear to be available for shipping so you'd have to look for local stock. It's a cheap plastic reel, but...

My 20gal compressor bit it last night. It does look like I could fix it, but I've never really beEn happy with it. From day one it's leaked and been stupid loud. My wife hates how loud it is and I agree... I don't want to hear my compression from my house when it's in my detached garage. To top...

I'm looking at horizontal bandsaws to use cutting metal stock. Primary purpose will be for hobby use mild steel or some aluminum cutting. I'd like to be able to primarily make both 90 and 45 degree miters for general fab/shop projects. I'm relatively new to metal working and just got a welder...

I'm hoping someone can help me sort out what I need and more importantly what would be the best solution to run a 240v plug for a welder I'm planning to purchase, a Lincoln Electric Power Mig 210MP. It's a 200 amp 110v/240v multiprocess welder. The owners manual shows it draws 27a max at 230v...

I've always wanted to learn to weld, but just never really had the opportunity/need. That said, my wife wants to get me a welding setup for Christmas and asked what I would need. I've been talking to a friend who recommended the Hobart Handler 140. It gets good reviews, but I do have some...

I am curious if the old furnace in my garage works. I decided to not worry about it last winter, but now that some other projects are underway I'm hoping it will work and I can just heat the garage when I want to work out there. It's an old Mor-Sun that appears to be from around 1950. I...

I am in bad need of some new garage doors. my main garage has 3 old wood doors and I need to replace the two main doors so I can actually use my garage. Since I'm new to this I'm seeking some advice here. I have also come to realize that my doors are not exactly standard. The opening for...

I've had bad luck killing weeds in my driveway and patio using chemicals. I've sprayed multiple times and the weeds just keep coming back. On top of this, I need to be careful and rotate when I spray because one of my dogs licks everything :headscrat I was going to try a propane torch and went...

I purchased a house this spring and intended to get new garage doors and openers put in this summer so I could park my vehicles inside this winter. I didn't realize that my doors were custom sized and require special tracks due to low ceiling height resulting in them costing significantly more...

I'm looking at picking up a Brad nailer for some projects that I'm planning. I already have a twin stac cman compressor. It should run any nail gun I throw at it without issue. I will not be using this professionally, so I don't want to spent a ton of money. Under $100. I can get a Hitachi...

Hello, My next tool purchase is going to be a belt sander. I would really like a true multipurpose sander that I can use for wood, plastic, metal etc. I would also like to be able to use it to sharpen knives. Due to this requirement, I'm primarily looking at 1" and 2" wide belts with combo...

I have a couple questions on drawer liner for the tool chest I just picked up. This is my first tool chest so I don't have any experience with previous liners other than the cheap stuff from hd/walmart. The chest is 30" wide base that is a bit rough. The bottom door is missing and one of the...

Hello, I purchased a set of snap ring pliers from Ace some time ago after installing a short shifter in my car. I managed to complete the install without them and then picked up these: http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1286443 Yesterday, I decided to lube my ratchets...

I am more or less a weekend warrior. I like to do simple repairs and upgrades to my vehicles on my own so I can frequently be found in my driveway detailing or working on one of my vehicles. Until recently I had no idea why I would need or want a better ratchet, but seeing a couple buddies use...