You Could Win – Let’s See Your Roadside Repair Kits!

Our long-term partners and pals at Strictlytoolboxes.com wanted to do something a little special for the community here at GarageJournal.com. On top of that, they’ve been wanting to promote their super bitchin’ Montezuma portable tool box as well… An idea was born and you fellas are the beneficiaries. Here’s the deal:

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Portable Wooden CNC Machine

How’s this for creative? Dude wanted his own CNC machine to toy with, but couldn’t afford it. The answer? Build your own… Out of wood! The end result is a CNC machine with an open base (great for odd and large sized objects) that is completely collapsible. The idea sounds shaky at best, but reports are that it works great.
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Wall Mounted Shop Vac

So I’m in the market for a wall mounted shop vac. I want something of decent quality, but prefer not to spend a bundle. Anyone out there have any suggestions for a fella such as myself?

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Vintage Ford

Man, did a buddy of mine find the mother load… I realize this isn’t entirely on topic, but you gotta be dead if you don’t enjoy this. Essentially, it’s a an album over 100 vintage photographs taken of vintage Ford buildings – dealerships, shops, etc… GOLDEN.

Check it out.

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You guys are probably sick of hearing me sing the praises of Lee Valley (They aren’t paying me – I swear it!), but his bounced up and I can’t help myself. How many times have you had a piece of hardware that you can’t quite identify?

“Is it a 1/4-28 or a 1/4-20?”

“It looks like a fine thread… I think…”

If you don’t work in the shop every single day and surround yourself with hardware, sometimes it really is a guessing game. No more fellas. I’ve always wanted one of these.

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