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I was at a yard sale today, just down from my house. I picked up 9 florescent light fixtures, 4 36" tubes in each with a difuser panel that is hinged to open up for bulb replacement. I also got 3 twin tube 36"" fixtures and a single tube 6' fixture. Plus all the tubes for the fixtures. I...

I am putting materials together to build a recumbent tricycle. I was wondering if anybody in the forum has ever taken such a thing on? Got any pictures of the build or finished project? Experiences to share? I am looking over plans from Zombie Bike now.

My neighbor is tearing down an old house and called me over to look at this bench. About 10 feet long, 4x4 inch legs very solid top. Told me get it out of the house and it was mine. So the wife and I (gotta love the little lady) dug it out from all the **** piled in the house and got it over...

We seem to go through a lot of light bulbs at the house. I usually replace one each month, sometimes more. I was wondering if this might have something to do with the electrical system at the house. A bad ground or weak ground maybe? The house was purchased two years ago and was built in...

Can any of the members around Oklahoma City offer any suggestions for a source of square mild steel box tubing? Salvage would be nice for a cheaper price, but maybe that is not possible. Thing is I don't really know the area that well. I have not been in town very long and really only know...

My wife wants me to build a screened gazebo. It will be located about 40 feet from my workshop. The breaker panel in the shop has space for additional breakers. I have 220 in the shop on two separate circuits that are not being used plus the blanks on the panel. My question is this: Is...

Here in Oklahoma, we are getting a ****-load of rain. My neighbor's back yard has flooded and has started flowing into my yard. My shop is a 35x35 corrugated metal wall structure. All around the building is a two foot wide sidewalk which is flush to the wall. The water on the east wall is...

My wife was out of town yesterday and locked the car keys in the trunk. Rather than pay a lock smith to come out and open it she let the maintenance guy at the nursing home she was visiting "open" the door for her. He shredded the door seal on the right front door. I have a new seal ordered...

I have a 2 bedroom house, stone wrapped. The master bedroom and kitchen are on one side of the house and a guest room with in suite bath and a laundry room on the other end. There is a great room in the middle with a 12 foot vaulted ceiling. The thermostat is in the laundry room next to the...

I am looking for the table insert for an older Craftsman 12" band saw. It is a model 113.243300. The insert is a disc 3 3/8" in diameter with a slot in it for the saw blade and a notch to index it on the table. Does anybody know a source for the more vintage Craftsman tools? This saw was...

What is the value added of a double cut saw? I see adds for them but never any comments about what is so good about the idea of two circular blades over one.

I recently moved from Wichita, Ks to Midwest City, Ok. In Wichita I had a two car garage, filled with family stuff and, go figure, two cars. No real space for me and my stuff to work in. A wood working shop of sorts in the basement, all projects limited to what could go through the basement...

I am looking for recommendations for an intercom system to reach from my house to my workshop. Shop is about 50 feet away. The wife is tired of walking out to get me for dinner and such. Power for both buildings come from the same meter if that is any help. The shop is a metal building and...

We purchased a house with a well and septic system. I am not having any problems, but I do not know where the septic tank is. I figure I should know where it is if I do have a problem, sooner or later it will need service. I am seeking advice on how to find it. We have had a very mild...

I have a Craftsman 33 gallon vertical tank compressor. I am in the process of building out my workshop/man cave and got to thinking about running the air lines around the shop. I am planning to have at least 5 drops scattered about the work areas. Would there be any value added to expanding...

My friends and I built this Vietnam Gun Truck replica for The Kansas Museum of Military History, using only the tools available to the troops in Vietnam.