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Boyd- What color are the walls in your shop?

I'd make the rail out of 1 1/2 x.120 round tube. I'd make the socket out of 1 3/4x.120 wall round tube. Drill a hole in the 1 3/4 round tube and either tap or weld a nut over the hole. Use a allen head screw as a jam bolt. weld the 1/34 sockets to plates with holes in them and lag to the...

You have all the correct permits, meet city requirements, build on and don't make any compromises because she is bitching.People like this will always find something to complain about. Ignore her and do what you want on your property.

Oh boy, here we go..........

xscorex- I have 33 years experience, 16 as a pipefitter doing industrial construction, and 17 years owning a steel fabrication business doing commercial projects. In an earlier post you mentioned wanting to do commercial work as a sub contractor. Commercial work is very different than...

Re: Innovation & The Workbech Is it really old or a new build to look old? The angle frame looks new. Either way very cool!

I have basically the same thing and they stack. I got rid of the flimsy shelf and made a HD one. One of the best things I've done!

I agree with SWT, you more than likely have A500 tubing. Under the rust it is almost a black?

You also might think about not painting it till it is installed. Paint jobs typically get messed up a lot during installation. Also a lot of steel that is primed never gets painted..

I agree^^^^^. Ask the fabricator what he used for primer and who his supplier is. Call the supplier and get the correct paint and color of your choice. Most primers for steel, at least in my area, are compatabile with about everything. The standard primer we use is compatabile with everything...

Frames are 6 ft. long.

These are heavy duty frames that were used as print tables. They had 3 ft. wide 3/4 inchMDF tops. They are 2 feet wide and 31 1/4 inches tall w/out a top. They are made from T.S. and angle iron. Legs have adjusters. They would work great in the garage as work bench frames. They can either be...

Be patient. I've only bought 3 houses in my lifetime and each time it took over a year to find the right house with the right terms. Seems when you are just about to give up the right house comes along.

If you do a condo or townhome, read the covenants. A lot have very restrictive rules about what you can do in the garage. Around here it amounted to not being allowed to do anything but park the car in there. If she still insists on a condo, buy her one and keep the house for yourself. It is...

Cut the flanges off(use a track burner), keep the web, cut it up into work bench size lengths.