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This is good information for those building thier own shops/barns. I wish I would have ran across this when I was building mine. Oh well......Maybe this will help someone wanting to build their own shop figure out how this stuff is supposed to go together. I did order my material from...

You are not dumb! LOL...That trailer is just a POS. I do that all time to my stuff, and it just scratches the paint! That trailer looks brand new. I would consider taking it back to the place you bought it. That should not happen that easily! How many miles are on that trailer? Be happy...

I am a pipe designer, and the refinery I am working for right now uses sch. 80 galvanized for its small bore (1/2"-2") instrument & plant air. Instrument air is a very clean,dry air used to operate instruments. Plant air, or some call it Utility air, is just compressed air used in everyday...

We are de-regulated here in Texas, so it makes it a royal PIA.

lol.... Check this Bro. I am building out in the country, and I am 600' from the road. I decided to go underground to prevent chopping up abunch of pecan trees. So, I rented a trencher, trenched 600', layed that much 3" sch.40 conduit w/mulestring in it, and built a meter panel with a...

I agree. But It sounds like he is getting it cheap. I was fixing to post this as well. Around here there is a Wholesale Electric Co. that has the best prices. They say the only thing they cant beat box store on prices are the rigged out breaker boxes for houses. Later...

You're gonna have a hell of a time pulling (3) 4/0's through that 2" conduit!! But, I think you will be able to run 200amp service in there with 4/0. My setup: Dist. from main panel to shop: 175' Conduit: 2" (3' deep) Service: 100amp, 240v Wire: 4-#3's, copper. This was a shielded, direct...

Thread Makeup for NPT fittings is: 1/2" NPT = 1/2" 3/4" NPT = 9/16" 1" NPT = 11/16" That doesnt look like a tapered thread to me. I would make sure you get atleast you Min. thread engagement with a good pipe dope. If you have to, mark it with a sharpee, or a piece of tape to get your bearings.

Whatever you do, dont forget to put the nut on the pipe before you screw the half union on. Dont ask how I know...LOL.

Sorry to hijack, but something just crossed my mind that kind of fits in on this thread. What about running pipe underground? I was thinking of running an air line from my shop to my new well house. I have to trench to the shop for water supply, and thought about dropping an air line in the...

Welding machine woould be my first choice depending on how heavy it is. YOu could also deck the walls out with 3/4" ply wood.

To find pictues, go to google.com, and at the top pic "images". this will prompt google to search for images only. Then type in what you are looking for. For instance here, I typed in "vented soffit", and this is what came up.

Since you have ridge vents, I would put soffit vents to let the air circulate when it is all closed up.

That looks like a Bannana Spider. I was driving through the woods on my 4wheeler yesterday, and drove through a few webs. Thats a terrible feeling having that web wrapped around your face, and not knowing where that spider is! Bad thing is when you think you have it all off, and then 5...

Lots of boxes have labels inside them that say how many Amps they are.

Cool. I have learned so much about concrete on this website. I had my slab poured for my pole barn last year, and there are so many things I would do different. I didnt put beams in because l believe that all my weight is on my poles. But I wish I would have dug down a little on the sides to...

Hilti Kwik Bolts. Drill hole & Hammer in. You will have a stud sticking out. When you put the nut on and tighten it down it expands the bottom of the bolt in the hole, and it isnt coming out!!

That is a monster. Do you realize that you are looking at close to, if not over, 100k for concrete alone? I'm interested in seeing how you plan on laying this thing out.

That *****. Im fixing to start construction of my first home in a few weeks. later...

66GMC. What color are those bulbs?