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Let's talk garage door openers.....looking to replace two Chamberlain openers from 1992 in a detached garage. I have seen some that have wifi and the ability to open from a phone. 1. Wifi/smartphone option seems cool. If you have one do you actually use it? 2. These Chamberlain ones have...

Getting tired of paying the shops to mount/dismount at $100 per set. By now I could have easily bought one of those Mayflower ones on eBay. http://mayflowertools.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/1-2.png 1. Which one do you have and would you recommend it to a friend? 2. How often do you use it...

I typically buy tools based on use and best bang for the buck. For example, Harbor Freight impact sockets on a Snap-On ratchet. It's worth it to pay for a fine tooth ratchet when you're in a tight space but for a home garage it's hard for me to pay $150 for a set of sockets. With tap & dies...

Machine: Lincoln Electric Weld Pack HD, runs on house current, flux core wire Material: Scrap car exhaust pipe, just like what you would find at you local parts store or muffler shop. Not an OEM exhaust. Experience: Stick welding a few days in high school shop class 17 years ago and YouTube...

I'm all for saving a buck, but there are certain things that I don't mind buying new. A local MaxJax came up which I've been looking at for a while. Ad says lightly used and the're asking $1600. 1. Any concerns with buying a used lift?(Outside of the general precautions of buying ANYTHING...

With a clutch job in the near future, what better opportunity to get out and build! What did you make yours out of? How high up does the vehicle sit? Do you wish it was higher?:lol: Looking for inspiration/verification that what Google is telling me is in fact tried/true:lol_hitti

Couple things I know for sure..... -While most gloves don't bother me, not a huge fan of powder -Prefer the ones that are more "snug" that the ones you would typically see your cafeteria person using. Mainly due to the fact that usually the work I am doing requires a fair amount of hand...

Buddy of mine is doing a "summer cleanout" of his storage unit, so I threw my HF trailer on the Accord and off I went. Two hours later I was rummaging through the goodies. I think i have every allen key.....ever made.....ever. Same box Lookin4'67Galaxieconv did but without the middle...

Next few weeks may be graduating from condo living to home-ownership, in a few weeks:shocking:. Question on extending the driveway sides.....I am aware that there are predefined property lines, and I would assume that certain things can't be built RIGHT up to the line, there would need to be...

The wife and I upgrading from condo life to a single family home. The areas we are considering are more urban than rural suburbs where the majority of the homes can be defined as cookie cutter" homes, so most likely my vision of creating a path to a separate "workshop in the back yard for my...

Looking for some storage ideas, mainly for a few sets of wheels. Ideally I'd like to get them up overhead to free up valuable floor real estate free to work on my vehicles. Can't really see in the pic but there isn't a traditional "closed" roof found say in a reg 2 car garage. Looking up, all...