Recent content by klieber

We bought a new house in Wyoming that has two busted garage door openers that need to be replaced. Wyoming gets brutally cold in the winter, so I'm trying to find something that will stand up to the harsh cold temperatures and last for a long time. There's a lot of discussion in the archives...

I've used this site before -- lots of government agencies use it to sell off the stuff they don't use any more. I got a fantastic 10' 1/2" thick steel welding table from SRP (local power company) for $200. The thing weighs over a thousand pounds -- you couldn't buy the steel alone for what I...

Just ran across this thread -- great to see another Arizonian. Really nice looking shop so far!

This looks great. I hadn't thought about putting it on the walls. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I live in Arizona. What is this "rust" you speak of? :) I was actually thinking about getting raw metal if I could and powder coating it. I have access to a big oven at the local makerspace. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes! That's it. Thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

At my local makerspace, they have this overhead channel/track system that they use to hang stuff from, including lighting/electrical. Since I have very high ceilings in my garage, I'm looking to do something similar. However, I have no idea what this stuff is called. It looks like galvanized...

I didn't ask "what's the cheapest price I can pay", I asked what a fair price was. I'm actually not interested in massaging the price at all and will happily pay more for a higher quality product. But I've seen too many lazy crews come in, drop mesh wire on the ground and then hook it up as...

Given the use cases I outlined above, why? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I excavated the area about 12" deep, which was about 2" deeper than I intended. So there's 2" of compacted soil, then 6" of compacted 57 rock and the last 4" is for the slab itself. This is a slab for a shed and light storage. The heaviest thing it will have on it is a ~1800lb flatbed...

I'm assuming this does not include the cost of the concrete itself? 37' x 37' x 4" works out to just shy of 17 yards, so I was budgeting $1800 for the concrete alone. ($100/yard + an extra yard for safety margin)

Thanks for the replies so far. I didn't realize I hadn't filled out my location in my profile. Since fixed and I'm in Scottsdale, AZ. Cost of concrete is about $100/yard here, delivered. And there's direct access to the pour location, so I don't think I'll need a pump, either.

There's some sort of issue with the site, at least right now:

I'm building a shed behind my garage and, as part of that, am starting with a 37' x 37' slab. Because I want to make absolutely sure the prep work is done correctly, I'm doing that part myself. I have ~6" of 57 rock as the base and 3/8" rebar laid on an 18" grid. The slab itself will be 4"...

Good call -- will plan on doing this.