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I would like to add a car lift to my barn. The main lift poles will fit in between the bottom of the support boards show here, however to lift the car up, I'll need to cut a good 8' section out of the bottom boards (the ones with the lights hanging from them) and then I'll need to remove the...

I've been looking for a good deal on a used air compressor for a while and I found this one on a garage sale listing and just picked it up a couple hours ago. It's a 60 gallon Magnum Air. It's 220V and twin cylinder and oil lubricated. Other than being a little dirty, it seemed like it was in...

I'm in the market for a good used 60 gallon air compressor and while I'm looking, I've found quite a few 60 gallon tanks with no compressors for sale, so it got me thinking. How hard is it to just buy the compressor and install it on the tank? Has anyone done this before? Do you think it...

So I've been looking at an air compressor for a while now for my barn/shop. It will be used for mostly air tools, my plasma cutter, maybe my pnuematic nailer here and there. Right now I've been using my small 5 gallon California Air Tools compressor which has been a great quiet unit to put air...

I have a room inside my home that I want to have a concrete wall look (the walls are currently drywalled). At first I looked at some textured wall paper. They do make some and some of the more high end stuff that looks phenomenal (at least in the pictures). But, even the cheap stuff is...

I have used just black spray paint in the past and it scratches right off and rusts through very easily. I have also used a metal primer first and s rustoluem spray paint over top and although it lasted longer, it still did not hold up and eventually it rusted through. This is for metal that...

So, walking through Menards today, I saw a nice Performax 40" on clearance today for $398 (this is a top and bottom piece). Plus 11% rebate so like $365. My buddy says "Performax is junk, if you want cheap go to Harbor Freight and get a US General." I did some research and others that have...

So, while finishing my barn (30'x50'), and getting my wood burning stove out there going that I use to heat the barn up. I get a bit of smoke on initial light up of the furnace. I have adequate draw, and honestly after the fire is lit, and there is "some" heat, the smoke goes right up the...

So as I finish my barn, I am already starting to think of what tools I will want to fill it. One I keep coming back to for all my needs is a large air compressor. I have a 4.6 gallon California Air tools compressor for my garage, and it's great for what I use it for. But when using some...

I started a previous thread that got sidetracked, so I thought this one might be more to the point. What all is involved with converting an aluminum boat trailer into a utility trailer? Anyone done it before? Any tips or how to threads?

So I am considering getting a SXS (side by side) ATV. I currently own a 2015 Golf TDI and don't really want to buy a truck or SUV just so I can haul the SXS around. Side story is that I'm not 100% sure what the tow rating for my TDI is. This is not the topic I want to really discuss here, and...

So I put up a barn a couple years ago and have slowly been finishing it. One thing I have learned is that since my barn is dug into a hill that some water when it gets really wet outside has been pooling up around the south side and when it rains hard, has been coming in my barn. The good news...

Just as the title reads. Looking for a good plasma cutter, but don't have the budget to go all out on the $1,*** models. I saw the Lotos LT5000D has got good reviews on amazon and goes for about $330. I don't know a ton about plasma cutters, so feel free to share some info or things to look...

So, my 30x48 pole barn was put up this last fall. Slowly I have been getting it finished. Just the structure and concrete were done professionally. With the help of my cousin, I completed the electrical, plumbing and now most of what I have left is the insulation. I decided to make my own...

I have about $150 to spend and need a good drill press. What would be reccomended for this price range? It will be used for metal mostly.

My pole barn just got put up. It is a 30'x48' barn that I will insulate. I live in Northern Indiana and it does get cold in the winter here (around freezing on average but it does get to below zero at times). I installed one of these units in my garage, and it works awesome...

I am in the process of building my pole barn. The barn will have 10ft ceilings and is a 30'X48' structure. I didn't want any windows but want good lighting. Right now, I'm trying to figure out if there are some good LED flood lights that are bright that can light up the inside of my barn that...

So when I had my house built 3 years ago inevitably I had a lot of choices. One of those choices was weather or not to do LED lights on the outside of my house. I decided to go with the standard cheap bulbs (small screw in style 40W incandescents). It was a choice decided by price at the...

I got a brand new Hobart 140 Mig welder for Christmas and just decided to put it together and use it for the first time tonight. It came with a spool of .030 flux core wire which I installed per the directions. I am not using gas, just wanted to flux weld for the first go. I have it plugged...

Looking for a recommendation on a welding glove. First and foremost, I need a good welding glove that protects against mig welding. But I would like to find a glove that does that and still retains good dexterity also. I have tried on some general Hobart gloves at a local store, and they...