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Hello all, Question: Is it possible to replace a garage door end bearing plate without releasing/removing the coil springs? Reason: So one of the big doors on my shop has a bad end bearing. It's completely shot and the hole is waddled out to the point that the bottom of the door doesn't sit...

So my shop floor isn't thick enough for concrete anchors so I'm going to go the hard route: Cut out sections of the floor where the lift posts go and pour them deeper. Yay! More on this some other day in a new post lol. My biggest problem is that I have in-floor heat. My system uses 9 separate...

Hello all, So I've got my heart set on a Tuxedo TP11KC-DX 2 post 11,000 lb lift set up symmetrically. I had this exact model before. Several companies seem to sell this same lift under different names. I did not install my old one, the selling company sent a couple of guys. When I had this...

Hello all, I'm putting a lift in my shop in a few months, and the problem is I have in-floor hot water heat. I did not erect the shop so I don't have a map of the tubes. So, I need to find them. A lot of folks say to use a thermal imaging camera. Can anyone recommend one they used? Will any...

Hi guys, I'm going to put in a storage tank for my used oil. I plan to use one of the 275 gallon IBC Totes. I have two options... outside the shop, or inside on a dirt floor. I'm leaning towards putting it on the inside. That will help keep sunlight from degrading the plastic, although I...

Hello All, I'm in the market for a brake lathe. Of course, AMMCO lathes turn up on Craigslist most frequently. I'm surprised at the number of people who don't know or don't bother to look at the model number on the lathe, but it is what it is. What is the easiest way to tell a AMMCO 3000 from...

Hi guys, So I need to paint the roof of my shop. It is in decent shape, but it needs to be painted so it is not so unsightly. Its multiple colors! About the shop and roof: The shop was built around 1989. Its not typical corrugated tin, it is purpose-made roof panels if that makes sense. I...

Hi everyone, So I'm looking at two post lifts, and I've noticed that the feet (baseplates, bottoms?) of the posts are not much bigger around then the post themselves. They are just big enough to allow a flange all around the edge to drive the anchors through. I haven't seen any lifts with large...

Hi all, I'm looking for my garage and plan to get a lift. Some of the shops I see are big in length and width, but the ceilings are low... specifically, the wooden roof trusses are low (about 10 feet high) and run from end to end. Is there anything that can be done about this to get more...

Hi all, Living in beautiful CENLA right now, but retiring and moving to the middle of the US soon. I worked in a shop for several years and hope to have my own (personal) shop at my next house. Lift, tire changer, wheel balancer, everything! Later! 1956chevy210