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    Garage Robot

    I'm sure many of you have seen the little floor cleaning robots that have come out in recent years (Roomba, Scooba, etc.), but did you know they now have one specifically for workshops? My wife picked me one up for my birthday and I started it up last night. This morning there was a bunch of...
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    Craftsman Twin Cutter

    Has anyone here had any experience with these twin-blade type saws? They're supposed to be very smooth cutting and flexible (as far as what they can cut without changing blades).
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    Pressure treated bottom-plate vs. mud sill

    Guys, I could really use some opinions here. I was reviewing the plans for my garage's foundations and I noticed (very belatedly) that the slab had no mud sills. The bottom plate of all my walls will be double-stacked pressure treated 2x4s but how well will they hold up over time vs, a 4" mud...
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    Machining Tools

    Heya gents. Been looking for some info but I wanted to get some personal opinions or experiences. I'm looking for a good "all in one" machine tool along the lines of a Smithy 1340 or something similar. I wouldn't even consider one of them from Harbor Freight (I don't buy anything with moving...
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    In the beginning, there was... this thing

    It all started when we bought the house. It had an attached garage that we had to take "as is" which included a cracked foundation and a sagging roof. But the price was right and it served its purpose, sortof. Some internal trusses kept me from cringing every time I walked in, but the slab...
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    Greetings from Silicon Valley!

    Hi All, My name is Rob and I'm a computer & network security engineer for a telecom company out here in the San Jose. I love almost any kind of DIYing and consider myself pretty handy. My favorite hobbies are tinkering with cars & motorcycles and I've recently started learning how make...
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