Recent content by Codybear

Gone ... as a last minute get-it-out-of-my-garage freebee to someone buying something else from me. Either way, I may have been SOL as I received a message stating I needed 10 posts to PM.

Going once ...

I'm surprised no one has made an offer.

Been holding onto this for 40 years and never had a need for a vise this size. I do not have the wrench that goes with it nor am I sure I ever had it. I'm hoping to find a good home for this vise. Pickup only, located in Northbrook, IL.

Now that I have crossbeams hoisted and because I didn't use a tape measure originally and just eyeballed them aligned side by side, I see that I only gained 1/8". But if I had randomly placed them and it was reversed, I could have lost 1/8" which would have made the lowest post's ladder 1/4"...

Now that my lift arrived yesterday and I'm starting the install, I'm going to answer my own question. 2.5" adjustment is not possible without blocking (see below). 1.5" is probably the max I would go which works for me as my floor is 1.25" between the lowest and highest posts. Also, I put the...

But Figure 3.7 in the HD-7 and HD-9 manuals state: "Tighten the top nut on each safety ladder until one inch of threads are exposed and the ladder is raised at least 1/2" off of the base of the column." "WARNING: DO NOT raise the ladder more than one inch off of the base of the column or...

Don't get too fancy if you're moving. Anything more than a reasonable new door will not pay the same amount back that you put in. If attached and up north, put in a steel insulated door. South or uninsulated detached garage, insulated may not be that important. My two cents.

I have the same problem. I suspect it is because I told Firefox to block garagejournal cookies long time ago before I became a member. Removed the block and we'll see how that works out.