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Have been away for waaaaay too long and thought I'd give an update on the garage project. Can't believe how long it's been. Anyways, we began site prep a few weeks ago...

felt compelled to dig out some pics of the last shop. For most f my stuff, I have smaller items stored in tool boxes with the tools they go with. For plumbing, all the fittings, pvc stuff, glue and...

Yes, there is a definite divide between wood and metal. I have built most of my shelving and storage items from wood, but friends do comment whenever they see me cutting lumber, knowing I spend alot...

As if heavy electrical cable isn't hard enough to manuever when it's room temp, it's downright miserable to work with in the cold. Were you running through joists, or using clips? I ran 46 feet of...

Art: Yes, I used Shark Bites for the first time and they worked great. My new supply lines to the sink are PEX, so I found a good spot to make a junction from copper to the PEX, and they worked...

Thanks Scott;

Art (and Cebby), here's a link to some pics.http://picasaweb.google.com/neuswede

I loaded up some of the early pics of the damage and floor repairs, cutting down and chipping up...

Well, it has been an incredible odyssey these past few weeks. Finally was able to get to the cabling of the house for cable and internet connections, and am back on-line after about 3 weeks.

As I...

Sear warranty does have a nasty clause in it...tehy can now replace your tool with one that has been refurbished. Found this out the hard way about 2 years ago. A brand new flex head ergo handle 3/8...

I have a Makita chop saw, and I think when you use the term "chop", you can probably assume inaccuracy. Chopping to me denotes close to acceptable, while cutting denotes a greater degree of accuracy...

Probably not as COOL as driving a locomotive, but I did have some fun with my vintage race car at The US Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen a few weeks ago. This was my first time at The Glen, and if...

I have a little first hand knowledge of the process; I am in the sales department for a company that sells vintage car and truck tires. Unlike many tire companies, all of our sales staff actually can...

looks like alot of good work going on there....

Yes, Central Wisconsin is definitely snow country. We've been very fortunate in the past few years with only a few small storms and little accumulation. The worst we've had more recently was...

Yes, the Northeast can be especially brutal in the winter. I spent my childhood growing up in Northeast Ohio along Lake Erie, so I am well acquainted with lake effect snow storms and harsh winter...

Art:

The new place is approximately 13 miles east of Hershey, in South Lebanon Township. We're practically neighbors.

Marc

Home purchase update: We closed on Oct. 29th (yes the 80th anniversary of the stock market crash of 1929, and the locally imposed date celebrating Halloween this year in our area). Anyways, we had...

For anyone travelling in Pennsylvania and who love trains, check out Steamtown USA in Scranton and the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum in Strasburg (near Lancaster). Another good one is the B&O Museum...

And I thought I've driven some cool stuff? That takes the prize for torque and horsepower! Pretty cool to actually take the controls, even at 15 mph.

Marc

With all the shops going out of business, I went with a nice quality built used press and spent $75 to but it and bring it home. After clean-up, adding my shade of red paint, some new hardware and a...

Couldn't agree more...Glen also made a similar point, too. I also think that the slowness may be attributed to the fact that for many of us, we're out in the shop or garage ACTUALLY building stuff,...

You raise some interesting points but I prefer a smaller mug that better fits in the cup holder and is easier to manuever in a vehicle. I find that larger ones don't fit well and have a tendency to...

No experience with the Hobart (good reputation and a good brand) but I bought my Millermatic 175 a few years ago from Indiana Oxygen Co on ebay. Even with shipping, it was less than I could have...

Still waiting for the inspection and appraisal to be completed. Signed the mortgage application yesterday and have a tentative closing date of Oct. 30th.

After a discussion with my zoning officer,...

lOur original closing date was booked for Nov 13, but our lender now thinks Oct 29 will work. After closing, I'll need some time to get the permits. In my township, you need a building permit for any...

Well it's been a long road to finding a house, but we FINALLY had an offer accepted! The home sitting on an acre (the short sale house) is still sittingthere and after almost 6 weeks of waiting, the...