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    Cabinetry for my garage

    I was lucky to source some old research lab cabinets that went in my garage, im also waiting to pickup a stainless steel counter top to replace the wood
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    The Milwaukee addiction thread! :)

    scored this at HD, asked the rep for a banner and he handed one right over
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    The Milwaukee addiction thread! :)

    the HD prices for batteries are a rip off. on Amazon I was able to get a two pack of the xc 4.0 batteires for $114 shipped
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    Who do you trust.....

    No one, I hardly trust my father as well. If it is a specialty tool, (dial indicators, pullers, etc.) which I know I can easily find in his garage I will let him borrow it, but some times he annexes my sockets into his collection. Other than that no one else even gets to look at them lol.
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    How did you learn your trade?

    I went to a 4 year college, got a BS in Marine Engineering, I cant stress how importatnt it is for the 4 year degree. I work with plenty of people who have gone through apprentice ship programs in various trades and it only took them so far. The trade schools may get you starting out at a high...
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    How old is your Garage/Shop and Home?

    my house was built in 1955, korean war era house, I was told they were building home so fast that every 10 homes would share a payphone out in the street. there are some goofy things that were done during the original construction that iam remediating. the garage is the same year and I...
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    HOA vs HOME MECHANIC

    im not a fan of HOAs mostly because in the inflated real estate market of San Francisco. The going rates for most HOAs are $650-$800 per month. My cousin and I purchased our properties at the same time, my house was valued 100k higher than his however with his HOAs his monthly payments are about...
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    Garage coveralls...

    I use my old coveralls from work. Category 2 arc flash rated so they are great for welding and hot work. I got tired of changing into different clothes each day
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    Philips LEDtube T8 LED replacements

    we have an energy division at my facility and we have been doing a lot of retrofit projects where t8 fixtures are being replaced with LED equivalent. I spoke with our electrical engineer and he said after all of his research the LED tube replacement isnot financially feasible, the operation...
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    buying steel? variable prices?

    i go to a place near me and I know im getting ripped off, he charges me 1.50 per lb + 2.00 per cut, I usually just go for off cuts that are laying around and he charges me 1.00 per lb. now specialty products like DOM are a total ripoff. I get my material from a guy up north and I purchase it...
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    Home (shop) automation

    a network controller bridges the hardware I/O (input /output) controllers to a graphical web user interface. instead of a typical PLC having all of your input output boards all one rail and possibly having remote I/O in the field. the network controller can be used soley to support remote i/o...
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    Home (shop) automation

    i used to be a programmer/hardware engineer/project engineer for Schneider Electric doing Building Automation for hospitals, central plants, schools, etc. i am fortunate to have lots of spare parts and access to software that makes implementing a full web ui and automated system at home...
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    Kobalt Vs Husky Vs Craftsman Pro Wall Cabinets

    im going to be honest, before I built my garage I was scoping out the craftsman cabinets and I though they were the cats meow of garage cabinets. I ended getting some old cabinets from a research lab that vacated from a property and when I compare the two side by side you couldnt pay me to take...
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    Milwaukee fuel 3/8 or 1/2 compact impact vs. SO 3/8

    i bought a 3/8 fuel milwaukee and its the best ive used. my air rachet was cumbersome and i dont do any work on my cars with out it. the 3 setting are great and the torque differences are very apparent. i do plan on buying a 1/2 fuel milwaukee as well to use for camping and offroading.
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    looking for a very specific tool

    cool thanks very much guys! exactly what im looking for
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    looking for a very specific tool

    so one of the journeyman that I supervise was working on a electric vehicle charging station. he needed to take a cover off which was held on with a torx t25 tamper proof screw. the kicker was that it was recessed about 3 inches in the housing and a multi tool kit with interchangeable bits would...
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    hydraulic tube bender storage

    ive thought about the receiver hitch as well, I like the link above with the vertical plane, i may copy that for compactness but pit a hinged pivot and locking pin to bring into a horizontal plane, ill keep you guys posted on what i figure out
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    hydraulic tube bender storage

    lol, santa barbarara is still easily 5-6 hours from me in San Francisco. Ive been playing with the ide of some bases, one that will only be 1'x1' for storage and the other will be 1'x1' that i will pour flush into my driveway to act as a mounting pad and anchor
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    hydraulic tube bender storage

    currently i have a jd model 2 hydraulic tube bender with about 3 full sets of dies, the PO had it set up in his large shop and he built it so that it sits on a 3' x3' base with casters. the over all heght is about 4' to the top of the ram. its a good setup however at 3'x3' it does eat up a lot...
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    What would you do differently if you had the chance?

    mine started as a 24x22 foot print, it was a blank slate already but if i went back two years ago when i did the work I would have torn the whole garage down, poured a foundation the same height as the house, and then built up two stories for a loft or master suite above the garage. I guess Im...
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