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Just make sure that the grinder can handle the 1/8" thick wheels which are the best thing for cutting steel that I have ever seen. My 15+ year old black and decker does not handle them, my new milwaukee does just fine. The new on/off switch on my milwaukee is a PITA, I suspect it is another...

I have a 14' by 24' sq foot shop (not a garage) with 6 t8 fixtures, each with 4 48" lamps. With all of them on, the room is very bright, even with bare concrete floor and walls (three of them) and a white ceiling. Mine are on two switches, in two groups half on one side rest on the other switch.

My experience even with baltic birch, which is much denser than Douglas Fir is that at least 4 coats are necessary to get to a glossy finish, sanding very gently after each coat. Doug Fir is not easy to finish, as Cyberbear noted it is a interesting contrast of hard dense (summer wood) and...

We used to live in Santa Clara County California (glad to be gone). The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was less than 20 miles from were we lived and 5 miles from work (epicenter). That was a 6.8 event. My buddy has a car repair shop and nothing happened to the cars on the lifts (all in ground...

Very nice bicycles, great welding and design.

The big challenge to me would be how to keep the lenses clean and clear of scratches. Floors are notorious for all kinds of fluids, paints, grease, etc being on them and hence the lights. Another post I saw today had a light suspended from the rails of a lift. I would love to see a...

Sounds to me like a great setup. The only challenge may be going between the garage and shop during inclement weather, easily solved with a covered and enclosed walkway. I am jealous. My wife got her dream home last year, shop space is limited (lower level) and only a 2 car garage. There...

My buddy has a 12 foot ceiling bay with a two post lift, I think it is a bendpac. We have lifted on multiple occasions a 2001 Ford diesel Excursion and a 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 dually. I'm 6'3" and regardless of what is on the lift, I have to duck under it. It does have the crossbar on the top...

My guess is that 60" diameter fan will move enough air to cause the light fixtures to sway, especially directly underneath the unit. Can you shorten up the chains? Depending upon how fancy you want to get some bracing with angle iron will stop the sway.

Very nice, I agree that no casters means it is more stable and less prone to drift about when working on big heavy stuff. A shelf underneath is always handy, however they do tend to collect junk.

Get some bird roost inhibitor spike strips and place them on top of the welder, or if it really bugs you let the guy go.

My favorite trim in drier climates is a 2x6 vertically nailed in place, makes sure that tools, etc do not hit the wall. For humid climates substitute plastic decking material which would actually work anywhere if it can be obtained in 2x6 or just put two 2x4's up. Cheap and effective...

Nice work. We recently bought my wife's dream home which is a 1970 built home that her aunt and uncle had built. It is still modern in design and was designed by an architect and her uncle (an artist). It is in need of some work but nothing like yours. It was a one owner home until...

Very nice, I am used to much of those tools for drag racing. We have a 1,000 pound IBM disk drive cabinet on its side with snap on tool cabinets inside. It has room for lots and a vise on top. A beast to get in and out of the trailer. With your snap-on box please for your sanity rig up...

If you are going to have a lift in it, then plan on a minimum 12 foot height. Sure you can get away with less, but each one that works with that limitation has compromises, some are awful.

Go to your local truck service shop. They get rolls of 8 foot high I think 50 feet long plastic that is used for the lining of semi truck trailers. We got multiple left overs that were about 10 to 12 feet long. It is easy to cut with a nibbler or sabre saw, and mounts with special large head...

I have multiple small engines: chainsaw, string trimmer, snow blower, lawn mower, leaf blower etc. The 2 cycle engines are all Stihl, and the dealer here gives a 3 year warranty if you use the Stihl synthetic 2 cycle oil which has stabilizers in it. I run stabilizer in all of the engines...

I am very familiar with a two post lift in a tight room. We had plenty of height but no where near enough space to the sides (12 feet wide). Can it work, sure. Is it great to work around, no. Is it safe if you have to bail, to the ends yes, not to the sides. Example: car is on the lift and...

I found this thread this morning and read it all. The bolts Miskin is tightening and loosening are square head bolts in a very confined space. The jaws of most wrenches cannot be fully engaged from his pictures, and I have worked in that situation, very challenging. The jaws of the...

Drill presses, a short story. I found a 6speed Rockwell in the paper 20+ years ago for $150. I called and went to purchase it. Turned out it was a Rockwell 6x6. I knew it was a good drill press, and found out over the years how good it is. It has six pulley speeds, and 6" quill travel...