Recent content by rbrock

I have one just like it, its been in the family for 70+ years. It was my father's and my grandfather's before that. I use it at least once a week, never had a problem with it but I do need to re-wire it because it still has the cloth covered wiring.

Yes, the spray foam installer that did my house had a large generator the powered the trailer and used the heat from the engine to heat the tanks of resin.

Welcome to GJ Pat, sorry for your loss. I enjoyed Walt's posts. I hope when I am his age I will still be willing to take on projects like his. He was an inspiration. Thanks for the info, keep the build going. ~Ron~

Hello, I use the Emerson Sensi touchscreen thermostat in my house, it has a built in humidity display so you won't need a separate gauge to monitor the humidity. Good looking installation keep up the post and pictures. ~Ron~

I have a Genie 1930, works great. a new set of batteries for it (4 - 6volts) was around $600. Make sure to check the water in the batteries often.

I have several different brands I used when plumbing my new house. I haven't seen any problems.

Remember you have to change the pulley ratio also for this conversion. The standard ratio for this conversion would be 40:1 so your compressor will spin at 72,000 RPM (assuming 1800 RPM motor)

I have Magliner from 1990. It gets used almost every day at my shop. We just replaced the wheels and tires (solid Pneumatic) last year. Yes it was expensive but we have got 29 years of uses out of it and its still going strong.

Wow, is all I can say about the site. I don't know what you plan to do in the shop but a wash sink and or half bath might be handy. great build keep the pictures coming.

Nice start to the build, keep posting as you make progress. I like those retaining wall blocks. I have a hill side that is washing out because I got to steep of sloop on it near my lake. Do you have some info on the supplier so I can see if they are available in Ohio. Thanks Ron

I'm in , thanks SK.

Yes, that would work.

It looks like you and your excavator are doing it right, I am jealous you essentially have your own gravel pit on site. Keep up the posts and keep up the good work. Ron

As many others said Hypertherm. I have a powermax 1000 I bought new about 12 years ago. It will run on 220v single phase up to 480v 3 phase, but not on 120v. It has always worked good and the consumables are the cheapest per cutting inch.

Are you ever away from the house in the winter (vacation) when being with out power would cause the house to freeze up? A whole house auto start system would take care of that. It might not be a problem, just something to think about.