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Thanks for the comments on the vise. The lettering wasn't bad too do. I just bought a small foam roller and some white paint and just went across the letters. Any mistakes I made I just touched them up with an acid brush. The Sawzall was so cheap because at the time of purchase it wasn't functioning. I took a gamble and bought it anyway. I took the handle apart and found that the trigger and relay was caked in drywall dust. I blew everything out and it came back to life. The case itself was worth $10.

I seem to be at a 40% success rate when I go to them, Do doubt that I come across more sales of clothing and household items. I've started looking for the ad's that mention, "Moving, Estate, Retired" to have the best luck. The stereo was a score. Previous to that I had an old receiver from when I was a teenager in there.

Milwaukee Sawzall and some other items Price $10.00 Miscellaneous Ratchets SK and Proto Price 15.00

As a person who is quickly getting to the demographic of "Middle Aged". I'm becoming more interested in going into Garage Sales to see what I can find to use in the shop. This is a strange turn of events since in the past I couldn't have been bothered with them. However, I've had very good luck finding some good items for not that much money. Typically I find myself looking for the older American made hand tools as they seem to be of better construction without some of the current hype of today's offerings. Here's a couple of items I've picked up in recent weeks. Columbian 504 Vise - Found it hiding in a corner begging for some attention. After some time with the wire wheels and a little bit of paint. It was brought back to it's former glory Price $10.00 Ok - Not a tool, but it did bring some much needed audio to the Garage. Sony 5.1 with powered sub Price $20.00

Thanks Everyone!

I'll chime in. Initially I started on the Bosch 12V compact line which I absolutely love. I have the Impact, Drill and the Pocket Driver. It's great to have the 3 tools to setup for different tasks and not worry about changing bits. When I wanted something with more power, I decided to go with the 20V Porter Cable 20V Max series. The impact is an absolute beast for what it is. I've recently picked up the Oscillating tool, 1/2" Drill and the flashlight and I couldn't be happier. For the price point and the performance, I'm happy with them.

Thanks! I'm doing my best without upsetting the banker of the house.

Window Project Original wood double hung windows with aluminum triple track storms. So glad to get rid of these

Roof Project For those who do roofing for a living, I have nothing but respect for you. This had to be one of the most physical exhausting job we had ever done.

Hi everyone. Just signed up today and figured I would add some of examples of what I've done around the house. I live up in the Northeast and our home is a 2 story colonial with a detached 24x24 2 bay garage. House was built in 1912, so needless to say we have had a lot of projects to kee us busy. My wife and I have done a lot of the work on our home to save on labor costs. We sided and replaced the roof on the garage last year and for the summer were currently replacing all of the windows. This was when the siding was completed. I still needed to paint the doors and do the coil trim work around the door. I forgot to take a pic of that.

Here's mine, Husky 52". Picked it up about 3 months ago and I love it. Prior to this I had the HF Red 5 drawer tool cart. That cart was great but I quickly outgrew it. I sold that and the 2 Craftsman chests. For the money you can't beat it

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