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    Weatherproof sliding shop door?

    Adrien, a brush material like that was my original thought, and still seems like the best and most versatile option.
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    Weatherproof sliding shop door?

    Looking for Ideas on weatherproofing a sliding shop door. My uncle gave me an 8ft wide by 7ft tall sliding metal door to use on my little shop, now I have to figure out how to windproof it at least. It will slide in front of the section that I walled off, be attached by track at the top and most...
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    anybodies boss HATE tool trucks?

    These days I'm the BOSS, but I haven't been on a tool truck in 4 or 5 years.
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    House to Garage 50ft What Wire?

    It's old construction, so I am pretty much stuck driving rods in, that's ok, I'm good with a BMFH. Thanks to everyone for all the help, now I just have to get the funds in order and get going. Was working on funds for a door, but m uncle just gave me one today, so now I can jump on electrical...
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    House to Garage 50ft What Wire?

    Thanks for the info pattenp, just looking for the best and safest way of doing things, like I said earlier, codes and inspections are very loose around here, so it is kind of up to me from beginning to end, but I want it right and want it to outlast me.
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    House to Garage 50ft What Wire?

    Checked with the city today, no problem on double tapping the meter as long as I put the new main close to it and run my wire to my sub panel from there. I know now thanks to the replies that I need 2-2-2-4 wire, should I run this above or below ground, and if below ground, what conduit do I...
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    House to Garage 50ft What Wire?

    Double tapping the meter is up our town employees, all electrical, sewer, and water service is handled by our town, they purchase the electricity from the power company but do the connecting, disconnecting, new hookups of meters and such. Small town with old ways of doing things. Thanks for the...
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    House to Garage 50ft What Wire?

    I'm looking into running wire from the main panel or possibly having the city splice into the meter which is on the outside of my old house. I need to go to my garage, which is about 50ft away and wire a sub panel in the garage. I can do this two ways above or underground. Our town is pretty...
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    Kiwi Kev's backyard Hot Rod Shop.

    Your garage is so freakin awesome, I could sit and drool for hours. Looks like the old wagon needs a new job, it would be perfect for towing an FED on an open trailer .................... HINT HINT ................ I think I saw that you had one over on the HAMB.
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    Race Deck over dirt?

    Never thought about asphalt, just thought the race deck looked nice and could be taken up and put on the concrete when I get the funds together for that.
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    Race Deck over dirt?

    I have been looking at Race Deck lately, wondering if it will work on a solid dirt floor? Looking for something to make a nice work area in my shed and concrete is not an option budget wise at this point (very tight). The floor is level and solid, not soft anywhere, could I do this for a pad to...
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    Junkyard Etiquette ?

    There are two yards in my area that I frequent from time to time, both of which allow me in the yard to pull parts because they know me, others pay a non refundable deposit IF they are allowed in the yard, most places just pull the parts for you around here. Being respectful and letting them...
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    Finally my own permanent garage!!

    Don't think my grandma will renig on the offer and she wants to do the house now and says i can do whatever with the garage so i am starting soon as we record the deed. She has an illness similar to leukemia and has copd out of all the family i cook, clean for her and take her to treatment 100...
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    Finally my own permanent garage!!

    Found out my grandmother is doing a transfer on death deed giving me 3 large lots a house and a 36X24 garage. It all needs work but its going to be MINE. On top of it all she wants to re side the house and put in new windows along with doing a room windows and doors in the garage. Going to build...
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    HF ****** fluid Exchanger for $399,any good?

    As an automotive technician I have done many flushes, all they do is exchange old fluid for new, then you drain the fluid, put in a new filter, and put in new fluid, done properly and hooked up the correct direction there is no backflushing involved. Never used the harbor freight exchanger, but...
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