Recent content by Ruiner

The 3rd belt sander would be for running scotch brite belts, duh :P...

Currently in my possession: 4 chainsaws 1 weedwacker 1 generator 1 4cyl Chrysler Sebring 2 8cyl '63 Dodges 1 6cyl '68 Dodge 1 8cyl '40 Plymouth 1 riding mower Grand Total: 35 cylinders and I turn 32 in April...life is good...

I have no idea if that price is reasonable, but I know from friends who've used the Miller's with the auto tune and infinite adjustment LOVE them...I've used a few portable Hobarts, and I found them adequate, but I never fell in love with them...my advice, go to your local weld supply shop and...

My advice, buy whatever welder you wind up buying from an actual welding supply store, the ones you find at Lowes, Homo Depot, etc may have the same model number, but they're not built the same (hence the price difference)...the big box store ones are made of cheaper parts and typically come up...

Build a small cabinet for it with a plexiglas front put a small lamp or light bulb in the cabinet for the winter, turn it on when you're not heating the shop and it should keep your tv warm in the cabinet...turn the light off when you're using the tv...is that simple enough?...

If it were me, I'd build a corrugated vented shed with wood floors and a mesh/expanded metal section in the floor to sweep the media onto, then below the mesh would be a sheetmetal and 1x1 tubing box on rollers underneath...blast, sweep and roll the bin out from underneath to reclaim your media...

Personally I would just make my own out of 4x4x1/4 angle iron, some bolts and some black epoxy paint and call it a day...

Congrats you guys, I gotta say I'm happy with the results, they were definately funny stories...this was a blast, thanks to Ranger for a great contest idea...

The interior pic is from the garage door looking to the back wall...

Don't forget, someone wins the 55 gallon drum of used food...hahaha...there were definately some funny stories posted here, I'm sure it'll take awhile to pick a clear winner...too bad we can't start a poll on here to help judge...

They said "sometime early this week", which means probably Friday :P hahaha...

Maybe it means if he wins with that story, I'll kill him...hehehe...

Any chance there might be some runner-up prizes (promo t-shirts, mugs, etc)? Just a thought...I'm digging these stories, I know I'd have a hard time deciding if it were me...

Oh man, my pinstriping supplies would LOVE me if I put them in something that cool...great find man...I'll have to start hitting more auctions and estate sales to find one for myself...

From personal experience, a wider man door is MUCH better than a 36"...I think the one on my old shop was a 40" steel entry door, might have been larger...it made hauling stuff in and out easy without having to open the garage door all the time...