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    fibreglass insulation availability

    try a commercial steel stud and drywall supplier. i am in the commercial carpentry business and that is a very common product for commercial metal stud interior partitions. it comes 96in long but will be 24in wide because of the metal stud cavity. the home improvement stores don't stock it...
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    Composite decking picture framing

    maybe pictures will help. i built this long skinny deck and two very small ones last summer for a good clients son. i build a few for his other son a few years ago. i am a commercial carpentry contractor but sometimes take on other projects to change it up a little and also to stay working in...
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    Help with weird Disston Philada hack saw frame

    coping saw? looks like a heavy version of one. i just measured the blade in my saw-6 1/4 pin to pin-but maybe way when blades came in that length
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    what size hole?

    just ordered new tires and tubes for my mini backhoe. tires are 9.5x16 turf tires. nothing wrong with the older tires pictured. i dont use the mini backhoe to earn a living i just use it around the yard and the aggressive tires were tearing up my lawn, especially in the winter when the lawn is...
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    Garage Ceiling Insulation for WIDE Spaced Rafters

    fill in the missing ceiling joists. then fiberglass batts would work. spacing that wide is too much for osb or even 5/8 drywall.
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    Major oil spill in my garage

    after you soak up 90% of the spill put down some fresh kitty litter/drysorb, grab a flat patio type brick or block, go down on your hands and knees and grind in the litter with all your upper body weight, repeat if required.
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    Tips for straightening 1/2 plate for my welding table

    grab it on the edge of the plate with a larger size pipe wrench and pull
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    Door latch catching on wall

    use a grinder with a cut off wheel and trim a little off the latch then clean it up with a file
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    Drywall lift experience?

    I can try to find my most recent extension next time I go to my storage building but I don't remember seeing it recently. my lift is an original panellift brand which going memory has a male/female connection so I made the extension opposite(female/male)-I believe I slid 1/2 black pipe...
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    Zipwall construction containment system

    just tried to stretch them out more than 114 that's all they have in them. mine are about 18 years old- maybe someone here has a newer generation and they can be of more help.
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    Zipwall construction containment system

    just measured the other two zip poles and they are 114 inches max.
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    Zipwall construction containment system

    I have a set of 4 of the ten foot poles. I just opened them up all the way and I'm measuring 113 inches, your good.
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    Drywall lift experience?

    professional commercial drywall guy here. most ceilings in commercial are suspended ceilings but a couple/few time a year I need to rock a ceiling higher than my panel lift can go. I made my own extensions a few years ago by welding one piece of black pipe inside another. and only make the...
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    Not enough slope for garage bathroom sewer

    just a thought, is your garage and house situated in such a way where you can trench and tie in to sewer line somewhere between the house and the street
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