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I've been working in industry for ~25 years, and have used (and currently own) ratchets from most/all of the big name US and international brands. Still, the most-used ratchets I own are these plastic Pittsburgh ones from Harbor freight...

This week I had a crew of ~6 guys tearing out my old asphalt driveway and installing a new one. This is hot hard work under any circumstances, especially on a sunny day in the middle of Summer. While they were working my wife and I supplied them with ice chests full of water/Gatorade and small...

I thought my experience regarding minisplit selection/sizing might be helpful to others. As always, your application may vary and the best reference is a detailed manual calculation for your own specific space but I still think it's good to get a point of comparison from a real-world...

I am building a new workbench and want it to be both stable and one-person mobile. It doesn't have to be easy to roll since it will be mostly stationary, but I do need to be able to push it a short distance a few times per year. However, it absolutely needs to be totally stable and solid when...

Does anybody have experience/feedback on this style of small aerosol fire extinguisher: https://www.lowes.com/pd/First-Alert-Fire-Extinguishing-Spray/1000990428 I am considering getting a few as supplementary equipment in addition to the full-size extinguishers I have in the shop. My thinking...

Low stakes question, but interested in broader input. I'm currently outfitting a shop with air and deciding what material to use for the quick disconnect hardware. In the past I've tended towards steel because I've noticed it to be more resistant to dings/wear on the sealing surfaces and it...

I am looking for suggestions for a means to play music in my ~1,300 sqft garage. We've been using a small Bluetooth speaker streaming music from a phone but it's not very loud/good and I suspect there are better options. The most obvious option is to just get a larger Bluetooth boombox...