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I have a small driveway on the east side of my house. It's over 10 years old. On the west side, I want to make another driveway on virgin soil. Excavation of grass and dirt. Contractor claims tamping and crushed gravel for asphalt. I'm not sold on the ground not settling under the asphalt. I've...

5mm or 6mm?

I'm between honouring this request for a 30 x 38' garage I want to build OR skip it but then they want it 10' from the property line. It's going in my backyard, behind the house. The area back there is 60 x 100'. I want to keep this 2' from the property line which will cost me $5000 to $10,000...

I have seen many for holding wires. Need something bigger to hold the odd Amphenol multi pin connectors. High quality and made in North America would be a bonus.

Do they get the same torque as a bolt with the same thread or is it lower? I am torquing M5 set screws to 5 nM, which seems like alot.

I want to hang up some tools on a board. Tiny hooks, screws etc. What is the best board for this job. MDF, Plywood?

Looking for ideas to store end cuts and scrap steel tubing, angle iron and flatbar. Tire of it laying on the floor. Looking for the smallest footprint possible so stacking it vertically is the goal.

I just insulated, vapour barriered and drywalled my 20 x 24 garage with 9 ' walls. Next step is mud, primer and paint. The mud say minimum 13 deg C. or 55F Do you think a 120 volt, 1500 watt heater will keep it warm enough for a couple days if it's close to freezing outside?

I have just hung up drywall in my garage. With light reflection and a little dirt repellent in mind I have contemplated painting the ceiling and walls. Considered skipping the tape, mud and sanding. What paint would you recommend and is primer necessary?

Had a Bosch system but I don't like having to pull the drawer out and place on another surface to open. Plus the rigid plastic broke. In my next box I want access to all my tools without unstacking or sitting the various compartments on the floor before I can open. Had my eye on this. Anyone...

Some pros and cons for the 2 deck foundation methods. Building a small deck on the side of my house.

Looking for a spanner wrench with 2 pins. I have a collar with 2 holes on the face of the collar. 1/8" diameter holes. The 2 holes are a little over an inch apart.

What is a good tool for this job. Generally 14 gauge.

We have a new manual milling machine at my place of work. We are not a machine shop, we are a robot repair shop. Most any job we can successfully complete with hand and power tools. My manager thought it would be a good idea to buy milling machine to accompany our sandblaster, horizontal band...

Seems like the stick style is getting rare and the drill shape drivers are popluar. I see lots of reviews on the internet but power and battery life are not in my top needs. I'm working on some electronic equipment. Mainly no.1 and no.2 size phillips screws into plastic. That's why slow...

Been watching many threads on this great forum before. Decided to register and participate in the threads. Hobbies include high performance cars. Work as a robot technician. Rt Jam stands for the first letters of my children's names. Ryan, Tia and James.