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About 90% of the time, I use good old fashioned Boraxo hand cleaner with a squirt of Dawn dish soap. It usually does a great job. For some ground in grime, I also keep a bar of Lava soap there for spot cleaning on an elbow or forearm. The bottle of Fast Orange gets tossed in a travel kit of...

For an inexpensive, fireproof shed like you are after, check to see if you have any machine tool dealers/riggers nearby. Most CNC machines come in metal shipping crates that are constructed from angle iron frames with thin metal sheets tacked inside. They come in a wide variety of sizes. They...

I completely understand your feelings about seeing that on your brand new lift. As an installer, I would have cleaned those spots up. The manager for sure should have done it and then spoken to his installers about not doing it. That's like delivering a new car without washing it and filling up...

It may not apply to the OP's particular situation, but for exterior concrete block, I'll never use paint again. I'll only use concrete stain. It soaks in so light nicks or scratches don't stand out. It never peels or blisters like paint. If the killer sun here in the oven does manage to finally...

We own the classic system that uses a cellular signal only. No monitoring plan= no cellular service. I believe you are correct on the newer system as it has internet connectivity in addition to cellular on the new base station. I do know that the basic monitoring plan used to give you alerts...

SimpliSafe does NOT require monitoring. But with self-monitoring, the only way you're going know the alarm has been tripped is if you can hear it. Which requires your 24/7 presence. You'll need either the (no contract) $14.95 or $24.95 monthly monitoring package to get notifications sent to...

We've had the original style SimpiSafe since 2017. As advertised and named, it is quite simple to install, use and maintain. Ours came as a pretty well built out kit but we also added smoke alarms to ours and a couple of extra motion sensors. The only problem components were the motion sensors...

It's your shop but I'd run the main lines at whatever height was best and impeded the least amount of stuff like doors, windows, signs & equipment. Paint the black pipe the same color as the walls and it will virtually disappear. I used uni-strut to mount all of the electrical conduit in my...

I have the slightly older Advantage SS-9000-XLT 4 post lift. It has been a very good lift with excellent support from Advantage. Based on the price increases I've seen since I bought mine in 2018 for $3400, I'm damn glad I bought it when I did. It sounds like you're committed to getting your...

You don't mention what kind of motorcycle you have, but if it a large and heavy one, some 4 post lift builders (like Advantage Lifts) have optional aluminum plates that drop in between the runways. That would help you accomplish what you're trying to do by allowing the motorcycle to roll across...

I'm really glad you got all the walls back up and you are now moving forward again. It was obvious how low you felt after the storm knocked it down. I could feel your pain and frustration. Good onya for not giving up!

The clock spring is contained in the housing you took the bolts off of, but there can also be a center bolt/screw on some of the handle types that must also be removed. Depending on the age of your Bridgeport, there are 2 clock spring types. It will either have a "buttonhole" in the small end...

Nice! Glad you are still enjoying it.

About 3 weeks ago I had a job on my old '88 C1500 that I thought might require a right angle drill so I tried to pick up a cheapie Chicago Electric one at HF. The HF website said they had them on clearance for $22.95 but naturally, no stores near me had any. Our son was in San Diego that weekend...

My shop is in an RV garage. (also sans the RV) Ours is 20'x50' with a 15' ceiling. There is unused airspace in one section of mine in front of the 4 post lift where a mezzanine could be built, but I'm not sure what I'd put up there as most of my shop stuff (welders, saws, lathe, mill) is heavy...

That is spot on. Our RV garage door is a 14' X 14' but only came with 2 supports on the rear of the tracks. A garage door specialist posted on the neighborhood FB page that anything wider than 12' should have supports in the middle, especially the heavy insulated doors the builder spec'd for...

66Caprice probably gave you the best advise. It is likely that no manufacturer wants the liability of signing off on using a different rolling jack than what your lift was designed to work with. Go look at the drawings to see if it will fit. The most important dimensions are obviously the width...

Have you tried calling Bendpak? It is their lift and rolling jacks so they might have a little inside knowledge.

Woot! Finally, good news. When you have a nationwide network of dealers and service, that seems like the most simple, straight forward solution. The only question I would have is why wasn't that their immediate response?

Update: This mirror was a bust. I just got home from the UPS Store to send it back. I wasn't able to remove the "protective film" on the mirror surface. The mirror itself was acrylic and the backing piece is a rubbery plastic. It was still better than some of the mirrors with card board backing...