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    Additives for parts washer?

    Ive never heard or seen anybody do that, but I was thinkin.. I run Methanol(alcohol) for fuel in my race car, I use ,with my fuel, a "top Lube" additive since alky is a dry fuel that contains Fragrance. "Supercharged Strawberry is my fave! Im sure it would work in your parts washer, i also...
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    metal roof snow stops

    My New shop, a typical metal roofed pole barn is only a few years old. The first winter i did not have snow guards, when the snow slid off the roof, and it came off in one slide,like a avalanche the heavy wet snow compacted when it fell off the 12 foot high end and i coulndt even plow it,6 feet...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    :thumbup: Thats a PITA job on those cars!!
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Since i removed the front end off my Maibu, I stripped, scraped,cleaned,primed n painted my front frame section, Getting prepared to install the new parts. Ive owned this car since 1989 and i installed a 550hp Big Block Chevy way back then. But now, im giving this car a re-do over, changing some...
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    30'X40' Pole building Eastern PA!

    Nice Job! but i no see any rocks. Pioneer put up my 40x60 as well, great crew and great to deal with. I cleared/excavated/ leveled my lot but they brought a little Bobcat with a auger on it to drill holes, I pointed and laffed as soon as i seen it, that thing was a joke around here. Im...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Ripped off the front end of my 1978 Malibu wagon, its getting all new front end parts, Tubalar control arms, new spindles, QA1 shocks, drilled/slotted rotors, powdercoated calipers, and switching to a manual steering box, thats all the easy part.. the hard part is, my frame was "Rusty Jones'd"...
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    What's Va law on previous employee tools?

    Right On Captain!! OP right thing is to load em up, and Good Luck to you.
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    Waste oil, how do you deal with it?

    I use it for heat also, I have a Lanair 260,000 btu waste oil heater, i bought new in 1994, it has been used in every year since then, just this summer i removed it from my commercial Auto shop(switched to Propane) and i installed it in my home shop (i had to rebuild it, as the chamber had...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Matt, looking good but what that a Mustang your building? no more 3rd gen?
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    Two Post Lift

    Looks "Faked" to me..
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    What is the best deal or score you ever got on the Snap On Tools truck?

    Never got a deal, been buying for a long time. Lucky to get a free hat outta my guy. Recently, there buy one get one deals are ********, all they have deals on ( if ya wanna call them that) are hand tools, really? i been in the biz 35 years.. i dont need hand tools.
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    thats pretty neat but ive never seen a blower belt idler pulley on the "drive" side of the belt, You may have to swing that idler over to the other side, looks like you have room... just food for thought..
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    Is your compressor inside or outside your shop ?

    mine( a 80 gal IR)is outside it its own shed, i used leftover metal panels from my build, 2x4 framing,poured a concrete slab along with a old screen door, it has worked out well
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    Looking for tips on finishing metal ceiling

    Re: Looking for tips on finishing metal cieling its a shame you couldnt remove the door track supports, put the metal up then bolt the supports back in, thats what i did and no holes to cut and fill
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Got my Heat going today, I rebuilt this Older Lanair Waste Oil Heater, I bought new in 1993, earlier this summer, welding up a cracked chamber, rebuilt the gun, built a stand for it,then got in position,wired, plumbed, chimneyed, this past week, and finally got the unit running today! and all is...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    I also ran 1/2" air line up in my attic, cept i used black pipe, which i previously had feeding a hose reel as well about in the middle of my 60 foot long building, I T'ed off where the reel was then continued the run, then down the wall and over to a corner, where i have a waste oil heater, all...
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    Houston......we have liftoff

    Nice, Congrats.. its a wonderful thing. I just put mine up about 3 weeks ago, but my shop has been built for 3 years! I have not had a lift to work on my cars since i closed my other shop in 2006! things are just so much easier with a lift, it was a joyful moment for me and i didnt waste...
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    A few questions about a metal ceiling

    i have two attic access's on either end of my 40x60, that are 4' by 4' i framed out some 2x4's between my trusses like a box, then cut a piece of ceiling panel a little larger then the hole, one end of the panel slips in the J channel and i used a few screws to secure the rest of the panel to...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    I built a stand to hold a waste oil heater, i didnt want to hang the heater permanetly, as its pretty old and im not sure im going to use waste oil heat, but i will for this year. i bought this heater in 1994,its 260,000 btu, and it has been in my other shop, that i lease out. last year my...
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