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taylorcarr
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3h ago
Bought a $9 soldering iron from a flea market in Tulsa to fix my truck's blower motor resistor, and it actually outlasted my $40 one
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elliotshah
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18h ago
Turns out my grandpa's $6 hose clamp trick beats every fancy tool I own
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jesse_barnes37
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1d ago
Showerthought: The guy at the ReStore in Cleveland had two $10 drills, one missing a chuck and one with a fried trigger, and I can't decide which is the better bet
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kelly823
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1d ago
My neighbor told me to stop buying tools and start borrowing them from the library, and I'm still chewing on it
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the_amy
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3d ago
DAE get annoyed by people torquing lug nuts with the impact gun and calling it done?
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jordan653
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3d ago
The guy at the auto parts store in Boise told me to quit buying the $12 brake pads and get the $35 ones, and I finally get why
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palmer.henry
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5d ago
Just had my $12 radiator hose clamp let go on the highway, fix it roadside or tow it?
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sam530
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10d ago
Vent: my $9 harbor freight clamps beat the name brand ones on my cabinet build
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the_seth
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11d ago
Update: my $70 Craigslist mower died twice last month, so now I'm torn on fixing it vs. buying new
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patricia_bennett26
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11d ago
PSA: hose clamps and a bike tube fixed my intake leak for under $5
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patricia_bennett26
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15d ago
I finally walked through the Pick-n-Pull in Fontana and the $45 alternator shelf beats any parts store counter
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black.margaret
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15d ago
Warning: a guy at the salvage yard told me to stop buying brake cleaner by the can
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olivere30
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15d ago
TIL I'd been tightening lug nuts in the wrong order on my $700 Ranger for 3 years
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danielmartinez
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16d ago
Am I the only one who switched from sandpaper to a card scraper on old furniture?
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max449
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16d ago
Guy at the salvage yard in Fresno talked me out of a $90 alternator for my 98 Civic
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