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I've got a manual tire changing rig I picked up several years ago at Harbor Freight. It works great. Between my and my wife's cars and other family members, it's paid for itself several times over; and I've got my technique down to where I can change a set of tires (including balancing) in less...

I'm not sure if this is the right section for this question, but it seems to be the best fit so here goes ... My wife's Aunt just bought a house across the street from us and, since she's newly widowed, I'm her new "man-about-the-house" when she needs something fixed. Her front walk runs...

I'm looking at purchasing my first welder and I'm going to need a 220v outlet for it. I'll be installing the outlet inside my enclosed garage. The panel is located on the opposite end of the wall and there is no sheetrock. My current plan is to install a two-pole 50amp 220v breaker in the panel...

Does anyone else use bags (rather than tool boxes or drawers) to organize their tools? I started using bags (mostly from HF) when I was living in a boarding house and had to keep all of my tools in a truck box in the bed of my truck. The bags were a lot more convenient when shoving them into and...

I wasn't sure where this post best fits in; I put it here because it seems to me to be a "technique" question, but I'll be happy to move it if someone will direct me accordingly. In the meantime, here's my question ... I have a 1982 Toyota Pickup that's a driving restoration project. I'm in the...

Okay folks, I'm new here and this topic may have already been thoroughly discussed, but I did a quick search and didn't find anything. If you know of any threads where I might get some ideas, just link them. Otherwise, I'd really like to hear your thoughts. I'm in the process of converting an...

Hi folks! I found this site a while back when Jack Olsen's garage was featured in one of the regular e-mails I get from several auto parts retailers. I was so impressed, I found a used 4000-lb table lift on ebay for $160 and bought it. It's going to take some work to get it ready (it's actually...