Recent content by Shmeefer

We built an electric barstool to race at World of Speed at Bonneville. We broke the exisiting record of 49.972mph with an average speed over 2 runs of 53.557mph. Similar drivetrain as the drafting stool mentioned earlier but in a CNC frame with custom everything. Rules, video and...

I've seen some references here and there to having a whiteboard in your garage. We live off whiteboards in my office and it got me thinking, why not paint a wall or section of wall in your garage with whiteboard paint (expensive or cheap)?

Good points all. I'm going to keep the existing lights (converted to fluorescent) on the kitchen circuit for all the reasons listed. As for the garage door opener, doesn't GFCI mess with the opener and thus running a line from the GFCI-protected outlets up to the opener cause problems...

Finally got wife-approval of finishing the garage. It's also hastened by my acquisition of a Millermatic 180 and the need for 230v service. Here's my plan tell what you think. Electrical Plan for Attached Garage Garage is 22 X 23 deep, 12' ceilings Constant loads Lighting, beer fridge Auto...

I use SolidWorks at my job, but that would require modeling up each individual stud, brick, truss, etc. to get an accurate model and that's just not what SW is good for. The design programs I've seen are much more suited to doing those sorts of things. I'll check out the SketchUP, that looked...

Has anybody used any software to design/layout their garage? My wife and I just moved into a 2-year old house that is basically a blank canvas. We're planning on doing: a sprinkler system, landscaping, deck, detached workshop, finishing the basement and a few mods to the house. We're going to...