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I never thought it would happen to me, but it did. I fried my ECU. Four tack welds about 6" away from the ground clamp. The car would barely start and rough idle. I've always read and heard you should disconnect, but I've never bothered and never had an issue until now. Fortunately I was...

After doing a lot of research on what cleaner to fill my new (to me) parts cleaner with, I settled on Zep Purple. It seems that may work well in parts washers that don't have jets in them, only the wand or brush. With the jets, the cleaner filled with foam and suds in about 1 minute. So, I...

Used to install the 3/4" Rapidair system in my shop, so now I no longer need it. Good condition. I did drop something on one of the pulleys and it cracked the edge of it, so I glued it and it didn't affect the operation whatsoever. $100 shipped to the 48 states.

I have seen numerous posts on this in various threads, but I think it would be interesting to get some different points of view on the subject. While I do see both points of view, I feel like it depends greatly on climate and shop type. For example - I am in Las Vegas. I am just finishing a...

I'm getting ready to install my airlines... The straighteners are about $175 new, but they're definitely a 'need only once' tool. Anyone have one they want to rent or sell? Also curious if anyone has made one, or there are any other ways to straighten it nicely. I'm working with 3/4". Much...

Hoping there may be some builders or plumbers that can help with my question... Most search results I've found have more to do with drain pipe slope inside of a building, but they don't really talk about different situations in regards to the slope of the terrain from the building to the sewer...

Getting ready to build my loft and plan on using a metal beam and posts for the main support. I am having a tough time finding the strength differences between a 2x8 or 3x6 metal beam, same wall thickness. The 2x8 is 15.7 lbs/ft and the 3x6 is 13.9 lbs/ft. (both .25 wall) Any engineers or...

Just finishing up my 35x50x16 and I wanted to share some information, including a cost breakdown and a few lessons learned throughout the process. Location - Las Vegas, NV Stick build Stucco siding Asphalt shingle roof Overhead doors: 14x14, 12x12, 12x12 My wife and I did pretty much...

Of course I'm not talking about trickle chargers, drill batteries, phones, etc... For some reason I don't feel 100% comfortable leaving my 36v utility cart or 36v scissor lift charging when I'm not home or in the shop. I think it's mostly due to how hot the actual chargers get... While...

I tried searching, but because LED and UFO are short words, nothing really comes up regarding these lights. My last garage was 3 car 600 sq ft and I had nine 8' t8 fixtures in there. It was amazingly bright and a great workspace. I knew I wanted about the same lumens per sq ft in my new shop...

Looking at getting some fans for air movement in the shop. My last garage was a simple 3 car with two of the 3-bladed industrial looking white fans. They moved a ton of air and I was really happy with them. Now I'm just finishing up a 35x50x16 detached and looking at fans again. I feel like...

I've tried to read as much as possible on cold weather pouring, but would love some more input. Slab is supposed to be poured tomorrow. Today, the high is 75 degrees, but a strong cold front is coming in this afternoon and the next few days will be very cold and windy. Concrete company said...

Finally making a dream into reality by building a 35x50 detached shop. We sold our house in a cookie cutter neighborhood last year and we were able to find a house a neighborhood that actually had room to build a shop. The house was built in 78 and was pretty much all original, so my wife and...

Moved and no longer need this. Almost new. $30 shipped or $20 picked up in Las Vegas, NV.

Wife and I are looking at a ranch style house that was built in 88. It was originally 1500 sq ft with a 400 sq ft garage. In 92, they converted the garage to the master bedroom and bath area. It looks nice, but there are a few things that give it away. A few notes- They installed matching...

Hello GJ, we are thinking about purchasing a house with a 3 car shop and a small living quarters attached. We would much prefer a larger shop than the living space, so I would like to know what might be involved (other than cutting out a huge hole, obviously). I would want the door to be 10w x...

I am going back and forth on getting a lift. It would probably be a MaxJax or something similar. I have a 20x30 3 car garage, with a 16' door, and an 8' door. Putting a lift behind the 16' door really takes down the parking in that area to one car, and when not using the lift, the posts will...

I can appreciate the support and knowledge the reps give, but it gets old seeing their posts in every single thread where they give advice, and happen to mention a product of theirs that would be perfect for that application. I am on quite a few forums, but I've never seen one with so much...

And I love them! What a huge difference! 8500's will be in soon... BEFORE: The new 32" radius Some of the hardware.... had to get new cables, springs, drums, etc One almost done... Done

I just helped a buddy epoxy his garage floor. We rented 2 Diamabrush tools from HD. He did no flake, which is what I want as well. From my eye level, I can look down and see swirl marks in his floor. I talked to Scotty on the phone today and he mentioned flakes are the best thing to 'hide'...