Recent content by piratius

Thanks, I'll keep my eyes open for a good w/m saw, I'd like the versatility of being able to do both since I've got a limited space (don't we all?). With new trunnions from Amazon, I'll be into this one for less than $200, which is why I'm not afraid of trying to modify it to work. I've seen...

Thanks for the info, and hopefully a great GJ member wins! (I mean, I hope it's me, but I'm not picky, I'm happy that someone is winning!)

So, I found a killer deal on a JET woodworking bandsaw at a pawn shop. My wife actually told me to go back and buy it after I showed her the prices of new ones (my use is going to be used mostly for metal, I'll probably need to swap pulleys to get the speed in the right place). Anyways, after...

So, apologies for the super long delay. Work is still keeping me at 60 hours a week, and when I get home, there's not a lot of time for working on stuff - especially over the winter while the daylight seems to vanish so quickly. Anyways...the siding got completed! Attic Door Intalled...

Alright! Massive apologies for the delayed update - small children (infants, really) soak up a TON of time, and work just came out of our busy season, so I've gotten some more progress on the garage. For starters - I got the starter strip nailed up all around the garage (well, almost all...

Correct - In the electrical subpanel, all of the Grounds are to be run to the ground bar, and all of the white Neutral wires will be run to the neutral bar. No wire nuts in the electrical box! The electrician was saying that in the blue wall boxes (2 gang) they needed metal crimps to hold the...

Thank you so much for the very quick reply! Do I even need to twist the whole length of the safety grounds together then, before I use the wire nut? Follow up on Question 2 - If I do want to do 4-wire 240V (for forward compatibility in case I need something later down the road) can I do the...

Hey guys! Two really quick questions. I'm approaching the point where I need to have the inspector come out and look at my wiring, boxes, and connections at the breaker panel. I have 12/2 run through the walls for 20A service, and 14/2 up in the ceiling for lighting, and boxes along the walls...

Looking great! If you don't mind my asking - how much was the tile per square foot? I'm considering it for my garage (versus epoxy). Thanks! EDIT: What color grout are you going to use?

This is possibly the most to-the-point single sentence about garage safety I've heard. It really won't matter if the outlets are Tamper resistant or not, or if there's a GFCI on every branch circuit or not. If a kid (or irresponsible adult!) is in the shop unsupervised (and untrained in shop...

Trust me, I wanted to keep it even. But, like I explain in the very beginning (first post) if I had done it even with the edge of the house, I would've only had two options: 1) A very shallow garage - about 12' total depth. 12x24' is not big enough for what I do, even on a hobby basis. 2) A...

Update on the wiring! I've been working in the evening around work. This time of year is our Black Friday, Christmas, and New Years all combined, so work has been slow! Anyways, you're probably thinking "Shut up and show us the goods!" Well here it is! The Ceiling - 2 gang boxes for the...

Update: Wiring is progressing. I'm leaving my options open as how I'm going to do it - luckily, just running the wires through the walls and into the boxes means I can go either way - I'm just pulling it into the boxes, pulling the common sheathing off, and folding it neatly up into the box...

Those are the outlets I bought, so I'm hoping that everything goes smoothly - I'd like to use this method, should hopefully be quick & easy!

That all boils down to a time vs money situation. Any 120V box with pigtails will have 3 wire nuts. A baggie of 100 wire nuts is $8 at the local Home Depot/Lowes. Assume it takes 5 minutes per outlet to strip/loop/screw the old fashioned way. If using wire nuts shaves just ONE minute off per...