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All, In December I built a unistrut shelving project on the south wall of shop. See post 86 of THIS THREAD. Now I have decided to add more Unistrut shelving to the north wall to accommodate some larger items such as coolers, as well as to somehow create some shallow storage for a small amount...

Hello, I just bought a table saw and it's currently set up for 220v. per below: Motor: 2 HP, 220V, single-phase, prewired to 220V Amps: 1 8A at 220V The cable that comes on it is 6-20 for 220V. I would like to switch it to something with a twist lock feature (NEMA L6-20), AND I need to...

This forum is incredibly valuable, and I've learned a lot from many of the posts and forums here. In a small effort to payback the local GJ members, I wanted to offer 30-50' of leftover 3/4" maxline tubing that I have. I bought this from someone used on CL, but the tubing is perfect...

All, In the picture below I've detailed a shelving system I want to build out of unistrut. The blue lines represent the shelves, the red lines the threaded rod. I'd have the shelves anchored to the wall behind and also hang from the ceiling above. I'm hoping to somewhat mimic this one Is...

Anybody do it? Can you share pics or ideas?

Hello, I am painting my garage tomorrow, and I believe that I might ultimately use standard Gray Rust Bullet on the floor. Anyone know which color gray (Sherman Williams for instance) would be the closest match? Thanks

All, I had a unit heater installed in my garage last winter. The guy who installed it run the exhaust (as shown) out only far enough to vent the heater, but not get the moisture-laden exhaust out into the open air. Because of this, when it gets very cold, heavy ice and frost build up...

Hello, I am putting 24 LED bulbs in my wood shop (28 x 32). Given that the bulbs are expected to last at least a decade, I want to make sure I choose the bulb color/temperature wisely. Anybody have any good bulb deals/recommendations? I am leaning toward the Philips 100 W equivalent at HD...

I was at a friends house tonight, and in his garage (28 x 30 x 11) he had 8 standard threaded cheap light bulb sockets with 75 watt bulbs in them. The walls and ceiling were drywalled, and painted white, and these 8 lights seemed to product a great amount of light. Why are we so obsessed with...

I need a final push... buying a Beacon Morris 45k or 60k BTU today for 11% rebate sale. I am heating the following: 32x28x9 in Northern Wisconsin R10 2" XPS under slab and perimeter 4' R21 in walls R 38 in ceiling R 18 garage doors 5 windows (4'x5' each) 1 glass door (30") I plan to heat to...

Hello, Earlier this year I had Platonic Solid set me up with a suggested lighting diagram. As you can see from my build thread below, I'm building a "nicer" wood shop/garage. I don't work on cars, and it's not a pole building (though I sometimes wish it were). I asked for a wrap light...

Hello, I am building a new shop and I was planing to put in a large dust collection system such as this: http://www.amazon.com/JET-DC-650BK-Dust-Collector-Filter/dp/B001F0R7H8. Is there a smaller, but effective alternative to something like that?

Can it be done? I like the idea of turning the temp up from my phone without having to go out to the shop.... Any ideas?

Hello, I am purchasing a 45K BTU separated/sealed combustion unit heater. My research tells me that the more reliable brands are Sterling (which I understand also make the identical Beacon Morris furnaces sold at Menards), Modine and Reznor. Nothing I've found can differentiate the Reznor...

Paint guys, I am in the process of painting some file cabinets for use in my garage. This is what I have done thus far, followed by some questions: Washed with TSP Rinsed with warm water Wiped everything down Sanded everything with 220 grit sandpaper (random orbital sander) Wiped everything...

Hello, I purchased several lateral file cabinets that I'm going to use for garage storage. The paint on all of them is in good shape... no rust, only a few scratches here and there. My next step is to paint them, and I have a few questions. I'm thinking of using the "Lista Blue" color...

All, How high off the floor do you have the drops for your compressed air lines? I'm debating between putting them at about 48", above the workbenches, or up higher around 6' to keep any lines up out of the way and also protect them a bit more. Any thoughts/idea/pics? Thanks

I have about 12 lateral file cabinets that are all in very good condition which I will be using for storage in my new shop. Wondering if anyone has any input on unique paint colors that would go well wih a rust bullet floor? (Craftsman Red, Snap on Dark Blue, etc) and also any input on what...

All, I'm in the middle of a build... I'm planning on a unit heater, but have the opportunity to buy a used mini split for about $250... I was thinking of buying and installing it, primarily for cooling, but I'm wondering is 9000 BTU 3/4 ton is even big enough to do anything? MY garage is 32 x...

Hello, I'm in the middle of building a 32 x 28 x 9 garage/shop in NW Wisconsin. I would like to install a unit heater (Natural Gas) and I am leaning toward a sealed or separated combustion model since I don't want to worry about fumes from paint of sawdust igniting. I understand that Reznor...