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I bought this Balkamp vice yesterday. It is in great shape except for the swivel clamps. Does anyone know how these clamps come apart? Top top part only turns about 60 degrees and it feels like it hits a stop. They don't tighten the clamp under the vice very well and I don't see how they...

E=K'ledgeBldr;2498729]What I "hear" is a hand-shake job, no inspections, no regard to current code, lack of communication, and lack of understanding. In other words, it was bound to have mis-steps. I did not mean to give the impression this was a "handshake" job. Actually, I wrote a detailed...

What I "hear" is a hand-shake job, no inspections, no regard to current code, lack of communication, and lack of understanding. In other words, it was bound to have mis-steps.

My 24'x24' garage is almost done, but there were a lot of tense moments along the way. Fortunately, I had a great contractor. First, I complained that the re-inforcement bars were laying on the ground and did not have chairs under them before the pour. "Oh, they lift those up while pouring the...

Re: Beggining to hate Craigslist!!arrggghhhh! I have had very good results from selling stuff on Craigslist. But when I list something for sale I WANT to sell it and price it accordingly. Sometimes I sell it weeks after I posted the ad and had given up. Almost all the people I have dealt...

Thanks for posting. I have been looking for a box/bag/pouch to carry common tools to where ever I am working - usually around the house or up on the roof working on the AC. The two different "journeyman" tool pouches and belts I bought I don't like. It is too hard to find the tool I need. I...

Thanks! I will check the centrifugal switch.

The compressor is a single stage, cast iron compressor. How do I check the unloading valve? I don't believe that is the problem, because the symptoms will happen when 1st starting after the compressor has been unplugged for months. The compressor is at my cabin so I can't go out an check it...

My 1 hp 120vac compressor motor sometimes just hums and does not start up until the breaker trips. Reset the breaker and it will start right up. Sometimes it hums for a few seconds and then starts. I replaced the capacitor, even though the old one tested good. No change. Is this a winding...

Then just when you think you have most of the tools and equipment you need, you buy a vacation home and now you have to start over.

I doubt if the schlage digital deadbolts are made for a garage door if you don't have a regular door entrance, but you should lock the garage door tract with a lock or clamp - especially if your garage door has windows. There has been a series of garage buglaries around here by thieves removing...

I don't know where you are located, but I had a foam roof installed on my house about 13 years ago, since my roof is just slightly sloped (3/12?). That is the best roof I have ever had. After I first bought the house I replaced the roof with a rolled roofing type. It lasted about 5 years...

I received a bid for a 26'x26', 2x6 stick built, garage of $61,000. The garage had a 7/12 metal roof, a 6' wide roof overhang "car port" with concrete floor on one side, 16"w x 30" deep footers, 4' high, 8x8x16 CMU block stem wall, 11, 4' T-8 lights with prismatic covers, 220 vac outlets, half...

Thank you very much for all the input. This information is what I have been looking for.

I am building a 30'x26' garage in snow country. The garage site has to be cut into a hill so there will be a 4' high Concrete Block wall on top of the foundation footer which will have backfill installed against it. There will be a French Drain at the footer level. I am looking for a peel...

I will be building a 30'x26' garage later this year. Our County Building code only requires a footer depth of 18" for garages and out buildings less than 1000 sq ft. The frost level is 30". A footer of 30" is required for a cabin. The county could not give me a reason for the different...

I need a small tool box to carry behind the seat in my Tacoma PU. I just carry the tool box in my vehicle when I travel between my house and cabin. I was using a canvas bag with 3 zip pockets, but it is too hard to find the tool I am looking for in it. I want a rigid box now. I am trying to...

I had bought a set of black handle Snap On screwdrivers - probably in the 1970's. Everyone of the black handles eventually disintegrated just laying in the tool box drawer. They were hardy used. The temperature in the garage in the summer can reach 120F and inside the truck parked in the sun...

Check out "Strictly Toolboxes.com" as advertised on this Site. I went there out of curosity (sp) and was impressed. Looks like good value. I have never seen one in person though. I have Snap-On Top and Bottom tool chest that I bought 20 years ago and still love it. Every time I open a...

Too late to start saving receipts for me. A lot of my tools are 20-40 years old and I was/am too disorganized to keep all those receipts. I have "full replacement" insurance, so hope that will work along with the brand/model of each tool. A friend did not have "full replacement" insurance...