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I should add that this isn't a customer area, I want it to look good but really we were just messing around and if its not perfect that's fine. Its normally so filthy you can see the floor anyway.

Its small being only a 1\2 bathroom, aprox 10 sq feet of floor. Would like to pour at about 1\4" thick so it covers the tops of the caps and they won't get scratched up.

Working on my bathroom floor in the shop. These are beer bottle tops,each is liquid nailed to the concrete floor. When they are all laid my plan is to pour a gloss clear epoxy to level them out. What kind of epoxy should I use? It was a hair brain and obviously by the kind of tops beer induced...

Thanks guys. Yes its new,has less than 5 hours of run time. The motor doesn't get really hot and it has never tripped the overloads. Oil is full and doesn't look or smell burnted but it sure does start pumping smoke within 20 minutes of running. Enough smoke to make me open the garage doors to...

I know this is a old post but I have the identical compressor except mine is new. If I run it more than 20 minutes the crank vent starts pumping smoke and every part including the tank gets extremely hot. I really like the power from it but this really concerns me. I really expected it to be...

Just a thought and i have 0 experience with it but what about laying the tube over the existing floor and then pouring 2" concrete over it? That's how they do residential on a wood main floor. Might work In a shop. I've thought about doing it here but my ceiling height is already only 7'2" and i...

I love my jd32. Set it up hydro with a $75 air/hydro cylinder from harbor freight.works great.

That's a 12x36? Damn that looks like a monster compared to my atlas 12x36. That's a nice looking piece of machinery you got there.

Here's mine.

Re: what did you do in your garage today? Or with any Android phone you can to.

I love this. I too am a garage builder except I build bikes. You have the creativity and vision to go a long ways. Keep your priorities to building your idea of a perfect car #1. Don't make it a life supporting business, let it become your life supporting business. I understand what your saying...

Re: what did you do in your garage today? I bought a new buffing machine. Didn't want to waste valuable space so i made a bracket (and powder coated it) so it swings under the fab table when not in use.

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Check out the new addition to the shop.