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I have been a technition on the road for 25 years. I just changed jobs and have to outfit my third truck. All the other technitions at work share their innovations. Do we have some guys here that have their shop on the road? Pictures of your ideas would be great. Keep those wheels in your head...

I have pondered this question often. What is it that makes vice grip far superior to all the other copy cats. Is the metal better or is the machining tighter. Why does the thumb screw hold up much better, the rivets are stronger. Maybe you disagree? I look at things at face value and I can't...

I acquired a generator that ran the first radar system at the beginning of world war two. It was the SCR 268 radar gun laying system. They would find the plane put the search light on it. An when they snapped on the light they would shoot it out of the sky.

Finally found the rusty piece with good paperwork I was looking for. Now the trailer building can begin! I wanted something that was about the right size. I am planning on a 6'x8' power tilt with winch. Small enough to pull with the 4 wheeler and big enough to haul the 4 wheeler. I think I will...

Found these at Ollie's bargain outlet. Thought they will work nice for things I want to pull up out of the way in the garage.

I wanted LED and rechargeable to give long life. Plus the cavity around the battery gives space for matches band aid's and many other survival things. After getting the NiteIze LED at Lowe's I found out about the reverse polarity problem. The way the battery is in the Lanterns it is reverse...

I found this at a Restore and who's I knew how old it is. The original papers have prices in them. And they are so cheap it would have to be very old. Also it it was made in Easton Pa. I live close by but never knew that they were from here. Anyone have a clue on the age. It appears to be a...

I want your ideas. I am building a garage at the edge of a drop off to my back yard. It only drops about 7 feet. So I dug a pit at the back of the garage. Now all I have to do is the floor and the walls so I can concrete the garage floor. This will allow for you to pull all the way in and over...

I want your ideas. I am building a garage at the edge of a drop off to my back yard. It only drops about 7 feet. So I dug a pit at the back of the garage. Now all I have to do is the floor and the walls so I can concrete the garage floor. This will allow for you to pull all the way in and over...

Years ago my uncles barn burnt and we all helped to rebuild. One of the men brought a power tin shears that was Black & Decker if i I recall. It looked like a jig saw, except it had a power roller on top of the tin and an idler roller on the bottom. It ran over tin at any angle like a dream and...