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mentioned there are a lot of styles for that. Rockler had a sale in one of their Labor Day emails for their Folding Workshop Brackets (Rockler Rock-Steady Folding Worktop Wall Brackets). I'd look at something like that then compare prices. You can search Pintrest or Google for DIY Murphy workbenches. That would pull up plenty of results and ideas.My mom's husband emailed me last week about this sort of topic and said he did this from Amazon for $180, hinges and table top. They're rated for 500 lbs and he said it held most of that composite decking stacked on the floor. Although he didn't trust it to test 500 lbs. Make sure if you're looking at those hinges they say if it rated for that amount per hinge or for two. I've seen it both ways on hinges and casters for carts.
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My current gate situation I need to fix. I knew when we bought the house it would have to be replaced so glad we got a year and a bit out of it. Not scared about doing it myself but have never done a gate. There's about an 11" drop from post to post. I guess the point was to maintain the fence line around the corner but it is somewhat irritating that it slopes down like that.
I may be able to keep the 4x4 of the gate since that'd be some of the most expensive parts. If nothing else I'd try to rebuild it with the fence frame level then just figure out a slope of the pickets. They tried to angle the frame. I guess both ways works? It just seems easier to cut the frame at 90s. But what do I know about gates. My red would keep the two doors, I just didn't break the red line, sorry. And the additional brace pieces.
I may be able to keep the 4x4 of the gate since that'd be some of the most expensive parts. If nothing else I'd try to rebuild it with the fence frame level then just figure out a slope of the pickets. They tried to angle the frame. I guess both ways works? It just seems easier to cut the frame at 90s. But what do I know about gates. My red would keep the two doors, I just didn't break the red line, sorry. And the additional brace pieces.
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toh has an episode where tommy makes one and some minor organizational stuff
sounds like you could get a bit of stuff done w/ 2 sawhorses and a plywood board
i mean i wouldn't get these amazon ones, it's just a nice picture, i'd at least get something more ridgid and metal.
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seeds are sensitive, for wintering need to be cool but above freezing and away from moisture. cheap 1-2 gallon ziploc style bags in a bucket with a lid so they can be stacked. i gave up on keeping left over concrete
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Seed you can store in 5gal buckets or large feed containers. Do you have a Tractor Supply in your area? If not just get 5gal buckets for loose stuff like seed & leftover fertilizer.
Premix concrete (especially Qwikrete), when open, will harden in apx 1 year (or less) from the humidity in the air unless you live in a desert climate. Just pitch partial bags, IMO. It's not worth trying to keep half a bag of cement dry for 5 years in case you might need to set a post in the future.
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man i actually have a quite a few buckets too, i use em for tool/project organization
guess i'll just be buying more buckets and lids
i do have 1 5gallon buck i dump all my pellets into and keep outside w/ lid, it's entirely dry all the time.
guess i'll just be buying more buckets and lids
i do have 1 5gallon buck i dump all my pellets into and keep outside w/ lid, it's entirely dry all the time.
i do, is this to get a large feed container?
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Yeah, they have various dry storage options. It's a common need if you have animals so the variety is good. I got some screw-on 5gal bucket lids that have wateroroof gasket integrated. I keep corn for the deer in buckets and it keeps a long time. Also bird seed.man i actually have a quite a few buckets too, i use em for tool/project organization
guess i'll just be buying more buckets and lids
i do have 1 5gallon buck i dump all my pellets into and keep outside w/ lid, it's entirely dry all the time.
i do, is this to get a large feed container?
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i might actualaly just use a huge industrial storage bin then for rando concrete/aggregate and use the bucket for grass seed since that for now is my only thing i have a "ton" of
oh i should probably use it for milorganite too, i actually tape that shit closed when i'm done cuz of the stench.
do ppl repurpose paintcans? (buckets)
i'm talking the 5gallon paint cans, i used a 5gallon can for my garage (remodelled) closet and it's down to like 2gallons left and i still have to spray the ceiling, but imagine it being gone soon.
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Ive never tried repurposing a 5gal paint bucket. I think the lids are different, but I'm not positive about that. I wouldn't put seed or pet food in it, but it sounds fine for rock, etc.
Do you do lots of small cement/rock projects? Curious why you want to store such small quantities.
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naw i just have open bags of mix/aggragate/sand/drywall compound etc... for some reason when i moved, the movers decided to pack away so it came w/
just trying to find ways to organize shit so it's not just sitting on the floor being an eyesore
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man i actually have a quite a few buckets too, i use em for tool/project organization
guess i'll just be buying more buckets and lids
i do have 1 5gallon buck i dump all my pellets into and keep outside w/ lid, it's entirely dry all the time.
i do, is this to get a large feed container?
I used to do this a lot.
They're relatively cheap.
Every few years I'd have to empty out all of the spare hardware that had collected in bottom of the bucket. I had one employer that bitched about people who used buckets because we were 'stealing' stuff from him. I was like "first off, most of that is like 5yrs old or more, and 2nd, maybe you should be more worried about your guys who walk away with hundreds or thousands of dollars of copper cable'
FFS, having someone bitch and moan about conduit fittings and cable connectors...
I've been wanting to buy my 'last' tool pouch and make it a custom leather bag that I could pass on when I die. Sadly the website I'd been looking at is now defunct; no idea if the guy still does them.
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Goatface
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if your bucket organizer has skinny pockets on the inside. bags like this are pretty good to have.
i don't have this one, mine is smaller and brown canvas, this one looks like would be tight fit even with just files and stuff on the inside. the great thing about them, can load them up with screws etc and close it up with the draw string.
btw, most everyone talks about getting buckets, especially 2-3 gallon ones, from places like firehouse subs etc, but if you get a pickle bucket, it is going to smell like pickles. i am pretty sure forever.
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i have my buckets separated by tasks, hvac/electrical/plumbing etc, not that i do that many diy jobs, but when i have to i can just grab the bucket for the purpose, for a while i was trying to color coordinate the toolbags and bucket colors... which is silly if you think about it.
also if you want to be this crazy, know that on july 4th, walmart will have red/white/blue 5gallon buckets! lulz
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That is a super heavy gate, surprised it isn't sagging more, if there is any play in the posts I would replace them(2 feet in the ground). You have seen my wood working post but 100% go cedar, keep it light and won't need all that extra bracing.
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It is sagging terribly. Basically has no chance of closing unless it is manhandled, which is how some of those pickets are already broken and pulled off.
The posts themselves are 6x6s and seem very sturdy and supported but I need want to double check them before hanging anything else. All the sag and falling apart seems to be isolated to the gate itself. Cedar pickets are easy to pick up from HD / Lowes in my area but I need to find another place for cedar 2x4s. Probably won't get to it this weekend though, targeting next weekend. Want to get the shop cleaned out still before starting another project.
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Whoever built that didn't know what they were doing. You need a square frame with a single brace running back to the bottom of the post. Also putting the 2x4s on the narrow edge is wrong. Wider boards with longer miters should sag less as long as they're tight. I would almost think 1x6 boards might be better than 2x4 if you put a shit load of screws in them. Those metal braces on the corners wouldn't hurt either.
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