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    Lighting suggestions for a 30x40x12 Pole Barn

    So I found several online lighting simulators, so my question is answered.
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    Lighting suggestions for a 30x40x12 Pole Barn

    I’m going bring electrical service to my pole barn this spring. It’s a tubular steel construction with white interior walls and an unfinished concrete floor, 12 foot sidewalls so the peak in the center is a bit higher. There’s plenty of natural light and we don’t often work in it after dark. I...
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    Craftsman shop vac just took a dump. What should I get?

    Nilfisk, for the win.
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    Foam gun/cannon - garden hose and pressure washer

    I have this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072JNQQY9/?tag=atomicindus08-20 works great on my PW, 4000Psi, 4gpm. Less expensive than the MTM as well. I see they have a kit foam cannon and a gallon of soap for $47
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    Big box stores military discount slowly disappearing?

    Yup same at my Lowes, some items not eligible for military discount. Not sure about HD as the closest one is 70 miles away
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    Most comfortable work boots?

    Thorogood wedge soles
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    What do you source from Mcmaster Carr?

    I'll use them for stuff I can't find locally, or specialty items. Their shipping costs are high compared to other options.
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    Steel building costs keep going up? Buy now or wait?

    We signed a contract for our 30x40x12 in April, figuring that steel prices were not coming down anytime soon. That contract had no time limits or escalation clauses for increased costs. The slab was poured in September and the building was completed the week before Thanksgiving. They did...
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    Car garage rip off is this normal?

    I do what maintenance I can to avoid the parts and labor markups at the dealer. I really get frosted when the service writer at the dealer keeps trying to talk me into maintenance not required by the service manual or better yet to use the heavy-duty service schedule for a truck occasionally...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Put together my wife’s Christmas present
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    Shoddy pole barn build. Start over or live with it?

    Fix it
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    Polisher Recommendation

    $50 for a DA polisher — try Craigslist or Marketplace. Stay away from rotary polishers if you are not experienced they can trash a finish pretty quickly
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    Garden hose reel recommendations?

    Eley.com
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    Steel building contractor recommendations for NC

    @redhead thanks I’m trying to avoid the dodgy contractors from the git go. A google search brings up > 10 contractors who claim to build in NC I’d like to cull that list before visiting samples of their buildings etc. The building will be combination hobby shop and storage shed, tubular...
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    Steel building contractor recommendations for NC

    Yes, i have budget, do you have a contractor recommendation?
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