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After over a decade of lusting after a shop of my own to build custom vehicles in and start my own business, it's finally happening. I finally got the trees cut last month, and will hopefully be breaking ground this month or next. I was originally going to build it 60' x 40', but went out to 72'...

Right now, I'm in the initial planning stages of my shop and am trying to determine the optimum location of the garage doors. As you can see in the crude drawing, about 10-12' of one side will be dedicated to a tiny apartment and an engine room. Yes, the apartment will have an interior door...

It's time to bite the bullet and get a good welding helmet. I was just curious if anyone had any particular dealer that they prefer. Looking at a 9100XX at $400, so every little bit helps.

I've been working on restoring a Tonka Big Mike dump truck to give to my dad. It's painted and ready for reassembly, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a tool to use on the four 1/8" rivets it requires. I know that I could use one of those punch tools, but not only are a couple of the...

Kind of an embarrassing question, but I'm trying to order some wheels for my grinder and don't have access to it right now. Do both 5/8" and 7/8" hole abrasives fit 4 1/2" grinders or is it only one or the other? My Porter Cable came with a 7/8" grinding wheel and I'm having no trouble finding...

Earlier today, someone was kind enough to post a link to Lehigh Valley Abrasives. I'm not used to having so many grit options for sanding wheels. They have 24, 40, 60, 80, and 120 flap wheels and I admit that I'm lost as far as knowing which ones I need. I'm doing miscellaneous metal work -...

Where do you guys buy your Vise Grip welding clamps, particularly if you plan on buying several? I was thinking that Eastwood stocked them, but I can't find all of the ones I'm looking for.

OK, this is embarrassing to ask because I've tried searching, but when the search function brings back basically every topic involving compressors, it becomes hard to sift through them. I'm working on setting up a hot rod shop, but other than buying Quincy, I'm up in the air about what air...

Looking back through an old Mac catalog where they give both and it's not making any sense to me. For example, they list the AW480Q 1/2" impact as 200-800 ft. lbs. of working torque, yet list max. forward and reverse torque as 600. And, in the description, they say it's the highest-rated impact...

My boss got this a while back, but has never used it since it's 3 phase. I'm tempted to ask if he wants to sell it, but the emblems are gone off of it and I don't know who made it or what it's worth. Any help would be appreciated.

Did a quick search, but didn't see anything. How do you guys move a 60-80 gallon air compressor if you don't have a forklift? 600 pounds and as far as I can tell, the only possible lift points are at the bottom, so I don't see how I could use a cherry picker or hoist. Do you just get a few guys...

To save money, I'd like to just pour a pad and put a roof over it so I can work on things, and save the walls for later. Unfortunately, the only place I have to build is very shady and a haven for mosquitoes. They'll eat you up all day long. How do you guys take get rid of them in an area? I...

I'm wanting to eventually start up a hot rod shop, but right now I just need some place to practice on my own projects and do side jobs after work. I'm 26 and back to living with my parents after school (yay me). Not counting gas and things I help my parents out with, I'm bringing home about...

Now that I'm able to afford some tools I need, I've started looking at Eastwood again. It seems like a lot of their stuff has really gone up in the last year or two. Has it or am I just misremembering?

We've got this in our barn, but my grandfather doesn't know why it's there. It would appear that the chain raises the frame, but after that I'm lost. Any ideas?

Yes, I know, the title's a bit of an oxymoron. ;) Here's the deal. I'm wanting to open a hot rod shop one day, and since I can't take a job at someone else's shop right now (long story, but I won't leave and screw over the man who just hired me a few months ago), I'm looking for a place to rent...

I've been on the HAMB for six years and put off coming over here for a long time because I expected it to be the same way. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the HAMB, but the amount of posting on there is nothing short of overwhelming. This place is downright relaxing in comparison.

How do you guys store your magazines? Since I started getting them a little over 10 years ago, I've accumulated probably 600-700. Great having them as a resource, but it ***** when you need to dig out a 2003 Car Craft with 100 magazines on top of it. Even more fun when you want to put it back in...