Recent content by saumon

On a 4x4 post, you could fasten them with 3'' 5/16'' or 3/8'' lag bolts.

Instead of retractables casters, you could weld regular heavy-duty casters on one side of the workbench, just a hair off the ground and two handle on the other side. That way, as soon as you'll lift/tilt the bench it will roll. That's what i've done with my press and it worked great.

Hi, first of all, please excuse my english, as i'm french speaking. Here's a cool gadget made to ease the process of coupling heavy trailers that you can't move around. I'm pretty sure you can do the same with some 1/2 inch flat bar, a press and a welder. http://www.quickon.ca The site is...

You'll love this one... Talk about a "learn-to-weld" first project! http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25748 This guy's a God in fabrication techniques. Check this post: 50 pages, nearly a million and a half views for almost 5 years.

A wall-mouted fan like they use in farms is hard to beat. Super heavy duty (can run 24h/day, like they do in henhouse or pigsty), high output (1100 to 4100 CFM) and available in a wide range of size (14 to 24 in., to fit between studs) at any farm equipement store. Also easy to retrofit: simply...

You could try something similar to this: http://www.rd.com/familyhandyman/content/17772/

As for exausting welding fumes, a bathroom fan isn't enough. Go at a farm supplies store and get a vertically mounted wall fan like thoses used in henhouses or pigsty. They came in different sizes like 16", 24", 36" or even 48" in diameter and come rigged with flaps. They coud run 24 hours a day...

I tought the exact same thing. Usually, those who own a garage have at least some basics renovations skills and most of them will prefer to die before letting a contractor doing what they can do by themselves...even if it ended costing them twice as much!

Hi, first of all, please excuse my english, as i'm french speaking... When cutting with a circular saw with a metal blade, it sometime help to clamp the smallest parts you are cutting to your sawhorse or between two 2"x4" to prevent the sheet to vibrate too much. Also, as you use it for...

Re: Planning a new 30 x 32 car shop...what am I missing? For a 17' x 28' garage with 11' walls, i was looking for standard galvanized sheet metal (like the type used on barn roof) and most of the places (harware stores) makes quotes around 1200$ for what i need vs around 600$ for drywall, tape...

Re: Planning a new 30 x 32 car shop...what am I missing? Hi, long-time lurker here too and i post for the first time: You're not there yet, but for interior walls finish i know that almost everybody swear by drywall or OSB but, for my 17'x28' attached garage, i opt for galvanized sheet metal...