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Maybe you're already planning on insulation, but without it you're going to have trouble retaining any sort of heat in the garage in an Illinois winter. Since you want to heat the second floor, the insulation should be in the rafters, and you'll want to make sure you have soffit vents and a...

It was their normal add with a dozen or so sale items, 20% off coupon, etc. Pretty much the same ad the run in Car & Driver and other enthusiast's mags, just bigger. I'm a WSJ subscriber and work on my own cars and motorcycles, but I'd certainly think I'm in the minority. I also work for a...

Was very surprised to see a half-page Harbor Freight ad in yesterday's Wall Street Journal. Wow, either Harbor Freight is really looking to capture a new demographic, or ad space in the WSJ is really cheap (or probably a combination of both . . .)

I bought the 1-ton folding hoist from Harbor Freight a few weeks back on sale for $89. Here's a link to the coupon: http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/common/displayPage.do?pageFile=magurl1.html If you have a store near you, you'll save a lot in shipping costs. The stores will honor the...

Gatchel, it sounds like you're taking a pragmatic approach to this, which is good. If I understand your posts, it sounds like if you build the garage the size you want, you'll need a variance due to lot line setback (code is 25') in order to make it fit on your lot, correct? Alternatively, if...

Another vote for the Handy Lift -- I've had my pneumatic Handy Lift for more than 10 years and it's never missed a beat. They're not cheap -- particularly with freight -- but I certainly feel I've gotten my money out of it. My only regret is not buying one earlier! Once you've worked on your...

You're clearly not understanding the question asked by the original poster. He needs to support the front of his motorcycle to remove the forks and triple clamps. To do that, he either must support the front of the frame from above (from the rafters) or from below, with some sort of frame...

A Handy Lift isn't going to support the bike while he takes the forks and triples off . . .

If you want to hang the bike, I agree with Steve's post above. Another alternative is to support the bike with a pair of tall jackstands, such as these from Pitbull: http://www.pit-bull.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PBMSA&Product_Code=F0062-000 While designed to be used...

You're probably not going to like this answer, but please consult an architect or an engineer to discuss what you want to do. Creating an attic for storage or live loads is a lot more complicated than simply adding some additional lumber. Consider what will happen if you get it wrong -- are...

I'd go with the switched outlet. Clean, neat, and no worries about something happening while you're not there. I've done it before and it works very well.

I’ve been working on motorcycles for the past 35 years. I’ve worked on bikes in the blazing sun, in the rain, and in the mud at the track, in the back of a van on the way to the racetrack, in my dining room, in my basement, and in my garage. Over the years, I’ve pretty much settled on what...

By the way, here's a link to a thread on this forum with details and photos of a nice Craftsman-style garage build. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28072

I agree. If your existing panel is full, either replace it with a new panel with more spaces, or add another panel. The first option is neater and cleaner, but requires more electrical knowledge, the second is easier. Both will end up costing about the same if you do it yourself, and neither...

Did your house originally have a carriage house? Is there any pictures available? Often times, carriage houses simply looked like what they were -- barns with a hayloft. Few originally had living quarters in the second story. Some homes, usually the larger, grander homes, had carriage houses...

I'd second what aerobb suggested. I've done the same for quite a few years and it's worked well. I like to hang canvas painting drop clothes to form the walls of the spray booth -- they're reusable and they don't become charged with static electricity and get covered with dust like plastic...

Pump body is plastic.

The pump died on my Harbor Freight parts washer, so, based on reading some threads on this board, I bought a Little Giant pump to replace it with. Now I'm trying to figure out how to rig things up. Any help would be appreciated. Here's a pic of the old pump. It was held down with two screws...

You won't find what you're looking for new anywhere close to $600. There are some single-stage compressors near that. CH makess a 3.5 hp 60 gal. compressor in the low $400s, and Ingersol-Rand makes a popular 3.5 hp 60 gallon compressor that's $625 with free freight at Northern Tools. You'll...

The effeciency of media blasters depend on the media and the air pressure/volume. Most media blasters offer different nozzle sizes based on the air available. You'll use a much smaller nozzle on a 6.5 cfm compressor than you would on a compressor with 20 cfm. The smaller the nozzle, the...