Recent content by cory58

Thanks again for the responses. I did some additional research. 1. Many places sell versions of the same $100 HF parts washer. Interesting that they all have fusible links on the lid but are only rated for non-solvent cleaners. Why would they have fusible links? Makes me wonder if it's...

Thanks for all the helpful responses! To answer some of the questions and comments: This is just my hobby garage, so I may use the parts washer 1-2 times per week. I seriously doubt that the Oil Eater I've been using has any rust inhibitor. Since the HF parts washer is not rated for...

I have a common parts washer dilemma and hope to tap the collective GJ wisdom. I bought the Harbor Freight free-standing parts washer and have been using a water-based degreaser as recommended (Oil Eater). After less than 3 years it's rusted so bad that the spring mechanism on the cover...

I have 12x12 basic Janus doors on my garage. Wish I had spent the extra $$ to get insulated. Watched the builder install them. Three guys did the first install and is went smoothly. When I expanded the building, only two guys relocated them and it was a struggle. The doors are HEAVY. Also...

OP here - thanks for all the responses! A lot of the suggestions are beyond my technical abilities and a lot of posts seems to focus on cameras, which are not my priority. Ring systems seem very promising. They communicate among the devices using Z wave and I need to get comfortable that...

I am looking for a security system that meets my specific needs, so I just spent 30+ minutes searching GJ threads and Google searching and haven't found the "right" solution. Hopefully the combined genius of GJ can point me in the right direction. Here is what I would like (in a perfect...

Bretny - Are the better units liquid cooled with a radiator like an automobile engine, or cooled some other way? Sent from my iPad using The Garage Journal mobile app

Should have noted that my garage is 1,500 sf. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

$4,500 installed last summer in Charlotte, NC. What does the “RA” mean? May be an option I did not get. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Regarding your last question, the garages from Carolina Carports are just carports with walls, so conversing yours should not be too difficult. The most complicated part will be framing for the doors. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

The box tubing for the vertical studs is not a custom part. Check metal suppliers in Columbia or Charlotte. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Radiant barrier bubble wrap is better than nothing, but barely. That was the only option offered by the company that built my metal garage. Should have saved the money and used it as a down payment on real insulation. The 4 ton heat pump in my garage running all day barely keeps the temp...

Love my 10k Rotary asymetric. Bought it last summer - $4,500 installed. Lifts my Tundra with no strain. Extra cost was worth it to not trust my life to a Chinese lift - to each his own. Sent from my iPad using The Garage Journal mobile app

Love my Rotary. $4,500 installed by a great Rotary dealer. Made in America. Sent from my iPhone using The Garage Journal mobile app

Got my New Age cabinets from BJs. They are the series that has doors that look like grey diamond plate, since discontinued. They are flimsy but ok for the price point. My main gripe is that the door finish is unacceptably fragile. I touched the doors with my face a few times during...