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I had a similar sized shop (33'x33'). I went with 20 4' long LED double shop lights. My ceiling was 16' I hung them roughly at that height all around in 4 rows of 5 each. But here's the thing. I borrowed some rolling scaffold and frankly was not very happy with it's stability. In...

OR use casters and lock them in place. Always nice to have wheels on things in case you need to move it in the future.

Well I don't do mechanic work for a living. BUt at 57 I have done my share of wrenching. I still have my socket set that I got for Christmas when I was like in 3rd grade. It works just fine. I have lost my 1/2" short socket though. Fortunately I still have the metric near equivalent...

Shims instead?

Just build it and seal it up as above. But I would make it easily replaceable. When it does go bad, remove some screws, cut a new piece and screw it down. Done, all new. Pressure treated with nothing else would probably get you 5 years +/- depending on your weather conditions. But...

After the cordless drill I might want to say BurrKing 2" x 72" variable Speed belt sander. Useful for many things from knife sharpening, drill bit sharpening and knife making if you are so inclined. Plus many others... Put a ceramic belt on it and you can take your grinding wheel to craigs...

Cordless Drill. No contest. Just to useful and gets used all the time. I have a nice router set up and when needed it can do what otherwise might not be doable. But I just don't need it nearly as often as the cordless drill. But every tool could be your favorite when you need it and...

I did not see where it mentioned any thing about what thickness it could weld. Which, perhaps, is a bit of a misnomer anyway. Thicker can just mean more passes.... Mostly the problem, in my experience, is the stuff around home is too thin. The online reviews looked pretty good except a...

Rust remover - Cheap and it works great. 50% Vinegar, 50% Water. Make sure to remove oil and grease. It won't work through oil or grease. Soak submerged over night. Next day should be clean as can be. Remove and dry. Occasionally I have had to give it a second soak. This is...

I like to put bolts back into the hole they came out of if at all possible.

I have remote controls to turn on my air compressor and shop vac. Very handy as you can put these noisy items in out of the way places or perhaps even outside if you have the space. Put the remotes near where you use them especially the shop vac remote which typically is only used when you...

You just need a civil Engineer with common sense and a good dose of reality and what is needed to get the job done. Someone who knows what is important and what is a nice to have, good to have and or MUST must have. Also be aware that an Engineer has to put his official stamp on a design...

Looks like masonite to me. If so I would say salvage value would be zero. If that old I would expect the bottom row to have water damage. From the pics it looks a little that way... maybe... Once masonite gets wet past the coating it just falls apart. Think mixing water and MDF over...

I would just leave it alone and let time and your work coat it with whatever comes it's way. Though I would avoid the purple stuff if possible.

Most bolting type materials have the specification stamped on one end of the bolt or head. All-thread may be different especially from the box stores... IT may be a letter or number...