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Congrats on HOA approval; do you now need City permitting? Update on my 24K mini-split system. The last two days have seen lows of 28 and 27F and there has been no problem maintaining 60F when not using the shop. I track my electrical usage and winter heating the shop doesn't cost that much as...

Great looking garage! Looks like it was always part of your home. I hope you get to use and enjoy it as you see fit! I don't have the honor of living in an HOA community, but when the city adopted the 2021 International Residential Code during the application process for my 24x32 backyard...

Hoping 2025 turns out well for you , Vladimir!

Well, Rian, you've managed to keep me busy for the last two hours between catching up a few pages here and detouring several times to YouTube to watch Olga and friends as well as your Secret Shed series! Hope you have a nice evening. Trudi and I are out to pay a few bills, drop by the pharmacy...

Sorry to see all the problems with your neighbor's struggle for control over his property at the expense of the neighbors. With all the rules for soil erosion mitigation, etc, from your local government before allowing building, isn't there something statute-wise that prevents one from altering...

Inside of the shop turned out very well!

God, I love it, Jeff. It increases when you finally get to use them, too!

Bob, when I made the RV gate, it was framed In 1" 16ga tubing with 1/2" finial topped 18ga posts between 4"x6' red cedar boards, so I had to make a lot of cuts for the 12' gate, outside on the driveway to keep the grind residue out of the garage, Here's a pic of what red hot steel sparks from an...

DK's Garage has a video of the same set on Youtube. It's what made me finally decide to get these. The new air/hydraulic jack for my press should make it simple to use these dies. Teh maximum material thickness recommended is 3/16", but I really don't want to do anything over 1/8", if that, to...

Xti04, I'd give you a "You ****" for that Branick deal and all those other acquisitions, If I hadn't ended up in a similar fashion for Christmas. I loved using the Branick at the commercial shops I worked at. Haven't ever seen a used one since moving to Phoenix, but I'm usually the "I just sold...

Thanks! Pretty much knocked out my want list for the new shop. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Bob, LOL! Thanks, I still got socks and pajama pants, too. It definitely was a surprise and fantastic ending to last year! I didn't get nearly as much done las year as one would imagine, given the state of the...

Bob, I've had a Harbor Freight 14" abrasive cutoff saw for 36 years and I've only replaced the blade 4 times. I think the last time I used it was when I built the RV gate for our backyard in 1998! I've used my used Milwaukee PortaBand since. I'm going to be building a lot of DOM tubing...

Some more of my Christmas tool haul: This WEN CM1452 metal cutoff saw is either made by Evolution (EVOSAW380) and rebadged as WEN or one of the best knockoffs I've ever seen! It was less than 50% the list price of the Evolution EVOSAW380 and 20% less than the closeout price on their website. I...

A small update: Haven't been spending nearly as much time in/on the shop as I would have liked but I did get some more stuff to put inside. I was wanting to get a bigger vise for my welding table and found a nice 4" Reed model at my friend j p smith's shop, but really wanted one with a larger...

Thanks, but not nearly as busy as I should have been....

Happy New Year, Bob! I'll have to catch up later, but am hoping you're keeping up on everything, as usual, in your own inimitable way!

Good deal there, too, WWheeler! I went to Evolution's site today, too, and saw the 380 on sale for $299(retail $479) and almost went that way until reading some reviews elsewhere about the WEN at HD being the same thing, only re-badged and saved $61 by getting that one. I was going to try to use...

I just ordered a WEN CM-1452 from HD for $239. From all aspects, it's the same as the Evolution EVOSAW380, only orange and black and badged as "WEN". Comes with the 14", 66T mild steel blade( also orange and black and badged as "WEN"), cast aluminum base and cast iron miter clamp, removeable...

I have a chance to buy a Prentiss 19-1/2 vise from a good friend and collector for $250. Seems to be in good shape, but is missing the pin for the swivel jaw. Is this a good choice? Any idea how old it is?

Shop is looking great! Like you said: "no one cares as much as you do about it", but despite all the hassles is turning out great! I stressed on inspections as I did 90% of my build alone, but my inspector never spend more than a couple of minutes at each stage. At the final he looked at the...