Recent content by boostaholic1

I bought a used 2 post 9k Rotary lift. I did not see it assembled before purchasing. My question, is there a difference between the left and right post? This is Asymmetrical and the base has an angle on one side of it. I am assuming this angle faces towards the rear of the vehicle? In my mind...

You can take 2 off your outer slope for scissor truss. A 1:12 pitch wouldn't be much of a scissor. I recently had the same building restrictions. I wanted a decent pitch also with scissor trusses. My goal was to be 12' in the center, but still be 15' at the peak. My garage is 28' deep with a...

While on the subject of compressor repair. I bought an older curtis compressor and while unloading it, it was dropped. Only thing I see for sure broken is the pressure switch. Does anyone know where I can get a quality replacement for it? I have seen a couple online that go from 45-160psi and...

What I wish I would have done and what I wish I had money to do are two different things. I wish I would have had the money to do in floor heating and at least run water/plumbing. A bathroom and wash area would be very nice! Make sure your concrete guys are up to par!! I paid professional...

I get the suspension being unloaded, but not sure why a 2 post can't have a car on it and have a car under it for storage? Ultimately a 4 post is "better" for storage, but for actually working on vehicles, I would think a 2 post is better. Then you could always "store" a vehicle under it. I...

Whether the tech was there 45 minutes or 2.5 hours....that seems a bit excessive for very little labor involved. Include a half hour of windshield time on that and its hard to justify $133 per hour for something as simple as adding freon. If it really were only 45 minutes....wow, I'm in the...

I spanned 4 trusses with 2 pieces of 8ft steel on the level section of my engineered trusses in the attic (probably overkill) will holes in the steel for the all thread to mount to. Then I nailed two 2x4 together and stood them on end running perpendicular on the top side of the steel...

Ok fellow GJ members, Needing professional help (not the couch kind). I am running the vent for my 170k btu reznor. I'm pretty sure it calls for 8" b vent as it is a natural type vent. It has proven to be difficult to find double wall 8", however I did locate some at a reasonable price, but it...

I am looking for affordable metal to put inside my garage at the moment. They are PROUD of the used metal around here. Just saying, for the guys who just want to treat it like trash, around here it's like gold!

Depending on how stiff and strong it is, I was planning on putting it in the press to flatten it out a little at a time. I am concerned with the seam splitting though.

I have tried 7" and it doesn't flatten out enough to get over the 9" part. Gonna try a piece of 8" today and hopefully that works. I will stop at the commercial place as well and see what they have. Just trying to save time by not going back and forth like every other plumbing project I do!! Haha

Installing an older reznor unit in my garage. It has a 6x9 oval vent on the backside. I am thinking that an 8" round piece should oval out to fit. Can anyone confirm this or know where I can find the proper fitting for the exhaust? Thanks for the help

Alright guys, Not sure if anyone even really does this. I know a lot of people name their cars. I personally have not named any of my cars. Do any of you name your garages?? Wife said to me today, "you need to name the garage". I am finishing up my 28x32 garage. I haven't done a build thread...

If you were closer I would be more then happy to take them off your hands. Looking for a rustic metal to do the bottom section of my garage.

Used motor oil. I usually do it in the fall. I don't use my trailer much during the winter. This gives the oil time to soak in and not get all over my clothes when laying on it to tie things down.