Recent content by mcanuel

no shoes, thats where the moneys at haha hence why it was free. the guy at bendpak said dies are company specific and he didnt recognize the pattern, im hoping somebody would recognize it

i recently acquired this pipe bender, the motor lit up and engulfed what was once a nice bender, i have emailed lordco who apparently sold it but without a model number they cant do anything with a picture, i also contacted bendpak and no luck there please help me and tell me who might make this

http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/310090-67-fj40-frame-off-build.html

Thank You! 1 bolt per plate should work for each side of the door id imagine? these only go down 1 -5 inches eh?

anybody have some ideas??????

up here in canada, if you want to upgrade your service u have to bring in a licensed inspector look over the whole house so everything must be to code, then the power company will charge you for the meter and labour to install the new meter, however apparently a electrician can but the power...

very neat idea with the storage overtop the garage doors! me like alot better tell the wife to get rid of all those boxes on the top shelf lol

you have no idea, they also said that that my shop in the following pics wouldn't hold snow either, the laminated beams come from a old gymnasium and for sheathing they used 2 inch t&g x 2 layers thick!yes i said it 4 inches of sheathing! i kid you not. this shop in open area is 40x50, then...

What style of house is that with the covered varanda, you see them everywhere in vancouver and seattle

Progress update: finishes squaring up all the inside face ready for the hiliti gun and some garage door plates! i had to remove the center piece and reinforce it with some 2x6 as a friends dads gc said i didnt have enough support there, so 4 2x6's later i hope she wont bend haha

i will be getting geothermal this spring. my house is 1200sqft per floor, 1 basement and 1 upstairs. i have had 2 contractors size out units. i will be going with a 4 ton r series unit from nordic geothermal out of eastern canada. my loops will consist of 4 500ft ditches with close to 4000ft of...

update. ran into a issue with attempting to secure plates to the foundation. the plate will be for the 2 2x10 studs that will then have the plate for the garage door tack on it. these plates are 6 inches wide and they crack when i hit them with the hilti gun? should i predrill holes in the wood...

hopefully park my truck and 1967 toyota fj40 landcruiser in it :) im sick of iced windows haha

the log was existing, iam filling in the gaps as one would say, ps nice car and clean shop!

enclosed a part of my house this summer! what a job