Recent content by CornDog

I was in Home Depot over the weekend and saw this on a wall by the customer service counter. It is wood from pallets. I thought it looked decent and could be installed in different pattern. Maybe this is something inexpensive that you could consider. Justin

I did not know that code says the white wire could not be taped. I will go back and replace it with a black wire. Thanks!! It was not tripping a breaker because I have not wired it to the breaker box yet. I just had the three wires coming out of the conduit (at the breaker box) and they...

I had tape on the white wire and the switch just before I took the picture, but I removed it while I was checking everything. Since there are only six light fixtures and two other junction boxes on the entire circuit right now, the problem shouldn't be too hard to find. Like I said, there is no...

Thank you everyone for the advice. Over the last couple days, I have checked over a lot of stuff... in what little spare time that I have during the week. I did want to mention, the screw heads are not grounding out on the metal handy box. I taped everything up when I installed it. I brought...

Thanks for the comment. The way you explain it makes sense... And makes me feel a lot better. When I took the pictures of the lights, the camera made it look darker than it really is. It's actually pretty bright. But with plenty more available amps on the circuit (before I hit 80%), I can always...

I recently had a 30x50 shop built (pole barn style). I am currently wiring the whole shop. Since I am not a professional electrician, I am keeping it very simple. Even though I took a couple semesters in high school (18yrs ago)... it has been a while... so have been doing A LOT of reading...

robert.T, the builder makes his own trusses. He uses C-channel on the parameter and then uses angle-iron for the bracing. They are very strong! Justin

Hello everyone. I've been lurking around this forum for quite a while just getting ideas every so often but now my shop is finally being built. It is a simple 30ft wide 50ft deep pole barn with a clear span metal frame truss. The walls are 11ft tall and the center peak is 16ft. My dirt guy...