Recent content by woodvice

Well, I am one small town North of you. I think your best shot is to talk with somebody in the building department at city hall (LFP Town Center, next to the Ace Hardware). It is pretty unlikely that you will be able to do any drastic remodel under the radar without dealing with them. I don't...

1FoxRacing, is the base cabinet for your second bench from a bank? I have a few benches built up from LeFebure teller cabinets which are similar. Brutally heavy but rock solid. I have them capped with hardwood butcher blocks. I found the cabinets in a building salvage place and they were from a...

Another option, a loading dock fan. These are mounted on an arm that allows the fan to be focused on a particular work area. They are made by TPI ,Fostoria and I am sure other companies. John

I picked up a wall mount oscillating Dayton Air Circulator fan from eBay a few years ago. It is a 20 inch or so fan with a cast aluminum blade. It is very quiet for the amount of air it can move. These types of fans were commonly used in churches before the days when AC was readily available...

I serviced water filters for 15 years on my last job. I have seen that sort of leaking a lot on filters. The problem is mostly due to the difficulty of getting and keeping a water tight seal at that joint. When the filter is serviced, the pipe fitting to filter joint is the "second wrench" that...

Like most of the replies here, I am not in favor of wheels on a bench for mostly the same reasons. Delta makes a universal mobile tool base for tools that has two fixed rollers and a foot pedal operated retractable third caster. One of these, or a shop built clone might work for a bench. When...

I used to be plagued by moles at a home I used to own. Over the years I managed to trap about 50 of the little varmints. I used one of these traps...

Fiberplug. It used to be called a Rawlplug. http://catalog.anchorsunlimited.com/item/old-products/fiberplug-anchors-2/9082

Other thoughts on bench tops I frequent local thrift stores. I often see used tables that have butcher block tops on them. They were quite popular in 80s and 90s. They are now quite out of style and go for cheap. Unfortunately, maple butcher block is the hardest to find. Oak, beech (Ikea) and...

I used the Uponor/Wirsbo PEX system a lot on my last job. With this approach, the tubing and a sleeve are expanded using an expansion tool. The expanded tube is slipped over the barbed fitting. The tubing and sleeve quickly shrink back and form a water tight seal on the barb. With this system...

Hi, I am new to this forum. I stumbled on the forum searching for info on the elusive Steelcase roller wheels. I haven't read all 51 pages of this thread but I have already seen several several queries about the wheels. I picked up a usable but well used 60 inch Steelcase desk at a thrift store...