Recent content by gandyj

I have two lifts in my garage, a 4 post that has a car on top and one underneath and a 2 post that another car is parked in. I'm sure you'll find a lot of folks do the same thing.

My garage is 24w x 31d with two single doors. I have both a two post(Maxjax M6) and four post lift. The two post is close to the wall but I can still get past. I have three cars in the garage one on the four post, one underneath and one between the post.

I recently installed my M-6 and had one side stick on the way down. I found the problem to be the lock release handle. As the lift comes down the locking blocks ( I think that's what you call them) inside the post contact the top of the lock release handle causing the spring loaded lock to move...

Installing my lift has been an adventure. I did end up buying the rebar cutting bit to the tune of $70 and I renting a rotary hammer because mine just wouldn't do the job. Once I had what I needed to get the job done mounting the first post was no problem. When installing the second post I...

I bought my lift a year and a half ago and it has the shiny finish. I've been using my four post lift and just decided it's about time to get this thing installed. I started drilling holes yesterday and ran into the wire reinforcement in the concrete. Going to seek some advice on what to do...

I have the m6 that I have not installed yet. I think I'm also going with longer bolts. How much longer a bolt should go with? Thanks

The home depot branded non-pressurized spray bottle is a good one.

I used two 2 x 12 squares nailed together under each foot to get my lift up high so I could walk under it without bending over and I'm 5'10.

Why go to the trouble of a conversion kit when you can just snip the wires to the ballast do a little simple rewiring of the fixture and get 8ft T-8 bulbs.

I have a 24 X 31 garage with six 8 ft T-12 fixtures with two bulbs each. When the bulbs started to burn out I decided it was time to upgrade. After researching and spending a considerable amount of time on youtube I decided to upgrade to LED's. It was going to be expensive to change out the...

I can always use new tools. Sign me up.

I have several black and decker firestorm tools. I have three 18v batteries that have all crapped out and won't take or hold a charge. I've found some online that say they are 1500mah and some that say 2000mah. Are there any better batteries I can get? I have too many B&D tools to throw them...

I just picked one up yesterday to go with the top box I bought two months ago. Looks like I might finally be able to put all my tools in one place and get rid of the smaller boxes I have. Although I have a lot of tools I wonder if I might have to buy more to fill all the drawers. As I've heard...

I'm looking for an inexpensive switch that will actually work for longer than one or two months. I've bought two different brands, one from HD and one from Lowes, they work for a couple of months then they won't shut off in daylight. I've checked to make sure insects haven't set up house and...

I believe this is the link to the earlier thread http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204026 . I installed the system this past Monday along with a new Chamberlain garage door opener only to find that I needed to also order the homelink repeater. My cars are both 2006 models and...