Recent content by nvbigblue

I couldn't find exactly what you're talking about, but you might start here: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/ They seem to have multiple methods of retrieve historical weather data. I'll keep looking and update if I find anything.... NV

I don't post signs about my cameras. Except for my driveway cameras (which captures part of the street) I have them set so they only capture up to my property lines. Now my property lines are pretty far out....so I do capture quite a bit. :bounce: Coming from any direction, by time someone...

The tutorials that Motorhead Extraordinaire posted above are a great place to start. I'm not really a CAD guy, but having been in IT for quite a while, I've dealt with a number of different CAD systems. SketchUp is a great surface modeler, but a sometimes frustrating CAD program. I'm all...

Thanks for the input guys! LL, I read through the whole thread on your CU build..... woof.... very nicely done...nice place man! NV

Thanks for the input! NV

Hey guys, I should be breaking ground in the next month on a pad for my new shop. The pad will be a 6" inch monolithic pour. The actual size is 41' 1"W X 39' 8 1/2L. The GC is suggesting a 6.5 bag mix, no fiber, with #4 bars on 18" centers. I can't find my email, but I believe he said it would...

Hey guys, First off.... GREAT SITE! There is lot of great information here. Second, I work in I.T., so I thought I'd pick your brains on this.... Anyways, I should be breaking ground in the next month on a pad for my new shop. The shop itself is a 40'X40' 'S' metal arch building (straight walls...

Nope, they sure don't. I had an Eagle SX-4. I loved that car. Except for the SR4 ******... Put a bunch of miles on it, and it spun a bearing. Dropped a engine and ****** from a CJ into. Everyone told me wasn't going to work, but it was a bolt in. :thumbup: Then, when the one of the ****** to...

Big fan of AMC?? :D

I just have to say that this has been a most excellent read. :rocker: There's not a lot to do where I'm at, so I spend a LOT of time on the Internet reading. I've had to intentionally pace myself over the last couple of weeks reading the whole thing, but it's been well worth it. Great...

Good catch.... definitely a good option. My roll up ran about 1200, but that's a 12X12 insulated, high wind load door w/drive motor. Nice building! Also the SS looks sweet! :drool: NV

Thanks for all the input guys! And no, I don't get offended with blunt answers. :) The way I envision this is that when I want to use the lift, I pull the cover plates, raise the lift arms, replace the cover plates and lower the lift arms down until they rest on the cover plates. The arm...

Most of the arch building companies have some type of batting insulation package available. Usually, you mount 'pins' on the inside of the building, then push them through the insulation and secure with a big plastic cap. However, depending on where you are, you might still run into moisture...

Greetings all! Since I have plenty of free time over here to plan out my shop, one of the things I've been thinking about is a lift. I was planning on a two-post, probably in the 10K lbs range. While planning the layout in the shop for it, I came to the conclusion that I do not want to have to...

{EDIT} Ooops... this probably should have been under Heating & A/C, and I see some else posted almost the same question there, so my search foo must be weak today. hehe.. MODS, please move as needed. Hey guys, I searched around but didn't find anything... So my county has gotten on an...