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I've found that the good stuff is always worth it. It holds up to the weather better, maintaining gloss and color retention as well as adhesion. Wash it down once a year, and it should last a decade. Of course, my cousin has been in sales with PPG for 30 years, so I get his discount. :)

Did you find a solution, OP? I can't imagine going under the rail line with the granite and whatever else they put under there. One of the existing lines through our town was laid before the Civil War, and it's currently four feet higher than it was DURING the Civil War.

I meant to thank you earlier for posting this. I used the coupon to buy my son the mechanic's cart. He's starting as an aircraft mechanic on Monday, and it's what all the guys there use. He's 19 and will be making more money than his mom. :)

Damn. I thought they'd be WAY more complicated than that.

I have a converter from Milwaukee (same parent company as Ryobi), and it won't handle the kind of output for an RC battery unless it's for trickle charging. I use mine to power the fish finder on my kayak.

Absolutely. I had a crew of four cut down three big trees last summer. It was 90°+ all day long. They had access to the garage fridge, and I bought them a tailgate pack from Bojangles for lunch. A contractor for a local internet service knicked the neutral on the 400' underground feed coming...

I've threatened to mount all of my kitchen counters on hinges with lift cylinders underneath that'll automatically tilt the countertops to a 45° angle just to keep down the clutter.

That'll be my new nickname. 😄 I don't know the exact size, but I can tell you this...every time I tried to buy a custom ball cap in my youth, it was always special order. :LOL: I was always on the last one or two notches on the one-size-fits-all caps. The Costa is still a little snug, but...

I was thinking about picking up one of those. How do you like it other than this issue? My house, deck, and driveway take 24 total hours of work with my little 2300 psi - 2 gal/min model. I only do it all every other year just because of the time it takes. Plus, I maintain my mother's...

My head's too big for every straw hat available around here. :LOL: Academy had Costas in XL, so I bought one each for my son and me. He just looked at me funny. I said "Just wear it to the beach next time you go. You'll see."

Exactly right. I mowed the yard yesterday (30" walk-behind) starting around 5:30p. Took about 1.5 hours. Then cleaned my pellet grill and straightened up the garage a bit. Didn't go in the house until 8:30. Soaked through all my clothes, and it was cooler yesterday than it has been for the...

I know you asked about convertible trimmers for edging, but here's what I've done, because I don't know when to hush. I bought a Milwaukee trimmer (Quik Lok system) 3 years ago and haven't looked back. It's light enough that holding it at an awkward angle for edging along flower beds and other...

I am very sorry for your loss and am familiar with your dilemma. I went through this with Dad's passing a little over 3 years ago. I took what I didn't want or already have to Habitat or gave items to friends that needed them. That still left a ton of stuff to go through. The only items I...

Good thinking. I remember reading in, I think, Popular Mechanics years ago about something similar that happened. Farmer parked his combine/massive capacitor overnight under some high voltage power lines. The next day he grabbed the door handle, and the current went through him and blew out...

I'll add to post #2. When I install new towel bars, hand towel hangers, or TP holders, I always use a 1/8" spring-loaded wing toggle on the top bracket hole and the manufacturer-supplied plastic anchor on the lower hole. The toggle is for strength, and the anchor is to keep the bracket from...

Third vote for this route. I started doing it last year when I bought my first cordless blower.

Thanks, @sansbury, I'll give that a shot. I recently brought home a stack of scrap Baltic birch from work that I plan to use for shop cabinets.

I ran into that little trick a couple of years ago when I was looking for casters. Four of the SAME dang wheels sold loose are cheaper if they're attached to the freakin' furniture dolly.

My wife and I met when we were in college. She started working for her dad after college, but we weren't married yet, just dating. She was working for him when we got married, and, unfortunately, the company went out of business 7 years after we got married. I woo'd her with my mechanicing. :)

Dupe.