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I picked up a container/generator trailer at a govplanet auction in March. The generator sat down inside the frame rails on the 3/8” plates. The frame is all 8” channel with a GVWR of 12,000 lbs. It has four wheel electric brakes, drop axles, and a commercial wiring harness. This pic shows...

We moved into a new/old house last year. The single garage I use as a shop is fine except for the lack of lighting. That's an easy fix except for the area above the door. I've seen what others such as Jack Olsen have done and decided to create my own version of under the door light mounts. In my...

At $264.99, maybe very warm deal instead of hot: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200326857_200326857 I bought one, seems to work well. The build quality is not Morse, but for the price, pretty good. I am pleased. Free shipping, though I did pay sales tax.

Can anyone identify this floor jack? It is about four feet long, very heavy, side plates are 3/8 inch thick, has a t-handle with center knob release. Also, it has a handle locking rod that runs up the side of the pump handle. It is almost certainly US made but has no numbers, no tags, no...

The other day I tossed some junk metal into the box at the local dump. I glanced in and spotted a B&D Workmate. After a guilty glance around, into my truck it went! I've never actually asked, but I think it's a no-no to remove stuff from the dumpster. However, I couldn't let this go to waste...

So I bought a mig machine a couple of months ago. Life got busy so it sat for a while. Now it's time for the traditional (but necessary) cart build. I decided this was to be a (very) low-budget creation, hence the use what ya got theme. Started with some leftover 1.25 square tubing originally...

Last Saturday I stopped at the local scrap yard to see if there was any plate available. Well, no but I did find this 5 inch USA Columbian vise. It wasn't too beat up, but was very greasy and missing one jaw plate. The yard owner typically doesn't sell vises as he uses them but since this one...

I don't believe I've seen anyone showing off really old impact wrenches. This one is is an Ingersoll-Rand model 304. My dad (king of garage sales) gave this to me in the mid-eighties and I had it sent to IR for a rebuild in 1990 or so. The story I got was the service department had a guy who...