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I wanted to carry a bicycle on trips in my van. I didn’t want to carry my mountain bike on the front because of blocking headlights, bugs, etc. I didn’t like it in the back either because of added length behind spare tire and issues with taillights and rear door opening. So I decided to buy a...

I’m building a new bicycle carrier that fits in a standard 2 inch receiver. I never like the way they wobble around in the receiver. There are some U bolt type that try to clamp it tight but i don’t like them. My solution is to drill a 1/2 inch hole through the receiver and hitch tube. I like...

If you have a jeep or big truck and you need jack the body up to full droop with the tires off the ground and all you have is a floor jack it’s kind of a problem. I don’t recommend putting blocks on the jack but I have done it and you probably have to. I made a simple mod to mine that bolts on...

I hit the jackpot on free lumber after a house build close to me. My bed is full of 2x4 and OSB. All I had to buy was screws and glue. Here's what I came up with. It is 6 foot long, 33 inches wide and 38 inches tall. It's super strong and heavy.

My latest build is a bumper guard / 2 inch front receiver / light bar for my Dodge van. There is nothing commercially available to fit and as usual I probably would rather build to my own spec anyway. It is all built from 2 inch square tubing. I was lucky enough to find the pre bent piece at the...

I recently made a dolly for my boat trailer to make it easier to move around. Most Dollie’s I have seen mount an ball on them so they can lift the trailer coupler to move the trailer. I designed mine a little different. My tongue jack slides down into the dolly. This way you can roll the trailer...

I agree that cordless hand tools are great. I even have 2. One is a cheap HF that I throw away when the battery fails and the other is one I converted to using a cord and alligator clips the run from the truck battery when camping if I need a drill. If you use your tools often then battery...

I learned to weld when I was probably 10 to 12 years old watching my dad. Back then in the 50's all he was using was oxy/acetylene. My uncle actually had an acetylene generator ( kinda scary thing, never saw it used). Dad made lot of things with it. Later he got a stick welder. He and I used it...

I don't know much about it but it has 5 " jaws and is very large and heavy. It kind of looks like some of the Japanese ones I have seen but I don't think it is. It doesn't say Japan on the bottom. Also I had to fab up a new center bushing for the rotating part and the threads it the main...