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I don't think the guy that owned my house had any gravel added to my driveway since it was built. So that makes around 20 years and my driveway is close to becoming a dirt road. I want to rent a bobcat and get some gravel delivered to bring it back to its former glory. This brings me to my...

I have to go to the scrap yard to get some metal for my new coal forge. While I'm at it I want to get some type of tube stock for my steeevo bench. What is the preferred type? Square stock? What size? I've never built something like this so I'm not sure what is standard when it comes to tube...

I'm trying to get quotes on having the ceiling of my shop spray foamed. I've talked to two guys so far and both have differing recommendations. Shop is a 30x40 pole barn and the walls have been insulated already with batts. Roof is 4/12 and gable ends would be sprayed. First option is 3" of...

As the title states, I'm looking for someone in the central Ohio area that does spray foam. It would be nice to use someone a GJ'er has used and had success with. Thanks

I'm struggling with how to word this. I'm planning on mounting security camera's on the corners of my shop. I have 12" soffits and I ran ethernet cable to the corners. I don't own the camera's yet and I'm trying to figure out the best way to run the cable through the soffit so I can finish...

Gang, I have water coming in at the corners of the overhead door in my shop. I've largely ignored it up to this point but now I'm getting to the point I need to deal with it. I a new rubber tube thing that slides into the bottom of the door and it works good, but it doesn't keep the water from...

So I'm slowly working towards the finish line of well... Finishing the inside of my shop. And with that comes the great responsibility of having install a kick *** stereo system. I have an idea in my head that I will discuss for feedback below, but first I thought I would see what everyone else...

I'm going to re-finish my basement. If you can call what it is today finished... The PO put up framing and drywall but finished it by filling the joints with mud and painting it. When I say filled the joints, that's exactly what I mean. He didn't fill the bevels or use tape he just put mud in...

I picked up a brand new shopfox 1851 for pocket lint and bubble gum sticks because it was missing the rails. It did come with a fence though. The saw is the same as the Grizzly G0833P and I can get the rails pretty cheap, somewhere around $150. My question is should I buy the standard rails...

Gang, I had a plan to move my compressor into the newly finished compressor room. Borrow pallet jack, cut the pallet down and use the pallet jack to wheel it in the room. This did not work... This thing is big and top heavy and I really do not want to remove it from the pallet. So I was...

Anyone familiar with them? I've been watching them for years but it dawned on me today I know practically nothing about metal dust collection systems. Save those dust deputies and water bucket systems and I'm not interested in that. So any experience with these dust collectors specifically...

So I bought a Ridgid palm sander this weekend in anticipation of sanding a lot of wood for the shop. My question to you guys is, are there any tricks for replacement paper? I know I can buy sheets and cut them down but they don't have the holes in them for dust collection. In the past I just...

I mentioned in another thread I had planned a tongue and groove wall in my shop. All the lumber arrived the other day and I find myself needing advice on how best to finish this. I have sixty 8" x 10' boards I need to finished. From what I'm reading I am tending towards no stain and some type...

I was about to order this and thought I would get you all's take on it first. Mainly are their better options around the same price range? Anything wrong with this? I'm getting some water and snow in the shop where the old one has worn off in the corner. Thanks...

I know this topic has been discussed but I could not find the thread. My compressor will be in the far corner of the shop, opposite the man door. I would like to install a switch next to the door to shut the compressor off when I close up the shop at night. Compressor is 5HP. I'd prefer a...

I've been discussing this topic with my neighbor for a few days now. He has a single post lift that he got for 100$. Turns out the thing was rusted apart and not usable. In discussing lifts with him he really likes the single post lift but no one seems to use or manufacture them any more. They...

I've narrowed down my choices in airline to rapid air's maxline or fastpipe. I really like the fastpipe stuff but my main problem with it, other than price, is you can't seem to find extra pipe unless you buy a pallet full. Can you get this is smaller quantities? The smallest I've found was on...

So I ran some pex out to my shop for a sink, toilet and spigot. I'm also going to install a small water heater. In an effort to try and keep things clean and have a minimum of pex all over my walls, I bought one of those washing machine insets for the water hookups. My pops stopped out and...

Hey Gang, Wanted to get your thoughts on drywall work for the shop. I do some side work for a construction company and they got me some insulation and drywall last year to finish the inside of the shop. I injured my arm this year and progress was going slow anyway so I reached out to them for...

I have another thread about replacing my pool filter that went bad a year ago. I was going through a breakup at the time and said screw the pool and just covered it up. Now I have to pump it out and deal with the swamp that no doubt lives under my pool cover. So I'd like a good general...