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    Powder Coating Oven

    Most industrial ovens are natural gas fired as it isn't feasible to heat them with electricity. Alot of guys going with propane as you can get really good heat up times and support larger ovens. The propane ovens I've seen were heated with a torpedo heater with a pid controller. So natural...
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    Good buy or not?

    It definitely be weak with that drill running it... but my Milwaukee m18 would work it good! That Milwaukee drill will rip you arm out of its socket if you let it lol I'd buy it... just because I've never seen one!
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    Powder Coating Oven

    A couple forums that cater to oven building that I used to build mine. https://forum.caswellplating.com/forum/powder-coating-questions/oven-building-forum https://powder365.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=8 Lots of information on propane and pid wiring.
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    Powder coating at home

    I'm just finishing up on my oven build and have been reading a lot. Some good information especially from &right. Never wipe with anything and always wear gloves. Cast pieces need to be out gassed like said at 50 or so degrees above your cure temp for longer than the cure time. There's an...
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    shop paint colours

    [/URL][/IMG] I did black and white and grey...i really like the way it turned out.
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    2x4 shelves

    Some good stuff in this thread... I've done several 2x4 shelving projects... and my new favorite tool for doing them is the kreg pocket tool for pocket screws.. I personally find the pocket screw connection stronger than alot of other ways I've done it in the past.... but I'm not a really...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Put up a new sign.... Followed directions on sign :)
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    Workbench top suggestions

    I have steel and you are right it's a maintenance item... stainless is nice but gets spendy when you start going up in the gauge...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    Finally got my Ford sticker... the finale touch to this phase of renovations... time to get back to my truck lol.
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    My garage build 24x26 renovation

    All finished for now... now back to my truck! Lol... Next winter I'll tackle the ceiling and maybe the floor... I've actually had the vct for 5 years lol... never enough time to do all the things a man needs to do haha
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    My garage build 24x26 renovation

    Nice! Honestly the best thing I've done in my shop... only downside is I lost some real estate to hang signs and stuff...lol
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    My garage build 24x26 renovation

    Thanks! Can't believe how much storage I just created... like most houses our house has literally 20 cubic feet of storage under our stairs lol... camping gear, xmas stuff, and the rest of our horde is totally going to be off the floor and out of the house and better yet out of sight lol
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    My garage build 24x26 renovation

    Sure! Hard to see in the picture but the lights are mounted to 1x3 pine that is screwed to the bottom... The lights came with mounting clips but they were not enough of them and I didn't like them so found plastic cable staples... cut one end off... and instead of the nails used small screws...
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    My garage build 24x26 renovation

    I should say first that I'm not an expert or an engineer or a carpenter...lol... so please remember that and take my advice at your own risk haha :) I got the track for the doors from https://www.completecabinethardware.com/ I used the tracks for 1/2 inch doors below my bench because I wanted...
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    My garage build 24x26 renovation

    Thanks... I actually have 5 Honda z50's... 3 in different states of disrepair and 2 running... just never enough time to get them all up and running... one day lol... Last step in this phase of my renovation... new pegboard. Stupid expensive ( its called wallcontroll) but I'm tired of the...
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    What did you do "IN" your garage today?

    I put up some new pegboard... it called wallcontroll... stupid expensive but I'm tired of grabbing something off my pegboard and having the peg come with it lol... Time for a beer lol https://photos.app.goo.gl/ik45yzRsLE5EKd9G7
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    My garage build 24x26 renovation

    Thanks... after years of being disorganized and dingy its a nice space to work on stuff or just hang out and have a beer
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    My garage build 24x26 renovation

    The system I used is the home depot husky brand wall track system. The husky trackwall system is the same as the proslat system but cheaper... I really like it but it's a very expensive way to store stuff lol
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    My garage build 24x26 renovation

    https://goo.gl/photos/ZVhpK99BdubADMVA7 More pictures... excuse the mess lol...
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    My garage build 24x26 renovation

    Thanks... I'm super happy with the way it turned out... was really worried about the dark colors but with the new led ceiling lighting and under cabinet strip lights it looks really good... and I like the contrasts... I can't remember what gauge steel it is... but I would guess 1/8 or 1/16th. I...
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