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The compressor is in the bathroom as it is the only insulated room in the building (for sound control). I don’t plan to camp out on the *******, no boss out there to hide from. The bathroom has an exterior and interior door that creates a good cross breeze in the summer. Doors will both be open...

I asked that question years ago and the best response I got I pinned in my signature line, found it amusing taken out of context. But it really is a convenient way to store them, can grab any one you need without pulling a stack off the wall. Edit - looks like signature lines don’t show on...

Been holding it for about 7 years now. Will be nice to wash up before I go in the house. The room is 7'x10'. My Quincy 325 is in one corner. Putting in a deep sink and toilet, no shower. Installing a 1500w in-wall heater, no AC. Installing a book shelf and dewalt battery charging station...

I plan to buy a Liftmaster LJ8500W shortly for use in my detached garage. Watched a couple videos on installing it and see that you have to program the upper and lower limits along with the forces, etc. I like to have my garage door opener outlet on a wall switch to prevent any possibility of...

Sometimes I hate being a dumb ***. I loosened the set screws up a bit more and got a little rotation out of the spring, then it hit what felt like a stop. Loosened the set screws up a bit more and the spring rotated just fine. I tightened each spring half a turn and the door opens and stays...

Appreciate the advice. Looks like by design there is minimal hazard to a spring failure. Largest risk would be if the spring fails while the door is up, it could come crashing down. That's a risk I am willing to take. I plan to install an opener soon, so it should hold the door if the spring...

That makes sense, same amount of coils but longer due to diameter of coil. Thanks for dumbing it down. I may have overtightened the set screws and deformed the tube the last time I adjusted the springs. I'll argue with the thing some more, solid advice. I was under the assumption there was...

They won't turn. I clamped vise grips on the shaft, I inserted the winder bar, loosened both set screws, and pushed up on the winder - it no go. I didn't put all of my body weight into it, but I applied a fair amount of force.

Wise man once told me, 'Lubrication is the key to happiness.' Applies to most things. :lol:

Thank you for your reply. Do you truly mean .250-2-39.5? I ask because mine are 35.5, why would a 4" longer spring function better? Thanks again.

Please see picture below of the details for the garage door I have, it is a 9x9 insulated door. After a couple years I had to tension the spring more because it wouldn't stay up. It is now not staying up and I can not tension the spring anymore. The springs have worn out after seven years...

I hear you. My garage is purely for recreational stuff. Stores my Camaro and Jeep, all of my tools and materials. Nothing that I need in a power outage. Keys to the shop are hanging on the hook by the back door of the house. You did remind me of a funny story. I had just got back into...

Thanks for the link, I'll look into it. I really prefer basic things that just work. Recently bought a hot water heater and the damn things have an option for Wifi!

Had to look at your location, I've done work out in San Diego, never worked on Coronado but have gone out there a few times. I work in ship repair, mostly DDGs or Amphibs. I live 60 miles from the base in Norfolk and commute up there for work. Definitely don't need to worry about the ships...

It's a 30x40x12 building, of course it has a man door. I built this garage 5 years ago and have been opening the door manually since.

I have a 9x9 insulated Clopay door (has sheetmetal panel on the inside too). The tracks have a long radius 90 and the horizontal track is angled to follow the scissor trusses. I am tired of opening the door manually, would like to install a jack shaft opener. It seems every opener has Wifi...

I have a loft in my 30x40 building. I went with a fixed staircase. It has been great, very convenient. I keep commonly used lightweight bulky items up there, out of the way. It would be a nuisance to pull a ladder down every time I needed something. I work on ships for a living, so ship's...

I've got a nice AC/DC stick welder in my garage. He'll just bring over anything that needs to be stick welded. Likely won't be often. I do like the versatility of having stick and MIG, and used the stick machine often enough to justify having it.

My dad just picked up a Millermatic 250 off of a guy he knows. Dad is mostly going to weld auto body with it. For the rare occasion that he needs to stick weld something, is there a way to hook a stinger to this machine? I see an extra hole in the front of the machine above the ground clamp...

You want two doors to bring vehicles in and a workshop on one side. I would put a 36" man door and two 9' doors for the vehicles, or just two 9' doors to one side with blank wall if you have an entry door elsewhere. 30' is snug to have two vehicles and workspace, but doable. Wouldn't bother...