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We bought a new house in Wyoming that has two busted garage door openers that need to be replaced. Wyoming gets brutally cold in the winter, so I'm trying to find something that will stand up to the harsh cold temperatures and last for a long time. There's a lot of discussion in the archives...

At my local makerspace, they have this overhead channel/track system that they use to hang stuff from, including lighting/electrical. Since I have very high ceilings in my garage, I'm looking to do something similar. However, I have no idea what this stuff is called. It looks like galvanized...

I'm building a shed behind my garage and, as part of that, am starting with a 37' x 37' slab. Because I want to make absolutely sure the prep work is done correctly, I'm doing that part myself. I have ~6" of 57 rock as the base and 3/8" rebar laid on an 18" grid. The slab itself will be 4"...

I'm looking to build a shed to free up some room in my garage. I want the shed to be on a slab foundation for various reasons. The problem is the place I really want to put the shed is directly over where part of the main electrical line runs in between the power company's junction box and my...

So homedepot.ca has some pretty nice deals on Milwaukee tools this year. Specifically, they have Milwaukee's 12" sliding compound miter saw on sale for $499 (Canadian). That's like ~$380 USD, which is unbelievable. Will US-based Home Depot stores price match prices from their Canadian...

I'll start off by saying I know very little about electrical wiring. With that, I have two 30A/240V single phase circuits in my shop that I use for welding and plasma cutting. I want to extend both of these circuits to a different part of the shop. The run is ~60-75ft in total length...

So I got a great deal on two used 13-drawer Lista cabinets. They're in good mechanical condition, but are rough cosmetically. I'm planning to paint the exterior to match my other Lista cabinets, but the interior of the drawers doesn't seem to need any paint. However, most of the drawers are...

So since the group buy on the plasma cutter looks like it might be falling apart, I started doing some research on them on my own. From what I can tell, there are various models of Cut50 cutters -- "Cut50D", "Cut50DR", "Cut50F" and the list goes on. Some of the differences appear to be...

So I was all set to buy a used chop saw off CL until I decided to do a little research here. Now my head is swimming with options. :dunno: What I want: something that will cleanly and easily cut steel. Mostly 1/4" thick or less. Occasionally thicker (like a small I-beam for a gantry crane I...

I bought a used steel table off Craigslist that a guy made from scrap metal. I want to install some legs on the table to help level it and also raise it up a few inches, so I got these, which work fine on 3 of the 4 legs: However, the fourth leg isn't open on the bottom, but it is on the...

My 2015 resolution is to learn metal working. I just bought a new (to me) Miller 211 welder and now I'm trying to figure out what I want for cutting. Main use case is automotive with some very light fabrication on the side. Nothing more than ~1/2" thick and rarely even more than 1/4" thick...

In my garage, I have very high ceilings (~24'), which results in a LOT of wall space. Right now, they're just bare, but I'd eventually like to put something up there. Was watching a Jay Leno's Garage video the other day and noticed he had some very large wall art up in his garage (well...

So I just picked up this steel welding table, which I plan to use as a general shop table: (not my **** - that's the PO's pic) It's got surface rust pretty much everywhere and I'd like to get rid of it, then use some sort of sealer to help keep it off (considering Sheila Shine) from another...

I have a ~50' x 30' shop that has ~24' ceilings. The ceilings are way up there. I'd like to hang an electrical outlet almost directly in the middle of the shop. I have power up there on the ceiling already (where the garage door opener is), but I have no idea what the best way to hang the...

I recently purchased some Lyon cabinets for my garage. They were very expensive, but I was willing to pay the premium given their reputation for very high quality. My intent was (is) to keep them forever. So the cabinets arrived this week and, as expected, they're very high quality. However...

We moved into a new house that has a 1500sq ft (30x50) external garage. I am in heaven. :thumbup: I'd like to add some cabinets, but I want to keep the layout flexible, so I'm looking for cabinets that are on wheels so they can be easily moved. I'd also like them to be very high quality that...

Hi all -- new to the forum and hoping I can get some advice on metal buildings. We are looking to build an 80 x 40 metal building for use as a hobby shop/garage. I know the basic layout and general features I want, but the number of manufacturers out there are dizzying and I don't know enough...