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i am looking for the manual that has the part numbers for the compressor. anyone have one? in particular i am looking for the part number for the tank check valve that feeds the unloader. thanks tom

Hi all, i have posted many questions over the past 3 years as i built my shop and over the last few weeks i have finally called it finished. It has been a labor of love and i can hardly believe that i have done it. it is 4600 sq ft with a 16x32 finished mancave on the inside that is air...

after we moved, i ended up with an extra leather love seat. now what to do with it....... i like everything in my garage on castors, so off to the castor store (coolest place ever) to pick out soft, flat bottom castors with brakes on each wheel. the soft castors are to make it easy on my...

i have acquired a champion 60 gallon horizontal compressor. nice unit. i have a urethane floor coating with chips in it. i have 4x4 vibration pads that are rubber and cork to use under the legs of the compressor. any idea if it will "walk" off of those pads if i dont put a bolt through...

I decided my floor area was too much for me to tackle given all the other things i have going on. (about 4600 sq ft). i hired a very professional company and they did an outstanding job. diamondground with 3 grits the floor, custom colored epoxy primer, custom colored urethane coat with...

howdy all, i am just having my garage floor done. i am also going to put 12 ft high pallet racking 42" deep for 40 feet on the back wall. i am thinking i might put a thin rubber pad under the feet to keep from causing any damage to the floor. any thought or ideas on that? i am not...

i need a new battery charger. i am ok with a wheeled one. i charge car, truck and large truck batteries. what do you guys recommend? tom

I have seen a few pictures I want to make one for my garage bathroom if you have made one can you please post pictures of it? Thanks Tom

does anyone have an electronic copy of one? thanks tom

hi all, i bought this old mac tools bench grinder. the fellow i bought it from is in his late 70's and said he had bought it new. it spins up fast and is very smooth sounding. and it is Heavy. it is missing the end caps on each side and the platform to rest what you are grinding. i...

hi all, i have a chance to buy a used but like new Rotary SPO15210N 15k lift. it has been in a private garage for most of its life and is in very nice conditiion. if i was to buy new, i would buy a 10k lift, but this one a great deal and it would give me plenty of margin to lift my F350...

hi, i hav 2x8 walls. i am running (14) 12/2 romex straight up to the load bearing plate to come out into the attic. i have a 20' celing. i am doing two 4 gang boxes in the cavity. (i am also doing 2 4 gang boxes in the next cavity, to there are 14 romex for each side. so, i know i can...

Howdy all, I am just starting my shop. it is 70 deep and 65 wide with 20 foot ceiling inside. trying to figure out a few things. currently i am planning on drywalling the ceiling and the TOP 12' of walls. so the first question is what texture if any should i do on the drywall. or...

howdy all, i am building a metal building and it will have 18' sidewall and a 3/12 pitch roof, so pretty high in the center. do any of you have pictures of how you installed 4' flourescent fixtures in a metal building? do you hang them all level or have them attached to the purloins? and...

howdy, i am building a shop that is 65x70 that will have 18' height for lighting. i thought at first i would use metal halide high bays, but they are not instant on and consume some real big power. it would take 16 of them in the shop. i have also looked at cfl acrylic high bay fixtures...

howdy, i am building a 4500 sq foot shop out back of the house. i want to put in 200a service to it. i have a 400a main panel on the main house. i know it is a big subpanel, but there will be a 50a rv hookup, high bay lights, hot water heater, welder, door opener, 220v compressor and outlets...

hi, i looked at other posts but still wasnt sure what the right thing to do is. i am going to have a 65x70 shop. i will put 2 55k lb RV's that have 3 axles each on them in it. currently the contractor is saying 5" and 3500psi, no wire mesh or rebar. this is not a money no object...

hi all, what is the recommendation for an rv garage for the thickness of the concrete pad and the psi of the concrete and what type of re-enforcement. (lots of debates on re-bar or mesh i have read here). the rv weighs 55,000 pounds. no overkill, just what is necessary. thanks tom