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I've got an old vice that I inherited from my Grandfather. It's not fancy or particularly pretty, and it's not big. Last weekend I was tightening it down on something and the pin that holds the handle to the screw shaft sheared off. I didn't even know there was a pin there, but you can see the...

I have always 'made due' with a regular hand drill, but I'm about to embark on a project that requires 14 holes to be drilled very accurately, and that means it's time for me to buy a drill press. I always figured that I should buy a floor mounted drill press, but they seem to have about the...

Here's the situation: My garage is a simple 20x20 in my backyard. I want to heat and insulate it, but I'm having some moisture issues, and need to remedy that first. For some reason, the slab was poured in a way that the bottom 6" of the back wall is under grade. The slab was poured flat -...

I guess my title is an oxymoron, but I hope you all know what I mean. I came across this picture: a while ago. See how the outside looks like an extension of the inside? I've got a 22x22 garage that's really just big enough to park two cars in. Throw in some bicycles, lawn equipment, etc...

I've got a Craftsman door opener (ceiling mounted) that's been acting up lately, and I really don't know where to start with it. The door opens fine, but keeps stopping and reversing on the way down. It seems to do this more often when it is hot outside. Holding the button down will force it to...

I changed the coolant in my Mustang today, and as expected, made a HUGE mess of my garage. You know how it is, the odd dribble here, spill over there, it runs behind the lawnmower, etc, etc. I'd love to hear what others do to control their used fluids in their shops. What do you use for used...

A couple weeks ago I saw on this site a picture of a garage in which the owner was using the second floor as a wood shop. He had a set of double doors on the second floor, and a beam/crane that he could send outside to lift materials into/out of his shop. I've searched for every term I could...

I once heard a story about someone who bought a van that would no longer fit in their garage, so they stuck a bunch of jackalls around the perimeter, lifted the entire garage up a foot, and build a stud wall underneath for clearance. (it was actually my father-in-law,lol) I have a small 24x24...