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I have an older Rotary SP84 2 post lift. Got it for free (inherited form dad). As it was getting rusty on the bases I sandblasted and repainted it all and installed it in my shop. Works great for my home shop just like it did back at my father's place. I've always found that the floor plate was...

I built a closet in a corner of the garage for the compressor (5HP 60Gal) to isolate the noise. Is there a rule to follow as to where to put the disconnect, in the closet or outside the closet? There is no switch on the compressor, it is made to be hard wired and I want to use a fused 30A 240V...

I'm ready to connect the garage subpanel to the house main panel. The house panel is a 200A Cutler Hammer BR series 40-80 circuits that was installed last year to replace a 100A unit. The garage panel is the old 100A panel of the house (Cutler Hammer BR series 12-24 circuits). Attached garage...

Hi guys, After lurking here for a while I think it's time for me to share a few pics of my build. But first a little background. We bought our first house 2 years ago. I wanted to be out in the country and have a large lot. My girlfriend wanted to be in or real close to the city. We both...

I'm about to start the wiring of my garage. I have a metal lathe and Bridgeport mill. Both are setup to run on 240VAC single phase. At my father's garage they were plugged with 6-50 plugs (welder plug) on 30A circuits. I have lights and digital readout(well, I wish I had the DRO... but I have...

Just a few lines to introduce me. I'm from Québec City, Québec, Canada. I've been lurking here for a while now and have taken many great ideas for my garage. Building a garage was already in the plans but as my father passed away last december and I inherited all his tools this got the project...