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We just redid our flooring in our house. Was hoping to reuse the baseboard but in reality some was partially broken, some broke as it was coming off and overall it was poorly done. Do executive decision was made to replace it I'm gonna tackle it. Any particularly good you tube videos to...

Bit of an odd request. I recently pulled out of a box my very first ratchet and socket set. Popular mechanics brand. I bought this probably at 10 years old maybe 11. Well I have lost a couple and the ratchet. Getting older causes nostalgia. I'd like to find the sockets I'm missing a...

I searched some and really didn't find what I was looking for. I want to put my air compressor on a shelf about 8 ft up. Not a small compressor. 7 hp 80 gallon. It's not light. I do not want to run supports to the floor. Suggestions? Ideas? My walls have studs on 16" centers

Is this the proper way to do this. Just running wire to a couple lights

I rarely get finished pics if these cause I don't paint them. But unfortunately I made the clearances a bit too tight and had to mod my adjustable spool holders. They hold the large wire spools. I think the heaviest is around 2400 lbs. That's the bit of raw steel in the picture

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Just wondering. That's what I did OSB is 9 bucks a sheet more and with my height it would have required 22 more sheets of OSB. So OSB 8 ft up, then sheetrock. I will likely cover the transition with a 1x4. Still have to tape the sheetrock and I'm painting the whole thing

I call it the volunteer shop for one simple reason. I have had alot of good folks come and help me in this thing. I'm nearly done now but thought a few might find it interesting. We bought this house in 2015 it has several key features for me. Actually 2. Had a decent sized garage and a 3...

Shop build. I thought I could mud and tape the ceiling. Well I have some problems with my head ( brain). Turns out that long looking up down etc trying to do so is very very bad for my head. Dang near had an accident, blacked out for just an instance, came too just before I went off the edge...

Gonna start mudding and taping my ceiling today. I have access to a texture gun. I don't really care to take it that far. If there are advantages to texturing I may do it. But if it is all the same I'll just mud and sand a touch and paint. Yes I'm priming before I paint. My shop will...

Framing out my pole barn. 2x4s basically to hold sheeting and insulation. Left me with about a 2" gap between the studs and my foam board insulation which is installed against the tin. Lots of spots where plastic staples used to secure wires aren't easy to use. Can I use zip ties. Used...

In wiring phase on my shop. This is a minor fab/mechanical type shop. Not much woodworking and if I do get into that in the future, it will be in my garage not the shop. The question is what 220v prices of equipment do you have? I currently only have my welder plasma cutter and air...

Gonna be doing wiring this next week. What outlets do you wish you had? My planned outlets include normal wall outlets at just over 4 ft off the floor. Outlets for both jackshaft and conventional garage door openers. Ceiling outlets (3) for future cord/light reels. Oh and a 220 drop where I...

Going to be blowing r 60 into my shop space and adding insulation to my home at the same time. Shop has nothing in it at the time, home has 6" of insulation. It will cost me 200 bucks more for the attic cat insulation. It seems to be a slightly better insulation that holds its...

With the upcoming shop insulation project I thought it would be a good idea to insulate my attic more. I only have about 5 to 6" of insulation up there. I was wondering what type of insulation this is. House was built in 1978 Should I airseal as much as possible it has gable vents and...

Gotta take a step back for a minute. Just wondering how many of you guys get frustrated when doing garage layouts. I'm figuring out my wiring, lighting, tool placement, air line piping, future lift placement, figuring out where I want ceiling drops for power cords and air hose, ceiling...

I will be starting wiring in my shop soon. Lots of outlets. Lots of lights. I see this as an opportunity to buy some speciality tools. What do I need? I just realized I may have posted in the wrong section. My apologies, please move the thread if needed. I don't know how to

I haven't seen it yet except a picture, but a buddy of mine just picked up a IMC 7.5 HP 80 gallon horizontal air compressor for me. Any info on these. He saw it start up and run. Ran smooth nothing looked too bad on it. Seems these later became Bel Aire? I'm pretty stoked about this...

How much does location matter. 40 wide by 30 deep shop. Going to center them as much as possible, but it will be a little uneven. Planning on 2 56" fans with a 12" drop rod Amazing how fast you run out of ceiling when planning lights, cord reels, heater, ceiling fans air lines etc.

Exactly what it reads. Most bang for the buck 2 stage compressor. Uses will include general air tool use, including die grinders and DA sanders, plasma cutting, impacts etc. You get the idea. I do mostly fab work but do a fair amount of mechanical work. I'm just trying to maximize my...