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I have a neighbor who doesn't seem to understand my no trespassing signs or me verbally asking them not to use my land. They've also used a 3ft strip of my land as their mown gas lawn. Last week they buried something (dead dog?) on my land and enough is enough, so I'm building a 12ft fence to...

I picked up a master set of 44 wrenches from Gearwrench to keep in the truck. I decided to test them out on a project in the garage today before actually needing them and the open end doesn't slide over the fastener. It needs to be slipped over the end of the fastener similar to the box end. I...

I have a Dewalt Hammer Drill (DCD995) I bought it in 2014 and have been giving it a hard life ever since and only recently eased it's work load by purchasing a drill press. Last night I was drilling a 1-1/4" hole through 1/2" steel and my drill started a habit of smoking. I have Milwaukee's 12v...

After having converted the garage into my workshop this last fall I've been cramped for space and a lot of the stuff I see no point keeping in a conditioned space year round (pressure washer, grill, boat engine, lawn mower, chainsaw, ATV, gas cans, tires, garden tools, etc). Whenever I do...

I picked up a 20 ton shop press last night at HF. $139. Took about 30 minutes to assemble but the jack didn't work. I spent another 6 hours bleeding and rebleeding it and I have finally given up. Harbor Freight won't just let me return and replace that one part out of the box, they require I...

I am working with some thick 3/4" material making truck parts and I want to get the edges nice and smooth and chamfer the edges so I am thinking a belt grinder will do the trick apposed to my current angle grinder with flap wheel which I find doesn't quote have the finesse that I want. I don't...

I understand that if in a humid environment occasionally heating a garage can cause more rust to bare metal than leaving the garage at a consistent temp. Is the same true for humidity controlled garages? I have a lot of bare metal in my garage workshop that I'd like to keep as rust free as...

My garage door installers gave me a call today to confirm my (non-previously scheduled) install date of tomorrow. Unfortunately due to a mis-order I do not yet have the metal fascia installed behind where the weather stripping and brackets go on the top and sides. The ceiling is 100% completed...

I was quoted by an electrician I've used before for small jobs before to wire my 30x30 garage. Here's the scope of work: New service to garage with breaker panel (energy company is bringing it to the building). All wiring will be run on top of wall through conduit. I am providing all lighting...

Use HVAC condensate to wash hands? I am adding HVAC + dehumidifier to my garage/workshop and I do not have running water. I was thinking though that I could gravity feed a small sink using condensate into a holding tank above the sink. The sink would then drain back through the wall into a...

I'm getting my garage insulated with spray foam. All electrical work and plumbing will be done before hand. Do I need to seal up anything before the walls and ceiling are sprayed? After do I need to seal up the spots where he will be unable to get? Such as were boards are sandwiched together by...

I'm in the process of insulating, heating and cooling my garage. No interior walls are in yet. In the summers when I am welding or grinding I normally open the garage doors to let out all of that stuff that I'm sure is great to breathe. But since I am insulating and heating my garage I would...

I'm redoing a lot of the wiring on my garage/workshop and I have existing T3 flood lights above each garage door that I like to use when grilling late at night or when a friend comes over and we pop the hood on his car to take a quick look at something without pulling it into the garage. Is...

Has anyone had good or bad experience with Andersen windows? I'm looking for a well constructed and highly-insulated window. HD has the 70 series for ridiculously cheap in vinyl which is tempting.

I have a fairly typical wood construction 27x32id garage with 10ft walls. I am using the garage as a workshop building offroad vehicles as a hobby until I can afford a larger dedicated building. Once that happens it will turn back into a home garage and spot for the wife. I contacted a local...

I'm looking for a good quality cross slide vice for my drill press. Preferably 8". 6" would be okay.

This is my first real welding project... a car frame. I am pie cutting tubing and welding the seams closed. I realized that I am very bad at welding vertically and it resulted in some lumpy welds which after grinding down I noticed some "voids". Also, in one spot I had welded off track and...

I just bought my first new steel from a metal yard. One thing I noticed is that all of the sheet metal is rusty. Is that normal? I bought some 18ga 4x4 panels for body work to replace rusted panels. Do you just sand the rust off before welding and painting?

I bought a Miller 875 that's going to be delivered tomorrow. I had assumed since everyone likes Miller welders that their plasmas would be great too, but it looks like Hypertherm is what's suggested. Is it worth returning (and paying the shipping and restocking fees) to exchange for a...

I am in need of a real angle grinder for cleaning up a car frame after cutting off brackets. My current Dewalt 20v grinder isn't cutting it. I have a true 7.5hp 80gal compressor. Should I go with an AIRCAT 6340 or Makita GA4542C?