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    Tell me about those cool garage doors

    I did a search but came up empty on this. I'm looking for some of those custom overhead garage doors, probably 7x8 for a single opening, though I'll need 5 of them. I'd like to have some that look like carriage doors, but open overhead. I've seen the Clopay doors which are nice, but they don't...
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    3-way switch issues

    I know it's a little off-topic, but I know there are some smart electricians watching this forum, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm renovating an old (1927) house with tube-and-peg wiring. There are a pair of 3-way switches that operate the upstairs hall light. Both switches were broken so I...
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    Any engine builders out there? Compression ratio question

    Hi guys, I'm having a discussion with a friend about compression ratios vs. cylinder pressures and perhaps we're thinking too much and confusing ourselves. It's been my experience that boring and stroking a motor has the net effect of lowering the compression ratio because the volume of the...
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    Before and After

    Anyone have before and after shots of their garage/shop areas? It's always cool to see what people are doing to improve what they have. I started with an extremely basic 85-year-old, 2.5-car detached stick-frame garage that didn't even have electricity! It took about 3 months to completely...
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    Glad to find this place!

    Hi Guys, I found this forum from a link at Eastwood's forums, and I'm glad to find it. I'm definitely a garage junkie. My current garage is a 2.5 car detached behind my suburban house, and I'm doing a frame-off restoration of a 1941 Buick Century sedanette in it. I've invested A LOT of time and...
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