Recent content by Mark in Memphis

I heard you weren't allowed to make the big round bales like that anymore! Something about a concern that cows would never get a square meal or something. OK back to lurking...

This may or may not be up your alley, but I've got a friend that uses a spreadsheet like Excel for drafting. He sets the grid size so that the height and width of the boxes are equal and he starts laying things out. A bit odd but it works.

I made a bunch of removable labels for my box. On an ordinary sheet of paper I typed the names of the labels in a large font that filled up the paper. Then my lovely wife laminated the sheet. Then she bought me a magnetic sheet that she bought at Hobby Lobby that was a flat magnet with glue...

Harbor Freight has a 1 ton Telescoping Gantry crane for $579.99! http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=41188 Flathead Youngin', Any garage with a flathead in it is cooler than mine, hands down.

I'm sorry for your frustration. Sinking foundations are repariable, for a cost. I think you will need to get some folks out to look at at the situation and give you some estimates. Here are a couple of companies I'm familiar with, but there are many more. www.uretekicr.com...

A lot of people will recommend that you buy the best name brand of everything, but I don't. A long time ago I decided to buy some cheap stuff and if I break it I'll replace it with a better brand. You know what? I'm still using most of the cheap stuff. I've got a lot of Craftsman stuff...

I work at a desk all day, but after reading this thread I'm taking my ring off just to be safe. ;)