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The box says bit included.

That 14 gauge wire only good for 15 amps. You should have used 12 gauge wire.

I designed and built the dies that makes the Pegmate clips. That was probably 30 years ago. Still have a bag of them somewhere.

This the switch I used for exactly the same thing. Worked perfectly. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SOZHXY/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I have probably had half a dozen stud finders and they all sucked until I bought this one. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0195K8OT4/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Just finished my install of Fastpipe. Tubing cutter leaves a pretty good burr in inside of pipe. The deburring tool that comes in the toolkit doesn't work very well. I used a step drill and it worked like a charm.

I started putting up about 600' of 1" Fastpipe in my shop today. I need to go over the top of some electrical conduit. Is is possible to make an offset bend in the Fastpipe with a conduit bender?

Grizzly sells reasonably priced tops. Shipping is what kills ya.

Be very careful using EZ Outs. If a 3/8" bolt snaps off a 1/4" EZ Out will break off as well. Then you really have trouble on your hands. If the bolt breaks because of over tightening or it is sheared off you have a chance. If it is bottomed out or seized it will probably have to be drilled...

Most of these small H.P motors are split-phase motors. They have a starting and running winding. The starting winding is automatically removed by a centrifugal switch as the motor accelerates. These switches can go out and not energize the start winding.

I have two GE brand timer switches. One of the outdoor coach lamps and the other for under eve outlets used for Christmas lights. They have a random dusk to dawn feature. If varies the switch time by a few minutes so they don't switch at exactly the same time. Both switches are in 2 gang...

Here a couple of pictures of my insulation job. The hardest parts was maneuvering around all the equipment in the shop. Definitely a 2 man job.

Check out this site. They have a picture of the strapped roof. http://www.metalbuildinginsulation.com/insulation-ceilings.html

I purchased the insulation and strapping both from http://www.guardian-distribution.com. They have a local distributor in OKC. They are located all over the US. Check them out. My building does not have the vertical members on the walls like yours does. I am still trying to figure out the best...

My metal building originally had blown on cellulose insulation. It had become dark and sooty from the previous owner. A huge hail storm came through and knocked most of it off. I replaced it with 6" vinyl faced fiberglass. I ordered it in width that fit between the purlins and a 3" tape tab on...