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Can anyone give some pole barn reccomendations in the Wichita area 30 x 40 10 ft side walls (builders, kits, material suppliers, diy advise ect Thanks Dave C

Not really new I used a similar tool in the early 70's in a shop I worked in. I was machining 1/2 drive sockets on a goverment contract on a NC not CNC lathe. Dave C

Check out the site www.metalmeet.com post your picture there, they will have ideas Dave C

If it is clean not a bad price. With new bearing off the truck would get 900-1000

For a torch setup check out a HENROB at www.cut-like-plasma.com you might be suprised also check out the website www.metalmeet.com great site for metal fabrication. Dave C

JUST A FWIW For a machinest box check out Gerstner tool boxes made from Oak and Walnut top of the line NOT FOR MECHANICS Dave

Just go to your local auto parts store and buy some valve lapping compound. I believe its called clover its in a green can , 2 different grits on opposite sides of the can. It will do the same thing at a lower cost. Dave

I built a 10 x 12 barn style with a loft in on end with 12"eve all around. I designed it on my CAD system. Mostly all 4ft and 8ft framing 36" walk in door in one end and a 64" dbl door opposite end. I could E/M a DXF file or fax you some drawings if your interested. Dave...

I make mine 16 for the simple reason you can rip a sheet of plywood into 3 pieces 16 x 96

Ive heard about rototilling the dirt floor then getting 10 or 15 bags of quickqrete tilling that in to the dirt, then leveling and tamping it down wetting it down and letting it dry. Dave

Strongbarn is the metal panels they use to side metal buildings with. It comes in 3 ft wide panels in various legnths and colours. In a lot of metal building they use it on the interior walls to protect the insulaton. Ive seen it used for patio covers and even fences. Around here it costs from...

May not be great idea but you might be able to use styrofoam block cut to fit tightly in the stud cavity, then use a white strongbarn around the lower 4 ft. That way if it ever did get flooded the strongbarn could be removed and foam removed so it could dry out Dave in Kansas