Recent content by rosspulliam

I'm not sure who came up with the 10' bay width basis, but it's idiotic. In my opinion the minimum width of any bay should be 12', I just couldn't fit that on my lot :(. Because of that I do not have anything along the sides of my garage, and all side storage is suspended from the ceiling...

Pics? This is something I've wanted to do for awhile and have been brainstorming ideas of how to do it.

The best thing I did when we decided to build a house was to build one with 2 separate garages. We were limited in location and financing, so there is no way a huge shop is in my future, but at least she gets the 12'x25' garage all to herself (if her car fits, it fits, and if she stuffs it with...

Here was my solution to ladder storage. I also used to have this above my garage door, but at my new house I had the doors tucked as close to the ceiling as possible so I had to relocate my ladders ahead of the garage door.

The Sears Steel Carriage House door is an Amarr door. Amarr is made in Lawrence, KS and is a nice product. I designed their call center a few years ago. Their operation is top notch and their doors were always high quality. I worked there for 3 years. I'll say that if I ever have to replace...

That is the one I have. I have it remote mounted from the compressor right over my bench for quick and easy adjustment. It has worked great!

It's just practice. If you get too much splatter, try turning the wire speed down slowly. Do not use material any thicker than 1/8", I doubt that welder has enough heat to weld anything thicker. Even 1/8" may not get full pentration, though I think with proper prep work (bevelling of the...