Recent content by freeradical426

In the interest of knowing my full spread of options, perhaps I should also get some feedback on what should follow if I was to do this right, as 8man suggested. If I were to remove the prehung door entirely in order to properly rebuild the space under the threshold, what is it that should go...

Thanks 8man, it may turn out you're right, but just wondering if there are other methods or mediums to consider filling in underneath. This may help -- including some photos here: https://goo.gl/photos/x2iRJhXAaQahF4jVA I have shown the threshold from a couple of vantage points -- from inside...

A previous owner of my home had converted our small 2-car garage into a second living area. He did it so poorly and the space was so awkward, that we went ahead and converted it back to a garage, and have been much happier being able to park our cars indoors for the last few months :-D In this...

Thanks Steve, good call about the soap. I may use that or WD-40, +/- my heat gun to make the tubing a little more cooperative. Just had another idea, would like feedback if anyone has some. Not sure if this is the *best* solution but it's an interesting one. Since I'm using threaded rod, I...

Man ... you guys are just full of great ideas. Thanks to all! This has given me plenty to explore. I'm sure one or several of these will work fine. Much appreciated.

Haha, thanks Fender, you are enabling my acquisitive habit :-) (maybe I shouldn't listen too closely) Neighbor, thanks for your suggestion. I had previously skipped over non-metallic conduit deliberately, just because it's going to result in a rough outer surface ... kind of defeats the purpose...

Total n00b here, and just barely getting into DIY woodworking and minimal metal work in the last few months. Hoping this question is at least located in the right subforum ... So I've got a metal power rack (for weightlifting) in my garage. I wanted to add another pin to store some lightweight...