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My brother and I have built exhaust systems (after header collectors), repaired rusted floor pans, repaired trailers, fabricated various shop equipment, etc. with flux core. Granted we also started welding when we were teenagers. 120V flux core can do a lot more than you think. It really comes...

DR Horton built my home with 2x6 at 24" OC. Good for insulation and building fast as possible (less cutting, less fasteners, etc), bad when you go to hang a TV wall mount designed for 16" OC studs.

Waiting on oil based paint to dry. Not my hopes and dreams coming true but we need these gates and stalls done ASAP.

Great Stuff 1" gap from the big box store is about the same material as commercial closed cell. Getting it to stick before falling or drooping might get messy with your application.

I have similar usage and currently drafting how to light my 40x40. I'm planning to run GFCI switch to power at least 3 separate "light" circuits. 2 of the circuits will be ceiling mounted lights (each half of the shop). 3rd will be wall lights. So my wiring will go: breaker panel, GFCI switch...

Do you work for DR Horton by chance? Just kidding, read they are getting in big trouble for doing exactly this (they built my home and told me to do the same thing if I wanted to change circuits).

Maybe learn on a 120V welder before jumping in the deep end? If you're learning to stick weld I'd look for a used gas engine welder/generator combo. My plasma and suitcase wire feed welder both run fine on residential 120 plugs as long as nothing else is running on the same GFCI circuit. I got...

Went through my compromises and settled on Concrete Sealers USA combo of PS103 and PS100. Should be delivered today. Big thanks to Shea for the info! While waiting for that product I went down a rabbit hole regarding painting spray foam insulation. Something about fire and foam caught my...

What kind of paint and how are you applying it? If spraying the paint, drop of grease in each screw head. I would use a grease with enough viscosity to sort of pool in the head. You only need to prevent adhesion. This works with water based paints better than oil based paint (oil and oil makes...

Would pressure washing with a rotary surface cleaner cut down to fresh concrete and help leveling? If water still beads I would assume whatever was applied previously is still intact. Maybe simply paint it if you are only going for aesthetics?

Planning to seal or coat my new 40x40 shop and your product seems to check most of my boxes. Slab was poured 3 months ago and we have a week off rain coming (from what I've read this is ideal condition to apply your product). Questions: How much product would I need for 1600 sq ft? What can I...

I'll read through the articles provided and try to make my compromises. That's exactly the sort of info I was looking for to narrow down the thousands of options. How long do sealers last? Should I plan on redoing the whole thing every X years or do I need to redo high traffic areas? My old...

Looking for recommendations, reviews, advice and discounts. Auto shop at home. Lots of various chemicals with moderate fabrication. Virgin slab poured 60 days ago so fully cured. Metal building 40x40 spray foamed. Attached 20x40 carport. I've had sealed concrete, smooth epoxy, and heavily...

Barrina have solid reviews... except when they fail and you try to use the warranty. Friend of mine redid his shop with them but kept the working lights as insurance. He recommends them without social media compensation and I trust him. That being said, I'm not sure how many can actually be...

Battery powered puck light attached via velcro tape. If you need light looking for something, pull it off the wall and you have a handheld light. I use the 2 hi/lo/off switch kind in our closets without power.

I started using the connectors (**** and terminal) with internal solder pellet and heat shrink sleeve. Push the wire in, add heat in the middle until solder melts, then work the heat outwards until sealed. Really a game changer working behind dashboards. So far zero failures and much faster than...

Second this if in the budget. Subpanel fits your needs and likely add resale value when you move.

My two T8 fluorescent twin bulb fixtures from Lowes have been on 24/7 since 2014 when I installed them, think I changed 1 bulb maybe 2. Meanwhile the similar LED fixture over the bench has been replaced 3 times in the same years and only turn it on when working in that spot. Ironically, I only...

Neo magnets from HF are barely strong enough to hold picks to the side of my cart. I would not use them to hold anything overhead.

I would pull existing lights out, re-use the wires for led tube lights or led panels. Run perpendicular to the ceiling drop down beam for easier installation and better light coverage. Then mount the new fixtures directly to the ceiling. This should allow lights to tuck above your garage door...