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Hey guys, I'm building wall partitions inside my 36' x 54' pole building- one is for a retail shop (I'm a home-based gun dealer and I want to divide off the gun shop part) and a machine shop. I have a mill and lathe that I want to keep in the machine shop part so that I can climate control the...

Hey guys, I bought the Harbor Freight blast cabinet (on sale at $209 +$7 shipping, then applied a 25% off coupon) and will be ordering some TP Tools upgrade parts. I have a 7-1/2HP, 24CFM air compressor in my pole building garage that I'm going to feed it with, so I'm planning on getting the...

Hey guys, I'm looking for loopholes. Before I consider swallowing a thousands-of-dollars bill for insulation, here's the thought. I have a 36x54 pole building with an existing concrete floor (I assume uninsulated), uninsulated walls, and a roof with anti-condensation insulation only. I'm in...

Hey guys, I am the proud new owner of a 36x54 pole barn that I'd like to add heat to. I picked up a 150,000 BTU hanging unit forced air heater from a friend this weekend, and it has about an 8" exhaust duct set up to accept a double wall pipe. I'm trying to figure out how I can/should...

Hey guys, I'm considering some options for adding lighting to my pole barn. I use it as a workshop, and the area where my machine tools and the area where my welding stuff is (two different spots) are not lit brightly enough for my taste. The structure is 36 x 54, the roof trusses are 9' on...

Hey guys, I just bought my third lathe, an 80's Jet BD-1336T from a local high school/vo-tech program. It's a 13x36 that is in fantastic shape, comes with a new-in-the-wrapper 4-jaw chuck as well as the standard 3 jaw, steady rest, 4-position tool post, etc. I'm "upgrading" from a South Bend...