Recent content by marquess

Eh, after 50 years I just barely have this one trained and that took a lot of work. I'll have to make do with four outbuildings.

Excellent point. I often use magnetic pucks for pinch welds. I can usually place those by feel (I get down on one knee on a kneepad but I could bend over enough by crouching a bit and using the car for support) and swing the lift pads under also by feel. I never have to get my face close to the...

Both would be best, and if I had a 4 post too I'd for sure use it some smaller percentage of the time. Not an option for me alas, not due to cost so much as limited floor space. The wife says no more outbuildings. I should also note that most guys my age seem to have some degree of back pain in...

I have knee pads like that scattered all over my workshop and utility buildings. When my knees hurt enough that I'm thinking twice about walking 50' to the other side of the building to fetch one, I don't want the temptation of skipping a kneepad "just this time". Those style kneepads are about...

Different strokes ... I'm in my early 70s and stalling on a knee replacement with steroid shots. For my 2 post lift I keep two kneepads at each column. When lifting a vehicle I toss a kneepad down at each lift point. I find that makes a huge difference versus kneeling on bare concrete, or...

I would do a beam calculation; there are online calculators for standard size I, box, and channel beams. Just plug in your beam type, the span, the load location (point load at center of beam). I don't remember which one(s) I used, but there are many to choose from. A commercial pallet rack...

Sorry, I only now noticed these questions. Oops. I see there is a "receive email notifications" option that I have just now enabled. The beam is held in place by gravity only. There are two flanges bolted on to positively retain the beam ends on top of the carriage weldments, as shown in the...

Buried cable can be safely and effectively spliced (I've done it on permitted and inspected service relocation work). BUT: 1) You need special listed underground splice kits and the hydraulic crimping tool for the crimp connectors. Figure a couple hundred bucks for the materials for just one...

Same here. I added a 2 ton minisplit three years ago to one of my outbuildings, a two story 1200 sq.ft. workshop. It was my first minisplit experience. I have been very pleased with how efficient it has been. It cost me $1,600 up front (I did the install as I'm equipped for HVAC work and have...

I received one that was fine. It came on a pallet fully preassembled and in great condition, all I did was cut the straps and roll it into my utility building on its own very nice pneumatic casters. I have another on order. Yes the price is astonishing, especially given it is again (as of this...

Third post for second lift mod. I made a gantry beam for over 10' of lift clearance. It sits on the top of the lift carriages. I store it on two little rolling dollys and for installation use the lift arms and slings to pick the beam up high enough to sit on a pair of stepladders (the 4' orange...

Make that a third post while I revisit that first post that didn't survive posting. My text commentary was that I made some swivel adapters for when you can't quite get the lift arms past an obstruction like a tire. One pair is shown in that photo.

I'll do a second post for the gantry beam, as I can't figure out how to load a second photo in the desired order.

I do have the automatic door locks, which also work with the N.O. pushbutton switch. Removing power means the doors can't be opened by any wireless means, either maliciously or accidentally due to interference or malfunction.

I don't know about the 8500W ("W" for wireless), but I have two Liftmaster 8500s on a switchable circuit that I power down when I won't be needing the doors for awhile (which is often, this is a separate outbuilding I don't garage frequently used vehicles in). The switchable circuit reduces...