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Looking for some input on common battery terminal sizes. I disconnect a decent amount of batteries at work and have mostly been using an adjustable wrench. Looking to put some common size sockets and maybe ratcheting wrenches in a bag to carry with me instead of going back to the rig to the tool...

Need some help with gfci wiring. All 12/2 nm-b and a 20 amp breaker. My laundry room needs to be gfci protected. The wiring is panel to outlet 1, to outlet 2, to light switch box, then outlet 3. I currently have the gfci plug in outlet one. Home run from the panel is on line side and all down...

Meter can and main panel are on a power pole. I will be pulling 200 amps from the pole to the house in an underground feed in conduit. Planning 3/0,3/0,3/0 thwn. What size ground? Is there a single cable option for this? I don't want aluminum. The contractor wants an exterior panel for all 240...

We are starting construction on our new house. I am planning on installing cat6 Ethernet cable runs and coax to multiple locations in the house. These will terminate back to a small server cabinet that will mount in my closet. What are the requirements for grounding this cabinet? Sent from...

I want to mount a 30 amp plug on the exterior of my shop. I will use an exterior, weather proof enclosure. Does this need to be thwn in conduit or can I use romex? The plug will be mounted below my interior panel, but on the outside of the building. I'm looking at maybe 18" of wire. Thanks...

I bought an on/off switch for my table saw to replace the rigged one that's on there now. I want to mount it on the table saw station I built. Please see the attached pictures. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Y'all have been more than helpful at getting me to this point on my shop electrical. I have pulled 3/3/3/8 THWN from the main power pole to my shop in pvc conduit. I have also driven two ground rods, 8' apart and connected them to the panel with #6 solid copper. I have installed two ground bars...

I'm working on my 24x30. Y'all have helped me a bunch with previous questions but I have another one. The has wood frame walls and steel trusses. Walls and roof will also be steel. Does this need to be grounded back to the sub panel? What's a clean way to do this? Thanks for the help...

I'm currently building a 24x30 detached shop. I have a 40 space, 80 circuit square d homeline load center that will be installed as a sub panel in the shop. Way overkill for the 100 amps I'll be bringing in but more space in the panel is not a bad thing. The shop will have finished walls but...

Well I've been planning this build for well over a year and it's finally going. The building will be 24x30 with 12' walls. I would've preferred to go bigger but the concrete cost just wasn't in the budget. I cleared and leveled the pad with my tractor and box blade, then had a contractor...

Not a garage related question but I figured this would be a good place to ask. The wife and I are designing our new home and would like to include a fireplace in the living room. I am thinking a zero clearance wood burning unit would be best due to space and cost. The issue is with the A/C...

I am starting on my house and shop build. The next step in this process is to build my workshop, which will be 24x30. This is a single person shop for general mechanic work and woodworking. Biggest load will be my 110V Hobart 140 Mig. I plan to add an air compressor in the future. Anyways on...

Just wondering when this craftsman saw was made. Could find much when I google searched the model number. Please see the attached picture. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looking for a general purpose drill press for home use. Woodworking and some metal fab. Thoughts on this one? https://austin.craigslist.org/tls/5281865978.html

I'm looking to build a 24 x 40 shop but I need some help figuring out my slab. I am located in central Texas and the soil is VERY sandy with clay underneath. It is very comparable to driving on a beach. In places the sand is greater than 6' before hitting clay and in others, about 2 foot. So...

I will be purchasing a new IR compressor for my garage soon and I am looking into the setup of the filter and regulator. I am going to go with a design shown in the link below. My question is what is the 1/2" tee in the top left of the picture for? Seems like you would just bring a flex line...