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We have a split level & the garage (my shop area) is under my kid's bedrooms. I get grief when I crack open paint or solvent so I want to weld outside due to the smoke. The welder is a fluxcore one. But, I am not going to pound on it so maybe the cement board is superfluous?

Thank you for the affirmation guys, that is exactly what I needed.

I picked up a Century 100 Weld Pak yesterday and want to use it ASAP. I only need it for small stuff right now and I need a welding area I can move out of the way when done. Here is my idea: I have a 30" square of ~8-10 gauge sheetmetal. It was part of the case for a furnace. I would cut a...

I have not tried to acid resharpen but the method is detailed in Modern Blacksmithing by Weygers. The author was a proponent of it. I use muriatic to derust tools and it is phenomenal for that task.

Dumb, obvious question time: The point of grinding is to prep the top surface for an epoxy layer?

We had a stone-lined Vaughn hot water heater that was installed in the mid-1960's. It came out of service in 2005 when we changed to a Mega-Stor. The company that did the work said that long service life from stone-lined tanks is not uncommon. Glass-lined however 10, 15 if you are a gambler.

We had our front steps redone and the mason cautioned us on using salt because it will flake the concrete & mortar. He said it will start the following spring-summer. We keep a bucket of builder's sand by the front door w/ scoop now and scrape the stairs as soon as the snow ends.

After my floor is refinished (whichever way I go), some machine tools will be in place. Do the ones you mention cure hard or will there be some "sink" with weight on it?

IKEA is having a lot of in-store blowouts right now. Their aluminum louver roll-front cabinets are at $75 from $250. Much stuff discontinued and will phase out by April.

:thumbup: Kadett it is!

I am clearing out the hobby that currently resides in the garage in order to reclaim it for more garagely tasks. The old hobby? Audio, a whole garage worth. Don't know what the final config will be but it will have vacuum tubes in the amps, PA speakers, & internet music streaming (+ CD/DVD, a...

Have you tried Mouser.com? They carry just about every variation of Tyco terminals there are.

Great, just great. I am tempted to just dump a bucket of epoxy over it and call it a day.

I would have gotten the 300SL but not the Cortina. The Cortina at first I thought was one of these -

The only downside on cardboard is that it retains moisture. If you are in a humid area it could lead to rust. In New England, cardboard & tool steel is bad news for long term storage in a garage.