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After pulling 4 #12s through 50' of 1/2" EMT and realizing I may want to upgrade my compressor at a later date, I would like to consider pulling 2 #8's and 1#10 ground as well as 1#10 neutral. The 4 #12s were difficult enough without lube. I know I don't need the ground but I do prefer to have...

I just ordered all the equipment required to automate my shops lighting and Compressor. My shop has two doors one for the garage and one for the machine shop. Goal is to be able to turn on lights for the room entered and compressor for either side. Also be able to turn on light for other room...

Getting ready to epoxy. Need ideas for cleaning red clay off the floor. I don't want to start grinding or etching until this stuff is off. So far the power washer works well except as soon as the water dries the clay just settles back down on the floor. Tomorrow I will attempt to follow the...

I believe culvert is the right terminology? In any case I'm not expecting the road going over my drainage pipe to hold up as is. I would like to build two concrete wall one on each side the dimensions would be ~25x4x1 with 1ft below the low ground and 3 ft above. Because this is a long span I...

Hello Looking for some advice and ideas of what I'm up against. Friday I had 30 yards of concrete pad poured. first truck arrived at 7:00 AM, second truck arrived at 8:00 AM and the contractor arrived alone at 9:15AM. I estimate 2:45 hr for the first truck and about 2:15 hr for the second...

I am interested in installing a functional Eco Tireflator/Airmeter. I am just a few weeks from pouring my driveway pad. Unfortunately I do not have the tireflator at this time and am not sure how they hook up. I would assume to do it correctly with a pedestal model I would need the air supply...

In a shop like mine you never know where you want a plug and what voltage should be available at that plug. So I have devised a way of running 2 20 amp 230V circuits and 2 20 amp 120v circuits around my shop in a neat orderly and very reconfigurable fashion. The concept is to place a 4-11/16...

I have a new concrete slab about 6 months old now with a heavy coating of construction red clay on it. What is the best way to clean the clay prior to grinding. I don't just want to grind over it first without cleaning. I do have a pressure washer? Also has anyone used the Dynabrush wheels...

Just thought I would pass along a great experience I had with the MAC Door company in NC. http://www.macdoor.com/ I purchased these rolling steel doors from MAC Door in Lexington NC. Unfortunately these doors were originally shipped in the wrong color grey instead of white. Dan from MAC made...

I just took delivery of 2 CHI rolling steel doors. I am hoping to install these my self. They are 10' wide by 8' high. I don't have a fork truck does anyone have any ideas how to get these up. They are much heavier than expected. John

Waiting for the weather to apply an epoxy coating? I don't want to put the interior walls up until after painting:willy_nil Is April safe time for epoxy assuming I can find a three day weekend with temps above 50.

Will pulling 7 #12 THHN conductors through 1/2" EMT be difficult. Will lube be required. Any tricks? Thank You John

I would like to run two duplex outlet circuits with an outlet every 5 feet and each circuit powering every other outlet. It would save a lot of trouble if I could pass the EMT conduit right through the box to avoid bending around the boxes. I cannot find anything in the code that says you cannot...

Apparently there are 3 versions of Armorpoxy My understanding is as follows: Armorclad = good Armorpoxy II = Better Armorultra = Best The confusion comes when you try to order the 1500 sq ft job on a pallet. All three areas on the websight offer the same option at the same price titled...

I'm considering a combination of floor tile and epoxy for my garage. The idea is to put porcelain tile around the outer border of both my garage and machine shop and Armorpoxi with military top coat in the center. I like this idea because I really like the epoxy as a work surface to walk on...

Hey guys. I did a search on linoleum and came up with 1 thread that vaguely mentions it for a very small garage. It seams to me that linoleum bonded to a concrete floor may be a very workable solution. From what I have seen it is very tough will take dropping tools and jacking cars. Does anyone...

Hello I just purchased 2 Maxlite MLSEC14LED50 security lights. They look like good quality lights except. I ordered 2. Both came with no installation instructions. It is a wall mount light only but it has no mounting holes. I guess just drill 2 holes in the back of the box? Bigger problem is...

Hello I'm working on my proposed garage lighting. Attached are some pictures of what I have in mind. I'm trying to keep overall lighting above 50 cf and supplement task areas as required. I will probably put 3 sets of TL 2 32' across the front of the garage area where I work instead of 2...

Hello gang I'm in the process of wiring my garage. I currently have a Lincoln Square wave 175 TIG welder and may consider upgrading to something larger. In any case I would like to locate 4 possibly 5 welding plugs along the 48 ft wall of my garage. I would like these to be on one circuit so I...

My garage is under construction at the moment, but here is the plan for my 30x48 garage with machine shop. The floor plan software did not have Mercedes models so I had to go with 2 Ferraris:D