Recent content by Doug I

Could be a Craftsman - with a Snap-on badge ..... ;)

years ago we were rebuilding a single cylinder motorcycle crankshaft. The big-end was more than a little worn out. The book said we could press out the big end from the ends, so in the press it goes. Press does its press thing and ... nothing. Press wasn't big enough so we need more power...

If you have the plugs out it's possible the crank is turning.

I did my Rodeo and it was pretty easy. Tools: 1. Breaker bar - 18"x1/2" 2. Chain vicegrips 3. 2x4 My pulley had a shoulder on the back of it to wrap the chain grips around it. Did that. Propped the grips off the floor with the 2x4. Check the chain will be pulled tighter when the load comes...

An architect will verify that the building meets zoning requirements, boundary set backs, shadow planes, windows, doors, etc etc etc. An Engineer will verify that the building will withstand the wind/seismic/dead/live loads without failure. Sounds like you will need to find an Architect to...

3-17 ..... glue on the beam .... ok who else writes their name somewhere in their project? LOL Nice work !!

nate - some of those springs have A LOT of energy stored in them. If one isn't using the correct tools to hold/adjust the spring and it goes wrong then as Falcon says it'll go WoooooNNNGGGG and bits of fingers and hands could get caught up in the mess. Getting blood off an expoxy/polished...

Very Nice Shop !!!

Get a spray can of coil cleaner. The radiator may look clean - but I sprayed down a clean unit and the got gray/black water off it when I rinsed it. Worth a shot We've been using a dehumidifier in the house. We get about a gallon a day of water in it. That's water the central unit hasn't...

a photo would help

Very nice installation !! I like what I see with respect to fabrication quality in the photos you posted. It's now on my list of 'things too good to pass on' for my 'shop'. Thanks for posting all the details and info.

whoa there tcianci - simmer down a bit. It's a stud size question for christs sake. You asked me to clarify a comment I made and you seem to be trying to jump down my throat. Nah that ain't gonna happen. I don't recall claiming a damn thing about buildings being built incorrectly. The OP's...

no problem The Main Wind Force Resisting System (MWFRS) of a building is the framing that resists the external forces applied to the building and supports the internal loads determined by the service of the building. The external forces are : 1. Wind 2. Snow (blanket and/or drift) 3...

The roof is a mansard profile, with the trusses being a mansard/scissor design spanning the 55' at 8' centers. That gives me a ceiling at 20' for the middle 15' of the building, so I don't think it will seem to confined. Looking at the drawings again though it does look a little 'roof heavy'...

KBS - parking - yup that's pretty much it :) Good idea on the roll arounds - can try them here and there until 'there works' is found :) Unfortunately drive through isn't an option :(