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    anybody have a man lift for their shop?

    I have a coupla bucks of scaffolding,walkboards on wheels. Still a pain in the *** to assemble but it breaks down for storage easy enough. Just add another buck for heigth as necessary. My way to skin the cat. :confused: Oldmics
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    Lift Safety

    Added some pics over on the H.A.M.B. about this topic https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/lift-maintainance.1084347/ Oldmics
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    Lift Safety

    Atlas Pro V10 Serious home shop so it was used in a reasonable fashion not as hard as a commercial shop. Not bitching about the length of service , its just maintenance issue that nobody has seemed to mention Oldmics
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    Lift Safety

    I was faithful in applying white lube quarterly. I have just started using a new white lube spray that I believe may work better - not globbing up like the paste would. Oldmics
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    Lift Safety

    Posted this a few other places. Thought it is important to know -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So heres an interesting little tidbit that I have not seen addressed anywhere in lift maintainance. The issue of the rub blocks wearing out ! When...
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    Dropping vehicles off lifts

    So heres an interesting little tidbit that I have not seen addressed anywhere in lift maintainance. The issue of the rub blocks wearing out ! When these inner rub blocks wear it canters the safety lock rails towards the outer ends of the lock dogs, So much that there is a possibility that...
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    Shop/garage clothing

    Wall Mart has cover alls. Get two sets-that way you still have the other set to wear when one set is getting washed. I think the brown ones are for woodworkers and the blues are for mechanics. The browns seem to be a bit heavier. No Wall Mart flames here please,I"m just trying to wreck...
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    An alternative air compressor set up

    I dont know what your starting with but Marathon motor company offers a single phase 10 HP motor. I have a 5 HP setup and finally cooked the motor after 7 years of abuse. I am upgrading to the 10 HP motor with the existing 5HP compressor.This 10 HP motor requires a compleat upgrade back to the...
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    Asphalt guys

    Also consider the obvious of some sort of gulley or water drain path in front of your garage doors unless your at the top of the hill. :thumbup: Oldmics
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    Anyone convert a standard 2 car garage w/ 2 doors to a single door setup?

    Got it The concept finally hit me like :Violent: Still good info to be aware of. Oldmics
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    Anyone convert a standard 2 car garage w/ 2 doors to a single door setup?

    I would like to impart some of todays newly learned wisdom that is pertinate to your door situation. The appraiser doing the look see for my refinancing of my home told me that garages REGUARDLESS of square footage are listed by the size of how many cars can go thru your garage door...
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