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    Harbor Freight 44" Toolbox Caster Failure and Repair

    I have a couple of HF 44" boxes. I have one of the older boxes with the darker red matte finish, and a I have a newer box with the glossy lighter red paint. I recently went to move both boxes and the rubber on the wheels just fell apart. This made moving the box both hard and dangerous...
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    repairing intial install of epoxy

    I am in the process of installing some Wolverine Epoxy coating. I've sent emails and calls to Fred, but my guess is that he was out of the office today as I have been unable to reach him. Since time is somewhat critical with regards to epoxy I needed to come on here and ask a couple of...
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    Diamond Grinder vs Stone Grinder - and what grit

    Need to grind my floor to install epoxy coating on it. It is a 2500 sq ft slab (50x50). The slab has a power trowel finish on it currently that I need to rough up to install epoxy over The slab has no stains, no oil, etc... just clean concrete that needs to be roughed up. Checking with United...
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    Prep for a new floor

    So, I have read a lot of the threads on here where folks are prepping older spaces with stained concrete, etc... So, here is my question. On my current garage build, the floors are pristine. I've kept them covered during construction and they only have a few spots (a spot of joint compound...
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    Flooring over plywood

    I have a 600 sq ft area overhead that is 1 1/4" tonque and groove plywood. I'm going to use if for storage. Just wondering what folks found that worked over plywood. I assume I could go get some cheap paint, and just paint the floor to control dirt, or put a clear sealer over it. Just...
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    Color Scheme

    Hope to be ready to put paint on the walls in a week or so. I am currently kicking around the flooring and wall color schemes. Just looking for any input, and also any pictures of something similar. The shop is 50x50. Walls are 19' high. The back 1/4 25x25 is my tool room, restroom, shower...
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    High Bay T8's

    I need to get some T8 fixtures for my new garage (probably a 2'x4'). I'm looking for a recessed mount unit for the ceiling. I am wondering if any of the Lithonia units at H-D are high bay, or if I just need to go over to a commerical unit. Ceilings are 19' high.
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    New garage build

    I've been lurking on here for quite some time looking for ideas, etc... I've been renting a shop to keep all my stuff in for several years. The issue is that it is 20 minutes from my house. So, I don't have time to "just run out to the shop" to work on stuff. As such, all my projects have...
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    New to the site, and building a garage...

    Howdy, I currently I rent a 60x60 metal shop with a 30x60 fenced yard beside it. I'm planning on moving out of the shop and into a detached garage at my house. I'm currently working out plans for the shop and figured I would get some input. I found one particulary helpful thread already...
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