Recent content by XJay

Sadly I am a mere mortal and my budget matches!

Another excellent point, I am starting to think some experimentation might be the key to optimizing my setup. I liked the idea of the beam across the peak and have had a 4' LED worklight setup as temporary lighting in the middle of the garage which has been good enough to do my initial wiring...

Gentlemen, thank you for your input! After spending so much time reading, some conversation about this really helps! Regarding the overhead door rails i've set them as high as possible to my stud height but level to the garage floor. I cannot do a "follow the trusses" setup at the moment...

So guys typically run them in between the overhead door rails hard mounted to the ceiling? I did some experimenting the other night and tried a set in between the small and large door and it wasn't too bad. On the exterior edges by the rails I moved them inboard and this seemed better than...

Hello GJ! Been a long-time lurker on the site for tool research. I work on cars as a hobbyist and have finally taken the plunge on building my first garage. It is a 32X24' garage, 2x6" construction with a 10' walls. Where things get tricky is that I have a vaulted truss which gives an...

I spent my early wrenching years watching the sales flyers at CT and Sears slowly filing up an older 7-drawer Beach bottom roller. It seemed HUGE at first but years of flyer shopping finally resulted in the need for a nice used top box for my growing collection. I have fixed alot of cars and...

I wear the same jacket matched with the arctic coveralls working on the Railroad in -40 C with the add-on hood and have been amazed at how durable and warm it is. Highly recommend!

All the mint Beach stuff out East is killing me, have been looking for a nice old style "B29" for years now!