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    cant afford a garage? Do what I am doing turn a single wide into one

    last week at work after hours I was cutting down a wheel hub on a brake lathe, while on the 100th or so cut i was perusing the free section of craigslist and what do I see, a free, and somewhat beat up but usable 12 x 60 single wide mobile home, made a few phone calls, got transport lined up...
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    how thick of a floor should I put down?

    turning an 8 x 60 mobile into my workshop, the floor is okay for a house but I want to be able to build and roll around my dodge big block inside, how thick of a floor would I need to be safe? haven't got the original flooring (tiles and carpet) up yet but I would assume its 1/2" mdf like our...
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    how can I tell the watts of my generator?

    got an older generator (I think) got it at a thrift store, It has no tags on it, and the engine has an id tag that had printed numbers on it but someone painted the motor, how the hell do I tell the output of this thing? are there any rules of thumb for telling generator output? thanks folks!
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    correct cable for a 50-100' 240 extension cord

    I want to have a 240v extension cord to be able to get to all points in the yard, what gauge flexible cable should i run for a 50' or 100' length? and where can i get it cheaply?
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    truss / pole design for a 20 x 20 attached to the house.

    ok folks I am planning on building a permanent structure since the wind here destroyed my canvas / pole construction garage. it was too skinny anyways. working with what i have, which would be railroad ties, and alot of steel tubing and other steel items. the the plan is to set the rail road...
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    hiya everyone!

    hey y'all!.. finally got a garage, a 10 x 20 carport off craigslist for 150 bucks.. the plan is lay a 11 x 30 concrete pad set it up skin it with tin insulate it and put wiring and all that other good stuff in. so ill sit back and learn. and i love this smiley!! -> :lol_hitti
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