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Both of my Grandfathers loved their old wagons. You could easily fit a full sheet of plywood in them with the seats folded down. That outside window crank story is a riot.

Think about it. You can grill them and eat them.

Wife is wanting a large 3 row SUV in about 2 years. I told her definitely look at a year or 2 old used vehicle. Valuation drops fast.

Rattlesnakes are not poisonous.

Define "not cheap".

Looks like an earthen dam covered in a very thin layer of concrete. Not acceptable for that much water.

I had to run an air conditioner in the garage to get any decent paint adhesion. Humid as heck here.

That looks like a plug tap. That is what I use 90% of the time but if it won't start threading in you may need a full taper tap. Also, if your drill press has .008" runout I doubt anything new would be a whole lot better unless you spent a ton of money for something made in Europe or USA.

At least 3 of those rivets look like they sit in a passage or cutout, they will not be a problem.

There was a vinyl enclosed insulation I had lined up but never pulled the trigger. It was white and would reflect light nicely while containing any fibers. The attic is already covered in OSB and I don't want to add any more weight on the underside. I need to check pricing again as it had a...

We used to have quite affordable energy rates but they went up a few years ago. Currently paying 12.5 cents/kWh. That might sound cheap to some but it's all relative. It used to be closer to 10 cents. If I had 2 windows I could alternate between the open window with the fan and still have one...

As mentioned, the hot air from the dehy is going outside. The heat is from the sun and ambient. Garage is detached so no shared insulated/cooled walls to take advantage of. The energy used by the dehy is less than half of a traditional window a/c unit. It's extremely quite and the air flow is...

The duct blows hot air outside. The intake is the air inside the garage. I believe the window unit was around 8k btu. I think it pulled over 700 watts but I would have to verify. The dehumidifier is not moving much air and only pulls 240 watts. I had the window unit set to auto but it is an...

People use those or something similar to remove and install Porsche engines. They drop out somewhat easily compared to a front engine car on V shaped mount. The Porsche engine basically hangs from upper supports.

A few years back I insulated my garage walls and installed a window for a small air conditioner. It was nice for all of a month or 2 until the cost per kW/hr went up quite a bit and I replace the A/C with a basic box fan. This blows in humid air and makes for swampy conditions while working on...