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Bought a shelving unit with about 75 bins full of hardware - lots of nuts and bolts and stuff I know about but a couple of bins with some type of lifting / adjusting bolts/ shafts One bin has plates that look like they have something to do with it …. Any ideas?

The old asphalt tennis court at my house is not in great shape and only used occasionally as an unescapable dog kennel so I'm thinking there might be better uses for the ground. Maybe a small guest house and garage since I've got lots of outbuildings but no formal "garage". Not sure yet but...

Something to consider when buying from this company - I'm currently getting the runaround with warranty and repair issues. I purchased a triple zone unit with an 18,000 BTU and a 9000 BTU head in 2019. Overall the initial purchase and shipment was pretty painless and efficient and they helped...

I've been using Optima batteries in my military generators and yesterday I went to start it and click and my battery meter shows one of the red-tops has had it. So I started doing some research and a red top in my group size is about 200 bucks but I'm seeing some AGM offerings from Duracell that...

I'm starting to see a few more ads on UV Lamps integrated into my central AC unit to help slow/stop bacteria and germs... With all the paranoia lately it's interesting to me that this is not getting more attention if it's real - I'm curious if any pros on this board have a opinion - with a new...

My long driveway has been needing some patching due to the trash truck driving and turning around for 20 years - in fact, maybe a repave would be better. I had some bids a number of years ago and the costs were a bit steep - the contractor said it's all based on oil pricing - which at the...

I recently got a care package from an old friend who's company makes industrial paint markers - having grown up in the marking business I've been using paint markers for decades to mark on metal/plastic - just about everything. I mentioned to him I was doing some wiring in my barn and he...

I should not look at craigslist while having coffee... Saw this oil filter crusher machine and tried hard not to call the guy but I did and a few hours later the heavy beast is in the bed of my truck. Weighs 275 pounds... I was hoping it might take down a few beer cans at the same time.. It's...

I have a couple of homemade paper towel holders in the shop and one outside under a roof by my workbench. The wind usually gets ahold of the one outside and unrolls most of it... and sometimes when I grab and rip - I end up with a few feet of unrolled towels...... I was at my daughters house...

I read lots of posts about how to get power to secondary buildings so thought I would share my recent experience at our barn. For the last 25 years, my wife’s horse barn has been getting power from a breaker at the house which is about 550 – 600 feet from the barn. In addition to the distance...

Found this cool product recently when I was tired of shaking my old spray paint cans - a simple and functional solution with lots of other uses. I'm shaking everything in sight.... https://www.mixkwik.com/

After years of powering my horse barn from a breaker at the house that runs a long way to the barn, I found my power company finally in a cooperative mood and gave me great price to set a new 15KW can on one of the poles on my driveway and bury a new 200 amp service to my barn. It's my...

Picked up a couple of Lyons small bin cabinets at a recent estate sale. Got them both for 50 bucks. Best news, they are full of interesting stuff - the reason for the post is to share the unique storage he was using for the electrical connectors - looks like thin shower curtain holder rings.

I've been enjoying this site for a couple of years - taken away plenty of great ideas and marvel at some really great shops.. I had an open wall in my shop and decided to spruce it up. Since CD's and MP3 files have taken over, I always thought it was a shame to keep the great artwork on the...