Recent content by Paticus

36" deep 8Ft wide. Like everybody is saying, having depth is REALLY nice for sliding things around/making room as well as facilitating big pieces. Are you going to post your bench build?

Recently, I had a car broken into with my truck keys in it (stupid)- well they stole my truck as well. Also my upstairs neighbor had a water leak and ruined my kitchen. Anyways, While I'm dealing with insurance for these 2 things- i realized that having paperwork, proof or purchase etc would...

An old/un-utilized iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad. Technology moves so quickly, often these devices just get tossed in a drawer for the newest version.

Here is a solution that is free if you have an old phone or iPod touch iPad Android etc, you can use a free App called Presence that will allow you to turn your old devices into a client on your WiFi, you can set up rules for motion detection as well as remotely log in to see whats going on...

deflate the tires during the lift process?

Dude i like the trailer style wheels for leveling

I used to battle warping a lot with oxy-acetylene welding. You will find that if you clamp and/or tack your projects together first, you will minimize movement. Also, be mindful of running long beads on parts that are prone to warping (stressed metal, long, thin pieces, etc. Metal temperament...

I build lots of things from scratch and by my own design, so rather than build it around prefabbed parts, I just make it the way I want. This is especially true when prototyping. It usually takes many revs- so not having to pay a machinist, drive back and forth, explain changes, and work around...

Damn. I love my lathe and use it non-stop. It didn't take thousands of dollars worth of stock, equipment, tooling either. Anybody interested in a lathe- Buy one used with all the tooling. You can be fully set up for less than 1k if you are diligent. As you can tell by this thread some people...

I have a tandem single car garage and I found the workbench was the easy part, but for storage I had to get creative. Do you have tall ceilings? bshudted has the right idea with lofts and tall shelves. I found the walls are my friend for hanging items. Also, I found having a tall bench that I...

I bought a craftsman 6" vise from orchard supply last year and it works great (the red one). I weld on it, torch it, bend with it, band on it move it around, torque it and it's held up great. It's tough for me to justify buying a really expensive tool that will no doubt get beat to smitherines...

I know that it is time to clean up when I can't find the simple things. It's nice to re- calibrate (even mid-project) so I can find my tools easily.

It looks a lot like a pneumatic motor

That is exactly what the association told me, since it was outside the walls they said it's between owners to handle. My association is pretty hands off which is nice (they didn;t seem to care about being updated on construction). I talked to the owner of that property and mentioned that I...

This is great info, exactly what I was looking for. I will get a remediation company involved that specializes in water damages. If anybody has other info, or has been through this before- please post.