Recent content by dma88

Great idea, ericm. Thanks. I spoke with the Advantage/Backyard Buddy Lifts people earlier today and they were very helpful. Our property is about 10-15 minutes away from the Barrett-Jackson auction and Advantage folks will be on site so I will meet with them and we'll go over the details. BTW...

Thanks - I've been lucky to build and use the clean/dirty bay setup before and it has worked well for us. I think I'm leaning towards the 2 post lift to the back because if I put it in the front and I'm not quick about getting the car off the lift, then I've blocked the area behind it. Putting...

In the later planning stages for a new garage attached to an existing casita. Copy of the floorplan attached. Four main areas in the building: 1. 20x60x16 RV/Show/'Clean' Bay 2. 30x50x12 Garage/Working/'Dirty' Bay 3. Tool Storage Room with 8' ceiling 4. Shop/Lounge w/kitchenette...

Your monitor style barn plans reminded me of a garage/shop/guest quarters that we had built several years ago. Here's a couple of pics. It is 44x44 with an 8x44 shed porch off the side with the apartment. Sadly, we sold the property in early 2021 and relocated from outside ATL to AZ. I really...

I'd call Arizona Garage Builders - they seem to be very active around the valley and from what I can tell, build a quality product at a 'reasonable' price. Same goes for Arizona Elite Builders out of Gilbert. I don't have a relationship with either company. Good luck!

OP here...Thank you all for the replies and insight. I have attached a PDF scan of the recorded plat. We are on lot #4. Lot #4 was the first one purchased and built on by the developer of the neighborhood. IMO, it was one of the best lots in the neighborhood as the other lots have one or more...

One neighbor is not the HOA President (but he is an JD/attorney who knows how to spell NIMBY) as the HOA president has been vacate since we bought the property in 2019 but didn't move in full time until early 2021. The positions of secretary and treasurer are the only ones currently filled. As...

Want to build a detached garage on our approx. 5 acre lot. HOA/Neighbor saying garage needs to be constructed in the 'building envelope.' City says building location will be approved based on setbacks, height restrictions and easements (sounds like a definition of a building envelope to me)...

Lockheed built a great aircraft in the P-3 but cracks in the wing structure are NEVER a good thing. As an operator, I appreciated those 4 big Ham Standard props out front to help make instant lift. Got me out of trouble more than once.

Hey Snapped-Off- We always heard you could (supposedly) hear us flying overhead and now you tell me that you could see us too...learn something new every day! And K'ledgeBldr- We actually had a credit card we took with us when we went out of area if we needed to get gas in some 'exotic'...

Made me laugh out loud..... almost spit my beer out! No worries, I was a flyer and they didn't let us near the launch codes (although as a P-3 pilot, I did get to 'play' cat and mouse with several different silent service crews from around the world).

...oops... is such that it looks like it would've been inserted into some kind of reader or access control point (as depicted in MWong's pic). Bottom line is I haven't needed it in the last 10 years so they're probably headed to the 'circular file' cabinet. Happy Holidays to all!

Thanks Folks... all good thoughts. I may also have acquired these 'keys' when I was on active duty in the Navy about 10 years ago but don't remember for sure. The shape of the device

Anybody know what this item is used for? I have two of them and can't remember why they were in one of my workbench drawers. I've tried searching using Google Lens with no luck. Not sure what the four metal pins are for on the front of the device. Thanks in advance!

Noco Genius series battery chargers on Cyber Monday sale at Amazon. Just ordered the Genius1 charger for a new Lithium Phosphate motorcycle battery (also on Cyber Monday sale). Happy Hunting.