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    cool machine shop vid

    great video make you realize how far apart families are these days i see my boys in passing every day we all still live together but no one has the time to sit and shoot anymore
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    Insulating existing drywall walls in attached garage.

    Spay foam is the only was to get 100 0/0 of your stud space But. There is always a but, a customer of mine did it the guy doing the job probably couldn't run a paper rout He pumped in way to much had the drywall buckle and popped All the screws. So he had to replace all the drywall anyway and...
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    Another Blackhawk SJ-18 restoration...

    Man you got lucky in my eyes I would love an old jack like that Made in the day when things had style not just flat bar
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    Another Blackhawk SJ-18 restoration...

    Man you got lucky in my eyes I would love an old jack like that Made in the day when things had style not just flat bar
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    Dead Outlet

    If you have a meter verify the wire at the gfi is good to the ceiling do a continuity check Also I would pigtail it together you don't really need a gfi for an opener if you need a gfi for other reasons put one on the ceiling separate from the wall
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    How Long Did It Take You To Build Your Workshop (and what did it set you back) ???

    i am in the process for a 25 x 36 4/12 roof start to finish on paper is $15k now we all know we like to blow the budget so realistic $20 - $23k then the toys and tools i dont have but thats ok my wife is insured
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    Mesh Or Rebar?

    i did not read the entire thread but whats the word on the fiber mesh i was told if i used long fiber it would be the same as rebar a friend used it on his driveway 8" thick no cracks yet he has had a rig with an excavator on it a few times i am pouring this spring and am using rebar 6"...
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    Any one have a traffic light in their garage?

    I was just given another 3 colour set today it came with a few extra shades would anyone need some shades Also thanks for the pic tips I will try when I get some time I can barely make look around this site I will get to it though
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    Parking lift adapters for 2 post lift?

    not sure if anyone mentioned this but if you use the fork support on the tires for your lift with long tern storage you could end up with square tires my neighbor had a truck on his tow truck forks for only two weeks and and ended up with indents in the tires took about 50 k to round them...
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    Any one have a traffic light in their garage?

    i had two street lamps gave one to a friend for a party never seen it again went MIA i still have one another friend made a controller for to flip green, yellow , red in 3 second intervals its waiting for the garage to be built this year also have a red light from the railway its about 12" x...
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    Plumbing question - need opinions please

    the only thing i can add would be make sure there are no burrs in your connections to catch anything
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    What is this Sun Tune-Up Machine worth?

    i would love to take it off your hands but you a little too far to drive and shipping would **** i would gladly pay $100 or two to have one
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    What are you using for memory savers?

    i adapted a lighter plug to my home alarm battery 12vollt 7 amphour so it lasts a long time the only issue is when i take out my alarm battery it beeps low or missing battery for a while but i am out side anyway when done put it back it charges for next time you could also try a battery...
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    New guy with ?'s

    maybe checkout some of those warehouse retail stores i have notice they are using some type of 2 part epoxy the only thing is, to make it stick for ever is to bead or shot blast the floor fist the cheapest way is to clean the concrete then wax it with industrial floor wax/sealer this is what...
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    newb from surreybc

    hi from surrey bc i have looked around the site and seen some amazing stuff i think i am going to enjoy this i am building a 25 x 36 garage this year and it looks like i will get some good layout info from garage journal
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