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ive just bought a cheapy toolbox for my new work van and the draws are pretty deep. i used to just have my spanners rattling around in one of the draws but the new box is pretty deep and i'm sick of listening to spanners crashing around as i drive... I'm after some sort of spanner holders that...

ok so that time of the year is fast approaching so what have you got planned for the festive lighting? post up your ideas or great finds or projects.. extra points for arduino/raspberry pi/automated systems. ;)

after trashing many toolboxes in my mobile van setup, i'm thinking of fabbing up some HD draws and use bearings to for the runners. most of the sources ive found are pretty expensive. any cheap sources for smallish 1"OD kinda size bearings?

ive restored an old 1947ish champion drill press, but have decided that i dont really need it.. looking at listing it but no idea where to price it? any thoughts? (will have a period motor fitted)

Thinking about protecting the hardboard top of my workbench...should i go for something like a teak oil or just good old varnish? any good coatings anyone can suggest??

Hi guys. my garage build is coming along and i'm picking up a few 4 draw and 10 draw filing cabinets for storage. I want to paint them all the same red that is reasoably close to the red of my waterloo toolbox.... Any suggestions of an easy to apply red enamel spray??? Maybe rustoleum safety...

I'd like to build some crankshaft stools like the ones in the pic.. Any hints or tips on how to build them? any particular crank that works well for under a 3ft bench?? V8, V6 i4???

Hi everyone here's the start of my new Garage with a conveniently attached house. :) Its not huge at 20x24' wide. The average garage around here is usually just under 20' x20'. The extra width is to acommodate a small side workshop bench area, Vintage drill press, media cupboard and...

concrete paint or epoxy? whats the best bang for buck? not interested in sparkles or carpet or racedeck.

thinking about putting a single (or possibly 2) sprinklers in the garage. the main water feed to the house comes in at the garage in 1" pipe so was thinking about tee'ing into that to feed the head(s). I was just thinking about using some 1' or 3/4" galv pipe over the top of the garage and...

having a new house drawn up and and am having some storage above the garage. as per the drawing below what sort of load would the storage space handle. the bottom plates of the trusses are 190mmx45mm floor joists so about 8"x2". the span accross the garage is 7.2 meters. i wasnt planning on...

i'm looking for some sort of telescopic or adjustable workbench or office lamp to use for soldering on the bench etc... anything out there?? i have a very grunty 12vdc power supply so could even convert lamp to LEDS and i have even considered some sort of vehicle led lights but have no idea...

Those of us Miata/MX5 owners know how great they are.... show me your miata garage and any cool miata stuff like hard top hoist etc etc..my 1990 JDM eunos roadster will be getting its new garage around december hopefully and i'm already planning the hardtop hoist that will move to the side of...

Hi everyone. I'm in the process of building a new house with attached 20'x24' (6mx7.2m) garage. ive got lots of good ideas here and spec'd the trusses above to be attic trusses for extra storage and a 5' offset to one side for a workshop area. things to go in the new garage will be... 1/2" ply...

Hi guys. I'm in the planning stages of a new house build here in New Zealand. I am looking at fitting a whole house water filtration unit to the incoming town water supply to the house. Here in NZ the water is pretty good quality (easily drinkable tap water) but its heavily chlorinated so...

Anybody used filing cabinets instead of toolboxes in thier garage? Used filing cabinets seem so much cheaper than toolboxes and down here (less than half the price of a similar sized toolbox) andin New Zealand we dont have great places like Harbor freight etc... any suggestions?