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    best tig gloves

    and GO!!!
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    holding mandrel pipe together for tacking

    so, working on stainless exhaust and aluminum turbo piping, i often come across issues with getting the pipes to stay where i want them so i can tack them together. i use masking tape most of the time, but sometimes if the shop is really hot, the tape will not stick to the material. what have...
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    proper stainless prep

    been doing alot of aluminum work since i got my tig, now i want to do some stainless work. i tried on some 3" 304 with .065" wall with no prep and got very sugary welds. i always knew to clean aluminum very thoroughly, but didn't know it for stainless. is the process of cleaning the material the...
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    3" stainless downpipe

    building a 3" turbo downpipe for my 4cyl front wheel drive racecar. curious as to where i should start with my TIG settings? it's 3" .065" wall 304 stainless. i am using an Eastwood TIG 200. i have a backpurge setup already, just never needed to weld this thin stuff before
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    30x20 garage pricing???

    looking into costs for building my 30x20 detached garage in my backyard. i have all of the plans drawn up already on how i want this all to go down. i plan on purchasing and building everything i need on my own, minus the slab pour. so i was wondering if anybody could give me a rough estimate of...
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    stump removal equipment

    looking into renting a small excavator in a few weeks to remove the stumps from where my garage location will be. will a 1.5 metric ton mini excavator with a digging force of 2600lbs be ideal for pulling up stumps upwards of 3' in diameter? or should i opt for the larger size 2.5 metric ton...
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    finishing steel garage

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    finishing steel garage

    was wondering if there are any threads in here, or anybody with advice on how to finish the inside of a steel garage??? i've found good sources to condensation and moisture resistent insulation, but how people have mounted things on the walls or hung things is what i really need to see
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    basement flooring

    bought my house a few months ago, and was told by others in the neighborhood that in the event of a storm, because of the small drainage at the bottom of our stairs, that the basement tends to flood. well, this past storm, Sandy, we lost no power, but both sump pumps failed and left about 1" of...
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    24' wide garage with lift?

    yes, i did search. looking at my options for a garage in my backyard and was wondering how badly a lift takes up space in a 24' wide garage, so post up your pics please
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    flooring for fab shop?

    new garage i am going to be building soon will be used primarily for automotive fabrication. so lots of cutting, grinding, welding, etc...what would be a good product for me to put down to save my new concrete floor from being stained? thought about epoxy, but it won't hold up to hot sparks or...
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    steel or stick built???

    recently bought a new house that already has an existing 2 car garage attached. this, i would like to keep pretty clear, and allow for myself and my wife to get our primary cars in and out on a daily basis. so now i need somewhere to put the tools and equipement i have aquired over the years...
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    armor clad epoxy?

    new to these forums, infact this is my first post...i have been looking into floor coatings for a long time, infact about 3 years. recently bought a new house and want to coat the floor of the garage on the house (basic 2 car) as well as a custom built workshop garage in the backyard (roughly...
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