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My youngest is graduating this month and has a job lined up. He is into robotics and wants tools. I am not even close to smart enough to figure out some good instruments to get him. I have selected a 325 clamp meter and 117 or 116 multimeter. He works with mostly DC. I am open to ANY and...

I have a 3” plastic drain line along the side of my house that run roof drains and a rear yard deck drainage system out to the street. Under the driveway (of course) there was a tree root that grew into that line. I ran a hand snake up there and cleared out enough to get it to work…but any...

I am doing some upgrading to some very old wiring in a cabin. The walls are all non insulated tongue and groove knotty pine and so I need to snake a few lines without trashing the finishes…too much:bounce: I would like to get something fairly flexible about 3/4” and 2-3 feet long. Everything...

HD had the Milwaukee Fuel 15 gauge cordless nail gun on sale for 250…Gen 1. I bought it the day before they announced the Gen 2 coming out in Jan…for 325 or so. I have a lot of M18 stuff…a lot. I love the platform but was hesitant to get the nail gun because of the mediocre reviews (for Gen...

So I have this 30 plus year old breaker bar…the pin dropped out and of course the detent ball was lost with all my 10mm sockets. what say the GJers about best fix? thanks

Well, after 15 or so years of abuse...I redid the floor. The prep took a whole day...laying down the new coat was about 5 hours...looks good now!

I built a couple steel railing for my porch several years ago. Primed and painted...near the Pacific Ocean. Rusted badly in a year. Well, I ground out all the rust and welded patches in and started researching ways to prevent this again. I want to do whatever is going to be done myself...

I have a sliding metal gate that has had a GTO SL-100 opener for the last 11 years. It was a total pain the first few months...then they finally sent a new unit. Worked great until the limit switch functions fried on the mother board. They don’t make parts for it anymore, and it is beyond its...

I have a couple shops/garages with a lot (like a total of about 140 plus bulbs)of 4’ T5HO 4 bulb (4 wide) and 8’ 4 bulb (2 sets of 2, end to end)fixtures. Does anyone have suggestions for what make/model LED bulb would work. I am not sure whether to remove existing ballast or just install new...

Been looking for an upgraded scan tool for trying to figure out things on kids old 2005 Tahoe...and the rest of the vehicles we have too. In the 500-800ish range there are basically 2 makes that seem to be what the reviews suggest. Autel and Launch X431. I have spent hours looking at videos...

My kid needs a basic OBD 2 scanner for his (mine) 2005 Chevy Tahoe with 5.3 L engine. He is just starting to work on it and actually fixed the oil pressure sending unit...which is a total hassle job...and needs to clear/check codes thrown. Got any recommendations for a 50-70 dollar scanner...

Had a garage built (NorCal) about 12 years ago. Had them rough in for a bathroom upstairs in a game room. Finally getting around to building it. Broke into wall to check everything out. Found the cold water supply which is 3/4” copper...and this red flex line stubbed over to the hot water...

Well, I posted a while ago about my very faithful Speedaire that got a pin hole leak. Took a while but found a replacement Speedaire new tank... I cut open my 30 plus year old tank and was surprised how little corrosion there was...but a lot of gunk. Enough to create a pin hole on one of the...

30 yo Speedaire Compressor-tank leak- UPDATE Well...my very faithful Speedaire finally had it’s last pressurization. Tank leak on the end cap...pinhole. Zero chance I will try to...well, you know...create a bomb by patching the tank good as new! Wanting to have a good compressor...looking...

I am wanting to get a good quality 20-30 ton press. Most of the use, if not all of it, will be for bending metal fab work for stuff I am welding up. I am near 60...so want something that is suitable for an older guy still in good shape (thinking I want a floor model with a decent size working...

I did the search thing...really couldn't find good advice for my condition.... Looking for suggestions about what good quality 20-25 ton or bigger if you guys think it should be...press to get. Will mostly be used for bending and fab of metal for welding projects. Will probably be getting...

Been wanting to build in tool boxes for a few years...finally made it happen... First picture is in the shop...the Second and third are in the garage attached to the house... Got the Tool Vault boxes from Strictly Tool Boxes...those guy are great. They pack the boxes incredibly...

Finally got to order the two tool boxs and rebuild my workbench... This is before... I got a total of three 55"x 24" Tool Vault boxes from Strictly Tool Boxes. Those guys are great. Took the time to talk to me...alot. I had a very complicated split delivery...and they were awesome. They...

My dad passed a decade or so and I have some of his tools that I plan on selling. I would like to get a fair price...but also get them to someone who will actually use them...and you guys are whom I trust on advising on middle of the road values... If any of you GJ guys would like to work...