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progress? Well the battle of the stump has been won, only to be trumped by mother nature, in the form of Wilma...That's the CFO of A/typical racing and superintendant of construction, in the last pic, checkin' out the carnage of Wilma. ( If momma ain't happy...) RED

Red caddy, 34293 25 FT. past the end of the world... See what I get for tryin' to be first AND cool... I feel SOOOOOOO cheap.

The first lift in my new shop is a 4 post, with all the bells and whistles. (long ramps, rolling jack tray, oil drain tray and casters) the shop is 36 X 60 with 13 FT wall height, so I can put it nearly anywhere. Next year, I'll pick up a used 2 post and put it outside, on a 13 X 36 slab. I...

and shopping... Well, today was a "peak's and valley's " kind of day. The crew showed up at 0630. we sailed right thru layout, dirt flyin', steel bendin', sun shinin', sweat drippin'... you know, for a construction site, just about perfect! (the first 3 pic's) Then , diggin the last corner, I...

Started scratchin' dirt... I mowed the back yard for the last time today, it sure is easier with a box blade...RED

jack be nimble... I bought the $79 alum. race jack from HF. I use it in my racecar hualer to lift my dragster off the transport stands.(1580 Lbs. wet) I use Projacks for pit service, but they are too tall for transport. I replaced the cup with a 3 in. dia X 8 in. piece of UHMW that just clears...

Brian, I delt with the County, I live in south Venice (unincorporated area, non deed restricted) so I was spared the City paranoia. I originally wanted to build a steel building, but a long time enemy of mine pitched a ***** to the zoneing board that it looked "industrial" not residential.( he...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, it's official, I picked up the approved plans and the required permits for my new shop today! This marks the end of a nearly 2 year battle with the zoning board, local county dipstick plans examiners, county...

Has anybody else noticed that people who claim to be politically correct are usually neither? P.S. my bumper sticker say's ""political correctness offends me" RED.

Good stuff I bought the 3/8 th. drive, about 3 mo. ago. I've beat it pretty hard, and so far so good. that shiney black finish is showing a lot of wear, but it still feels good in my hand. I cleaned it with spray carb cleaner, (after a really messy engine teardown) and the ratchet pawls show...

stucco stripper Have you tried a commercial grade pressure washer? My 4200 psi washer with a turbo nozzle peeled a small block house (850 sq.ft.) in just a little under 10 hours. Hint, if you lay down some bird netting or nylon roll screen, the cleanup is much easier, and EPA required in some...

carbon trick The best carbon disolver I've found is plain tap water, I soak piston tops and ring grooves over night, and a light scrub with a nylon tooth brush takes it right off. works on intake and exhuast manifolds too. also, cheap (dollar store)oven cleaner works well in the lifter...

bare block walls I'm facing the same problem in my new shop, I'm painting the walls inside and out, with block seal, then white high quality interior latex inside, (trusses and roof sheathing too) and top shelf exterior latex on the outside in leiu of a cementious coating (stucco) outside. The...

Byrdman, Egg-zactly right. Once your supply run is mounted, and the angle found, you can prefab each tap with a simple fixture, and sweat the return bend to a pre-installed stub in the "T", goes pretty fast, but the " bend in place" method will git 'er done. Paul

Byrdman, the pitch back toward the entry point dosn't need to be severe, 1/16in per foot of run is enough, 1/8 per foot is a little better, but on a long run, starts to look funny. a common conduit bender will easily bend the 2 or 3 deg.'s you will need to make the drops look straight, just make...

I have "suntubes" in my house,( 3-12 in, 2- 18 in.) and really like them, even on a 4-12 pitch roof, they let in an amazing ammount of light, so when I spec'ed the shop I priced it out with 'tubes and 2 ftX6 ft insulated skylites. The skylites came in at almost $900.00 each, with a 2 year "no...

fans Luke, thanks for the fast reply. that is a very useful link, many good programs. I currently have 5 -30 in. stand fans, that I use in my current shop,(2- 14' X 22' rented storage bays) but, I have to turn them off when I weld, or the quality of my welds (TIG/MIG) suffer. I've had to do...

My new shop is 35'x 60'X 13' wall height, total volume of about 40,000 cubic feet. the walls are block, and the roof is steel over 5/8 ths sheathing. insulated,with a radiant barrier, without a ridge vent. I have planned for a 4'X4' opening, centered in each eave end, 14' from the floor, for a...

building costs Hey Tajon,I'm located in south Florida, west coast, near Sarasota. I have a 35 X 60 ft. shop getting ready to start, (plans are at the code office, waiting on the permit issue) It's block/slab, with 13'8" wall height, wood trusses with steel roofing and 6 sky lights. 2, 12 X 12...

cut time? Thanks for the input. My cement guy says he will cut the lines the morning after the pour, I didn't know that it could be done that soon, he agrees with you, sooner is better. thanks, RED