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I need to replace a storm door, 2 actually, and would like some feedback from the folks on GJ. While the project seems straightforward enough, I’ve never replaced a storm door and thought I’d ask before proceeding. It’s a 1960’s brick ranch, existing storm doors have seen better days, a couple...

I’ve got this set of 4 tools that are a mystery to me. If I recall they came in a huge box of leftovers from a machine tool auction several years ago. They are labeled as Norton Machine Works, with a patent date of 1936. I cleaned up the largest one a bit. The shank looks similar to...

I wanted to get some input on what folks are doing to keep track of vehicle and equipment maintenance, how it works for you, like/dislike, etc. I’m finding that as I get more equipment to take care of, less time to work on things, and my brain seems less likely to remember things, that I need a...

I need to crowd source some help to identify this motor, so I can figure out which machine (of the many waiting) it can power. Was a scrap yard gamble several years back, paid by the pound, less than $20 if I recall. The downside is that it’s missing the cover off the capacitor box and has no...

Free to good home that wants to take some time and get this vintage gal up and running again. History: belonged to a friend of the family, then to my Dad 20-ish years ago, then to me 10-ish years ago. I had it running, everything worked, then the compressor had difficulty upon start up, and...

Picked up this freebie bench top a few years back and I need to figure out how to repair it. Had been covered with a piece of 1/4” thick nylon-esue plastic (UHMW?) so I didn’t know the extend of the damage. It’s 1-3/4” thick, 30”x72” and is destined to be a general purpose working bench, I...

Thought the community might enjoy seeing these, a set of NOS Proto pattern SAE wrenches. Years ago (in the late ‘90’s) I was a frequent flier on Grainger’s in-house auction site (think poor man’s eBay copy) that was used to liquidate returns, discontinued items, etc. I was able to purchase a...

Thought I'd post some pics of two sets of Proto wrenches, and then some comparison shots. The first set I just received, Proto J1100R, 7 piece, SAE, 12pt, full polished: http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Proto-J1100R-Piece-Wrench/dp/B001HWFN84 Got these as new off eBay for $66 plus...