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My brother picked this Morgan Chicago 130 4.5" vise up for me from an estate sale. He unfortunately didn't notice a crack in the movable side jaw (I'm new to vises, forgive the lack of proper terminology). When I took the jaw apart to check it out, the cast part that holds the replaceable jaw...

1) I'm currently planning on putting up a metal ceiling in my garage (28' long scissor trusses with 6/12 on top and 3/12 on bottom) with blown cellulose on top. The garage will probably be heated/cooled on demand, but I've also thought about keeping it around 50 degrees until I use it during...

I am planning on splicing the individual conductors going out to my detached garage (in conduit) to a 2-2-2-4 SER cable to run through the basement, as the basement is mostly finished and I can't run conduit through it. Does the SE cable need to be protected when it exits the plastic junction...

I have 2" conduit buried coming from my house that is going to carry 2 gauge aluminum conductors. The plan was to enter the garage wall just above the top of the foundation wall, but I realized that I would somehow have to make the turn up to the box. With a 2x4 wall, a 90 degree sweep is...

We're putting the final touches on drawings for my 24x28 garage build, but I wanted to get some opinions on hurricane straps/clips/ties. I'm located in St. Louis, where we get some decent storms, so wind can be a concern. Looking at Simpson's options, it looks like the H1 is decent, but only...

I'm working on getting my garage drawings finished up, but I have some questions about concrete quotes I've received (mostly because they seem quite high to me) - The garage in question is a 24'x28' detached 2 car. I live in St. Louis, and they do require a full foundation with footing 30"...

I'm working on a drawing for a 24'x28' 2 car detached garage here in St. Louis, MO. The city I'm in follows the 2003 IRC; I've read the sections on the concrete foundations, but I don't really know what cities expect to see on drawings. I do know the footings have to be 30" under grade, 8"...