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Ok, so yeah I'm looking for advice on a new compressor and wondering what you guys have and how you like it. I've had a 15 gal 8cfm craftsman oil-less compressor for 20 years and it's done a good job for my needs and been really portable as I moved around. Now though it's getting really really...

Hey guys, I recently finished a project to send power to my parts washer on Saturdays without me having to get up and turn it on. This same basic principal can be used with basically anything that pulls under 30 amps, you could also use a larger amperage contactor and run this for larger...

So, picked up a lathe and a mill from grizzly while back and got them setup in the shop. Looking to upgrade from the grizzly 1/2 tool holders and the grizzly carbide inserts. what brands/sites do you guys like?

Hey all, I've been looking for a lathe for quite sometime and finally ran across one that looks like a good deal. Only problem is the seller knows it's a southbend 12x36 gap bed with all the tooling and that's about all they know. Anyone have one these or know what model it is? Trying to...

So I'm looking at replacing my dewalt abrasive chop saw with one of the newer cold cut saws that are out there. Got it narrowed down to the below and wanted to know if any of you guys have these or have used them. The makita has a smaller blade but I don't need to cut over 3 1/2 thick steel...

I have a finished pole barn with drywall and foam board insulation. The exterior is metal sheet screwed into the horizontal beams that is commonly seen. I put a ceiling in and it is also insulated, should be around R40 in the walls and ceiling. I'm looking to move my compressor into a smaller...

So, I've been looking for a method so that I can move non running vehicles into my garage by myself. There's enough of an incline so pushing isn't an option without a 2-3 man team. It's a pole barn so I figured I could attach the winch to one of the 6x6's then run the line to a pulley at the...

Anyone ever rig up their own fume extractor for welding/soldering? I was thinking a 3-6in diameter hose hooked up to an inline fan venting outside would be pretty effective. When I build the attic in the garage I went over kill on the exhaust fan so I could shoot fumes into the attic and have...

I got this bad boy below and it has an integrated thermostat. https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200665041_200665041 My shop is about 100ft away and has wifi that connects back to the house. Tired of walking out there to flip it on and worried I left it on on accident and having...

Looking to upgrade my general purpose and cheapo HF metal bits to quality bits for drilling mild steel and occasional stainless. Don't expect to go through more than 1/2in of either material. What metal drill bits would you guys recommend? A buddy came over with some Irwin bits made for...

Ok, so I have the two post lift in and I love it. Getting ready to pull my t56 out and don't you know the floor plate for the two post is right in the way of the transmission jack. What solutions have you guys used for this? Floor plate is 1 3/4, I was thinking of a 2x4 "floor" over the...

I have a Revolution RTP9 two post with the 6 in truck adapters, the lift arms barely fit under the front frame on my car and the back has roughly 2 inches before it makes contact. I was looking for some of the screw type lift plates to cover the distance in the back instead of using wood blocks...

Finished up with my New Age Pro 3.0 cabinets and Wall Control, can't even tell it's a pole barn in here anymore. Pretty happy with the results and just wanted to thank John for helping me out with my new age setup https://www.shopstoragecabinets.com/ along with a great recommendation on lights...

Anyone know where I can grab some extra red drawer dividers for the newage pro 3.0 5 drawer lower cabinets? I pinged John but they are out of stock and I haven't heard anything back from NewAge directly (also Amazon didn't have them) I could always make some, seems like it would be a lot...

I picked up 120ft of the below to do my finished (painted drywall) garage. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000R3WGTS/?tag=atomicindus08-20 My plan was to nail it up, tried it in a test section and hated the results. What kind of adhesive would you guys use to stick this to drywall...

My RTP9 two post is getting installed tomorrow on the 11 inch thick slab that was poured for it. I want to make sure they use the right bolts for the install, from what I understand they should go all the way through the slab. My concern is they will just use whatever the standard depth bolts...

I have a thread on the heating/ac forum below https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=370389 Basic premise is I wired a 60amp breaker and 6awg thhn for one large 10000 watt heater but am now thinking two 5000 watt heaters is the more efficient route. (200$ for both 5000 watt...

Ok, looking at electric heaters and 10000 watt heaters tend to be around 500$-900$. But 5000 watt heaters can be had for 100$ each... Some background, redoing my polebarn in western washington. I have electrical on outside of drywall in emt. Shop is roughly 600sqft(28ft by 22ft) with 10ft...

I have everything ready for the pour (finally!) that will be the base for my two post 9k lift. http://www.revolutionlift.com/RTP9-9000-Pound-Capacity-Two-Post-Lift-P1C3.aspx It has a 6in key around every edge and is 4ft by 15ft and 10in deep. I live in the Seattle area and the professional...

I'm finally pulling the trigger on a lift. Picking up the RTP9-9000 as it is the only ALI certified lift that works with a 10'6 ceiling. http://www.revolutionlift.com/RTP9-9000-Pound-Capacity-Two-Post-Lift-P1C3.aspx...