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Had a blowout on my bandsaw. It's a Wilton 8201 wood/metal (with a gearbox), which is the same as a Jet, which is essentially the same as the ubiquitous 14" Delta. I use it 95% of the time for metal. There are a few discussions here about bandsaw tires and rubber vs urethane, but I didn't see...

Moving into a new (to me, built in 1890) barn that will be my garage/shop. It is 2 levels, and I'm looking for creative options for how to move heavier items up to the 2nd floor. I'd think max load would be less than 1000lbs for something like a fully dressed engine and I'm assuming that I would...

Anyone know of any resources for figuring out what size steel beam would be equivalent to a given wood beam, and then using that to determine what post spacing could be achieved for a larger steel beam? There is a lot out there about sizing wood joists/beams based on use case (number of floors...

Looking at setting up a new (to me) house with electrical monitoring. The Emporia Vue system looks nice, but it is limited to to 2x 200A sensors and 16x 50A sensors. The house currently has 200A service coming in, with 2x 100A subs going out to a garage and barn, so this system would have no...

Just bought a property that has a Water Furnace brand geothermal system installed in a (insulated) barn. I've been trying to familiarize myself with the equipment and controls and find myself puzzled. Couldn't find any groups specifically for Water Furnace, so hoping that someone in here has...

Another garage adventure beginning for me. Moving from PA and a 36x48 pole barn that I had built in 2011, to OH and a 36x72 barn that is going to need some work to rearrange it for my uses-- working on and parking cars for the most part. It's a great old barn that has been insulated and is...

Maybe I just **** at searching as I can't believe this hasn't been covered multiple times... Recommendations for (hopefully free) software for floor plan/layout software for both garages and houses? There seem to be a lot of "free" tools out there that have paid tiers with all kinds of features...

Relocating from SE PA to Columbus. One of the things I'm lamenting is losing the collection of great places and people I've found around here over 15 years, after doing the same when we moved here after 12 years in Detroit. One of the places around here I'll really miss is a place that I call...

Well, 15 years after building my 36x48 pole barn in Southeast PA (https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/design-input-wanted-new-pole-barn-build.68181/post-1622492) it looks like we are headed to Columbus, OH and likely starting on another building project. We have started house shopping...

I just bought a barely used Wilton 8201 14" Wood/Metal Bandsaw, which is the same as the current Jet 8201. For some reason, if I pull the clutch lever out (to run on slow speeds) then close the door, the door contacts the handle, which pushes it in and essentially puts the saw in "neutral". I...

Couple of question about the LM 3800 openers. Lots of threads about them here, but if it's been answered before I can't find it. I just installed a pair of these on 10H x 12W Amarr Classica 3000 doors. 1: When the doors were installed, the installers asked if I was going to put openers on...

I imgagine this has probably been answered here somewhere, but there are so many posts it's hard to search! I'm putting up a 36x48 pole barn and plan to heat it with a ceiling mounted unit heater. Also planning to insulate the ceiling and walls. In general I would want to keep it above...

Howdy all! I've been a lurker on and off for a while, but now that I am starting on a new build I'd like to get the collective GJ eyeballs to give some opinions and ideas. It's always good to get a fresh perspective on something you've been thinking about for a while. Here is a quick...