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Well heck, I'd like one - if there's still room on the 'BUY' list, please add me. Assuming shipping costs are manageable.

Thanks. Yes, I do watch the ears, eyes, etc. We sprayed outside and with a slight slight breeze it wasn't bad at all. Probably should have waited until it was calmer outside, but like I mentioned, the wife wanted her side of the garage back.

This is the finished product thus far. I AM going to add a thin steel top to it. I will round the front edge over about 1" and put a 2" bend up on the back as well. But for now I went will melamine. Doing it over I'd pass on the melamine and go with plywood, but it will be awhile until I get...

Now we put the pieces together. The 2x6 they included when I bought the frame, but I had to cut them all down as I have the depth shorter than the boards they gave me. In addition, I ended up filing in all the spaces with more 2x6 so the top I put on is totally supported in all spots...

Now lets paint it. This was the 2nd most expensive part - in hindsight, I'd probably brush it on. :)

Now to clean it up in prep for pimer and painting. This was the most tedious and totally not fun part. Even my son helped a bit and then uh dad, you can do it. :) So a long time in the garage at night after they went to bed. Sanding, scraping, sanding. Had a heck of a time getting old...

I forgot to take pictures, but I welded it up and my oldest son took a turn trying to weld for the first time. He's interested in it. Here's the general look of it when it was mostly welded up and at the right dimensions. I ended up putting it together and taking it apart 3 times as I...

OK, lets start by cutting it up to get it to the height I want: My middle son, always wants to use tools and build stuff. For Christmas he always asks for wood pieces and nails and glue. So I always let him help. Things don't go as fast, but he's learning. He's built more projects...

Going to make this a few posts as I have time and a lot of pictures. Unfortunately I didn't think to take as many 'progress' pictures as I wanted but got it documented pretty well. -------------- OK, finally got a few pics uploaded. I have 3 boys all 11 and under. Between them and a...

Yes, but I don't think they have ALL the coupons in there. I find most of my coupons in the various 1 page ad's they seem to place in different magazines.

Re: what did you do in your garage today? Do you think we give a ****? :lol: Funny post.

Thanks. To add some data to the original question, I just called two local places. One was AIRGAS the other was a 'local' Welding & Gas Supply shop, but they have a lot of locations in NC. For a *NEW* 80 cu ft tank of 75/25: AIRSOFT: Tank (Empty) = $236 + 75/25 Gas ($75) = $311 + Taxes (and...

So is 75/25 (Argon/CO2) the most typical mix to use to cover the widest range of welding materials? I know if doing aluminum you want 100% Argon, but I'm going to be doing steel (non-stainless) and have been using flux-cored wire but want to switch to gas.

So I assume it's air tight, otherwise seems like it could start to fill from the top? How do you get air into it?

You should get it printed and framed and hung. Will give you a reminder everyday of the building and the life it has had.

Interesting...I can't say it would by my first choice. Also, seems really small - Is this just for you?

Well, not going to help that today they announced they are closing down the Apex plant in NC for good. :sad:

+1 on the 6500k bulbs - love them. Huge difference to me - super bright and well worth the cost for myself.

Lets hear them run... Can u take a short video?

I'd go with whatever is cheaper. But 2" seems overkill, but just my opinion. May 2 3/4" sheets for a total of 1.5" even seems enough.