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I have a few items in my shop (vise, stands etc) that I cleaned/stripped and want to paint them before they start to rust. Any special prep work or material you guys use for painting? Or can I just use a primer and Rustoleum for steel? Thanks in advance. --Joe

Late Friday night I was finishing up a project by drilling a hole through the drywall for an anchor and went right into the gas main. Probably the worst “oh $hit” moment of my life. Needless to say I had an impromptu project Saturday morning. In hindsight I think the builder was wrong to run...

I have a crack in an exhaust manifold (cast high silicon moly) that I need to fix. Any recommendations for wire type or technique? Flux or solid core wire? I plan to grind a V notch where the crack is and drill a hole at each end of the crack. Thanks in advance. --Joe

Trying to find a product to help keep out rain water out. Something similar to this.... http://m.homedepot.com/p/Tsunami-Seal-10-ft-Black-Garage-Door-Threshold-Kit-53010/202199783 Any ideas or recommendations? --Joe

Started working on this last winter (planning, design, buying materials) and was able to get things wrapped up pretty quickly by early summer. The purpose of this shed is for all the outdoor "stuff".........lawnmower, shovels, gas cans, lawn furniture, etc. When my wife and I built our house a...

This post is concerning my basement not my garage but I figure the knowledge base still applies. I’m getting ready to finish my basement and looking for some insight/experience with insulating a slab. Currently the basement is completely unfinished, just concrete walls and floor. When we...

Does anyone have a picture of how they wired in the limit switch on the top of their Rotary lift? I was thinking of mounting a box on the top bar then splitting the hot side in there to go to each side of the limit switch. I'd like to try and do something that looks nice instead of seeing a...

I'm finishing up building my shed and prior to painting I sealed the entire building with acrylic latex caulk, however along the baseboard I put a bead against the concrete pad and when it rains that bead bubbles up, turns white again and gets all mushy. This is not an issue anywhere else on...

I usually don't contribute to the forum like this so I hope the info helps someone down the line. Quick overview, my garage is a detached 30x44x12 with one service door, two 10x8 doors and one 10x10 door. The garage is stick built with a storage attic over the center 1/3 of the garage. For...

The heater and thermostat were purchased together from the same company and both should be using the 24V heat only circuit. Given the attached diagrams (one from the heater and one from the thermostat), can someone please confirm for me that I am thinking about this correctly. I feel that W1...

What would be the advantages or disadvantages of using an arbor press versus a shop press? Is it simply a matter of how much tonnage is needed? Looks like most arbor presses are lighter duty compared to shop presses. This is for general automotive use. Thanks. --Joe

Can anyone tell me if they know of a WiFi thermostat that is capable of being set down to a heat temp of 40*? The popular option (Nest) only goes down to 50*, which is too high for me. No reason to waste that much NG when I am not out there. Thanks in advance. --Joe

I want to fill the sawcut joints in my garage and I do not plan to epoxy the floor so I wanted something similar to a big box store like HD/Lowes. Almost looks like the stuff used in their application is applied with a caulk gun. I did a bunch of searching and it looks like a majority of...

I have a 1" PEX cold water feed into my garage. I'm going to hook it up to a garden hose for washing vehicles etc. My options here are pretty wide open so I'm looking for some suggestions/ideas on how I should do it. My preference is a neat/clean install without taking up a bunch of space...

For those who have plumbed a line into the bottom of their compressor how did you end up venting the line? I had a quick shutoff ball valve and used to just let it blow out on the floor but that resulted in water/rust "spray" on the floor. I thought about venting a line to the outside of the...

Been looking at lifts lately and trying to decide on a brand is stalling me. I'm looking at 2 post lifts, and I must have a clear floor so the overhead stabilizer bar is required. I have 12' ceilings so that is sort of hurting me since a lot of the lifts are rated at 145".......12'-1" Bendpak is...

Looking for a recommendation for people who have used either style of these heaters. My garage is 30x44 with 12' ceilings and I plan to heat it all winter. In my old house I had a 22x22 garage and used a similar style (but smaller) Mr Heater radiant heater on a thermostat and loved it which is...

I decided to epoxy my garage floor and have read countless threads concerning the topic. My frustration lies in the fact there is no clear cut winner as far as what works and what doesn't, not even a trend. Fill sawcut joints or not to fill them? What to use if you do fill the joints? Diamond...

Trying to find a good bright exterior flood light to mount to the backside of my garage. It will serve for general light and security. It will be on all night, not motion sensored. I would like it as bright as possible....any thoughts? I did see some new LED flood light at the local strip...

Anyone have any suggestions for an attic ladder for 12' ceilings? I see Werner and Louisville both make a aluminum fold up style for max 12' ceiling. I have 24" OC truss spacing and the trusses run the way I want the ladder to pull down so it should be a simple plug and play install. Just...