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Almost everything in my shop is either on casters or has fork pockets for being able to clean. When I took the dimensions for the space under the stairs it was smaller than I figured and not everything fit with a lot of CAD tetris even going to the floor. Good news is that I had completely...

I am going through a pretty significant clean up and reorganization. This time I am bound and determined to figure out a better way for storing a few things that I have never found a good home for. When there is no home for something it just bounces from place to place and that is exactly what...

A lot will depend on how much space you are coming from and how much and how fast you can tool up the space. At 6000 SF - I would be thinking about what is working space and what might just be covered storage. Or even rented covered storage for some extra income. Just don't rent it out to...

Now I need even more info. That door and lack of a drive really begs some questions. If there is a whole lot of piles and steel pan to pour a deck/driveway now I am really going to be interested.

Don't be fooled by efficiency claims if your water heater is in heated space. Heat lost from the water tank just helps keep the space warm lowering demand of your furnace/primary heat source. If it is in an unheated garage, it helps keep the chill down a bit as well. Nobody should be taking...

I designed and bought the door online - either direct from the manufacturer or through a link off the manufacturers site. (Edit - I just looked the door is a Cloplay) I also did play with Costco but they had installers come with the deal and pricing for the look of door I wanted was too high...

I think I used Amarr but it was one of the bigger named door makers. I got a lot of stupid level quotes from installers. I bought it direct and installed myself in a couple hours. Saved about $2500 from the general prices of the quotes. This was just an ordinary 16x7 door. Here is the real...

I have apparently been doing it wrong all along- I use the spray-able foamy cutting oil on every hole I drill with the Mag Drill. Unless I do something dumb with the tool cutters do hundreds of holes.

Auto drain and move on. Tanks don't last forever but if this one has some life left to give safely - run it.

Currently the floor is just an OSB Subfloor which has been fine for storage purposes but I seem to be running out of room on the ground floor and doing more up in the loft. I put my Plasma Table up there a couple years ago and "protected" things with some welding blankets. They are starting to...

Rent or borrow a mag drill and use annular cutter. Less than a minute per hole. Torch is okay for cutting but plan on clean up. Sawzall and metal cutting blade will be cleaner all around

We aren't to an all electric world yet. Tools are getting a lot better but there is still a place for air. Air is terribly inefficient means of transmitting power but I bet for home shop math it is still better than the higher costs of the tools and battery replacement. $100 of electricity will...

It is going to cost more, no doubt but you are going to spend a lot on the tin shack and not have any value for the work. Seems like the thing to do is pour the floor and then build a real building inside of the shack and then strip away the scrap metal. If you work fast you can minimize...

I get not wanting the tax man to hit you for improvements but that is kind of a cutting off your nose to spite your face thing to do. If you want nice things.... there is a cost. If you can afford it then just do a proper build. There is no shame in being broke and trying to make a bit of...

A lot depends on what you want in the end. If you want to keep it simple then it really could be as simple as clearing out, marking a level line and pouring a slab so you have a flat hard surface to work on. The reality is there is no foundation here so it is all just waiting to be blown away...

Yes you save a bit by going in 4' increments (or even 2') because of sheet goods but in the grand total of a building - a few sheets that don't get fully used v. maximizing overall foot print, I am happy to throw those bits in the dumpster and not even think twice about it.

Okay - I have the plasma table, the kid has a 3D printer, and now it is either a Router or a Laser. I know very little about these tabletop laser units and haven't seen a lot of discussion here about them but it sure feels like it is right in the GJ wheelhouse. I had kind of figured one of the...

After Ripping - take a diagonal measurement on that piece (and the drop for that matter) if the diagonals aren't the same then even that first cut could be the problem. Jumping between fence and sled also opens up variation potential. Verify the sled is square and do all of your final (to size)...

BAF is effective in large spaces, no argument there. We put one in one of our plants at work about 16yrs ago as a test case. Since then several more have been installed. First one was something like 20' diameter. Lot of other sizes have been added along the way. Truss Height there is at 27'. In...

That looks like a lot of trusses to go either direction. Future is a fickle thing - taller doors don't have to be opened all the way to move something in and out. I rarely open my 14' tall door all the way but when I need to it sure is easier than putting in a bigger door. Awesome build - if I...