Recent content by jhogan2424

It does get below freezing here in Northeast Arkansas but only about 2 to 3 months out of the year and even then it's usually not a constant hard freeze. I have several friends that have their compressors outside and when asked they all indicated that it wasn't much of an issue for them so I...

I am VERY ignorant to all of the HDTV and cable stuff. I would appreciate it if someone could give me sort of a breakdown of what types of channels can be picked up with an antenna. Is it simply local/news channels? Are they High definition? Will the antenna connect to a modern flatscreen...

The compressor is sitting on a composite base that I had left over from a remodel on a rent house. When I get time I am going to pour a small concrete slab, bolt it down, and then chain it to an eye bolt that will be placed in the concrete. That should work pretty well and if it doesn't I have a...

Sorry it took me so long to reply, I just noticed your question. Yes it does have some protection now. Last week I built an awning out of 1" square tubing and some left over metal from the shop build. It looks decent but I'm not too worried about it as it is on the rear of the building and is...

I have actual experience. I have a 2 post lift. I lift full size truks frequently. I know exactly how high my ceiling is and I know exactly how high your ceiling needs to be. The thing is though, I am not going to share any of that information with you because you were so rude to the other...

When I had my 40x60 shop poured it was $9,000. That is 2,400 square feet at 4" thick with a 12"x12" footing all the way around. That also included plumbing stubbed out for a full bath with shower, toilet, and sink. I believe that comes out to $3.75 per square foot. I am located in NE Arkansas.

Yes Sir that is one of the things I have left to do. There are several other wires that were ran last week that need the same attention and the vertical air lines next to the comprssor are still not anchored to the building. I have some aluminum sheathing to slide around the wiring. Will be a...

That is compliments of my crappy Ryobi camera, lol. I spent most of the morning building an awning to cover the compressor out of 1 inch square tubing and some left over tin from when the shop was built.

I agree that the Pex should not be a problem and I did entertain the idea of using Pex myself but in the end I decided to go with the black iron because I thought it would cool the air better. I am not well educated on the subject by any standards and that is just my personal opinion. There are...

I would also like to note that we had to cut/thread very few pipes which made the whole undertaking much easier. Most places will thread the pipe for you when you buy it. All of the 1/2" pipe coming down the walls to the reels was bought at Lowes and was never cut or threaded. It is offered in...

Holy ****, sorry those pictures came out so big! EDIT: I resized them to a smaller scale. MUCH easier to look at now.

I definetly reccomend the black iron. I have had experience with many other types of air lines and when it came time to plumb my shop a few weeks ago I weighed all the options as far as durability, price, ease of install, etc and decided to go with the black iron. I ran a couple of vertical...

I bought the 60 gallon Kobalt compressor at Lowes. It's 11.3 CFM at 90 psi. I think I paid about $450. It works great for a home shop. I have had no problems running any of my air tools or paint guns. The only thing I feel that I could use more CFM on would be my sandblaster. The compressor does...

The pallet racking is a great idea and would be very economical but I am looking to build some custom fit shelving so everything looks nice and neat and fits perfectly.

I will soon be building some steel shelving to go along the walls of my 40'x60' shop building. I am not a pro welder/fabber and have only taken on small projects like most hobbiest. I plan to use some type of square tubing or angle iron for the frames and am hoping you guys could post some...