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Getting close to working out the shelving needs in my shop. Checking out Facebook Marketplace locally for industrial style "teardrop" shelving units versus Northern Tool, Harbor Freight, etc. Northern Tool has some nice choices for $65 to $80, and there is a Northern Tool store 30 miles from me...

Local electrical inspector came by yesterday and approved my detached garage sub-panel and ground rods installation. We got talking in general about wiring experiences and I commented about a pretty good jolt i got correcting a false neutral in my dad's house, prepping it for inspection before...

For the wiring in my detached garage, i ran the wires through the 2x6 wall studs. I drilled holes for the wires at least 1" into the wall from the inner face of the wall studs. Electrical inspector for Green Bay WI came by and he only noted a few thing to correct: 1. 2nd ground rod 6' from the...

Not in my garage, but thought I'd pitch this to the experienced here. My house is a early 70's trilevel here in Green Bay. My office and den area is on the slab.ground level. The basement of the house is only under the central living room area, 16 x 24, the rest of the first floor and attached...

Recent posts about setting slab forms reminded me of a project back in 2005 to build my 12x16 yard shed in the back yard. I came back from a work trip to find a gravel pad in the back yard for the shed. Not where I wanted it, but my ex-wife decided that was the location for it. Argh. We also...

I saw an ad a few days back for a new product; outdoor light bulbs with a built in security camera with Bluetooth to connect to an app on your phone. You simply install the new bulb into the fixture and it powers the camera. Link the lights Bluetooth to your phone and you now have security...

I just got the attached document from the Green Bay electrical inspector, after he reviewed my garage build last Friday. For me, I need to install a 2nd ground rod, no big deal for that, plus it matches NEC. All outlets must be GFIC, which I assume the 1st outlet in a run feeding other downline...

I finally got the four 2 AWG THHN cables pulled into the conduit through the garage floor of my new 24x28 garage. I'll have 220v 100 amp run to the garage about 35' from the house meter. I located the conduit to be just inside the sill plate before the slab was poured. The main breaker panel is...

My dad passed away in 2002. Over the years more and more of his tools made it to my shop. My dad was a mechanic/welder/machinist/journeyman trained in Holland. He LOVED to fix things, keep things working, and did all he could for minimal cost, even if it meant making his own tools. I was...

For those of us into heavy things, sometimes finding a great deal or desired item is a downer when you find it on Craigslist Portland (either one) and you're in Green Bay WI. But, some people know that you can ship large items reasonably with Fastenal. You have to package whatever you are...

I was up on my garage build project today, prepping the ridge to install the ridge vent. That means I had to cut a 1" wide slot down the length of the ridge. Surprise, when I peeled back the top most shingle to get at the OSB on the roof, I found a bunch of ants, aphids. Now, there are large...

Aside from Jay Leno and his mega-shop setup, I wonder how many other stars and celebrities out there have shops like us normal garage folk. Y'know, a shop where you actually work with your hands and tools to repair and fabricate. Makes me wonder if any of them are on this forum incognito. Not...

My new build motorcycle shop officially has a name now, "Andy's Holed Piston Garage". I got a custom graphic decal made through T-ways Graphics. I gave Jim at T-ways the idea, and he created the graphic. My idea came from a piston out of my Arctic Cat snowmobile, that I "holed" when it ran too...

Member in my cycle club coats the wood on his deck with used motor oil. The wood sheds water, is a nice dark color once the oil sets in. Wood grain shows through, like a solid stain wood product. Anyone else ever do this? How long it takes to not feel like oiled wood? Smell? Apply the oil...

This summer I'll be installing the four solar panels, combiner box and charge controller in my shop garage. The four panels will be wired with MC4 cables to the combiner box (which is like a DC breaker panel), and then from the combiner box to the charge controller. Being a 12V system, I am...

I'll be shingling the roof on my new detached garage next week. In the plans I'll mount four solar panels on the south facing hip, and I'll need to route the solar panel wires through the roof into the garage. I have seen pictures of the wiring and roof enclosure, just wondering if anyone here...

I need some feedback on a potential for shop lights. I will have a 12v off grid solar panel system for the lights and motorcycle(s) charging system. I found a great deal on craigslist for LED emergency lights that I think I can use as overhead lights for my 12v sysem. Check this out. It says for...

Anyone got pictures (I know, dumb question) of their garage ceiling finished with metal sheets? I am thinking of that for the vaulted ceiling in my 24x28 garage build project. Sheets are light, easy to install, prefinished. But what about noise, echos with a shop stereo, mounting lights, ceiling...

Built my new 24 x 28 motorcycle shop garage, and used all new materials from Menards instead of doing another garage take down/relocation like my previous garage project back in 98. That was successful, but a lot of work to save $$$. So the new garage got a brand new Ideal 7x16 steel insulated...

This new member obviously needs to be eliminated. Joined today and creates multiple threads within minutes of each other, from Belarus. Just wipe it out.