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Floor trusses NOT already installed. Mea culpa. Oops. The rest of my post I stand by. Doubled 2x10 headers as per the drawing, 6x6 vertical posts (posts called out in the drawing but post size was not stated on the drawing), double jack studs and king studs running all the way down to the...

Oh, and your header connections to the floor truss are darn important too. And you may also need or be required to use various metal framing connectors (Simpson is one common brand). The floor truss running parallel to the long direction of the stairwell probably SHOULD have been doubled up...

OK, you have engineered floor trusses for your loft floor. And they are already installed. First thing that I see is that the floor truss drawing ALREADY says that the stairwell headers WILL be double 2x10. With posts underneath the end of the headers away from the wall. And BTW the posts...

BTW, Lincoln now has a PowerMig 220 multiprocess machine that can run on 120 or 240, wire feed (GMAW or FCAW), stick (says it can run 6010, while the PM215 specifically says that it can not run 6010. If that matters to you. ), and AC/DC TIG with pulse option and most of the TIG adjustments...

Spray transfer mode GMAW is a high(er) energy and heat welding process. The solid wire turns into molten droplets of metal as it continuously feeds into the arc zone. Very fluid welding puddle so much so that it is NOT usable in all positions but only in flat position unless you have a machine...

Define your wants/needs. 12" diameter spools, or just 8" and 4"? Spray transfer mode or just short-circuit transfer mode? Supports a push-pull gun for aluminum directly, or plug and play spool gun support for aluminum, or you don't care about aluminum at all? Portable or at least...

Self-shielded flux core wire (FCAW-S) would generally be 'better' for welding on rusty steel. The flux generally both shields the weld pool and reacts to 'crud', similar to stick welding (SMAW). Gas shielded Flux core wire ( FCAW-G) aka dual-shield (saying "dual-shield" is kind of like saying...

Universal hose adapter https://a.co/d/0h2Kk097 Home Depots and Lowes amd Walmart by me usually have that in stock. At ~2x the price as the Amazon one I linked to.

Canadian Excalibur is now the Canadian Excelsior. Excelsior XL-21/100 21" Professional Scroll Saw with Foot Switch – Wooden Edge Tools & Machinery https://share.google/5Jj0HwBnWrpukA7sK Tilt head, that package includes a foot pedal switch. Shipping not included. 2x the price of the Dewalt...

That's a scroll saw. No quick tension relief, have to unscrew the tension knob and then retighten it. Every time. Ugh. Have to completely unscrew the tension knob in order to change blades. Ugh. Made to use pin end blades. Can use plain end blades with the included blade adapters, but...

Porter-Cable tools were good, ~50 years ago. Now? Not so much. IMNSHO. With some possible exceptions. Next, those hook end blades are JIGSAW blades. Jigsaw and scroll saw are different tools. The predominant Jigsaw blades nowadays are T-shank blades. Some old jigsaws used U-shank...

Video of industrial hot Riveting They make it look easy. 😆

Please do NOT try to use a house stove as a forge and then run outside with a red hot iron rivet. Make or buy a coal or Propane forge and use it OUTSIDE. Right next to the anvil and the prepared workpieces. And practice. Then practice some more. Once you think that you have it figured out...

Found a place the says that they are the ONLY supplier of actual wrought iron in the world. Located in England. (Probably not counting artisianal blacksmiths smelting and forming their own actual wrought iron)...

Texvw, he said that he does NOT have a welder. 😆 Yeah, old school actual wrought iron isn't really available anymore. About the closest thing that I can think of for being similar to wrought iron in weathering character would be some 'weathering steel' like CorTen. I don't know if you can...

That's not MDF. MDF is basically compressed sawdust. That looks more like particle board, which is compressed small 'chucks' of wood bigger than sawdust. Pick up/out that broken triangular corner of the piece shown in pic #2 and look at it and compare to pictures or in person looking at some...

Astro 3018 Uses 2 AAA batteries, backlit display (can run it without the backlight, or toggle the backlight on). Big but not huge, stainless steel braided hose with decent length, lock-on air chuck that is OK but not super great (I may replace that someday). Inflates AND deflates with a...

Article with some pics of hip roof framing and ceiling joists and considerations for drywall nailing: https://www.finehomebuilding.com/1991/09/01/ceiling-joists-for-a-hip-roof

The 2x6 lumber on edge is NOT a beam. Beams are big and beefy and typically have other framing members (like floor or ceiling joists) laid on edge on top of them. If they go from wall top plate to the opposite wall top plate, then they are ceiling joists. Probably what you are calling 'Beam...

Although a PROPERLY glued wood joint is indeed usually stronger than the wood itself, some cracked floor joists still in place are unlikely to let you achieve a PROPERLY glued wood joint. What is the spacing of your 2x8 floor joists? What wood species and Grade are those joists? What is the...