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    Liftmaster opener not working

    Any thoughts here would be appreciated. I have a liftmaster opener (chain drive) on a standard residential garage door. It's worked great for a year or so, but stopped working today. It will not close the door; it shuts off immediately and blinks the light, as if there's a jam or something is...
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    New house, new shop - planning stages

    I'm leaving the Bay Area and headed back home to Southern Oregon where I grew up. Selling my house here should finance my new shop & house. I have a 5 acre piece of land and should break ground some time next spring when the rain lets up. I have a guest cabin to stay in for the winter. My...
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    Design & build a large toolbox - input desired

    I am about ready to start designing a new tool box, and am interested in your opinions about what dimensions to make the drawers. I have a giant stack of 28" full extension Accuride heavy duty drawer slides. I have a 6' wide maple benchtop. So, the box will be 6' x 28". It will be 36" high, and...
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    catching up on unread threads

    I tend to have small amounts of time to read this site, so i can't just sit down and read all my subscribed threads at once. Let's say I have thread A, B & C that I follow. If I come to the site, and read A, but don't touch B & C - then next time I show up and "read new topics" for B or C, I...
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    Can I powdercoat tools?

    My main concern is heating the tools to 400 degrees. I don't think it'll hurt anything, but I figure I'd ask first. I have a set of t-handle sockets, and I want to powder coat the top of the T handle, as well as the socket. After coating, I'm going to laser cut the coating with the size of the...
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    American Hammer

    It was posted here a while back that American Hammers http://www.americanhammer.com/ was having a special on their non-marring, non-sparking hammers. I purchased a 1.5 pound copper hammer with aluminum handle for $25. I got a great deal, and I promised to write a fair and honest review after I...
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