Recent content by mellamoesrico

Fantastic update of the garage! All 3 of y'all must be thrilled with it. Great work. The mill seems to be placed pretty tightly into the corner. Is there enough clearance to swing the XY table full travel without hitting the wall or overhead door?

If permitting is not required, and you can't get hold of the original drawings, you could try contacting a professional steel building erector (one who doesn't sell their own kits). Normally in this circumstance, they will be very tight-lipped dispensing advice to anyone who is not a paying...

Ever plan on lifting a van? They are one height from bumper to bumper.

Check out www.Caswellplating.com. They have arbor shaft extenders for buffing.

Thinset or Portland cement skimmed smooth over the rough areas?

Air molecules can leak out of small gaps that would hold water molecules bubble-tight.

I would fear pulling up on the top sill, since that might just cause it to separate from the studs.

The little brass valve in your last picture is actually a relief valve, not an unloader valve. It is normally screwed into a fitting directly on the tank. Its only purpose is to open up and divert excess pressure out of the tank should the pump "run away" on you, like if the contacts on the...

BFH, aka Big (Sledge) Hammer

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Tomroblee brings up several valid points in his post above. Although generally, it is cheaper to gain room by going up, rather than going out with a bigger foundation. The trick is that the second floor MUST be properly engineered for safety.

Most seem to favor the single lock-blade "tactical" style knife. I guess I'm old school. My favorite for aily carry is the 3-blade stockman pattern with the long, slender main blade. Unfortunately, I seem to have lost my favorite one, an old made in USA Schrade with a jigged-bone handle. I...

The installer will probably add extra diagonal braces to help stiffen up the long vertical drop legs, and keep the track from wobbling around. In addition to the single long vertical leg dropped from the ceiling to hold up the back of the track, there will also probably be a diagonal out and...

To me it seems like the crux of the issue is whether you want hard-wired or wireless end devices in the system. If you can live with hardwired end devices, there are many ways to do this: PLC/HMI, PC-based with I/O expander boards, dedicated home automation controller (ie Crestron, AMX...

I wouldn't put the plywood spacers between the two studs. Glue and screw the studs together for maximum strength. Then put the plywood shims on the outside of the new "pole" if needed to fill the gap to jack studs or whatever. That "pole" should hold a lot of weight, but only if its a...