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I need to recharge my car before summer hits. Its been a long time since I've done any AC work on a car. I dusted off everything and picked up a few cans of R134 at the auto shop to find that the cans have changed. My piercing tap doesn't work on these self sealing cans, so I need to get one...

Fellas, Haven't done this before, and looking for some guidance. I'm getting rid of all the cross beams in my garage, and went to a structural engineer to figure out how to do so. I need to add a larger beam to the ceiling, which will be held up by the structure in the first picture. That...

Fellas, On ebay (Link), Hartville Hardware Clearance Outlet is selling Tormek T8s, new but with damaged packaging, for $999 (with free shipping), which is close to the normal price I've see elsewhere. However, they are offering a bulk discount: if you buy at least four, the price is only...

I recall when Hitachi bought Metabo (or was it vice versa?) that Hitachi started calling their tools Metabo HPT, and that the "good" Metabo would remain Metabo. Well, I was checking out the Metabo website and it looks like in the USA, all tools are now going to be Metabo HPT. It says...

On the side of my house, there is a second gate that leads to the back yard. I took the gate down, but now I want to cut back this cinderblock wall so it's wider and will let me move bigger items into the shed I'm building. I don't want it completely gone since it looks like it's part of the...

I had a structural engineer come to my house and provide plans to maximize ceiling space in my garage. It involves installing a large glu lam beam (5.125"x15"x22') under the current ridge beam, and then sistering 2x10s to the current rafters and connecting to the new larger beam. On the two...

I bought a used tool box, and threw out the old liners because they were pretty shredded. It left a bunch of remnants, though. They're like bits of plastic now. I can flick them off, but there's A LOT of them in all the drawers. Any cleaner that will get them all up, and not damage the tool...

Going to look at a Matco MB7525 tool box, date code 09/30/04. I've seen others that have a "Made in USA" sticker on the ID/Serial Number sticker, but the one I'm checking out doesn't. It doesn't have any indication of where it was made on the ID sticker. Were Matco Toolboxes always made in...

Eventually I'd like to pick up a TIG, and reading threads here, the HTP 221 or 251 meet my needs for the jobs that come my way (I point them to others since I don't have TIG at the moment). However, the used market is constantly churning here with Miller and Lincoln welders, and was wondering...

I've outgrown my current older Craftsman tool boxes. Was thinking of just picking up some used ones, but I guess what most are selling aren't actually made in the USA. Actually, my current tool boxes aren't either. I thought all Craftsman tool boxes were always made in the USA, but I was...

Because I have other battery tools by them, I've been using a modified Bosch GKE 18V-40 for general things around my property like cutting tree branches and even cut down a thin palm tree. I changed out the original 16" long, .043" bar and chain and put a 14" long, .050" gauge bar and chain...

I've bought a few of these Drymate Oil Change mats: https://www.amazon.com/Drymate-Spill-Inches-Premium-Absorbent/dp/B07R185TNN/?tag=atomicindus08-20 They work pretty good, but after a few months, the rubber backing starts to fall off, and leaves a sticky mess on my drive way. Does anyone...

Cleaning out the garage at my wife's house, which was full of old stuff from the previous owners. Found this vacuum tucked in the corner, but can't really find anything on it. Anyone know about this one? Still works.

Anyone use a Dust Deputy or similar product with their shop vac? Looks cool, but do they work as good as they claim? Filter bags are e pensive so if it can save me from having to replace e them as often, I'm all for it.

Going to finish the garage in my house, and I'd like to get more height. I'm seeing some cross beams in the garage, but I don't think they're structural because they're not holding anything up. They're nailed to the sides of the roof beams. Then there's this 2x4 coming out of the wall that is...

What's folks experience with this? I'm seeing some good deals on there, and their ebay store has mostly good reviews.

When I was searching for a new jack I saw in a few catalogues these really tall jack stands. Like four or five feet tall. What are they used for? Extra safety for if a lift fails?

My old hand-me-down Craftsman floor jack has bitten the dust. I was looking to get something new that's made in the US, but options are limited and way outside my price range. Looks like they're made more for the military? I started seeing some good things about European jacks, like AC...

It's dark early now, but I still want to tinker on things outside the garage. Can anyone recommend a good portable light solution? Portable in that I can put it away in the garage every night, so even a tripod set up will work.

Was installing a 70 amp breaker into my breaker panel. Plenty of room in the panel. Breaker is right and fits fine, albeit being newer than what's installed in the rest. Weird thing that is happening is that when I install the breaker, it works and there's no issues, but when I go and put the...