Recent content by Whasat

I put 3 x 100 watt LED (500 watt halogen equivalent) flood lights on the front of my shop. They were from Amazon at about $50 each, I did have one fail about 9 months after purchase and the seller promptly replaced it free of charge. They are crazy bright, I would love to have them all around...

There are some RedHat valves that are rated for 200 psi, the ones I saw in a quick search were 120vac though. If you can find one for your pressure they are great, we use them everywhere at work in an industrial environment and they stand up well. I use the motorized ball valve mentioned...

I used 3/4" PEX for my compressed air lines. It works well, however it is not as easy to handle a 300' roll of PEX as I had envisioned it being before I started. I believe it is ductile enough to not send shards flying if you have a rupture. You can get special PEX that is rated for...

I have had some issues with my wireless AP in my shop since I put it in. It's a TP link connected to my main router via a buried cat 5. I went round and round trying to get things in the shop to connect to the internet, and not just the network. Then I had issues with things in the house...

Agreed, I have had water in these jugs unopened for a year or so and they start to leak. Gallon water jugs are meant to have the contents consumed and thrown away within a short period of time. They are not manufactured with any long/semi-long term storage in mind.

I put these in mine, the blades have a steep pitch near the motor and they move quite a bit of air. The included wall speed control is nice as well. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hampton-Bay-Industrial-60-in-Indoor-Black-Ceiling-Fan-with-Wall-Control-26829/205791277

I have stored small amounts vertically in the past. Tubing shouldn't matter much, flatbar and round stock that was not propped against a piece of tubing eventually developed a sag or bow in the middle. Most important factor in my mind is securing it to the wall, mine had a strap going around...

I agree with this, I have a small building that the slab is 6" wider that the building and there is nothing that stops the water from seeping in. I tried silicone, great stuff, concrete outside capping the slab and going up on the wall metal a ways. I still use the building for storing the...

I would be glad to share any info that I can with you on this one, I had a hard time finding thing myself and had to figure most of it out. Everything is pretty straight forward though. I'm still having a time with the pneumatic lock releases. I ordered manual toggle clamps ($40) to replace...

Clear height under runway at max lift = 58” Max height ramp tip to floor = 38” Width between post bases = 99” Max useable length on lift = 175” Runway overall width = 82.5” Each runway width = 19.5” Opening width between runways = 43.5”

Sorry, I had an unexpected plumbing issue arise at the house over the weekend and I never did make it down to the shop. I'll try to get down there this evening and do some measuring for you.

There is not a whole lot of room under the ramps when it is at full height, I'll measure tonight when I get home but I'm guessing about 3'. There is only one long pin holding each ramp on but they are fairly heavy so the weight might make it difficult. They have air release locks, though I...

No windows, 2x 10' x 10' rollups and one walk door. Still have more to do outside to finish up the "landsacping" but I think I did pretty good. I spent another 10k on electrical, air piping, 4 post lift, and other must haves.

I use this method as well for benders and thing I don't want to permenantly install. I have a standard receiver tube welded on my front end loader bucket. That way I can use the tractor as a heavy anchor for benders, vices, etc. also handy for moving trailers around.

Wall height factors in when comparing pole to stick frame construction. The taller the wall, the wider the gap between pole and conventional framing.