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Randomly tonight while doing laundry I noticed a lamp flickered. then i noticed it with the kitchen light... so i cut off the drier thinking okay maybe they share a circuit with something AC related, i'll check it tomorrow. So after the AC shuts off i crank up the drier again, go upstairs and...

okay so i think i'm a criminal... cause i got this kobalt box for 300 bucks on CL today. inside is brand new. outside has slight patina. all keys. wasn't even looking for a new box but i had to go get it.

so i've been revamping the shop a bit to get a lot more organized. here's what i did this weekend.

I had a build thread that went over the transformation of this gutted dim shell into something useful. Then I got distracted with life. Then I got distracted by a cobra restomod. Well, the cobra thing is just about wrapped and the shop is a chaotic mess. Its time to fix that. I watched Jack...

I was going to put a ceiling in the shop this year but I got sidetracked a bit. This is a 97 cobra and it needs help. Long story short it has like 20 years of bad mods, cut corners, and a crappy paintjob. Its actually a crystal white car that somebody shot single stage black over which means I...

Next year I intend to do another car build with my boy. He will be 6 and its been too long without something cool in the garage to wrench on. Part of that will be lots of body work. I've worked in a body shop which is where I learned body work and some paint work techniques but I've never done...

This is the second time it's happened leaving the door **** eye about two feet off the ground on one end. The hardware is all pretty old, should I be thinking about replacing parts? Nothing is broken. Gonna rewind the thing tonight and see how she chooches.

and man am I loving these little beauts. Subcompact LXT 18v. lightweight and more power than I know what to do with. Plus, ninja black like all tools should be. Once I saw these suckers in action I couldn't get them out of my head.

Hey guys I've reached the point in my build where I need to do stub joists around this gas line. I know of several ways i could do it and have framed one of them below. Its basically a strongback wrapped around the pipe. I know I can use stud shoes but I have plenty of lumber. I have lots of...

Hey guys so I've got the hard part done with my ceiling lumber and to finish it up I need to get my stub joists sorted. I was going to use joist hangers everywhere but after thinking about it I'm not sure its necessary. I know I just need 2x4's on 24" centers at each rafter here. should I use...

My garage is about 22x23 ft. I drew up some plans to run 2x8's front to back and then build a frame using 2x4's across the center span here above the lift (so i could have another foot and a half of clearance) but I've been thinking a lot about total load on the structure. I think my plans were...

if any of this looks familiar its because Photobucket turned into a turdfest I'm starting a new thread for my garage build. EDIT: The RS belongs to a buddy, its not mine. I was helping him swap his exhaust. When we got the house the garage was all studs, had 3 plugs, and 1 light. I just taped...

hey guys, so i'm really thinking I want to pick up this new box HF is slingin'. nice big drawers, black to match my other junk, i can set my little 26" box on top and have a little bit of space for other things. with a 25% off coupon the thing is 225+ tax, not a bad price at all. I wanted a...

Looks like they're stepping up their game, guys. 1 year risk free money back guarantee. Any takers on that deal yet? I'm thinkin about it.

Hey guys, so I've learned a lot and done a TON of research over the last couple years for this but I want to run this by the journal. A short recap: I have a maxjax in the garage 6 joists on the 8 ft top plate going across the garage. I moved one of them to give me more clearance for the lift...

Hey guys below is a representation of my joists and beams. The big empty section is where my lift is. I need about another foot or so and am considering going with I-Joists but I'm not sure what to do about the beams since the big empty section will be about a foot taller than the rest of the...

50 bucks, what do ya think? :) after cleaning up the surface a bit and oiling it.

I found this and it looks old and sturdy. http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/4907134908.html thoughts? i wanna move on it quick if its worth it.

Hey guys, I've never installed a breaker box before and lowes has several different types of breakers available. Does it matter what kind of 115 or 220 breaker i get? here's what I think I need so far: 1 breaker for lights 1 breaker for outlets 1 breaker for 220 outlet 1 grounding buzzbar a...