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Well, after several years I am finally getting this old drill press of mine back in service. It was my fathers, who has passed away since I started this project, and I have always wanted to restore it since it was his and in his shop for many years. It was in very rough shape to begin with, and...

I am working on insulation and air sealing my shop today and planning ahead on sheetrock in the coming days. I have a 2' tall exterior block stem wall, above grade, and as of now am looking at green board with 1/4" gap above the stem wall for the bottom course with traditional sheetrock...

Looking for a good used tilting table for a Craftsman model 100 drill press with 2 3/4" column. Thanks.

Morning all, I am looking at getting a new scanner as the Ancel AD310 I have is about useless. It tells me I have codes but that is about it. Anyway, it looks like the Autel MaxiCheck Pro keeps coming up, but I am wondering if there are others that you all have and like in that price range or up...

Morning everyone, I am starting to wire my newly built 30x42x14 shop and have a couple questions. First off, I had a 100 amp sub panel ran and in my research, it looks like the green bonding screw should be removed allowing the neutral bus (left side) and the ground bar (right side) to be...

The pad for my 32x40 shop was just poured and I am looking at my heating options. Any recommendations on brands of propane heater and BTU's for Southern Oregon? I have done research and calculations and they are all over the place. The shop is 32x40 with 14' ceilings, will be wrapped and...

Hey guys, Getting ready to install some 3' wide Delta Rib metal roofing on my new pole barn and was wondering your thoughts on drip edge or flashing along the edges. Standard roof with 2 gables and 2 eaves with no other areas of concern and also no sheathing just the purlins. If it serves a...

Hey guys, Finally got started on my build and I am finishing up the purlins. I am looking to sheet the roof in 26 gauge metal and thought I would insulate between the purlins and then finish off the warm side with a vapor barrier once the roofing is installed. Do I need to add anything like...

Morning, I am looking at ordering a set of plans from APB and am wondering if anyone has had any experience with them? I am looking at the 30' x 48' x 12' barn plans specifically. I am also curious if the plans are able to be modified? It shows that all plans are no overhang and I would like a...

Morning, Been looking around on here for a little while now and getting some good ideas. The wife finally said, "We should look at building you another shop." So, I figure I had better register on the forum and get to asking some questions. First off though, I work for the U.S Forest...