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When I built my shop, I installed 1' sq black and white stick down tiles in part of the office area in a checkered flag pattern. Over the years (35), the sticky has failed and my shop office needs a floor refurbish. I would like to install 1' square porcelain tiles throughout the office and...

If you have an Eastwood buffer motor that looks like this: It will most likely fail on you - I have had 2 fail in the same manner. If you want to prolong the life, I would take the steps outlined below to avoid this: Remove the screws on the endcaps and remove the left endcap. Then slide the...

Some time back I acquired a Mother's headlight rejuvenator kit that includes polish, various grits of very fine sandpaper and this foam ball. I have discovered it is excellent for refurbishing plastic handles on tools. Before: Another example - this one was in worse shape, but I forgot to...

I have an antique tool that is a 7/8 socket on a hex drive that looks like about a 7/16 inch allen wrench. Can anyone tell me if this is some kind of specialty tool?

I am an avid DIYer and work on a wide variety of projects. Much lower skill level than Don at the Big Party Garage. But I do find a need to occasionally clean up something on a wire wheel or buffer. Several years ago, I bought an Eastwood 1/2 hp buffer motor and used it for several years until...

For Sale: Wright N-16 46+ 1/2" drive speed handle. Price is $15 plus shipping. Can ship via ground advantage for $13 for lower 48 states. PM me if interested.

For Sale: 3 piece specialty tool set for working on the 3rd valve on Honda CVCC engines. Excellent condition. Asking $10 plus shipping in the lower 48 states. Small flat rate box shipping is $12.65. Please PM me if interested. Identifying numbers are: RK 944-6590000 07907-9850001

I have had a 1500 pound winch with steel cable installed in my enclosed car trailer for about 30 years. I used it once to pull a full size 3000 pound plus car into the trailer. Now that I have a Side by Side (SXS), that I occasionally take to unknown trails, I was thinking I might benefit from...

One of the many afflictions I seem to suffer from is the inability to carry a tool set just as it was purchased. Many years ago I inherited or acquired some tool sets that I decided would be a good basis for a computer desk tool kit, truck tool kit and side by side tool kit. But I just had to...

My oldest hand wrenches were moved years ago to my tool bag that I carry in my pickup. I have an Indestro set consisting of 1/4-5/16, 3/8-7/16, 1/2-9/16, 19/32-11/16, and 5/8-3/4 wrenches. I was looking at these today and noticed that the Indestro name is only stamped on the 1/4-5/16 wrench...

I suspect there is a thread on here for home made tools, but I could not find it. I have been working on thinning out possessions and retrieved this from the barn to photograph and place an ad on CL. This is what I made to simplify the stretching of chain link fence I installed about 1400 feet...

I am thinking about having my driveway paved and am looking for information to help me make an informed decision. The driveway was built 36 years ago by first removing about 8" of topsoil and then laying 3" gravel during construction phase on house. This was followed by 3/4 inch gravel and...

Overall diameter is about 4.75". Made form about 5/8" steel rod. This is as it came out of the ground - no attempt to clean yet. Would this be some type of rigging device for lifting items with a crane? Backstory: I made it down to the woods to mow for the first time this year. While mowing...

I recently reached out to Race Deck because I had 5 tiles that had gotten stained in a way that I could not wash off. They quickly provided me with replacement tiles. I think their customer service is outstanding. Here is a picture after replacing the 5 tiles - can you identify the replacements...

I have always had a desire to keep things organized, whether it be my life, my tools, my shop, etc. At age 73, I can now admit that organization is a goal not a destiny. What do I mean by this? When I first built my shop, I had x number of toolboxes and parts cabinets. A few years back, I...

I just installed the third new set of blades on my planer. The 2 old sets I had saved and tried touching up with not much success. So, now I am thinking I need to dispose of the old sets - but how? Most of my scrap metal gets dropped into buckets which I eventually haul off for recycling. But, I...

Back in 2011, I acquired a Modine PD30A0111 off of a CL ad for a couple hundred bucks and installed it in my shop. I have loved having this in my shop. I like the location and I like the feel of the warm air blowing across the shop. Unfortunately, when I was in the shop a couple days before...

Wanted to try some electroplating and needed a DC power supply. Have a couple dozen AC/DC adapters/chargers. Thought I should check them to make sure they were working and to select the best actual voltage one for my experiment. Got out my 30 year old multi-meter and tried to check voltage and...

I have a Trane heat/air unit in my upstairs controlled by a Trane thermostat. This is a unit that allows you to set the mode and the fan on automatic. If the temp gets above your upper temp setting, the air conditioning kicks on. If the temp gets below the lower temp setting, the furnace kicks...

Went out in the garage Sunday afternoon to discover water pouring through the ceiling. Shut the upstairs a/c unit off since it is above garage and called repairman. Repairman arrived yesterday and determined that algae growth had completely clogged the condensate drain pipe, leading to water...