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About a year ago I started to make some rough sketches of what I wanted to build as an expedition style trailer. I built a utility trailer 3 or 4 years ago. It was a fun project and I wanted to build another one. I bought some metal for the frame and started to cut it to size. I was...

I've had this metal shear for a few years and always found it to be a pain in the **** to use. It has to be mounted to something to work properly. A work bench is too high to get good leverage with the handle and it's hard to come up with a lower stand that is anchored to the floor...

I've had a cheap "outside" vice in a work area behind my garage for years. It's been great for welding, fabrication, working on my Jeeps, etc. It's been on a makeshift stand and I finally decided I needed something better. I started with a pile of scraps that I had in my "metal shed" (kind...

I'm looking for ways to store my car wheel dollies. They're great to have when you need them but are a pain to store when you're not using them. I cut pieces of 3/4" MDF for each of them (4) and use them for general purpose dollies as well. I seem to be happiest when I have "anything" on...

"Never Mind"

I haven't seen a thread on this so I thought I'd start one. First up, because I just want to get it out of the way, is my cheapo portable band saw from Princess Auto. This is probably the worst sounding tool I own. It growls and whines every time I use it. It sounds as if the blade is way...

Is any one familiar with the Mr. Heater 45,000 BTU heaters? I'm looking to heat a 20'x20'x12' well insulated space with a vapour barrier and I'm sure it will handle that. I'm more concerned about instalation, exhaust, propane or gas preferences, etc. and whether you have had good or bad...

I built, or rather tacked together, the car pictured below in 1971, exactly 40 years ago today on New Year's eve. It's long gone but I'd like to think some kid is still having fun with it on a farm or trail some where. I doubt it though. The story is that 2 friends and I built 3 cars just...

This Kijiji ad isn't mine but I thought it might be of interest to someone in the Toronto area. I have the same spot welder (pictured below) and they work well for jobs when you can only access one side of the sheet metal...

This certainly isn't a new idea but I thought I'd show you the way that I did it. For years I've used an old 5 gal. metal pail to soak small engine parts, carb parts, etc. Today I added some air pressure to it to get things moving while I'm off doing other things. The pictures below...

Not mine but I thought someone might be interested in this. http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-1944-45-SNAP-ON-TOOL-KIT-World-War-II-WARTIME-ISSUE-W0QQAdIdZ257137316

I answered a Kijiji ad today and went to see a tool box I was interested in. I didn't buy it but I did end up with a No. 8 Record vise to match the No. 4 I bought new in the 70's. I picked it up for $75 which I thought was pretty good. It has some welding slag on it and the black stuff you...

Not mine but I thought someone from the Oakville, Ontario area might be interested in this. http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-equipment-Selling-a-Snap-On-Tool-Box-Set-Vintage-W0QQAdIdZ229763005