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My main panel has the house/garage/well/surge and a breaker for a 110 plug drop under it. The issue is with the 200A breaker for the garage. It does not trip when trying to manually trip it (haven't tried to purposely trip it with a short). A friend was over at the garage a few weekends back...

Of course end plans would include connecting to house septic, but... for now I may have a chance to nearly add water my detached garage. The house and garage are about 70ft from well pump/pressure tank. In a few weeks/month I will be getting solar installed and part of this will be running new...

Was hoping to wait a few more years for the tech to get a bit better, but my hand was forced. Putting a 21+kWh array up. Most will go on my south facing garage roof and the rest on the south facing house roof section that has no intrusions. Two good sized inverters each hooked up to it's own...

So was putting my new X/Y vise to use and drilling some extra 1/2" holes in my vehicle support stands because the stock ones were too far apart... On the last side of the last hole, the drill head began seizing up when putting the slightest pressure on the bit. I could also just grab it and...

Several solutions out there with the 3d printing option being strong as well as customizing something on hand. Found a company that makes a solid metal part powder coated white or black. Ordered one for my entry door and did the trick. Being able to adjust the offset is nice and can let you...

Used a harbor freight 5gal unit for a few years and decided to upgrade my oil collection game. Northern Tool has a Roughneck 24gal unit that looks good. Got it home and assembled and was disappointed to see it was a bit shorter than the old unit. Measuring stick confirmed it only sits 68"...

Saved up a bit this year and it was either blacktop driveway or have some (ok, alot) trees trimmed. I'll get to the trees but just a little later :) Also tacked on having him haul off the dirt/construction pile that has been sitting to the side of the garage as well. Figured it was time.

Recently purchased a four post lift and it came with the shell of a rolling jack. Model QRJ04H to be exact. It has the internal lifting cylinder and all the locking/release hardware but nothing to pump/release the cylinder included. I was wanting to go with the air setup and an off brand...

My lot was originally three so I have a transformer that comes off the street just for my power drop. That transformer was hit or otherwise exploded during the storms Weds night. Power company got me back up Thursday evening. The pole for the transformer is between the garage and the house...

Had a commercial metal door installed recently. It came with a metal frame (three sides) and seems sturdy enough. The frame itself was installed with nice long screws into the surrounding wood. My question is, do I worry about putting in long screws for the striker plate(s) and hinges? If...

Model xpr-10axls-lp-181. My rafters are at 18 feet and with this thing installed it looks like it almost wasn't enough! The company that did the install seemed very certain they would be able to do the install and test it with 110 power... I was sleeping when they finished up and they left a...

Was going to put this in Free Parking, but found a few other neon related posts in this sub so here goes. Let's see those real deal Neon signs you have in your garage! No LED fakes allowed :) Commissioned this from a local neon sign maker for a reasonable price. Just picked it up today...

If craigslist and the guy selling it is to be believed, this table was made for their (great?) granddad or some such back in the 1920s. The add had it listed for 900! I got it two months later for much less. Probably will be the vise table. I'm thinking of getting the top blasted and...

Vertical door openers in stock Someone had posted about the Liftmaster 8500w and Chamberlain RJO70 being out of stock. I guess they deleted that post, can't find it. Anyway, seems that bubble has burst, or at least for the Chamberlain badged versions anyway. Show back in stock at some box...

Looking to get my recently built 30x40x18 garage insulated with closed cell foam. The GC I'm working with got a quote that I'm not too happy with. It was only for 2" on walls and ceiling for a little over 7k (option of extra 1" for 3,500 more). Also, hidden in the contract was a bit about...

Trying to find one of those old indestructible drill presses for my new garage. Just have no clue what I'm looking at here though.

Nightmare scenario with my original builder means that a project that was started Aug of last year is looking like it's finally coming to finish soon. Electrical going in next week and then metal siding/roof/garage doors after that. Currently looks a little bare but I'm happy to see it...

Ok, so densifier, color and sealer on hard trowel finished concrete. Pad has been sitting for a few months and finally getting to the point of having a roof over it. I understand this would be better done with things like diamond bits and acids and what nots. My goal is to color and protect...

You're watching a tv show and think "that's some nice red iron right there" :) Still pic from Lie to Me episode I was watching this evening. Thought just popped into my head, couldn't help it.

about to give up on contractor *ended up firing him* So my garage was set to be completed by October 2019. Right now it sits with the framing and OSB on the walls. The OSB has been up and exposed for over 4 months now. I'm already in front of the work as far as payment goes, so no fixing...