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Just had some garage door installed on the new shop. They came with an interior slide lock only. I am not interested in doing a garage door opener at all, keeping it all manual. I am wanting to put a handle or lock on the outside so I can open the door from the outside, but in my recollection...

Watching these fans up for auction locally. They are 36" blades with 3hp motors. Turfbreeze brand so I assume they are some kind of outdoor cooling fans? They're old, hopefully they'll be cheap. Anyone have experience with a fan of this design? If I mount one of these things on the wall in...

I'm looking at some surplus security gates that are a good deal for my garage to keep the dogs in. They are 5ft wide x2 is 10ft, but I need 12ft total. Looking at the design there are slots on the sides that limit how far it can accordion. If I elongate the slides more I think I could get...

A used 4 post lift came up for sale today, it has the horizontal hydraulic ram across the top of the posts on one side. I'm not sure if it's just alignment lifts or older lifts, but it seems like the newer lifts you see don't have this horizontal cylinder. Can anyone give me any insight into...

The drive way is finally about to be poured for my garage. The concrete contractors drilled holes and set rebar into the garage slab. The slab is engineered and the driveway is not, but on the slab plans it specifically says do not dowel to flat work. So that's my answer right there, but what...

I have decided that 100 amps should be fine for my garage and that my 200 amp house service should be fine with this additional load. So, now I need to run the wire and get it inspected. My plan is to use gray PVC conduit with MHF wire inside. I have about 10 feet of open yard to go across...

My new shop is a 30x30 metal building, with a 6:12 roof slope. The ceiling starts at 10ft and reaches 17'-6" in the middle. I have been debating between the UFO high bay style lights or 8ft LED fixtures. Probably the 8ft ones as they are better on cost and offer a larger light source for less...

So researching it seems I can use a 320/400 amp dual lug meter to replace my current 200 amp meter and run to my current house 200 amp main breaker ~3ft away. For the garage it will be about a 30ft run, what size wire should I run to the 200 amp main there. Also, it appears if I put a breaker...

Out behind the shop we have an old punch press we used to use over a decade ago. The time has come to clean out the junk so I was thinking of using the bed off this punch press as a fab table or cutting the head off it and keeping the whole base. Not sure what type of steel the beds on these...

Sawtrax 3050 commercial vertical panel saw. $3000obo 10" blade can cut up to 2.5" thick material. Only used a couple of times, in new condition other than the dirt from sitting in the warehouse. Comes with another brand new saw and bottom extension rollers. New, everything was over $5000 a...

I am building a detached garage on the right size of my house about 10ft from house to garage. The electrical service is located about mid-way in the back of my house ~25ft from the right side. I have a blank electrical box on that right side by the AC it has some 12/3 romex in it, there used...

I have picked a spot for my new garage, beside our house. Currently occupying said location is an oak tree with a ~20" trunk. I can cut down a tree, but I have never dug out the roots. Is this something that can be accomplished with a mini-excavator or bob cat or will more heavy equipment be...

I'm in the process of getting bids to build a probably stick built 30x30 detached garage in central Texas. Still looking for the right guy, if anyone can send me a name that would be great. But my question, I have gotten one bid back that mentions using post tension cables in the foundation...

New Detached Garage in central Texas We are underway with the planning and bidding for a detached garage for me to finally have space to work on my projects. Right now, the plan is a 28x25 interior garage with 12ft or better ceiling and 10x10 doors. I'm going to ramble a bit here as I have a...

I have a 72 Dodge Dart that I'm rebuilding with an overdrive transmission. In this process we put .120 wall 2x3 tubing subframe connectors in it. The overdrive transmission mount is a little further back than the original. I don't have any experience with nutserts, threaded inserts, whatever...

Looking at moving a toilet and possibly sink in our bathroom remodel. We have a post-tension slab, house is built in 1988. The toilet will move about 6 ft over from it's current position, which puts it on the other side of our main sewer line from where it is now. The water lines themselves...

I just picked this Sheldon No2 up before it got hauled off for scrap. It has this interesting die setup in it I guess for putting a V groove in sheet metal or a tiny press brake? Anyone know what it is really used for? My first arbor press, hopefully I can put it to use.

This mill is for sale locally, I was thinking about picking it up, but something looks a little off from the Bridgeports I've been around. I can't find any concrete information searching online about Metal Master mills. Can anyone on here post up some information if this would make a good...

I am building a new desk with tool box bases and an angle iron frame on top to span the gap with a 3/4" plywood top surface. This will be for normal desk duties, but will have a 77" open span. Biggest load would be if a person or two decides to stand/sit on it, so lets say 500lbs spread across...

I am redoing my office and really want to use some tool box style boxes as the up rights to a desk/work table. Most of your average base tool box cabinets are ~33" with the casters taken off which is too high to be comfortable sitting at a desk all day doing half computer work/half electronics...