Recent content by mastiff0

I still have the house. Its been a long time, so the garage is very messy now. The big addition has been a 4ftx4ft CNC router table. Takes up a big chunk of space and creates an aweful lot of dust, even with dust collection. Unfortunately, a growing family has prevented much work on the...

I've always wanted to make a top out of concrete- cheap and strong.

I got the same large Sandusky Mobile cabinet a year ago. This was after I looked at all of the cabinets at Sears/Lowes/Home Depot (Gladiator, etc). I spent the extra money for the Sandusky because I thought it would be built better than the Gladiator cabinets. Unfortunately, it is. What I...

My cheapo 10" sliding miter saw needs to be replaced (during a "nonstandard" cutting operation the guides got warped so I cannot make 90degree cuts with confidence anymore). I did use the sliding aspect of the miter saw pretty often, though I hated how the sliding feature made the saw very deep...

Though not as effective, you should insulate your walls even if your ceiling isn't insulated. However, don't worry about A/C or heating the area unless you insulate your ceiling. Unless your soffit and ridge vents are enclosed in an attic, any of your heated/cooled air is just going to leave...

I have a Bosch oscillating tool that has an adapter that allows it to use any any brands blades. Any recommendations? There are some generic brands like Oshlun or Versa-tool that are much cheaper than the name brands blades like Fein or Bosch, but does anybody know if they are decent quality...

I went throught this process in Houston last summer, starting with a garage similar to yours. First, roof insulation (along with appropriate roof venting) is most important. You need a second room (an attic) which traps the hot air from the roof and vents it back out. There are tables that...

Very nice. I'm working on something similar- should be able to post pictures in a few days.

You will definitely notice an improvement- I did here in Texas. But do be aware that insulation is only one part of process if you want a garage that isn't hot. You're garage will eventually get hot and you'll need some ventillation or air conditioning. But for the cost of the kits, the...

I've always wondered if you could mill the boards flat and glue and screw them to make larger pieces of lumber worth anything. I just had to replace part of my 2yr old cedar fence because of stupid Home Owner Association reasons, so I have a ton of boards with no rot sitting in my driveway.

At my local Lowes there was a table in front of the Commercial Sales Desk full of tools. It wasn't labeled but an employee told me at items on table were 50% off. I snagged myself a 8-piece Gearwrench metric 15 degree offset wrench set. They also had lots of individual Gearwrench flex...

Nice setup. I've been following the growing artisan distiller movement and wish I was closer so I could try some. For people interested, its actually pretty easy to get a license to distill ethanol (alcohol), you just can't drink it. You can get a free permit in most states to distill ethanol...

I think people remove the rollers because that would add an additional 5+" to the height of their workbench. I think kitchen countertops are usually 36" tall, which is the height you would get if you did not keep the rollers. It all depends on how you plan to use a workbench (detail...

You could use a white laminate (kitchen countertop material) or melamine (whiteboard) to give a durable white surface, and that could keep you from having to use expensive hardwood plywood.

I like the idea of using lower tool cabinets with the rollers taken off, but it does seem like that forces you to have a taller than usual workbench. I know the HF 13 drawer cabinets are 32-33" without rollers, and adding top support structure for the workbench and a workbench top will bring...