Recent content by gdf_77

have you looked into bonding a ground rod. A couple of years ago, in my electrical theory class, this came up. You may just want to check with an electrician and inspector. The reason being that concrete has a natural conductivity, and since it isn't touching the earth with the vapor barrier...

The garage is built with rough cut 2x6. They actually measure about 2x5.75". they seem to be nailed to the base plate through the bottom. And if any of the other nails I have seen are an indicator, they will more than likely be like barn spikes. What I was thinking is diagonally bracing from the...

The garage has to move about 150'. It will be sat down on new concrete walls. That will give me the new ceiling height, since now it is set down on a slab. Since the garage door was new this summer, I can just add another section of door to make up for the change in height. My thinking is...

Or if anyone has some horror stories about doing this. I would like to hear them. Thanks Gabe

What I would like to do is move the present garage, which is about 20x24 to be used as a shop. And build a new 30x30 attached with a 2nd floor that will have the master bed and bath, a laundry room and maybe an office for me. The reason for keeping the present and moving it is because; the...

Breeze, love the shop. I have always found that it's the little things that make the shop/home/hot rod. I can't wait to get my shop built, and stuffed with tools and projects. You got a great place, a great shop, a great car and definately talent. Gabe

any updates?

Yes the neutral and the hot do go back to the same place. But the ground is there for fault protection. Don't mean to sound petty Ford12508. The main reason for the ground is for safety. Either from shorts between the current carrying conductors (neutral & hot) but also from lightning strikes...

Thanks, Gabe

Where I work, if something like this happened, they would have already had the floor fixed. Whether or not someone was hurt. Management is very picky about safety. We have weekly meetings with production, maintenance and management on possible safety concerns. I have seen them tear up 30 sq ft...

I tried searching this, but nothing came up that helped, other than to wait for 10min for each post to pop up (slow internet). I was wondering what the part number for Snap-on tool box was. I think the last number is how many columns of drawers they have. I am currently searching from over seas...

Welcome from north east iowa Sounds like you have a plan

Chicago requires a minimum of BX, last I had heard. There are other places as well. I worked as a factory rep in New Jersey that the requirement was no less than BX. There are other things that can be placed through out homes to ease in future repairs, NMT (smurf tube) is cheap and flexible.

Re: hot rod garage in the works.38x56 Man I love the shop. As has been stated above your attention to detail is awesome. On a personal note, the children of the world need more Fathers like you. I hope that I will be able to spend more time with my kids after this deployment. My daughters have...

What an absolutely great shop. I will be using some of your ideas when I get to build mine, someday. The one thing I would suggest on your welding table, if you do alot of work with angle iron is to weld on a 1/4x2" bar (2" side run vertically) spaced off of the top 3/8 to 1/2 flush with the...