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Black & Decker Workmate I have been using a beat up old workmate as a welding table and clamp for quite some time, and I finally took some scrap steel and unistrut and started evolving this unit to a true welding table. It is not done yet, but I am happy so far. I will likely drill and...

I would look into buying a used 53’ semi trailer, paying someone to move it for you, and selling it when you get to South Bend. Or, if you could buy a 40’ container and a chassis for under it, I think it would be easier to broker it as a load.

An 18x24 space would make a nice one car garage for working on cars. Add leans on 2-3 sides for storage and parking. Plan these leans into the framing as you are framing.

I have a 7500 watt heater in a well insulated 24x42 garage, and it is plenty to heat the garage in Minnesota. But, I don’t expect the garage temp to rise more than 10-15 degrees f per hour. It will heat the garage to 70F in below zero weather. But yes, the air coming out of the heater does...

Maybe you could pull a 1/2” pex air line through that pvc?

At work we have 7.5, 10, and 30 horse screw compressors. Beside them all being 3 phase, I do not imagine you would describe any of them as quieter than a piston compressor, just a different kind of sound. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I love my 4 post lifts. But in that stall I cannot recommend them. You need to be able to walk around the outside of the posts, in a bay narrower than 14', it would not be good for anything but stacking storage of cars. Same thing with. 2 post, too narrow. Go with a Midrise lift.

How big is the third stall? Total size from inside wall to inside wall. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In twin cities Mn I have a second 200 amp meter on my garage, and it is $20 per month plus usage. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Call pine bend and ask for a quote. If you removed Topsoil and brought in class 5 recycle, you could use it like that and let it settle good before saving up paving money. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just guessing from your pic, but $7-9k. If you are near metro try pine bend paving. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Saab 99 and 900 models up to the late 80's you could change the clutch without removing the engine or transmission, and without removing a tire or laying on the ground. Removable input shaft.

Have you seen abomb79 on YouTube? He has a very functional shop in a similar amount of space.

I have a similar garage setup, and I would recommend considering angling the 4 post lift slightly, just a few inches, to make it easier to drive straight on and off the lift. Also, make sure you can carry something between the hoist posts and the wall walking straight forward, like a tote or tire.

It will help a ton. My garage is 24x42', (r19 and r38), approximately 12' ceiling, and it rarely gets over 77-78 in the garage in the summer in MN.