Recent content by dstaley

I just realized that I never followed up on this thread. It worked, I used the original springs, track (trimmed), and wound the springs less. Here's a couple pics:

You can heat using non-permenant space heaters and cool using window air conditioners or other temporary/portable equipment without violating this code, so that's what I'm doing. Unfortunately this law forces us to use far less efficient equipment, which means we're doing exactly what the law...

Hey guys, I'm building wall partitions inside my 36' x 54' pole building- one is for a retail shop (I'm a home-based gun dealer and I want to divide off the gun shop part) and a machine shop. I have a mill and lathe that I want to keep in the machine shop part so that I can climate control the...

Welding or drilling on the beam will weaken it if it matters. Clamping to it will not. Sent from my SCH-R970 using Tapatalk

Hey guys, I bought the Harbor Freight blast cabinet (on sale at $209 +$7 shipping, then applied a 25% off coupon) and will be ordering some TP Tools upgrade parts. I have a 7-1/2HP, 24CFM air compressor in my pole building garage that I'm going to feed it with, so I'm planning on getting the...

Thanks for the feedback, guys. I had two insulation contractors come out to quote insulating the building. One hasn't sent the quote yet, the other quoted $14,000, and it wouldn't be up to code- code calls out R19 in the walls, R35 on the ceiling. This is why getting a permit (which would be...

Hey guys, I'm looking for loopholes. Before I consider swallowing a thousands-of-dollars bill for insulation, here's the thought. I have a 36x54 pole building with an existing concrete floor (I assume uninsulated), uninsulated walls, and a roof with anti-condensation insulation only. I'm in...

Hey guys, I am the proud new owner of a 36x54 pole barn that I'd like to add heat to. I picked up a 150,000 BTU hanging unit forced air heater from a friend this weekend, and it has about an 8" exhaust duct set up to accept a double wall pipe. I'm trying to figure out how I can/should...

Hey guys, I'm considering some options for adding lighting to my pole barn. I use it as a workshop, and the area where my machine tools and the area where my welding stuff is (two different spots) are not lit brightly enough for my taste. The structure is 36 x 54, the roof trusses are 9' on...

In my 20x22, I have two cars, a 6' workbench, a gun safe, another smaller workbench, two upright 26" tool boxes, a Bridgeport mill (42" table), one 6' Gorilla storage rack, a 9x36" South Bend bench top lathe on a dedicated cabinet, an oxy/acetylene torch tank set, and a Miller Millermatic 252...

The plywood designs are a good idea. When I built my last two workbenches, I inlaid a 1/2" thick steel plate in each one with holes drilled and tapped for common items I would be using. In the garage it was tapped for my vise so that I could remove it easily if needed and when it is in place...

I was thinking a 1" or so thick plate, wider than the lift and at least 1/2 as long as a car would be a strong base on top of your concrete. It might be overkill, but this would be a good place for overkill. You could drill & tap the plate to accept the mounting bolts and anchor the plate to...

Hey guys, I just bought my third lathe, an 80's Jet BD-1336T from a local high school/vo-tech program. It's a 13x36 that is in fantastic shape, comes with a new-in-the-wrapper 4-jaw chuck as well as the standard 3 jaw, steady rest, 4-position tool post, etc. I'm "upgrading" from a South Bend...

Franz isn't very nice about how he says things, but he is right. I bought a Lincoln SP-135T MIG welder and was very happy with how it performed up to its limits, but its limits were not what I ultimately needed. I couldn't weld the frame on my Camaro with it (.120" steel) so I put it up for...