Recent content by warrend

Small cheap cutting boards are good for what you want. Have cut them up for many different projects.

I have the same stuff from L-Com. I used the punch down style because I didn't want plugs anywhere but at the switches. http://www.l-com.com/item.aspx?id=22337 One at the house...one at the garage. We did have a strike last month that punched a hole in my neighbors siding (maybe 50ft from...

300 feet or so is the norm for good signal like everyone else has said. I second the lightning protection and using cable rated for direct burial. It is filled with a gel that protects the cable for moisture.....mess to work with though. After loosing equipment to lightning strikes I used...

wax helps alot also with longer screws...I use a toilet wax ring (they're cheap) and just drag the screw across that before driving. They go in much easier!

Do you guys ever shut them off or do you just let them run 24/7? I have been looking at auto drains, but the idea of it going off even when I'm not around makes me uncomfortable. I wouldn't want it to stick or fail and run the compressor continusly or something. Was thinking about...

Nothing done to the surface...used them as is. They already had a texture to them....don't want the chicken to slide off! Mine have been in place for 6-7 years. 1/2" thick on ramp end to make the lift level. Its not bolted down and have never had any issue with it moving or anything else...

I have mine sitting on plastic cutting board. The white, high density plastic style you find everywhere. they are cheap and come in many sizes and I found 1/4 and 1/2 thickness. I just cut about 1 inch bigger than the bottom plate on the leg. Same idea as plywood, but you can wash out the...