Recent content by Brink38334

Mike, You are kinda just down the road from me. Just looked at your thread, you went much faster than I did, hats off!

Dan, In the next year or two I plan to pour concrete between the house and garage (where you see gravel) when I do this I will put some sort of walk from the driveway to the man door of the garage and pole barn. I figure that gives me a year to grow some grass, and then wear out the grass...

Well, I think its time to call it done! at least for the near future. Passed final inspection last week and all that is really left are some cosmetics inside the garage that don't bother me for now. Here are some pics of the completed outside:

Thanks. Just noticed I referenced the wrong jig. Mine was similar to Tigs Jig. I flirt d with the idea of tacking up like Red Dirt, but don't feel comfortable welding upside down yet. Also, bending the caster mounting plates proved a challenge for me at first since I don't have anything bigger...

Winter break is over and time to get this thing through final inspection. Another weekend and the siding should be wrapped up. With the cold weather in Virginia over the past couple weeks, I re-learn every cold day how much I REALLY like having radiant heat int he garage. Here is where I...

AMC, finally finished welding today and calling it done for now. I ended up making a jig to weld the bolts on, similar to Red Dirts, but also very different. I've been kinda all over the place with projects lately so was distracted from finishing. I will paint the base one of these days...

AMC, Thanks for sharing you project. They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery, well tonight I finished drilling out the 1/2" and 1 1/8" holes in the front and back top 2x4. I hope to start tacking and welding this weekend. In one of your earlier posts you said you used a jig to...

It's the Lift Master 8500

It's great. Very quiet and clear ceiling space to give you more clearance. Also has some nice features like a bolt lock when it closes.

All system operational, ceiling painted and light hung. Work is not shifting to finishing my basement for the next couple months before I move back to that garage for siding and stairs. Below are a couple pics. I wish I knew how to rotate a pic.

By the end of the weekend I will be fully functional with only a few cosmetic things like siding, and a staircase to pass my final inspection so I thought it would be good at this point to make a top 10 lessons learned list. I will come back and edit this post if my list changes from here to...

Thanks Finally. I just brought the radiant on line and initial thoughts are it is significantly quieter than the kerosene space heater I was using, and no fumes. Also since the slab is the warm spot, I won't get that layer of condensation on top of the epoxy floor like I do on a cold morning...

After 6 1/2 months I can finally show a little garage ****. The lift in installed and fully functional. I'd like to say it went perfectly smooth, but there were a few challenges that resulted in me learning more details about the function of the lift. Fortunately the sales rep, and the...

Thanks 99, and your military guess is true for me as well as Bib.

Thanks 1/2 Cup. Bib, your too kind. I don't know about a professional holding the blade, but I have found that if I notice a rough spot, the trick is to back up a little bit. The lift goes in this weekend, I can't wait. Wish you lived closer, I would come over so you could teach me to weld...