Recent content by ngiovas

Thanks, the puller did the trick.

I am trying to remove the step pulley from a Harbor Freight horizontal band saw. This is the pulley that is attached directly to the motor shaft. I removed the two set screws shown in the parts diagram, but it won't budge. I see that there is a key on the shaft/pulley. I assume I can't...

Thanks for all of the feedback. Just to provide a little more background - I found a dual-arm reel with 100' of 1/2" rubber hose on clearance and it only cost me slightly more than a quality reel with a smaller diameter hose. While the adapters will add to the cost, I don't mind. With that...

I recently replaced my air hose reel in my home garage with a new 1/2" hose reel. What I didn't think about is that the male fitting on the end of the new hose is 1/2" npt and will not work with my existing quick connect couplers on my tools. I ordered a female coupler that fits on the end of...

That's actually a good idea. The cost difference in the rollup doors isn't that much since they don't need to be insulated.

Thanks, I already checked with them. By the time I add in the cost for the concrete floor, they were about $3,000 on the base barn and that was assuming their "as low as" labor cost. It could be higher. For the lean-to, they wouldn't let me go wider than 12'.

I am getting a bit closer to making a final decision on the barn. I have had several more conversations with the builder that I like the best. He seems to have a lot of knowledge, he has been very responsive to my questions and changes to the quote, and he has a competitive price. I had...

I eventually will be moving up there. One thought was to add the radiant floor tubing now so that it is available later if needed. I have also thought about heating with wood. I have 40 acres of thick forest. Just the fallen trees will provide me lots of firewood.

OK, I went ahead and asked the builder to price the building at 50' wide. I also asked him for lean-to pricing just to see what that would cost. We will see what he comes back with.

Thanks sberry. What are the dimensions of your shop? I would like to go 50 wide, but the more I add, the more the cost keeps creeping up. I have thought about asking the builder to price it a little wider, possibly a few feet longer. I have 40 acres in Kalkaska. I have been wanting to...

Are you thinking a door on each end, or two doors on the same end, but closer to each side? I have thought about a door at each end. I am trying to avoid putting doors on the sides so that I have the option of adding a lean to in the future.

I am looking at 16' high ceilings so that I have the option of adding a mezzanine for storage. The additional height didn't add a huge amount of cost. Good point on the trusses. I will make sure to ask the builder about this. I will definitely be adding panels to finish the ceiling -...

I'm curious as to why I am committing to heating it all winter? The property is 2 1/2 hours from my primary residence and I won't spend much time up their in the winter. Probably once every 6-8 weeks from mid November to February. I am leaning towards the 4" concrete. I haven't found any...

I previously posted a question asking what people would do differently if they were to build their garage/barn again (and what they would do again). I took many of those ideas to come up with a basic garage design, but now it is time to finalize the details so I can begin construction soon...

What have others done for an overhead hoist? I have been thinking about adding an overhead beam that would allow me to easily back in a truck or trailer and load/unload very heavy items. The issue is that I am not sure how practical it is to have a beam span the entire garage.