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I recently saw a garage/shop floor and I asked the guy about his floor finish. He said it was Tung Oil. I really liked the look of it and he said it was holding up great for him. It was a woodworking shop, so not a mechanics shop but still it looked good and he had a lot of equipment in there...

Now that it's warming up again and I fired up the AC in the house it reminded me of something. About a year ago my AC stopped working, fairly new unit. I had a tech come out and he determined the Capacitor was bad. Anyway, it was two guys, they spoke spanish and I speak a bit of spanish, so I...

I have a 1/2" Craftsman raised panel ratchet that the selector switch has broken off. No idea how it happened but it was there and then a minute later it wasn't. I did an ebay search and it looks like repair kits still exist for about 25 bucks. I can buy a new ratchet of dubious craftsman...

Sort of an odd one here. Feel free to tell me all the reasons this is a bad idea... I am building an outdoor kitchen, it will have the typical grill/flat griddle and smoker and a small sink but as we have discussed this we thought it would be really nice to have an electric oven out there. We...

I'm planning to put a sub-panel in a utility room next to my garage but as I have been planning out the future I am wondering what is the proper way to do this based on some possibilities in the future. Main power comes to the house on the south of house into the meter that has the 200amp...

Hello all, trying to understand some codes that I am not clear on for some basement work I will be doing. I understand that GFCI is required on all outlets in basement, this matches what is there now, all existing outlets in basement are fed from GFCI outlets. My understanding is that bedrooms...

So, a few times a year a bandsaw would be nice to have. I do not need a big bandsaw, I am thinking a small 9-10 inch is plenty for my needs. You can find Skil, Wen, Ryobi, etc for under $200 bucks for this size. These would just be a benchtop model that I could put up on my bench and make a few...

I need to build a couple gates that will go between my garage and property line. I will be doing a 8' gate and a 5' gate. The 8 foot will not open very often. The 5 will be used frequently and then I will swing both open when I need to get the trailers in and out. I will probably add a wheel to...

Just a little PSA for ratchet maintenance. I had a ratchet that has become one of my favorite to use. (This is it hate away) I picked it up years ago when doing an engine swap with some difficult to reach bolts on the transmission and it was a life saver. You can hate on it all you want but its...

Does anyone use one of these "small" wheeled work tables in the garage? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YD5VV9K/?tag=atomicindus08-20 In my case I would be using this more to work on bikes than cars. Lately, I have been noticing that I have been moving my stool over near the bike on the bike...

Just curious what the pro's say is the correct way to connect stranded to solid. Specifically, I just installed a smart switch that required a neutral connection. The line and load (black wires) connected with standard screw terminals just like the original switch but the neutral was a stranded...

Curious if anyone stores their cordless tools in drawers, I am more talking about circular saws, reciprocating saws, etc. Not so much the drill and small impact. I use my drill, impact, and sander often enough that they have easy to grab locations but most of the other things don't get used...

Hey all, I am looking for some feedback on making my garage door and opener quieter when opening and closing. To start off, I feel like it is pretty darn quiet already. The issue is that we have a kids bedroom above this part of the garage and at night you can hear the door open and close. This...

I am starting to plan for a smaller shed/garage in the back of my property. This won't be extremely large by most Garage Journal standards. I am just in the planning phase right now and sort of looking at feasibility of options. I don't intend to do anything for a few years most likely. I am...

I have an older GE side by side fridge in my garage. Its been a pretty solid unit. I did have to replace the defroster sensor/heat lamp a couple years ago but other than that no issues until last week. I mainly use it for drinks and a little bit of overflow from the house fridge. Last Sunday I...

I am wondering what the experts thoughts are on my situation. I currently have a 40amp 220v outlet in the garage. I don't currently use it but I plan to get a welder, nothing huge, just typical hobby homeowner occasional use kind of stuff, and I may use it occasionally to plug in my camp...

More of a question based on a comment I read else where. Most electrical panels I have seen have the 30-40-50 amp 220v breakers at the top of the panel. Is that required? Question came up where someone added a 220 breaker for a hot tub or something down towards the bottom where there were open...

When I built my house I asked the electrician to put a 220v plug in the garage and asked for 50amps. I figured this would be enough for maybe wanting a welder or making a cord to occasionally plug in my trailer for checking things out before a trip. The electrician put in a standard 14-50 plug...

Looking at getting a portaband for occasional cutting of metal stuff. The guys at work all have dewalt or milwaukee corded saws and I have used them and they are great. I have a lot of tools but have been slowly moving as many as possible to battery powered. I am a makita guy when it comes to...

Looking for some advice here, both from vendors and from consumers. I have never bothered with doing anything to my garage floors. I am building a new house and I have about 1200sqft of garage to deal with and trying to decide what I want to do. I honestly don't mind the look of bare concrete...