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For so many years, I've dreamed of having a dedicated (meaning, not also a garage) shop. Finally, that dream is coming true. My wife and I bought a 5 acre parcel in the Seirra foothills a few years ago. We're hoping to retire in a couple years so with any luck, this is our last property. We...

For sale: 8 ft HO fluorescent fixture Liftmaster is sold: 1/3 HP Liftmaster Professoinal opener - about 3 years old. I removed it and installed a Liftmaster 3800 because I needed the overhead clearance for a lift. The 8' fixture is a $69 Lowes HO 8' T12 fixture. 2 8' lamps included. It's...

Unfortunately, my 5hp 80 gallon compressor tank started dripping from a spot on the middle of the bottom side of the tank. It's a late 80s vintage Charge Air Pro by Ingersoll Rand 5hp, 18.7 CFM @ 175psi with relatively low hours. By the way, I do have an automatic drain but this compressor...

My wife and I moved to the Sacramento, CA area from Illinois last December. When we were searching for a house, one of the (well okay, not so much "the" as "my" :)) criteria was a 3 or 4 car garage. We didn’t want to live in the boonies so a house with a separate shop building was pretty much...

I’ve been trying to decide what to on my garage floor. I used Rustoleum Professional (solvent based) epoxy w/clear coat on my last floor and it was fine. However, it was easy to scratch if anything was dragged on it. I’ve ruled out Race Deck or similar plastic tile so I’m down to epoxy...

I've read the 2010 California Title 24 electrical sections (based on NEC), as well as relevant parts of the NEC and haven't been able to answer this question for myself. Do multiple 50A welder receptacles have to be all added to the load calculation or can I only add the largest (one 50A in my...

Hello all, I've been reading the board for a few weeks - This seems to be a great forum! I finally found the time to say hello. So, Hello! :) My wife and I moved to the Sacramento area from northern Illinois in December. I've been travelling a lot for work and am just getting started...