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I have been working on this never ever ending entryway gate... long story very long I remade the gate twice because I found a really cool self closing hinge that has crazy specs on the gap between posts and gate and also the thickness of the wall of the steel tube... but because I didn't want to...

Hi All, Long story long… I have had good luck with rewiring a few older machines with the help of the smart folks in this community… I have several different metal cutting saws and was hoping this one could replace them all and save some space in the garage… till I paid too much for it not...

Hello- Probably a common sense question but can anyone recommend the right way to run the wires for 240 out of my panel? I have done 240 on the opposite side of the panel for an outlet in the garage that was easy enough... but my question is: “what’s the right connection to exit my panel on the...

Just bought a new house... New to us anyways and really wanted to epoxy the garage floor before moving in and filling it up with benches, tool boxes, cabinets, 330 pound vise and boxes of Xmas lights etc... But are closing date got pushed back and ran out of time and had to move it. Such is...

Hey folks... Long story long... So got a new house (to me) and trying to figure out how to wire the garage.... So when I did the walk through on the house the previous owner had a bench and power strip on it, in the same spot where my bench is now... But there is zero outlets on this wall...

So I hope this is in the right area of the forum for this post... So I'm about to get the keys on the new house. (New to me) and part of the deal was they go to keep the water softener. So this is what is left in the middle of the wall where I would like to put my lista bench. First can I...

Hello all, Been saving up my pennies all year long and Santa said I have been a good boy so I can get a plasma cutter for Christmas... Where is the cheapest place online that sells hypertherm 30xp? I see that Harris welding supply's ebay page has it online for $1350, Weldersupply.com has it for...

Today's project is attempting to run 240volt plug (not a "220volt" plug, I got yelled out for that mistake) into the garage... I watched several hours of youtube and read lots of threads on it and went back and forth if this is really a DIY project or not... It's not... but the guy quoted me...

Common sense TIG & MIG info... So I have read and watched lots of stuff on TIG welding... thanks to Jody at welding tipsandtricks and lots of youtube videos and threads on here and other sites... But I feel like sometimes there is some common sense stuff for noobs that is obvious... So...

Heavy Duty Workbench: Sold Sold

I probably know the answer, which is I should have planned to do this before hand and had someone make the cuts before I built the table but thought I would ask since some of you guys have some smart ideas... Here is my welding table: I would like to cut this X pattern to one side of the...

So I have been seeing this type of reclaimed furniture in a few places and the wifey loves it and would let me actually (attempt) to make something for the inside the house. (Plus I'm running out of room in the garage for anymore stools/tables/benches) Is it as simple as picking up the steel...

so I am "trying" to restore this walker turner Drill press that I picked up on the on Craigslist yesterday... a few questions for anyone that has restored an older Drill press or similar tool restore... since I have no clue what I am doing:willy_nil 1. How can I remove over-spray paint off the...

So instead of high jacking others threads I thought is was time to start my own garage thread… About me: Growing up my dad was a semi-mechanic, he was never trained and he figured it out as he went… for a while he would buy and sell cars… usually cars with a broken time chain or other disaster…...

I know this topic has been discussed in a few threads on metal bench tops... So sorry in advance... I live in Las Vegas, it's a dry heat when it's 120 degrees here and not too much humidity to deal with... But when I picked up my new bench top from the steel shop that did some bends for me...

(So the more I post the more people will figure out that I am a DIY'er that didn't take wood shop or any shop class so I am learning it all from here and YouTube clips) So I am on the last step to finish my new work bench and I got these table top sections from habitat for humanity so I thought...

Hello all- Picked up my HF boxes and got my metal tubing I guess it's time to stop playing online and get back into my hotttt garage... Maybe I should have done a swamp cooler build in here first? Anyways going to do a smaller version of Stevo's bench... Doing two boxes with a small hole...