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In the attached garage we taped off the edge of the plastic channel drain. See first 2 pics. I feel like because the epoxy and clear coat is so thick, it left a decent size lip that seems like it will fail rather quickly. Especially since this is where all the crud will be flowing around. I...

Back and forth, back and forth! Lots of research here and elsewhere, but I've finally landed on some decisions and the prep has begun! I have a 900sq/ft attached garage, that will be used primarily of parking cars, 4 wheeler and lawnmower. It will likely see the most difficult test with all...

I have new hard troweled concrete in my attached garage (poured about 10 weeks ago). I will be using a densifier and penetrating sealer (maybe Ghostshield 8510). Other than cleaning the sheetrock dust and other construction dirt, do I need to prep the surface (i.e. acid etch or grinding) when...

Any quick suggestions on my shop lighting? 3 rows or 4 rows? If I do four rows I either have to spread out the fixtures and not tandem the fixtures together, which will add installation cost (I suspect), or do 40 fixtures instead of 30, but that seems rather excessive. I like the idea of 4 rows...

I'm pouring 2 slabs late this week or early next week and I'm going to do a light "salt & pepper" grind/polish in both the house and shop. My understanding is, that it is easier to do the first heavy grind with the course stones in the first few days after the slabs are poured to save time...

I'm building a house and shop all slab on grade. Concrete is 2 weeks away. Been juggling so much, I haven't thought much about how and when to finish the concrete. I'd like to even consider a finished concrete in the house. But for the shop, I mostly just want to protect it and have it...

Well it's my turn to share a build here as many of you have. We bought 15 acres where I never thought we could afford it, house is sold, plans are done, budget is blown, permit in hand, building site stripped and the subs start showing up next week. I am serving as the general contractor and...

I had someone snooping around my property recently and I caught the ***** on my trail cam. Long story short, he didn't get much, but did some damage trying. Cops put the picture I got on Facebook and they had him inside of 2 days. So I checked with my insurance agent after the ordeal to...

We are building a 2000sq/ft home this summer and 36"x48"(exact size TBD) shop on our 12 acre property in Minnesota. Now that we have the house plan and location pretty well set I need to dial in the shop location. Something like 36x48 or so. I can't put the shop any closer to the road and the...

This cabinet appeared in my neck of the woods this morning. Anything under $100 a drawer, that is this clean, is a great deal around here. Certainly not a "you ****" price, but I didn't hesitate at $975. The wheels look factory, but I don't think I will keep them on the box. I actually kind of...

We are in the planning phases of building a new home and shop on 12 acres and I am working on all the budgets and plans. I've used a 3 car heated garage as my shop for the past 10 years (and we park in the driveway - my wife is a saint :rocker:). Can't wait to have a dedicated shop space...

I did this project last summer and just finally getting around to share the process. I needed a 10' workbench 30" deep for my restored Lista & Lyon cabinets. Pretty tough size to come by in butcher block. I found a guy selling sections of bowling alley. I'm particularly fond of restoring old...

Looking for some cool ideas for custom labels for my restored Lista & Lyon tool cabinets. I'm about a year into the reorganization (I move pretty fast - try to keep up) and I'm getting pretty close to having everything put away into my cabinets. I have been temporary using blue tape as I...

Going through a pile of air tools I picked up at auction and trying to determine what's worth keeping and in this case fixing. The bearings are mangled. I just don't even know what brand it is to start looking for parts. Any ideas? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you could only have one, which would you prefer for general shop use? The bruiser "heavy weight" Reed 205-1/2 (5-1/2" jaw) weighing in at 120#'s or the nimble & versitile "featherweight" Wilton C-1 (4-1/2" jaw) weighing in at a scant 61#'s?

What's the difference between the Wilton C-Series vises (C-0, C-1, C-2, C-3) vs Trademan Series vises? I've been on a quest for a nice vintage C-1 or C-2 and in my search I came across and picked up this 1990 6" Snap-On Vise (which is a Tradesman 1760). Doesn't seem quite as beefy as the...

What are you guys using for these deep cabinets. I have a couple Lyon cabinets on the way, and I believe the exact inside drawer box dimensions are 25-3/8 x 25-3/8. I've searched everywhere for 25" deep depth it seems like the only marketed liner for these are from the manufacturers. Otherwise...

I picked up this cool old file cabinet. It has the same outside dimensions as a legal file, but only the one legal file drawer on the bottom. All the thin drawers have 3 divided sections. Anyone know what the original purpose of this cabinet was? I'll be using it for general shop small parts...

I have a line on a couple of used Edsal cabinets. I believe they are this model. Are they decent for daily use home shop storage? I know they aren't Stronghold's or anything, but they are the right size and the right price. I'm just not sure about the rigidity. I hate saggy shelves and doors...

I've decided to make the move on some used Lista, Vidma, Equipto, Lyon, etc type cabinets. Looking at the used market, there is a fair amount to choose from in a wide variety of conditions. So I'm wondering if there are any particular issues that should be avoided because of lack of parts...