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i can get the things dirt cheap... i can repair 'em if need be... so not concerned with cost or use... the average temperature available will be 130f. i know this would be well suited for subfloor hydronic heating, or perimeter baseboard... but not sure about cast iron radiators. i've run...

had a craftsman speed ratchet that i got at a swap meet for $20, 'cause i'd never seen one before. traded it for a vintage snap-on timing light about 10 years ago. didn't know the speed ratchets went for so much... hell, i forgot all about the thing until seeing this post. the timing light...

worked on a metal building years ago, that the building was the common... a single cloth covered hot ran from outlet to outlet, on each wall. the common was a short wire that jumped from the outlet to a screw on the building's frame. the guy said every time it rained he'd blow a fuse or two...

wouldn't call it a bad habit... too much 'cutting corners' goes into building, in general. doing it a really nice way makes a big difference right now, and even more in 20 years when the stuff is still in nice shape, instead of falling apart. sure does add to the cost, though... we're...

when i read "carriage house", i was thinking something along the lines of mine... a ~94 year old small out building that can make a tuff-shed look like a palace :) your carriage house is nicer than my HOUSE! looks great.... love the carriage doors!

i have a bunch of the translucent plastic storage trays for electronic components, on a shelf in the basement (keep that stuff out of the workshop area)... i used to have a row of glass baby food jars, the lids screwed to the underside of a shelf. worked great... the shelf was 30' long, had...

looks nearly identical to a garage in a building i lived in for a bit, in Forteleza Brazil... a neighbor had a full machine shop in his: lathe, 2 CNC mills, high-end equipment... tight space, but he knocked out parts all day long in there. you can do a lot with a tiny space... just have to...

i have 'em in a small carriage house... that's a full workshop and has a car in it (ok, a 1920s car... in parts). i just make creative use of the ceiling. pulleys are my friend. the shop boxes spend a lot of time up there. alternatively, they slide under my workbench, and since they're...

from popular woodworking... shop boxes, with wood i-beams. i use the shop boxes, but just throw 2x6s between 'em. a shop box is nothing more than a box, that can be laid on any side, each side having a different height. so laid flat they're 24" tall... on another side they're 36" tall...

as a professional, i had a hobart handler 140... worked great for small jobs on site; didn't have to bring the big welder. abused the hell out of that thing for years, never gave up. the only issue i ever had with it: it was lite enough weight that someone felt they could walk away with it...

the ducts run through the basement... unheated, unfinished, uninsulated (for now) but it is used. we'll finish it in sometime this winter, add it as a part-time heating zone. my wife is from Finland... where "warm" is 60f on a summer day. 25f below is very common... so i'd think she would be...

Franz©... really dig your answers! one helpful man. 1) check, i won't touch it 2) six feet 3) new tank to burner line (and return line), filter assy, fittings, everything. 4) the fan switch is finally working properly (it wasn't shutting off, being the problem... cleaned it, works great now)...

ok, i've got a ~20 year old Duomatic-Olsen oil furnace. it's running biodiesel (B99), everything rubber has been replaced with synthetic. the pump is putting out 100psi the nozzle is new/clean filter is new pump screen is clean... everything is spotless, no grit, grime or gum anywhere...

i've got photos of all my tools and equipment... also everything inside the house, for insurance purposes. hell, even all my car and motorcycle parts. if something unfortunate should happen, i'd hate to try and remember all the things that were lost. i've got photos, and the serial numbers...

i use "boiled" linseed oil on some stuff (not the **** sold at the local big box store... the good stuff, from a good paint supply) boiled or tempered tung oil on furniture... exterior stuff i use Cabot Australian timber oil, mostly because it's got pretty good UV protection to keep the wood...

oh that is bitchin'... i had a Rockwell table saw, joiner, drill press, band saw and i think stationary belt sander (it was missing a few pieces) combo... the thing was sweet. never got the chance to restore it... ended up sitting in a corner of my shop's office for a couple years, then traded...

knotty pine flooring is beautiful... we restored some 10" wide knotty pine flooring in a house in an old suburb of Los Angeles a few years back. all NE lumber, all the mill work looked like NE stuff... turns out it was a kit home bought from a company in New York, sent over by train. we've...

88% seems to be the trend... 'tis what i got. dunno what i missed, too lazy to try it again.

may be OT, but post pics of the house... a few of us here seriously dig old houses

I know Warren; an ex girlfriend is from there. went and visited a few times. Can't say I recall Sugar Grove, but might well have been through there. Amish lumber... that's one thing i really miss. I'm in Oregon... in lumber country... and wood here is friggin' expensive. dimensional cost an...