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Last night near my home about 10 pm, A guys home auto shop basically burned to the ground. 25 fireman fought it for 2 1/2 hours to knock it down. The guy lost $100 grand in the garage and $100 grand in contents. Although that is a notch above what I have, I suppose many members here either...

Due to the configuration of my drive, house, and garage, it is cumbersome to drag out the airline and garden house to do routine maintenance on the fleet. So, I'm thinking of seizing the opportunity and create a little old-fashion "service station" type thing on the side of my house. I'd love...

My Nephew is graduating from our local JVS (trade school). He studied autobody. He doesn't have much of his own tools yet, but just bought a beater truck with a cummins hes really proud of. I'd like to get him a "behind the seat" type box and custom theme paint it. I'll start with his name...

Well, a young relative of mine just had an offer accepted for a split level house siting on 5 acres in a township in northern Ohio. Personally, I think he way overextended himself, but what do I know:dunno: So he wants an idea of what kind of barn to hold 4 or 5 horses with some shop space...

This week I created a thread asking about buying fire damaged equipment. I was intentionally vague, the "for sale" post remained up on craigslist. I didn't want anyone coming in and grabbing this deal! Well, tonight I made the 1 1/2 hour drive, inspected and purchased the saw. I was planning...

I've got a piece of equipment on-hold waiting for my inspection. The issue is that it was in a structure fire. The bed has rust from non-use and general siitting around, the rest of the unit and case has smoke damaged and is generally filthy. I am concerned if the heat has caused issues. The...

I recently didn't take advantage of an ideal small parcel of land with a 10,000 multi--use building in the country. The finances just were not right. I currently have 3 Airstream travel trailers along with 3 trucks and a hobie cat and a bunch of other stuff I need to keep. I guess I should...

I'd like to mount an operational Eco air meter to the house! Really don't care if it is original or repo. Also, any advise on building my own from parts would be great! Thanks, DanB

For the past several years, I've been making small improvements to my shop as money allowed. Various projects included special shelving, a wood floor, and improved tools! After a "buying flurry", I reached critical mass. The result was a shop extremely cluttered that was very difficult to...

My Lowe's had (1) of these boxes with the 1,000 screws on clearance for $39. It was originally $79. Good Luck!

So I'm not having any luck looking this up, and my head is starting to hurt..... I'm installing a sub-panel in the dettached shop. I was planning on using #2 wire to give me 100 amp. I was able to acquire #1 instead. I figure I'm safe to install 150amp instead. My understanding is that I...

As I'm up in the "great white north" (Cleveland Ohio area), time is almost here to move to the winter home of my shop projects - the heated basement! In attempt to buy a little more space, I need to get rid of a 3'x3'x4' cast iron boiler. This bad boy weights alot. I'm afraid to try to get it...

After several false starts, time has come to power up the shop! My shop is used for general, sometimes unusual, projects. Mostly woodworking, but some metal working has come into play at times. The wish list includes: dust collector Cabinet saw welder of some kind (no idea) Current equipment...