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Hey gang, I have a 60K BTU HotDawg in my 26x30 detached garage. If I heat the garage to ~60* in the evening and then shut the heater off, the garage is well enough insulated that I usually won't go below freezing that night. So I'd like to be able to come home from work and run the heater for...

My first job on the new Arccaptain welder is going to be a repair to my tractor loader bucket (60" wide), which has rusted through in several places. To do this job I need to cut out panels of ~12 ga. steel, clean up the edges and then weld in repair panels, with splice plates on the bottom...

Can anyone tell me whether or not this welding gas bottle is within it's inspection/test date? A guy nearby is selling it at a fair price, but it's empty and I don't want to buy it if it's expired

Hey gang, I'd like to get a welder for infrequent hobby use. I'd like to be able to weld angle and tube steel frames with up to 1/4" wall thickness for projects such as a DIY bandsaw mill build and tractor implements. I'd also really like to learn to do small detail TIG welding for hobby...

Hey all, I moved my very old 6" China bench vise from my basement shop to the Taj-ma-garage, and now I'm missing having it there. So I'm looking for second hand Wilton or Columbinan vises and all the sellers seem to think they're made of gold. So I turned my sights to Harbor Freight and would...

Hey all, I'm doing an on site glue-lam type build up with three rows of PT 2x10 with rips of PT plywood between each one. We frequently do these at work with SPF sticks and CDX rips and use generic white glue (and a boat load of nails). Anyone ever do any substantial glueing of PT lumber...

Hi all, I'm trying to get my last footings in for my screen porch build, but the November weather in Maine is not cooperating with my schedule.... I need to pour two box-formed footings and then two paper tube formed collumns this coming weekend. But the forecast is for mid 50s by day and...

A brand new, unused Kurt DX6 CrossOver 6" machinist vise. Opens 9" wide. Bought two brand new last year... only needed one. My loss is your gain. MSRP is $811 Yours for $500 Available in sea coast NH (will meet up between Portland, ME and Boston north shore) I have packaging to ship... but rates...

Hey gang, I'm gearing up to build another timber frame and am getting my tools organized. Last time around I had a really cheap pair of come alongs that were trashed when I put them to hard use. I'm looking for a new pair, but I'm suspicious that the load ratings on the imports are just made...

I've had a couple of these (Cover-It and ShelterLogic) over the years.... my current one is 12x20x11 barn style with 2" pipe and 9oz cover. A tree fell on it two years ago and though I got parts and repaired it, it's in pretty rough shape. Looks like this (pic from internet) So I'm looking...

Hey gang, I'm in a perplexing situation as we are repairing the head on our Grizzly G0757 milling machine vertical head. The seals were leaking like a sieve and upon disassembly, the lower bearings in the gear train were all loosey-goosey, as a result of a ~1/8" layer of fine ferrous gunk...

Hey gang, I finally got sick of fiddling with and babysitting my fickle 29 y.o. Coleman 5KW (peak) generator every time we lose power and upgraded to a new Champion 9KW (peak), open frame, Tri-Fuel, electric start, invertor generator. For now, I'll keep connecting to the house via. a 30 amp...

Now that the Garage is mostly done, I've promised my sweetie that I would build her a 20' x 14' screen porch between the garage and house. I built our timber framed house ~25 years ago, from logs harvested off the property and milled on site with a Woodmizer, and I've been itching to build...

Getting tired of mixing up Quickrete in a wheelbarrow and thinking about about picking up one of the poly barrel direct drive (electric motor) units from the big box store.... 6 c.f. poly drum reviews say you can mix four 80# bags $600 out the door Compared rental rates and used models on...

15 years ago, they were scrapping an industrial bench with a solid maple top and stainless steel metal surface at work and I bought it from the owners for $20. I've used the maple top bench in my basement woodshop ever since, but I saved the metal all these years, knowing it would come in handy...

Hey gang, After 23 years I want to replace the big box store Schlage lock sets (locking door knobs and dead bolts) on my house and garage. I'd like to upgrade to something more robustly built for improved security, but don't want to bring a lock smith into the equation. Is there anything out...

It has been a long slog to finish the interior of my 26'x30' COVID garage since I decided to insulate and sheet rock myself. But I think it came out pretty nice ;) Years ago we insulated and heated a warehouse at work and the contractor was delayed getting R-21 wall insulation delivered, so the...

I'm taking a deep dive into mini-splits and MRCOOL DIY. I'm installing: A multi-zone 27KBTU condenser with 18K air handler on first floor for LR, and 9K air handler for master BR on the second floor directly above LR. This installation is on the side of the house that everyone drives up to...

The company I work for has done very well this year (despite many obstacles) and the big cheese surprised us with an unexpected bonus. So with my lovely wife’s blessing (after allocating the lion’s share for more mundane purposes) I indulged myself with something I’ve always wanted…. a Kennedy...