Recent content by gdchapma

I did this in my basement/garage. I made the mount from some scrap metal and some wheel studs i pressed out of an old rotor, then powder coated it. I got the wheel on closeout from Tirerack with lugs, valve and centering ring for less than $50 shipped. (over a $400 wheel). I think it turned out...

I did something similar in my basement/garage. I made the mount from some scrap metal and some wheel studs i pressed out of an old rotor, then powder coated it. I got the wheel on closeout from Tirerack with lugs, valve and centering ring for less than $50 shipped. (over a $400 wheel). I think...

I stopped by Lowes after dropping my daughter at dance class and found this. I have been looking to buy a new compressor for my garage. I mainly want to run a smaller blast cabnet. not every day or for long periods at a time. This seems to more than meet any requirement i have for a compressor...

Well, I can't use any radio in the garage. I have tried the cars and the battery powered radios. I guess i will set up a computer in there and listen to Sirius. Thanks for the replies. Gary

:sad: Hey guys, I recently put nine t8 light fixtures (4 lights in each) in my garage. Now I can’t listen to FM radio at all with the light on. The radio works fine till you turn on the lights. The interference almost completely cuts the radio out. Any ideas? Anyone else have this problem? Any...

No, these are existing (about 2 years old) doors. What is the issue withe the bigger drums? Any way around them? What about the Zap openers? Any sugestions are welcome. Thanks Gary

I have stairs built now. There is not a lot of room, but there is enuf.

Close, I work in Oak Hill, but I teach Computer Aided Drafting at the vocational center. The CNC equipment is in the Welding Technology shop.

Then what are my options, just get out and open it manually?:headscrat

Will a Liftmaster 3800 work on this door setup? It is a Raynor Insulated 10' X 8'. I was getting ready to order them and then remembered reading that the size and type of pulley on the jackshaft mattered. If the LM will not work, then what are my options? Thanks, Gary

Funny you should mention the "eers", I was just playing with a new toy at work today and made this. I made the drawing on AutoCAD 2008 and cut it out of 1/4" plate steel with our new torchmate CNC plasma cutter. Gonna be fun to play with but with the price of steel these days i will have to...

And finally I got my insulation done. R19 all over. Now I just have to make a decision on what to put on the walls. Thanks again to everone on the boards for all of the help and ideas.

Next , I got my electrical completed. About 25 outlets including 2 in the ceiling, 1 220 outlet, and 9 8' 4 t8 bulb fixtures (pretty bright).

Finally getting around to posting some progress pics. I put down Rustoleum Pro Epoxy. Seem to be holding up pretty well considering it only cost me about $250 for my 3 car garage (36' x 28'). I got it on clearence at Lowe's

No jigs were used. I actually designed all of the walls using AutoCAD. I detailed all of the wall sections like they were mechanical drawings. So I knew the measurements for every stud or plate. It took more time, but it was worth it when everything went together. I squared the walls up by...