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I'm getting ready to retire from the navy in a year or so and will be moving from Jacksonville FL to South Bend, IN when I do. My plan is to pack up my shop into a 20' or 40' shipping container and have it shipped. Has anyone ever done this? What costs are involved besides the container? Roll...

What is the ideal placement for the electrical service conduit in a slab? 320 amp service. Should I run 3" or 4" conduit? 18" below grade? Long sweep elbow and cap it? How far above the slab should I have it run? I'm also going to have runs to the house and barn with 200 amp...

I had originally planned on installing a h frame for my electric service to feed my barn and future home. After talking to my well driller, pits are no longer allowed by code so my plan is to build a shed to house both my electric service and well plumbing/electronics so I can keep it above...

This spring I will be installing a new electric service and a well at a farm I purchased. I would like to get a 400 amp service run to an independent riser. From that I would like to feed a separate barn with a 200 amp load center and have the capability of feeding a future house with a 200 amp...

I didn't want to hijack LLwillysfan concrete house thread so I thought I'd ask it here. I built a custom shower and put up a honed limestone 18x18 tile. It looks really good but in a quick lapse of judgement I attempted to clean it with limeaway! It left some pretty noticeable areas where...

Has anyone ever built a hydraulic power pack using an electric motor. I'm looking to build a press using a 5" x 16" stroke cylinder dual action. I'd like to use a 2 stage log splitter pump. My question is I don't know how to size the pump and electric motor. I think around a 5-7 sec cycle...