Recent content by Artes

Almost finished with the vise restoration. Now I just need to make my workbench. :)

Finally stumbled upon a vise this weekend at a flea market. It's a Wilton 101028 4" model. Looking forward to cleaning her up. There are traces of green paint so I'm thinking about repainting it using Rustoleum hammered verde green...

Found a Wilton 101028 4" vise at a flea market. I didn't see any welds or other repairs and the vise closes and opens well. One jaw is lose. Other than cleaning and a grease job, what is a good price? They have it marked at $75. I'd upload pictures, but I'm on the edge if cell service...

While I'm still messing around with a lighting and outlet plan for my attached garage, I want to proceed with the sub panel installation. I'm not an electrician or have stayed at a Holiday Inn recently. :) I'll be hiring a pro for most or all of the work and would like a better understanding...

I'm certainly open to using 8' 4-bulb units and that will probably save money. I haven't looked into using CFL in the garage, but it's worth checking into. My one pause is the length of bulb is 12" long.

Thank you for the advice. Now I can refine the plans a bit to reduce the quantity of lights and divide the layout into more switches.

Long time lurker and I'm finally getting around to the planning stage of making changes to the garage. I'm a hobbyist and enjoy working on my vehicles. I'm having trouble deciding on the best lighting layout using 2 T8 bulbs in 48" length fixtures. If I did the calculations correct from...