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I've seen more and more of the magnetic cell phone bases around lately. There is usually a little ball, which either clamps on the air-conditioning vent, or a flat base, which sticks to the dash. As I understand it, there is a metal plate you stick to the phone and the bracket is magnetic...

My new garage / workshop has metal studs. This is GREAT for straight walls, but I've never had to fasten heavy items to metal studs. Planning to attach strut vertically to every other stud, to give me a place to attach brackets and tool racks and fans and pretty much everything else. What...

Good afternoon. I'm getting ready to buy some nicer taps and need some help figuring out which "H-level" I need. So far, I've only ever picked up the inexpensive sets from the box store and you don't have the option of deciding which class of fit you get...you just get what you get. Here is...

Good evening. I think I have this in the correct forum (lighting and electrical). I have a 70-volt amplifier on the way for my garage. I've done a lot of research and I still have a few questions, for anyone familiar with 70-volt sound systems. If there is one thing I've learned about GJ...

I've been watching my local CL for metal drawers for a LOOONG time. Finally found these. At the price they were asking originally ($25), I thought they'd be gone before I could pick up the phone. A week later, they were still there...and the price dropped to $20. I notified the person and...

Introduction to Solid Rivets 101 I've had a lot of requests lately for information on using solid rivets. In fact, I've had people from other forums join Garage Journal, where I host my main thread, just to 'private message' me about solid rivets. There really isn't a single 'clearing house'...

I thought some of the Snap-On toolboxes were huge. Take a look at this Lista offering. A tool box with it's own 'upstairs' and it looks to be forklift portable... Hmmm...how do I get that into my garage? M_P

I don't usually re-post stuff from my main thread to other forums, but I thought the fan I just installed for cooling in The Aerodrome Studio might be of interest to folks who are looking for a relatively-inexpensive way to get some airflow in their 2-car garage... --- It isn't a fan OF The...

A: I've been interested in getting a Porta Power Ram recently. I've always thought they were cool, but believed they were primarily for auto body collision repair, which I do VERY little of. I've seen a few examples lately, though, of people using them for very interesting things, which have...

I have the IR heavy duty air reciprocating saw, and I really like it, except for one thing...YIKES...have you seen what they charge for blades for this thing? Do they make them out of gold? Please answer any of these you can... 1. What name do you use to find them on the web (using...

I openly profess my ignorance on this tool, and I am willing to go through ridicule to figure this out, because it seems like this tool is the bees knees for tapping. I suppose the average Joe would have titled this 'School me on ____," but I'm not normal and I think the title says it all...

Hello! I am getting a large piece of manually-operated bench equipment for The Aerodrome Studio soon. I've got a few questions that I'm sure a few of you have dealt with in the past... 1. How do you design a bench to hold a VERY heavy piece of equipment (This isn't a 'structural' question...I...

Hello all. I have the basic two-car attached garage with the pitiful electrical setup which seems common in houses now: - One 110 volt outlet near the washer and dryer - One 220 volt outlet near the dryer - One 110 volt outlet near the garage door - One 110 volt outlet in the ceiling, near...

I've watched a lot of threads on air compressors and installing air lines over the past few months. Lots of people claim there are "NEGATIVES" about this or that air line material and that is why they have not/would not install it. I am considering installing air line in my 2-car garage...

A little while ago, I made a trade with a neighbor of mine. We have very similar vehicles (Large, older, white, Ford trucks). His is the big Ford Bronco and mine is the Ford E350 15-passenger van. I lucked out when buying the van...I found a van that was 20 years old, with only 10 thousand real...

It seems popular lately to put a few current pics up at the front of a thread. I didn't reserve space for that, so I'll have to squeeze them in here. Here is The Aerodrome Studio in June, 2012. I just completed the first major cleanup and organization of the studio, right after adding the...

I noticed a new Harbor Freight on my way to a training class for work today. On the way home, I stopped by to check it out. The store looked great...lotsa windows, plenty of stock out where you could get to it, decent layout and plenty of light. Still the same old HF smell, though. I'm not...

After posting my first project, I decided I needed a better way to keep the camera ready for recording my progress, so I can show my projects to everyone in the Garage Journal. I use a VERY small digital camera, made by Sony. I've carried this camera with me all over the world and I like...

So, after years of being a nomad and moving every 1-to-3 years, I've settled down to the same place for a while. I'm starting to work on my shop (there will be a thread here and plenty of pictures, don't worry). I got a new tool cart a couple of weeks ago, but I just am not ever happy with...

Hello everyone... I've been working on a riveted aluminum picture frame this weekend. Tomorrow is my 2nd wedding anniversary and I wanted to make something special for my wife. We just got back from a cruise, and had a ton of professional pictures of us, which needed a home. I decided on 5x7...