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    Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT The 12-Gauge Garage

    Re: Teardrop Camper -- Structural Thoughts I've long thought scaling down a Shasta "canned ham" camping trailer from back in the day would be a cool look, and give a lot more cubic feet inside, if only by enclosing the wheel wells.
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    Welding project planning - steel size?

    It's usually safe to find out what the heaviest gauge material you can lift with a buddy who is stronger than you, then go one step thicker. ;-) Best - Gary I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more...
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    The car dolly thread

    Resurrecting an old thread here but that's why there's a search function, isn't it? In this past Sunday newspaper's HF insert, there's a coupon for their Mover's Dolly, Lot No. 93888, which alleges 1000 lb capacity, for $7.98 each, limit 6. 18" long by 12-1/4" wide. I made a set of wheel...
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    made everywhere but here.....

    I hate to get political here, but globalization has resulted in off-shoring most manufacturing, and I'm afraid it's a Genie that is not likely to be put back in the bottle. That said, Made 'somewhere else' doesn't automatically mean inferior. Life is complicated, and it's not getting less so...
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    What the heck is this?

    I'm pretty sure it is for capping beer and/or soft drink bottles, not wine bottles. Vital to some, useless to everyone else. Although I guess you could adapt it for relatively light press work. Which sounds like a project for the Free Parking area. What else can we think of to do with it...
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    Single stall condo garage build up.

    goof ball? are you crazy? buy her a dozen roses and promise to never use that name again. and mean it. Best -- Gary 26 years and counting
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    Extra thought on forgotten items?

    Whatever you do, be sure to take digital photos of every square inch of the interior before you begin to put up the drywall. I thought I'd remember where the narrow bays were, but I don't. Ones and zeroes are cheap. Cheers -- Gary
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