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    28 x 40ft Shop - How to frame false gable on hip roof engineered trusses?

    I'm in the midst of building this 28x40ft shop. I've framed and stood up my 2'x6'x10' walls this past week and will installing my engineered hip roof trusses (truss plan attached) this week. My truss package does not include the false gable above the left garage door, and the plan indicates...
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    50A Receptacle for Welder - What size box?

    I already bought material, 6/3, for the job. I grabbed a 4-11/16 box yesterday, with the adapter plates for the NEMA 6-50R receptacle. The extra volume in the box with that gauge wire worked much better than trying to stuff it in a standard 2-gang box, that's for sure! It even left me...
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    50A Receptacle for Welder - What size box?

    I want to install 6/3 in case I re-purpose the box later into an 50A electric vehicle charging receptacle
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    50A Receptacle for Welder - What size box?

    That's exactly what I need. At 2:46 the part # of the box is provided too. Thanks for the reply!
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    50A Receptacle for Welder - What size box?

    First off, 6/3 is difficult to work with! I'm installing a 50A in-wall receptacle (NEMA 6-50R) for my welder, a Lincoln Power Mig 256. I have the correct 50A double pole breaker for my panel and it's about a 15ft run from main panel inside the house to the benchtop area in the attached...
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