Recent content by captaingofast

Looks a tad tight on the right. Nice garage map. What software did you use? My shop is a game of inches too with respect to elbow room. I use a scale drawing to arrange things, typically on a seasonal basis but also if I'm setting up for a particular project. Everything that goes in my shop is...

My 9K Atlas has the same type of tank mounting as the Bend-Pak. It could conceivably get banged hard enough to damage it so I probably should protect it. Supporting it seems like a good idea too. Not a big deal but I prefer the semi-clear tank so I can see the fluid level.

Photobucket should be chained to a hoist column and whipped for that.

Really nice looking building. I put a cubic yard of cement under each column on my hoist and tied it into the 6" thick floor with re-bar. I would have just bolted it down with a floor as thick as your's. Mine is just PT wood like yours and it's still in good shape after 25 years. I'm in...

Yesterday in my shop.. I plotted revenge on the chipmunks that stole the mixed nuts I got for Christmas. It was a total loss. They stuffed them into the exhaust pipe of the muffler on a garden tractor, which I only realized after starting the engine. The little buggers aren't very smart...

To get back to my anchor bolt issue is it normal to have ½” to ¾” of thread showing after tightening them down? The minimum in the install manual is 3.5" of the 5" anchor bolts below the floor level and that's about all I have too (including nuts/washers). Is it permissible to back the nuts off...

The rebar rods are 10 footers and were laid out across the 36x36 cement footings before the pour in both directions so they stick out 42" on all 4 sides.

The cement contractor is an old high school buddy. He didn't mention anything about a possible curing issue but just because he didn't say anything doesn't mean it isn't a valid concern. I'll ask him next time I see him.

So you're saying use jackstands like that at all 4 corners of the vehicle every time? Is that a nod to my paranoia about being squashed or do you recommend using them in all cases?

Lots of good advice here. Forums like this are incredibly valuable. Thanks guys. What I did was cut the tang off a small hand file, then gently tap it down in between the bolt and the concrete to stop it from spinning. Then I started very gingerly working the nut up and down to clean up the...

I've read through most of the hoist installs related to what I have. Maybe not all of them or thoroughly enough but I did some research before posting this. It doesn't take much to divert a thread to non-relevant issues and i didn't really see much in the way of advice for my particular problem...

I don't actually like diamond plate so that's way way over the top to me, but I salute the spirit in which the project was carried out. It's serious fun to plan something like that and then make it happen.

Not sure if I'll get to it this weekend but I'll take a pic if I do.

I have the same situation as well. My solution will be to use 1/8 hardboard on the wall for the first 8" above the door. I have already used a piece to check for clearance when the door goes up and it's fine. I will be fastening a 1x3 to the bottom side of the OSB above the hardboard so there's...

This is my JD snow crew. I like vintage equipment. I used the blower 3x last year and the 4 way blade twice. And that's it. Hardly any snow most years here in the banana belt of southern Ontario. This rig works amazingly well. It's a 46" snowthrower, a Cozy cab and a 1978 JD 400. I have 400...