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yes, I misunderstood you.

not necessarily.. the trusses could be eccentrically loading the end gable wall and the weakest point along that wall is where that eccentric loading is apparent.

I'll be using it on some 8/4 hardwoods, I'm going to need both power and a quality blade.

orienting the sheets either vertical or horizontal is allowed in the code book.

yes, if you ever plan on moving the unit. 95% of all my welding would be done in a single location within 20' of where the unit will sit (up on a wall, similar to some of the images on page 1 of the thread). my current leads are about 8' and a little chewed up (welder is from the 80s). I...

less than two dollars a foot, here I assume when installing new leads, it's just necessary to use wire which will handle the amperage per the Lincoln recommendations you just remove the connectors off each end and re-attach to the new cable, RIGHT?

The 2hp Baldor I installed weighed 5# more than the 3/4hp motor (33#) that was original to the saw. I didn't see that as a deal killer... the biggest issue (as you've pointed out) is that the clearance at the saw base assembly will be adjusted so as to allow the motor to drop enough to clear...

the roof assembly should be so stiff that it helps laterally support the walls that hold it up. it might not be a bad idea to get up into the scissor trusses and check them for plumb with a 4' level (or plumb bob, of course) - just to make sure your roof assembly didn't rack any.

Did the trusses come with erection plans? I've historically had to brace several trusses together with permanent bracing (1X4, typically) at the bottom (green below) and top (red below) chord.. I only ask because the entire roof system would still be susceptible to racking if you only brace...

I'd run them vertically, personally.. take your 2' cuts from the exterior and run them along the interior floor of your shop, set your drywall on top of them (starting 2' aff)

what do you have in place for permanent truss bracing? why does your gable end (scissor) truss not rest ON the exterior end wall?

2HP is too much for the saw? there isn't a contractors saw built after 1980 that can't take a motor upgrade to 2HP and this one is a solid cast iron table/trunion/arbor from the 1950s (more substantial than any contractors saw that Craftsman has turned out in the last 30 years)... I'll...

insulating that area isn't critical if he uses carpet or wood for the finish flooring material (each of those will resist cooler temperature infiltration through conductance). as another member said, enclosing a garage or carport is the oldest form of addition that residential construction has...

FYI, on the 10" saw (113.27520) I put a 2HP motor on it and the motor extends above the top of the table when tilted much past about 35*. I'm trying to determine if I can modify the motor mount (attached to the arbor) so that this is not an issue.

just a thought here, but why not rip sleepers to install so that the addition and the existing home are at the same elevation? Notching the bottom of them every 16" will allow for cross ventilation and I'd vent the edge at the bottom along both sides of the new exterior wall. plywood subfloor...

I'm pretty sure that 3/16" electrodes are the largest it should use.. HERE is the Lincoln AC 225 page

I've got one (older AC225 with the white plastic selector switch) that a friend gave me a couple years ago.. (I've only welded a few times but can't turn down an offer for a piece of quality equipment).. I'm now working on my shop and I think this might be the route I go with mine. anything...

my best friend is an arson investigator and former fire fighter.. he said most of the calls he gets "that aren't kitchen fires" are from dryer lint and not cleaning out the vent line.

insulated thickness is insulated thickness. you fill the cavity for the purpose of trapping air and preventing air movement across (through) the cavity.. cutting pieces 25" long and stacking them like bricks up the cavity will work, but eventually they will fall down the cavity and stack on...

Critical in my opinion. that is until you've made a hundred drawers for several different applications, anyway.. (it's not rocket science. you just have to consciously plan and measure everything)