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I have a bunch of leftover random pallet rack uprights and beams. I just have no clue what to do/make from them. Steel scrap prices are super low, so I'd rather try to use my amateur welding skills to repurpose them. Has anyone done this, perhaps a rolling metal fab/welding table...

I live near Sarasota Florida and want to see the 72" roller in person. The store in Sarasota only has the 56", and those idiots have it blocked in so you cannot open the drawers. Going off on a tangent here, I have been in that store several times over the past 2-3 months and NOBODY has...

I have noticed here that most "garages" really fall into one of two categories. 1. A place to park a car, and NEVER make any messes in it 2. A place to park your PROJECTS and where you grind, cut, weld, and create things So which best describes you? A garage which is more museum-like, or a...

I just cut down a 20ft palm tree with my 18" Poulan (please withhold the "buy a Stihl" comments) and the chain is dull as marbles now. I bought the rat tail file to sharpen it from Lowes, but I get the feeling that's the hard way. I have two used chains that got dull before in my tool box...

Tonight, in the "Sunshine state" of Florida, a wicked thunderstorm rolled through town. Apparently it downed a tree near my rental house. So at 11:30 pm I get the call the tenants have power, but no a/c (read 220 volts is out). It appeared the main 200 amp breaker was bad. Sooo, due to the...

I am pretty good at general construction, but I have been told I'm crazy to install my own garage doors when they come in next week. The doors are sectional traditional doors, 10x10 and 18x10. They are hurricane rated due to being in Florida. This is in my pole garage, so any similar builds...

So, my 30 by 50 pole barn is up. Still waiting on my garage doors. In the meantime, I want to plan on framing out a 10 by 16 office space along the back wall. My questions are as follows: 1. How should I attach the walls to the 6x6 posts? Frame the walls into the space between the posts and...

I have quoted www.doorson-line.com for my garage door needs and came up with about $3000 for an 18' wide x 10' high and 10' wide x 10' high doors with openers. Bummer is about 4 weeks wait time. Non insulated Amarr doors, very basic, but with the 130 mph wind rating. I prefer the traditional...

After months of "lurking", I had plans drawn by a local architect, submitted for permits by the county, and the fun began. My father in law from Michigan came down to help me, as this is his craft and trade, unlike me. We scheduled two weeks to go from bare dirt to a somewhat complete...