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After a couple years with only a single 15amp breaker serving my 20x40 garage, I finally had a Sub panel installed... I was going to do it myself as I have a lot of electrical experience and am fairly familiar with the codes... I installed the 200amp underground service to my house in Texas and...

It's time for me to get a real air compressor at the new shop, and I was reading the install instructions... I was hoping to install an 80 Gal vertical compressor in a corner next to my garage door, but in reading the installation directions, I noticed that they all say that it must be 18" from...

Found this one under the house.

Well long story short, I was adopted as a baby and never knew my biological family... About 3 years ago, my biological Uncle tracked me down in Austin and I've been learning a little about my bloodline... My uncle is a retired Colonel in the Army with several commendations, and it turns out my...

You guys ever run into any issues buying vintage Air Compressors? Not like normal wear and tear (which can be considerable in environments where they run 24/7), but like catastrophic tank failures, etc? I love old compressors and have had a few, and they all ran great and were more solid and...

Sorry I missed this post.... Thanks! It cuts like butter too. I've wanted one since I was a little kid. Some of my first memories were my dad dragging home his monster (to me) Delta Table Saw and using it while I stood by terrified... I never thought I'd find one I could afford, and...

It's actually just regular old Rustoleum Satin black. I thought about powder coat, but I wanted to keep it bare for a while and check welds etc, and it's too damned heavy to be taking somewhere for coating and then putting it back on. Also, PC is great for some things but is very uniform when...

Thanks for the compliments everyone! Right?! He actually alternates about a 30ft speedboat and another RV in front of that trailer in the picture... My neighbors on this street are... Unique. Too much to go into here, but suffice it to say, my wife thinks he called the city on us to force us...

Finally finished the gate.

I almost bought a kit from these guys... I love what they do. https://www.newenglandbarn.com/ It'd probably be cheaper at the end of the day to just hire a local carpenter, but the kits were pretty cool.

If you have to have a new one, get a Miller 140... I love my 135 and have figured out how to make it punch up in class when needed... A good tool makes learning easier. Welders are no exception... But I'd be looking in Craigslist for a deal on a good used one if it was me. The reds and blues...

And I dragged this home Monday.

Finally starting to restock the shop after the move... This followed me home last week.

Update on the gate... It's coming along slowly, but I think it's pretty nice... Decided to take this opportunity to teach myself how to O/A Weld... Mixed results there, but wth, I'm learning. Hmm, I don't know what happened to the rest of the pics I took. I guess I'll have to take more...

Within 20' of the street in the front, 3.5', everywhere else, 6' without a permit.

Just so you all have a better picture of what I’m dealing with... 4” posts 3’ down, 13’ opening for Driveway and a 42” opening for our main entry gate, which will be like a door because we enter back by the garage. Gates will be 2x2 1/8” tube frame with redwood t&g horizontal between the tubes...

That's a nice gate and basically what I'm looking to do. Thanks!

It is... Too late that is... Posts already sunk and I think for a lot of those alternative designs, I'd need a lot more structural support at the post... So double swing it is, and that's fine. I was told by a gate guy that 13ga was the ideal 2" square tubing size for a rolling gate, and...

Just moved back to so-cal after 15yrs in the Texas Hill Country where I had a house on some acreage... Unless you're willing to live way out in the country and can get at least 20 acres... The concept of personal freedoms is largely an illusion... And then if you DO move way out in the country...

Tried search, didn't see anything so I'm not sure if this is too far out of the garage or not... City says if I want to park my projects or work in front of my garage, I have to build a 6' gate across the driveway. We use the 'back' door as our main entrance to the house, so I planned for a 42"...