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My house is 180 years old and I know there's a good mount of lead paint in it based on its age and results from tests I've done on some of the trim. I'd love to gut the house or pay someone else to deal with it but that's simply not in the budget. The windows are all old (some original, some...

I have an older ScanGauge that I bought 10 years ago when I was going through my car electronics phase, and I use it a handful of times each year to read OBDII codes on other people's vehicles. It doesn't get used much because the CEL in my 2010 Tacoma has only lit up once in seven years (bad...

Picked this up at a local yard sale this morning for $20: It's a Milwaukee 6226 portable band saw that's in pretty good shape and it came with two extra blades still in their boxes. From what I can tell based on the date codes on the documentation it looks like it's about 40 years old (late...

Scored me a lightly used IR 2131 for $20 at a yard sale this weekend: I haven't hooked it up to my compressor yet so I don't know how well it runs or if it needs a rebuild, but for $20 I couldn't pass it up. It was only used by a homeowner in his garage so it must be in half decent shape. I...

My dad stores the life jackets for his boat in an old shed out behind his house. The problem is, rodents often get into the life jacket stash over the winter and tear them up for bedding, leaving a nice mess of feces behind. We stored them in the basement this winter to keep them from getting...

I picked up a new 1/2" Husky (Made in USA) torque wrench from Home Depot yesterday to replace my old Craftsman one with the broken handle. It looks like the following: Anyway, while I was using it I noticed that the adjustment ring doesn't line up to the hash mark on the large increment scale...

Pair of new Lenox Vari-Bits VB8 and VB12. Purchased for a project but never used. This set goes for over $100 new and they are Made in USA. These stepped drill bits are primarily used for enlarging holes in metal. Price does not included shipping, which would probably be less than $10.

Picked this up at a local yard sale this morning for $10. Plugged it in and it starts and runs just fine. Anyone know how old it is? I'm thinking 1950's. It appears to have come off a table saw but the guy only had the motor and no saw. I don't have much use for it other than a conversation...

Apparently sometime in the past year my 1/2" Craftsman breaker bar fell apart and lost some of its parts. It's not broken, just missing the spring and whatever else goes inside the handle to keep the flex head from flopping around and the main pin from falling out. Can anyone help me out with a...

Anyone have one of these guys? My father gave me one for Christmas a few years ago. Used it a handful of times but did not find it particularly useful due to the shallow cutting depth. It's made by Bosch however I think it's been discontinued. Wheels are still available for it but they are...

Like many power tools these days my PC 352VS belt sander did not come with a case, and PC wants $60 for it which is outrageous for a some molded plastic. I'm thinking of just getting an inexpensive black plastic toolbox, taking the tray out and sticking the sander in there with some spare...

I have both of them - but one thing I've never quite understood is the reason to use one versus the other. I'm aware of the general benefits of each one, but if an orbital sander is so great, why do we still have 1/4 and 1/2 sheet sanders? Sander professionals enlighten me.

I recently acquired an air compressor from a local guy on Craigslist for a good price. It's a 12 gallon 2 hp horizontal DeVilbiss Pro Air II belt drive oil lubricated unit that was manufactured in 1989 according to the data plate on the tank. DeVilbisss manufactured compressors for Sears back in...

Hi my name is Jeff and I live in the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire. I have a small house and unfortunately no garage, but I do love to spend my free time fixing things and renovating my 200 year old house.