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f150skidoo Do you plan on raising and lowering the bed by hydraulic or by cable and pulley system as that would be a man killer to lift up. We had a 50 ton at work and the bed was lifted by cable and pulley system. 62blue Don

You will be surprised at what you can find at yard sales and used tool outlets for a reasonable price. Just keep your eye out if you are not in a big rush. Wilton, Columbian etc. are all good vices I saw some good buys on craigslist a while back. Most Wilton, Reed and Columbian vices my area of...

The most important thing to keep a regulator in good working order is always back off the reg. and turn off your fuel supply be it oxygen or gas of any kind. Keep off pressure to the diaphragm. Turning on a bottle of oxygen or gas can rupture the diaphragm slowly put pressure on the regulators...

Mike I have a few more questions? Are you going enclose the boxes? Looking at HF box racks that would work great just the way they come. Now if you want each box to pull out just build a frame work out of flat and make sheet metal 90's back to back on the flat all the way down. I can send you...

WM. I think you are trying to do is make sides that parts boxes will slide into is that correct? I believe that you could bend the sheet metal and attaché it to the sides of the cabinet. Now you could make a frame to hold your boxes or if it is a cabinet you could bend the angle across the back...

I also might add that the company we worked for required that we keep a updated list of tools we had in our tools boxes and lockers. They had taken some pics. too. earlier on but not a complete inventory. Don

Here is one more thing Insurance Companies like to do is Pro Rate the tools after so many years of use. I have some older tools that are not made anymore that are still very useful in my shop. When I worked in food production I had my tools insured we went on loan to another plant and I along...

Well fnieto do you think you have enough toys for your shop yet! HA HA! Great build and I am jealous of all the nice shop equipment. Look forward to seeing more toys in the future. Don

The cord could be on a roll up unit just like they put air lines on. If need be you could put another tool there. I just do not like electricity running on the floor in case you want to wash the floor that has a spill on it. Water or liquid and electricity does not mix very well. Don

I would much rather run the lines from the ceiling down to the saw so you can remove to another location if need be. Don

Here is a thought that you can save for future use. If the parts aren't to big you can use regular vinegar form the grocery store. Around here you can get it for about $1.49 to $1.69 a gallon. I use the white stuff just let it soak and keep a eye on it as if you leave it to long it will eat into...

Any good Hand Soap will work with a very simple green worn out scrubber your wife has decided to discard. I 'am talking about the 3M Brand green pads here. The discarded scrubber will get down into the pores of your skin and remove the grime left by these harsh scrubbers put into the hand soap...

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46) I noticed you have some doors opening to the out side do you have hinge pins that are non-removable? Another couple questions Why did you decide on wood stairs rather than metal stairs? Have you decided to put your air compressor outside? I have...

Your local furniture store throws tons of cardboard away every time they unpack furniture. It is stiff cardboard about 1/8 " thick and some a little thinner. Works great for patterns especially on compounded curves. Like a fellow above said I also use pull sheets from Costco too as they also...