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Ahh, that's what I thought, I'll fix that tomorrow. It's a metal box with a plastic cover. This ground and neutral bus thing is confusing, they both perform the same function as I understand it. Just redundant for safety is what I read somewhere. I can't find a ground screw "terminal", could...

Thanks Jason, What about at the outlet end? I didn't terminate the solid copper, just ground. Owen

Looking at the main box again, there appears to be no neutral bus block, the ground box has both solid and stranded copper going to it... Owen

Is this a one time thing for the mower and the auto parts? If so, I would borrow a large one from someone. I do paint, run air tools (wrenches, cutting, sanding, etc.) and wish I had gone with a larger one. Upright 80 gallon or so, although it is nice to be able to wheel my compressor around. Owen

Thanks Jay H 237 and bmwpower, I used 3/4" PVC conduit and 2 smooth 90 degree bends to get into the box. No conduit in the attic. Owen

I was so upset by the money that I forgot to ask... Red and white are power, black is ground, and the copper cable is...? Thanks, Owen

Damn I spent a **** load of money this week! $400 for a drill press $200 for the wiring and stuff $200 for a transmission for my project car $80 or so on a bathroom ceiling fan and resin for fiberglassing. $80 on an oscilloscope off ebay (it was $45 for shipping!) $40 for scope probes... Damn!

If the new breaker is 50A and the main is 100A with nothing else being used, the 50A will trip first...is my understanding??? I'm exhausted, I did the wiring today. Took me 45 minutes to do one of the LBs, the other ones were easy. Thank god I didn't use 6-3 cable tho! Now all that has to be...

Where can I get one? I shoulda looked when I placed my order. Owen

Cool, thanks. I was playing with that piece at Home Depot, and was making calculations on what sort of male/female parts I need to do the conduit. Yes, I do have a large current draw, an oven and the heater, but that's it. I will just have to make sure they're not in use when I'm welding. Owen

"Have you considered adding breakers to the main box to feed the garage outlets instead of installing a subpanel?" Uhhh..no...DOH! :lol_hitti not until you mentioned it. I was so set on not being able to replace the 30A with a 50A. I didn't know I could add a new breaker towards the top and...

The subpanel doesn't have to be outside, but I thought it would be safer to have it where it is, if something happened the hot wire would end at the box outside rather than go through the attic. Plus, I can't get into the walls and there isn't room inside the house. I'm not sure how many amps...

OK, looks like I'll only need conduit in small runs. Outside at the boxes-to-attic and then from attic-to-outlet in the garage. Here's some pix. The main box is sunken into the wall, getting a cable out and into the subbox is gonna be a pain. I'm planning on using 90 conduit here. For the...

I was planinng to run the entire length through conduit. Doesn't it have to be?

Ahh, couldn't remember if it was a slash or a dash! So I would just buy the ground cable separately and pull it all through. Sounds easy enough! Owen

Ahh well...guess I'll go tomorrow and add everything up. Should I buy wire separately or get the cable 8-3? Thanks again. Owen

The difference in opinion on wire size and amps got me thinking...what about upgrading to a 40A breaker with the existing #10 wiring? It may be just the little extra juice I need!

I agree with Jim. Lot less overspray = less waste of money. My Sharpe Platinum was $139 with a small tip for color and clear. I use my Harbor Freight gun with the bigger tip for primers, $49. Have you done this before? I'm not in the position to teach anyone but I studied a lot before taking...

You sure about that? I'm gonna follow your advice then! :-) Owen

I'm gonna go to Home Depot tomorrow and price everything out. If it's just a little cheaper, I'll have the electrician crawl through the attic instead of me. Prices are hourly right? There was a space in the attic that was almost too small for me to get through...and I'm 5'5". So, shopping...