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On mine I just added enough copper pipe under the tank to act as a reservoir. It's copper so water doesn't corrode it much, and it's big enough that I only have to empty it a couple times a year. More you use or more humid your area install a bigger reservoir. Even if your tank is on the floor...

I believe the only place you can drill holes in joists/rafters is in the middle third of the middle third. This is for "larger" holes like for wires and pipes. You can drill smaller holes elsewhere, but I sure wouldn't be drilling any holes at all near the bottom edge of rafters/joists because...

Me too (notched the eave) around a telephone pole in a laneway. lol

Always try to stack wood on something. Houses are always built so the wood has full bearing (all the wood is fully sitting on something, never putting weight on nails or screws). The exception to this is when using brackets like joist hangers. My install is only for ridiculously lightweight...

My china hoist is only rated to 220 lbs. and is only used for ridiculously light loads such as kayaks. It's only used for things that would be difficult to lift with the forklift (...like kayaks). Fourwheelers and golf carts go on the platform. I've added railings and kick plates since these...

I sure would NOT notch the bottom of a rafter or joist for any reason (other than where it would sit on a wall. That's just begging for them to split. That's where all the tension is.

Loaded up with all the heavy press stuff. I wanted to put it on 8 inch cast iron wheels, but they didn't come in in time, so permanently bolted on the poly/steel wheels. Rolls easy, even rolled it through the gravel/mud to get from one shop to the other (before I added all the heavy ****).

Finished up welding the base. Put five 1x1 tubing sideways, then put some 1/4x2 flatbar to support the shelf. Painted with some really thick rustoleum and chopped up some leftover countertop and pounded it in.

Got it to this point today. The bottom is gonna get solid shelf to hold all the accessory junk. It's already heavy as is. Glad we used the 6 inch poly/steel casters.

Bought a hydraulic press. Worked on it with the boy today. Stripped it down and welded on some scrap chunks of angle to widen the stance because it's getting 6 inch casters. Also bought a transformer stick welder. Hadn't used it yet, decided this would be a good thing for the boy to practice...

When you heat the steel it expands, but if it cannot expand (if it is constrained) then it will deform/upset/crush and once cooled it will "be smaller" As I understand it, you heat the side you want to shrink. You can speed the flame straightening process by constraining, as seen below: From...

It's dirty chinese products, so you might die. My hoist is only rated to 220 lbs. Anything more than that and I use the forklift. Edit: Oh, and the above pic does NOT show the sideways bolts in those hanger brackets. They're probably important, so don't forget to install them (this pic was...

railings, some removable. and a chinese hoist on unistrut track, hanging from the i-joists.

it's done all the time. that's literally what strut is for they're expensive though, you could weld your own

Not sure what your entire problem is caused by, but lining up your next set of holes off your last set of holes is adding up your errors.

Yes, often the hole in the floor is cut round, and a pail is inserted (with the bottom cut out). I've also seen sheet metal used (looks like stovepipe, or house duct) but those are tricky because if you let the bait touch the metal, it's stuck (when it's cold out). Also makes it tricky to get...

Extension for an ice shack, as well as towing grumps (metal mushrooms to attach slings without any additional hardware, just like transformers and oil rigs).

I was gifted a spineboard and manbasket. It hangs perfectly in some hangers from 2x2x1/4 aluminum tubing. It makes a great drying/storage shelf and when we need it it'll be there. I just screwed the spineboard to the wall. Won't take much time to unscrew it. Too bad we didn't have it last year...

I love having towing grumps on the shack and on the skandic. It makes connecting and disconnecting instant and painless and cheap (those slings are $10 each). No more need for $30 carabiners or screw shackles that are heavy and cold and freeze.