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Also, annealing aluminum makes it soft for bending.

Thx Marc, I already did that, they basically all look alike. Round tubing is round tubing. I was more concerned with how I would bend it and angle it up the stairs. Around hear most people use flexible plastic PVC , I was wondering if there were any other material options.

I am going to get some steel rail pricing, I,ll check on the annealed aluminum too. Thx.

Never thought of that, most of the ones around here are PVC. I'm ll get some pricing on that. Thx

Looking for ideas of what to use for a handrail on my homemade spiral staircase. My plan is to use flexible PVC tubing but I am looking for other options. Thx

Update: Poured floor today:)

Thank guys, i. Do want to mention that i want the outside to look as is. Heat would be set at 45 degrees most of the time, just to keep motorcycles warm in the winter months. Heat would go up to 55ish when i work in there. I will read through all of these post again and let them sink in...

Spent 4 hours cleaning and scraping 10 year of chemical solvent out of my parts cleaner. Going to use Simple Green from now on. I just got sick of smelling those toxic fumes.

Anyone...help...suggestions...anything...please....

I want to weather proof my barn and make it into a heated shop. The issues are It is made of rough cut pine with just ferring covering the spacing of the boards. I used 30" centers when I built it thinking, hell, it is just a barn. Floor is a cement slab that has been there for 50 or so...

Thanks guys. Cranston, Italian Diner maybe?

I have been lurking hee for years and now it is time to join the community. I just started building a attached garage (26' x 28'). I dug the foundation today and the forms are going in tomorrow.. I was looking into running pipes in the floor to heat this, and use my wood stove to heat the...