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    Adding outlets to the outside of the shop

    I want to add a few outlets to the outside of my Shop. Its a steel building, 30x33. The existing inside wiring runs from the panel in EMT through a daisy chain of outlet boxes along the strut/purlin(name???) along the wall about 48" above the ground. There is nice easy access to drill through...
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    Joist hangers for I-beam?

    I'm putting a mezzanine in my 30' x 33' shop. The setup: Free-standing, S6x12.5 I-beam. Shaped like the "L" piece from Tetris. 30' wide overall, 10' deep for the left half, 6' deep for the right half. Back beam is [2] 14'6"ers to clear the center upright. Front beam is 20' on the right...
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    Quieting a steel table...

    I have a workbench made from a 8'x2' piece of 3/8"steel plate with a 3" tall 90° bend at the back. This thing will deafen you if you smack it with a hammer. Taking a note from the car guys using hush-mat and the like, if I bolt a 20 lb. lead bar or two to the bottom, will the added mass/soft...
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    First post, finally getting a shop!

    Just a quick introduction... After surviving the market crash that has locked me in my current housing tract home for 9 years, we are finally in escrow on a new place. 1.26 acres with a 990sq.ft. shop. I have a decent fleet of older vehicles that I restore, race, or just drive, but the...
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