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Any thoughts on the new Langmuir offering for a personal CNC? I thought the specs are pretty impressive for a CNC mill compared to something like Tormach's similar sized offering. https://www.langmuirsystems.com/mr1 It'd be nice if it were setup for ER32 collets, though... only ER20.

I've got a Nova Viking DVR drill press, which is a really nice machine for my purposes. However, the chuck it comes with is a JT33 unit (3-jaw chuck) that doesn't work with square drive taps. The arbor tongue is a 2MT. Is there a practical upgrade I can perform to accurately drive square...

I have found myself to be in a 1st world dilemma, where my ability to access some CNC machinery that I'm able to use for personal projects is ending. The corporation I'm employed by is downsizing and closing the local facility, so I will go to full remote work or move on, potentially (unclear...

I'm considering installing a standby generator for my residence and running the unit off of the LNG service to my house. Is LNG a commonly used fuel source for a standby generator? The idea would be to supply whole house/lab power without any interruption, but I'm curious whether this is even...

Just curious if anyone has experience with adding a wired control for garage door openers. I have 2 older garage doors that I've retrofitted with Ryobi GDOs (belt driven, Wifi and RF operated) and they both have a rubbish RF indoor keypad with terrible range. These keypads are also non-backlit...

I've got a 180 sqft mezzanine in my workshop that's about 12' above the main floor. It's easy enough to access with a ladder, but I need to move a lot of storage items into the area and don't have a convenient way to do that. A small 2'x2' or 3'x3' platform that were able to roll against the...

My garage addition project is getting closer to completion. One of the things I ended up doing was designing a mezzanine above my garage office since I didn't need an interior finished ceiling at 14' (required to accomodate the lift). While you can't stand fully upright in the overhead space...

My garage build is going quite well - getting very close to completion. My GC isn't terribly familiar with anything other than the application of epoxy and also ordered all the concrete to be treated with W.R. Meadows VOCOMP-20 immediately after pour. As the labor costs started to skyrocket...

Has anyone crimped together their own HDMI cables? My equipment room is going to house my small server cabinet which has a couple of rackmount workstations I use for work and personal. The idea is to have the computer equipment itself in the sound isolated equipment room and the keyboard...

When I went to college, I ventured far from my home state of Arizona to get as far away from my parents as possible... to the State of New York. One of the great things about the school was that it had a wonderful student auto shop, which I eventually got keys to somehow... I forget if I was...

Getting a bit closer to setting up my new QT-54 compressor and found a 21,000 BTU, 36 plate count stacked plate cooler with 1/2" FNPT connections sitting on my shelf. Must've been from back in the day when I had an automatic transmission to cool. It is a Long Mfg TruCool M7B cooler. Planning...

Getting closer to finishing my garage build - I have an office that is adjacent to a sound isolated 6'x9' equipment room. The air compressor, dryer, and related filtration equipment will be installed in the equipment room on one side. I would like to place network equipment on the other side...

I've got a 10' steel gate that intend to motorize and will need to figure out motorization soon. At the engineering lab I work at, we installed a Nice Apollo gate opener unit for a significantly larger gate. It has been a good perfomer for the better part of a decade. I see that the same...

Well, I've now arrived at the point where I need to make a decision on the garage door for my project. The design is spec'd for an 18'0" x 12'0" door and I'd like something modern looking. My initial research into the "full view" aluminum frame doors is showing pricing in the $10K-13K range...

We're seeing ambient temps in the 110F range these days and if I set the thermostat to anything below 77F, the system is unable to cool any further. Would this be considered normal performance given the high ambients or should the system be able to cool right down to 70F or so? I've got a 3306...

I'm at the point of my build where I need to start thinking about the airflow on my main floor, the compressor room, and the office. The garage is attached to the home which has 2 existing 3-ton, 14 SEER HVAC units (one on each end of the house). Since the 130 sqft office within the garage is...

Alright, so I ordered a Quincy QT-54 compressor and need to figure out the correct level of filtration and drying capability I need. My compressed air uses include the following tasks: General tire maintenance Compressed air for electronics lab and automotive equipment use and cleaning...

Since my garage is attached to the residence, I'm trying to find ways to reduce NVH in my build. One option I've got is to locate the compressor inside a sound isolated storage room, but not sure that takes care of the vibration aspect. If anyone has any recommendations on what other...

I am lift shopping for my new 36' x 50' space and would like something that will support hobbyist automotive work as well capable of lifting a motorcycle somehow to ease servicing. For exmaple, one of my Buell's requires practically removing the engine in order to adjust valves. I'm hoping...

One of the best (and sometimes worst) parts of a forum is the candid feedback you can get on a specific subject. I am proposing to remodel my garage in the manner described in the linked images and would love to see some feedback. I'm in the process of attempting to get some bids on the...