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Putting up a new workshop behind my house. 16x24. Main panel is in the garage. It will be about a 40 ft. run. There is wiring going to a point on the deck for an old hot tub. I will pull that 50 amp 240 bolt breaker to feed sub panel in the workshop. I’m thinking 60 amp is plenty to feed it...

I got this compressor given to me. Tank has a pin hole on the bottom so I got another tank the same size. Once I swap the motor and pump over I have to run a 220 v circuit to it. I attached some pics of the motor plate. Curious to breaker and wire size. I will be using Romex ( I know that's not...

I asked this in off topic but will post here too. This time more simplified. Golf cart. Six 8 volt batteries wired in series. Drive system is 48v. The other things on the cart run on 12v. They use an inverter/converter device to step the 48 down to 12. Main positive and negative from the...

Here is what I have: 24x24 attached garage. 10' ceiling. Currently the garage is finished. Insulated and drywalled and painted. Standing in the opening for the over head door looking straight back I have one outlet center of the wall. It is at 48" height. To the left is nothing until you get to...

So today on my break I ran home and got my home compressor. I have a truck I need to put some tires on and I figured this might prove to be a good experiment. Here are the details: Compressor A. My shop compressor. A large ingersol (80 gallon, two stage running on 460 v) This compressor is set...

I am building a shadowbox coffee table. The top is going to look like a window sash with 6 panes but will truly only be one piece of glass on the bottom of the top. I want to get two shock/lift cylinders. My question is how do you know what size/strength to get? The size of the top is 2'x4'...

Just moved into a new to me house with a 24x23 attached garage. Looking for suggestions. Right now it's a major cluster. My plan so far is to build a work bench on the long wall (to the left of the big door) I plan to make a space right in the middle to park my sliding miter saw flush with the...

Hey everyone I have a question. Currently I own an older Grizzly contractor saw (I believe it's a 1023). Love the saw as it is cast iron with cast iron wings (heavy sumbitch). I also have a dewalt router mounted under a router table that I built years ago. The table saw does not have a mobile...

new here from Northwest Indiana.. Mechanic by trade since 1986. I like to dabble in woodworking and do very little automotive side work. My garage is small (just a tad over a one car) and I am looking to do somee stuff to take advantage of my limited space. I have a Grizzly contractor table...