Recent content by Natemade

Could you drill a couple strategically placed holes on the backside. Then hammer them out with a drift. Weld holes closed when finished

Oh so excited..

Yes, mine is a 30x60 carport style shop with the 2.25 framing. I used 3in thick batts and have not experienced and condensation at all in the shop. I'm in Californias central valley, not sure what your weather is like. I also have two gable vents on each side. I can find some pics if you...

I found the most economical way was to use fiberglass batts in whatever width your studs are. Mine where 5ft. Much cheaper and cleaner looking than the same thickness of foam board.

Yeah, any abrasive will do. I prefer a belt sander.

While I agree that .375 wall is not needed, and that if you are bending .25 wall dom you need to consider larger diameter tubing as upping diameter changes tube strength considerably more than wall thicknesses. If you have the material and want to give a diy attempt at increasing the I.d you...

I built mine with very similar dimensions and went on the side of wall for headroom above but in hind sight I should have just built the walls shorter and placed them on top

Is there a way you can build the second garage in a way that allows you to connect the new and old shop together and have a breeze way between the two? Maybe position the doors so moving tools or projects between the two would be easy?

I do not mind sharing. I ordered my building though a local vender for American carports. I'm in California so not sure how similar the pricing will be... but my 30x60x12 building with 12g framing installed on my slab ran 19k. That included 2 12x10 rollup doors, two man doors ( that I...

I have a 30x60 carport style garage and am very happy with it. They do have some drawbacks but nothing that cant be worked around. Saw some people mention nothing can be mounted to the walls or roof... not sure of all manufacturers but mine has a 60lb snow load... and I live in an area that...

No Instagram either lol. Guess I'll make my own. The ebay price is not worth it to me

Properly welded, mig welds will hold the same a an arc weld done with 7018... however having a gusset, even short one, behind the tube/ plate transition would give me a warm fuzzy feeling....

Any way to get ahold of this guy for us non Facebook users...

Well I was so focused on the starter wiring that I did not pull the motor cover off to check it first... that was a mistake. Looks like one on the wire nuts backed off and shorted out inside the case. This must have been what took it out of service, it was an old issue. I cut wires back to...

Sorry the terminology is not the best, not something I'm super experienced with. The two metal contacts that fit top and bottom on the coil. The overload is at 20 amps, subosably where it was while in service.