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    Port-a-band saw stand. Why didn't I make one of these sooner?

    I was in a hurry, so I bought one of these. This is a very handy tool. http://www.swagoffroad.com/SWAG-V40-Portaband-Table_p_63.html
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    I have a BIG Problem with my Water Well!

    There ya go! Call that guy.
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    Wire coming off spool binding up

    I have come to realize not all spools of welding wire are created equal. I have a spool that literally will not run. The guy at airgas suggested that it may be tension wound in the wire which when unwound it twists an humps in the liner causing drag. It seams that everyone wants to sell their...
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    Show us your welding projects

    I couldn't resist. It is funny because that was built to tow my son around Street Machine Nats. That "little boy" is now 20 years old and is a tractor mechanic. I don't have a pic but the front tires were smaller push mower tires. GoCart tires would look great. In that time "rat Rod " was...
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    Show us your welding projects

    Why the hell would you want to do that?
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    New to welding! looking for advice and help

    Practice, practice, practice!
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    So uhh garage lift kit?

    I engineered a garage lift aprox 2'. Need a lot of railroad jacks, lumber and clear skys.
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    I have a BIG Problem with my Water Well!

    I could be wrong but isn't metal pipe needed to support 300' of pipe and water column? Just call a good well guy.
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    42x48 insulation question

    You want vapor barrier on the warm side of the insulation. That would be in the ceiling not the roof. Not a bad idea to put a exhaust fan in attic but his reasoning does not appear sound.
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    Need the GJ opinions on this landscaping

    Not any worse than the awful red mulch. They sell tons of red. Why would you want your house to look like a Hardees? Might be good for color matching in stadiums and track fields.
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    Notching and hole saw power sources

    I believe any drill that max RPM is 1200 RPM would be triple reduction. Typical 120v electric motor3600 RPM.
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    New garage - very dissapointed!!!

    Was the inside fill sand or soil?
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    New garage - very dissapointed!!!

    This may be an apples and oranges comparison, but my basement poured wall , I was not allowed to backfill for 2 weeks and until they had a floor structure in place. My guess is if they had compacted the inside fill properly the walls would have blown out that day. JMHO. Sorry this has...
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    floor base question

    Oh, I forgot. Do homework on concrete finisher. I did mine in two pours a year apart. I was really not happy with either guy I had. First one did a good job with the slab but was shady and tried to up the cost at the last minute. Second guy had tons of fancy equipment was there in 2 days...
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    floor base question

    X2 Must have insulation if going with floor heat. If the only thermodynamics law you know is heat rises you will get Burned.(pun intended) You mentioned possible semi traffic? You may want to scrap the rewire and go with rebar and stands. Mine is 6" slab with 3/8" rebar on 12" grid. Heat...
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    Tips on locating water lines before trenching

    That is all very interesting but has absolutely nothing to do with what we are talking about.
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    Tips on locating water lines before trenching

    X2 Mark out the path of your trench. Hold the rods loosely so they can move when they want to. This isn't magic it is science and it works for a lot of buried lines. Walk the path and mark every spot the rods cross. Sprinkler lines are not very deep and are rarely run by common sense and...
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    Pole Barn Ceiling

    We just did this. We ran SYP 2x4 at 8' perpendicular to the truss chords with hangers. Then we put two studs parallel to the truss between the SYP 2x4s. I wasnt so worried about the steel span but having studs to mount lights/air lines and conduit.
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    Snap-On, Will they take tools back?

    Sorry to hear that. It seams like a 100 years ago since they were little and used out stomachs as slides. Hang in there.
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    Why you may not want a 12' building.

    Yes and much cheaper.
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