Recent content by wake74

Great new years gift!

The automatic locks are not just stop wherever. While you can obviously let go of the up button to stop wherever, it will be setting on the hydraulics until you lower the arms back onto the last stop. I’ve never counted the locking locations on the way up, maybe 6? I’m not aware of a way to...

I’m always impressed when I walk out to my current project and see few if any paper drawings, rarely see tape measures, etc. Everything is done straight from the model, 3D locations are done via Trimble stations, etc. Everyone just carries an IPAD in the field to look at pdf “drawings” for...

Not worried about the collectability or frankly the value at $125. Disassemble to clean, or just have it with some brake clean? Light machine oil for lubrication?

I’ve been looking for a useable vise to upgrade the cheap import I’m currently using. Bought for $125 on CList today, and yes, I am fully aware that many of you score some great deals on the flea market / yard sale route, but I don’t have the available time for that, so any extra $50 or $75 to...

I used one of the basic Rock Solid kits from Home Depot. Figure out however much grit you think you need for the ramp, and triple it, and then add some more. My ramp is still slippery when wet. The floor has held up well, but I’m using it to haul a vintage racer 5 or 6 times a year, not...

As said above, there is a very big difference in levels of salt between the ocean and a “salt water” pool, obviously not including the very few that may be pumping water in from the ocean. It’s a little less than 10% of the salt of the ocean.

I kept a Florida license just in case I need it for something like this when I move there in retirement. But I don’t have any particular experience with sheds in Florida. I’d send a clarification to the AHJ and get an answer in writing. The code you reference above is pretty vaguely written...

I shot the TR6 in the garage (in an HOA even, shocking to some on here) with a Devilbiss FLG4. The paint is far from perfect, and would not be considered show quality to any knowledgable eye. But I wanted to see if I could do a frame off / nut-bolt by myself. Painting is 1 part science, 3...

You definitely need to be chasing the mom & pops engineering firms, or the single person type places. No meaningfully sized engineering firm is going to have any interest in reviewing and sealing a set of plans, for a small residential build particularly in this market. The recently or...

My MaxJax was delivered by lift-gate when I was out of town. My wife was prepared with cash to facilitate the driver pulling it up the driveway and into the garage on his pallet jack. He happily obliged.

A MaxJax from before they were bought by BendPack. Like all the mid-rise lifts, it's a compromise, but it's worked well for my needs. Most of the time it's just used for toy's like the TR6 and FF, but I've had the Tundra on it. Unfortunately, the garage isn't big enough to get the Tundra all...

It's a 1981 Van Diemen Formula Ford, or an RF81 for short. Bought it last summer to run vintage events in the SouthEast. Only been out two weekends so far, but VIR is up in a few weeks. Pretty solid FF fields in vintage here. Your D9 will be a beautiful car when finished. Currently working...

So I was fortunate enough to find enough floor tile during Armorpoxy clearing out their warehouse sale listed here. It's hard to beat floor tile at like 80% off. My observations below are purely observations, and not complaints given the bargain price these sold for. It's infinitely better...

I would deem MS Project as a scheduling software, not really a Project Management software. It's fairly intuitive for what it is and certainly geared towards small / medium sized projects, and can be taught pretty easily. In my industry, P6 is the norm for all things Project Scheduling. A...