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I'm installing an attic/gable fan in the exterior wall of my garage (likely a 16" QuietCool). I would also like to install some kind of self-closing louvres on the outside to keep out bugs and critters. I'm an okay carpenter, but exterior walls seem sacred and mystical to me. From what I've...

I live in southern California and in the summer we have hot days and cool nights. I have an attached two-car garage that is open to the roof (no attic) with no insulation. I've looked into air conditioning and swamp coolers, and it seems like I'd have to insulate the garage for either of those...

I'm lookin' to do some blastin'—mainly rusted steel parts that come off a car, but occasionally cleaning a carb or making an engine case look good. Finishes will either be Cerakote, powdercoat, rattle can, or just bare aluminum. I have a 1990s Quincy QT5 and a Skat Blast cabinet with a #4 1/4"...

I dragged home a QT-5 with a Balder motor...I'm very much hoping I'll never have to replace it in my life...or ever move it again! It's a daunting way to make air smaller. I don't know too much about it, but I was told it ran well before it was unplugged. The wheel cage is pretty tweaked. I...

I'm looking to buy my last compressor, and I've only ever owned a 120v "maintenance free" little Craftsman. There's a Saylor Beall 707 for sale that's over 20 years old that would do me...Biggest job it would perform would be one person media blasting and maybe some paint. What would I...

I'm converting a classic Mini to electric and I'm at the point where I need to get the Leaf motor mounted up to the Mini front subframe. My plan is to get everything aligned, cut, and tacked up with an emphasis on good fitment, after which I'll have a professional welder come by for the real...

I recently picked up a used Skat cabinet, and I'm trying to find a compressor for it...I mostly blast small parts (brackets, moto frame, valve covers), and once in a blue moon I might blast a Jeep frame or spray paint. I figure I'll use a compressor a few times a week until I'm dead; I'm hoping...

I am weary of wire wheels. I am weary of nylon brushes. I am weary of mineral spirits. I am weary of tumblers. I am weary of elbow grease. I think it's time to spend some money on some kind of media blasting...This will mostly be used for restoring car/moto parts. I need to clean rusty or...

I'm fabricating motor mounts, and I'd like to do a modest amount of cutting with an angle grinder and stick welding in my extra bedroom without destroying it too much. My thought was to just throw down a big fire blanket on the floor and be mindful of where sparks were going to fly. Is this...

I'm putting a Nissan Leaf motor into a classic Mini and I'm at the point where I need to figure out how to modify the front subframe to accommodate the Leaf motor. I'm struggling to find someone in LA that I trust who wants to do the work, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. I've never fabricated...

I bought this new last year and have used it to raise a car a few dozen times. It works well. I have since installed a full 2-post lift and no longer need it. I can lower it into the back of a pickup truck using my 2-post lift and some straps, but you'll want to be sure it will fit first. It's...

In order to fit a 2-post lift in my garage, I had to ditch the concrete stairs to make room. I'd like to put two stairs back in, but allow them to float above the lift arms. I'm fine with retracting the lift arms to their minimum length (but that may not help me). I'm a passable carpenter, but...

I'm looking to have a Rotary AT07 2-post lift installed in my garage in earthquakesville. Though it is not explicitly listed in the FAQ, the concrete requirements for most of their 2-post lifts are: - 4.25" thick. - 4.5" distance from edge. - 3000psi - 4' x 4' x 6" pad size if the concrete...

While I figure out what to do about building a bigger garage, I was hoping to use the lower section of my back deck as an outdoor workshop. I'm looking to erect some shelter to keep the sun and rain off for maybe a year. I would mainly use it for a sandblast cabinet, powdercoat oven...

I live in a tight residential hood and have a normal two-car garage door and a tiny driveway with a slight slope. I'm planning to buy a BendPak MD-6XP scissor lift. There won't be any way for a large box truck to unload a half-ton pallet into my garage, so I'm trying to figure out how to get...

I just installed a 60" Minka Lavery ceiling fan, and it's great but for one thing: its area of effect is a sharp cylinder. If you're directly under the blades, its great. If you're an inch outside of them, there is no wind. This isn't a massive garage, it's my bedroom. My ceilings are maybe 9ft...

I've been researching ways to cram cars into my narrow garage and I stumbled upon a few asymmetric 2-post lifts that will give me a good amount of workspace while also allowing me to park a car along the side. I really like the idea of asymmetry for a 2-post lift, because I'm trying to go as...

I've recently procured a tight, tall 2-car garage, and I'm wondering how to lay the thing out. It's 19' wide, 22' long, and between 9-16' sloped from front to back with a few warts. A summary of concerns: 1) How to get the door out of the way when open. 2) How to cram as many lifts and cars in...

I'm replacing a light with a 20-30lb ceiling fan. I expected to have to replace the junction box, but it's metal and appears to have been reinforced previously. It's an old bracket, but maybe someone has seen something like it before? I gave it a good push and pull and it's not budging. For me...

I have a living room that, sadly, cannot be converted to a garage cost effectively. It currently has a chandelier hanging from it, and I'd like to replace it with both a 52"+ ceiling fan and an additional power outlet for a projector I plan to mount nearby. I'm handy enough, but by no means a...