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I have a small work bench for working on guns and reloading ammunition. The quick change mount I use for reloading presses has a plate for a vice with an 8x8" bolt pattern. I'm looking for a lightweight vice to bolt on there. I don't need pipe jaws or anything heavy duty. I have one of those in...

I have a 12x20 shed with 4 windows. I have a 9500 watt generator in case a hurricane knocks out power. It's set up to run inside the shed with a through wall exhaust. However if I run it, it creates a lot of heat and likely not enough fresh air. Sometimes the carbon monoxide safety feature...

I have a plastic Sterlite locker with shelves that is packed full of various paint and chemical spray cans. But the shelves are sagging severely. https://www.sterilite.com/product-page.html?product=01423V01&mid=469 I'm looking for basically the same thing but made out of metal. Where would I...

I'm looking to free up some much needed space in the garage and thinking about booting my Jeep Wrangler to the side yard with a cover on it (the roof leaks in rain). Thoughts on how to deal with parking long term in the grass? I was thinking concrete pavers under the tires, or making a vehicle...

I have a 16x20 wood framed shed with concrete Hardie board siding. I have a 9000 watt generator and the exhaust is pointing right out the back. I know everyone says never run a generator inside. However nobody will be in the space if I run it. I have 4 windows that I can open, the front door...

Can a human link me to a heavy duty shed hasp for a double shed door? Google is failing me with A.I. reviews and top 10 lists. I ordered a stainless one from amazon and it's paper thin with #6 sheet metal screws. I can yank on the door and rip it right off.

I need to upgrade from my little "stacked hot dog" baby compressor. I run some air tools, an HVLP spray gun, and I have a "barrel blaster" budget bead blaster that the specs call for 12 CFM @80psi. I loaned away my IR garage mate vertical compressor. It was only good for 5cfm and I had to...

I have a 500 gallon underground tank. I want put a tee, shut off valve, and POL/bbq fitting so I can run a dual fuel 9000 watt generator from it. Any plumbing gurus that can help me piece together the best way to do this with my set up? Am I better off teeing into the copper line? In the Iron...

I'm converting a large closet to my outdoor gear room. I have so many packs and camping gear, it's going to look like the backpack section at REI... I was thinking of running a 2 or 3 rows of garage track so I can use modular hooks to hang all my stuff. Lowes and HD sell their versions, and I...

After a month of planning I finally installed the Mr. Cool 12k BTU heat pump. It took me 1.5 days to do it all and it was very straight forward. It's blowing nice cold air right now. My brother-in-law talked me down from the 18k unit because he runs a 12k and it does perfect. Not only was it...

I got my shed slab poured, 12x16. Now I'm dealing with the remaining dirt from the slope they had to cut into. It's 2 feet deep at the corner and tapering to level at both corners. What's the optimal solution? Should I dig it back more and put in landscape retaining wall blocks? My dad thinks...

After getting quotes from HVAC companies of $6k and $7k to mini split my garage, I want to just do a Mr. Cool unit DIY. I already have the 220v breaker that I added when I put in the Tesla charger and generator transfer switch. Garage is 20' wide, about 25' deep, has 12 foot ceilings. It's...

My house has a 2 car garage. Underground service/meter comes in on the garage side. I'm considering adding a 3rd car garage along the side of the house, it was a builder option when the house was built in 2018. One contractor thinks the whole service needs to be relocated to the outside of the...

So I'm between moves and my 3 torque wrenches are probably on a container ship coming back from overseas. I pulled out my trusty Precision Instruments split beam torque wrench, which I specifically put in my luggage when I flew here, and it doesn't go below 50 ft/lbs. I'm mounting up bead lock...

What a saga- I've been living out of a triple stacked Craftsman 26" chest for 30 years. It was time to move up. I did massive research and instead of the Milwaukee box I was going to get, decided on the double stack HF 56". It showed up to my driveway and by the time I saw it, the guy already...

I'm in the middle of moving into my new house/garage. I have 12' ceilings and 2 lone light bulbs in porcelain fixtures. Obviously I need more lighting. I was thinking of 2, 8 foot strips across the ceiling. Wiring each one into the existing wiring where the bulbs are. I also want to run...

Just bought a house that has a 2 car garage with an ugly concrete floor. What are the current best solutions for a covering? Race deck? Some kind of epoxy coating? I'm tough on floors- floor jacks, dropped tools, some hobby welding, grinding, etc. My brother's place has ventilated race deck...

I got a new house and garage and it's time to step up from my tired old twin stack air compressor. I had an Ingersoll portable 120v vertical that was nice but my brother snagged it. I can wire it for 240v. I was going to get the IR $1500 60 gallon vertical, but after some reading I learned...

I'm retiring my old Craftsman 28" triple stack. I was going to upsize to a Milwaukee 40-something roll around box. But watching car/truck fix it shows, I see a lot of shops run work benches around a corner and load the bottoms with tool drawers. That might be a better use of floor space. I have...

First off I have no idea what I'm talking or thinking about when it comes to building a shop. Of course the bigger the better, but I'm trying to be realistic with my needs. My business focuses on working on small fiberglass travel trailers. One at a time, usually done the same day. So a pull...