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Harbor Freight just sent out coupons for this weekend, good for 20% off (25% off for ITC members) any single socket, ratchet, wrench, or plier item. I usually try to pick up a tool or two during these types of things that I don't really need, but might be nice to have at some point. Toolbox is...

Helping a friend with his kia optima and there's very little room on the passenger side of the engine and the frame/sidewall to get at the various pulley bolts. Seems you can only get at them with a wrench, but standard length doesn't give you much sticking out to grab on. Looking to get an...

I use the quickjack 7000sxl on my vehicles, but was helping a friend and ran into an issue with his 2015 kia optima. The quickjack is not long enough to reach the factory pinch weld lift points (about 6" short). Figured okay, just use floor jack elsewhere and place stands at pinch weld...

Located in Michigan, planning for a 16x22 (352 sq ft) detached garage in the backyard. My city follows the 2015 Michigan Residential Code for building requirements. The 2015 MRC specifies that detached accessory buildings (ie. garage) under 600 sq ft do not require frost protected footings...

Looking to sell my HF / Central Pneumatic 2-stage 60 gallon / 5 hp air compressor. Bought in 08/2016 for $800 and maybe have 20 hours total of runtime on it. Works perfectly and looks almost brand new. Not sure how much these sell for used. Only issue I have with it is the oil drain plug has...

Currently have a cheaper Bosch self-leveling cross line laser level. Works pretty good, but the "30 ft visible line" is a stretch. At 6 ft away, the red line becomes very faint trying to cover a standard 5 ft long bathtub for tiling. Can't decide between two models as an upgrade. Mainly...

Has anyone had any success controlling odors/fumes in a 2-car garage? I'm talking fumes like gas, parts cleaner, epoxy smell, etc. For example, if I go to drain old fuel out of snowblower, pull off carb and spray it down with cleaner, the gas fumes / carb cleaner fumes will hang around in my...

I really like how my cordless tools (drills, impact, sawzall, etc) are stored in a tall toolbox drawer all laid out. Open the drawer and you can quickly see and grab any tool you want. I'd like to do the same with my air nailers - framing gun, finish nailers, brad nailer, staple gun, and so...

Having trouble finding a storage cabinet sized to what I want. I'm after a wide base cabinet. Similar to the NewAge Pro base cabinet (here), except I want it wider, preferably at least 38", max of 48". Also want metal opposed to wood. It seems that all of the metal base cabinets are...

Reached the point where some serious tool organization is in order. Problem is, I don't have any cabinets for storage. I've narrowed it down to two choices: 3x Tennsco Deluxe Cabinets (36x24x78) for $1050 - link here NewAge Pro 3.0 10 piece set (3 tall cabinets, 3 hanging wall, 3 base...

Current attached garage is 20x20. Using it for even maintenance auto work is a pain. Width wise, it's good as a 1-bay setup. Length wise, you aren't able to have any cabinets/toolboxes/shelves on the front wall or else the car won't fit with the garage door closed and have walking room. Add...

Currently have an older porter cable jobsite saw PCB222TS (here). It's not terrible, but definitely a "jobsite" saw. Looking to upgrade to either the Ridgid 4512 or the Delta 36-725 and can't decide. Ridgid 4512 - here Pros: lifetime warranty, more popular table saw Delta 36-725 - here...

How do you determine how coarse and what style of of diamond grinding cup to use? I'm looking at a bunch of wheels and they don't appear to have many specifications listed other than size. I'm looking for a 4.5" cup to do a very light grind on my garage floor. Not so much for concrete removal...

There's an endless number of threads of racedeck reviews and installs, but I'm still stuck on why freeflow tiles are used in certain garages. For freeflow, I see two main benefits: 1) Liquids/debris fall under the tile keeping surface nice 2) Less expansion buckling For point 1 however, a...

I was having issues with rust colored water in the house using only one 10"x2.5" water filter with a meltblown catridge. I replaced it with a 3-stage setup using 10"x2.5" filters (30 micron pleated -> 10 micron spun -> 5 micron carbon)...

My original plan after moving into this house was to have one side of the 20'x21' garage serve as a parking space/winter storage for my new miata and the other side have all of my tools/saws setup and also be a work bay for basic vehicle maintenance. However, after getting everything in there...

Applied the Foundation Armor L3000 concrete hardener/sealer and had sprayed on a little too much in some areas. As noted in their instructions, any spots that have "pooled" will dry as a white residue. An email to Foundation Armor suggested trying a 40 - 80 abrasive rotary grit brush and if...

My garage is a 20x21 and looking into the feasibility of moving a rafter tie over for additional height in one bay. There are 3 rafter ties spanning the 20 ft width with a few collar ties scattered across. I want to move rafter #1 labeled in the picture towards the wall on the left by 16in to...

Was using a 1" auger bit in Ridgids 18V Gen5x brushless hammerdrill/impact/drill combo gun (in model R9205) to drill maybe 8-10 holes through 2x4 single and doubled up studs. The drill would occasionally stall out pushing the 1" auger bit and near the end of my work, the drill starting smoking...

Bought a Mr. Heater Big Max 50k btu unit and had a few questions about doing the vertical vent install. 1) What do you fill the roof clearance gap width to maintain the 1" clearance around the b-vent pipe (see picture below for clarification)? If nothing, how do you support it to stay...