Recent content by mnglocker

Move up to a 10" Rikon for the band saw. Just more power, deeper throat, and more robust guide bearings. It's still $300-350 w/stand. For drill presses, marketplace, and find an old school American iron piece.

2nd the parabolic IR heater, in combo with the ceiling mounted hotdog.

I just hotspot my phone.

I haven't needed to kick the subscription on yet for my 2016. I don't think I'll have to unless I'm trying to program new key fobs.

Plan on a 3/4 bathroom. Keep the dirt in the shop, plus as a matter of safety, if you have a coolant explosion or a battery leak. Hydronic is the CHIT. That being said, plan ahead where you'll want to install hoist, and other anchored objects, and map out the layout of the lines...

For just getting into it, you don't need to spend snap-on dough. That being said, buy enough tool, to not tease yourself. Launch, TopDon, Autel all make decent BI-DIRECTIONAL tools. That's huge for DXing issues on a car. Be sure they have proper software like AutoAuth for FCA if you need it...

I picked up, and wiped down the 6 badozen tools my 18y/o swiped for fixing his beater, then left out.

That's more or less a sink whole from the backfill on the footings not getting compacted. You may want to stick a video scope in there. I think you're in the realm of Foam-Jacking to fix this.