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LOL, I hear you. Like most things I do or purchase, my wife grudgingly accepts it, but she has never understood. From her perspective, such "manly needs" are just childish self-indulgence. On the other hand, she never complains when I fix stuff. :wtf:

You goals sound similar to my fantasies of what I would like to do when I retire. I can't add much to the general suggestions already offered. I agree with the suggestion to put a barrier between "clean" and "dirty" sides. Consider a nice tile or epoxy floor for the clean side, leave the...

For what its worth, I bought a Zephyr Hurricane hood for my kitchen rebuild (http://zephyronline.com/). As others have indicated, venting is critical-- no bends or twists if possible since the hood efficiency can be affected by any back pressure in the exhaust.

I paid an installer $450 a couple years ago to install a MaxJax in my garage in suburban Maryland. That included pickup at the freight terminal, assembly and installation. Not rocket science, I know but I don't have a truck and no experience drilling concrete and setting anchors. I also didn't...

Well, the MaxJax IS made in China. When I got mine, the holes in the lift arms for the pins that secure them to the lift towers, were not cleaned up and the pins wouldn't fit. I had to clean them up myself with a file. The drain plug in the hydraulic oil reservoir also leaked. A little Teflon...

Wow, I did go to YouTube and that was eye-opening. This should be required viewing for anyone on this board. OK, I retract my earlier statement and will say, the jackshaft opener IS more secure (unless you modify the track release). Regarding noise, I had a belt drive and it was pretty quiet...

Go to www.liftmaster.com and download the owner's manual for the 8500. It states what the 8500 is compatible with.

I changed mine over to the 8500 so I could get more overhead clearance when I installed a MaxJax lift in my garage. Quieter? I don't think so. More secure? No, but not less secure. The track system held the door down in the closed position. The 8500 comes with a solenoid operated deadbolt...

Are you talking about the glazing around the window panes? I re-glazed and painted every window in our house about 20 years ago (~23 windows @ 16 panes each). Not a job I'd want to do again. I used a small propane torch and a putty knife. Didn't break a single pane. Worst part was standing on a...

I've often considered installing a whole house fan in my garage, leaving the back screen door open. However, wouldn't it be risky to use such a fan when working with volatile solvents, etc.? My concern is what would happen if the attic space was filled with volatile vapor.

I have a 12 x 24 garage, which is a converted 1-car carport. In that space, I've managed to squeeze a small (2' x 4') workbench, a tall rolling tool cabinet, an air compressor with wall mounted hose spool, an engine hoist, some free standing shelves including a set of 4' x 3' shelves, and a...

Mine has over a year of daily use on a hollow shaft with zero problems.

Well, the short answer is that my tiny garage is too small to leave very much clutter about. Like the OP, I'm very uncomfortable with clutter and have been criticized for being obsessively clean. However, I do leave tools and materials out that I'm using during an active project; it's just more...

Yeah, if you swap hoses and the problem follows the hose, then it is most likely a flow divider issue. However, there is a slim chance that one of your couplers may not be opening completely. Dannmar might suggest that you swap the end couplers on the two hoses as a last test before they ship...

From their website: Minimum height - 30" Maximum height - 53" The vast majority of under lift jack stands are much too high for the MaxJax. These should work at the higher MaxJax height. However, I'd wait to order these until you have your car up on the lift and you can measure...

Yes, definitely look into getting those upgraded couplers. I used to have to wear gloves and use a paper towel to catch the drips every time I disconnected the hoses. When they started leaking oil just coiled up on the back of the pump stand, I decided to get the flat face couplers, which solved...

I've been using one of those laser parking things to center my car, but that is vehicle specific and doesn't tell me if I'm straight. Going to think about mirrors, now....

LOL, me too! I had my carport converted to a garage a year ago but it's too small to house all my workbenches and tools. So, I have all the automotive tools in the garage and everything else, including the power tools in the basement workshop. Problem with that arrangement is that the tool I...

Picked up two of these today @ $40 each; one for the garage and one for the workshop. Good thing I brought a printout of the web price though. It wasn't in their system at the sale price. BTW, Amazon sells these for $50.

We have these Kidde wireless detectors in our house and they work great. I bought one for the garage but then I read as stated above, that they can be triggered by exhaust. Since we have a wireless security system, I was able to have a thermal rate of rise sensor wirelessly tied into that system.