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I just stumbled into this thread. I've got garage B1 there - and it's crazy how different your side of the complex is. We never have cool cars sitting outside, let alone multiples. I've never met the owners I share walls with and I think I've only ever even 3 or 4 owners on that street and...

> Whats the rationale for having 2 thermostats in each room? How does one get them not to compete on different heat sources? In-floor heat can't do air conditioning, so if you want A/C as well, you end up with a separate forced air system. Most people who install the separate forced air...

It's more plug than the compressor came with from the factory, both plugs are only rated to 2HP motors so technically under-rated in that regard. Since I'm upgrading to both a higher-rated plug and a heavier gauge wire, I'm not too worried about it.

I just bought this portable air compressor. It's 240v, the write-up on Zoro/Grainger calls it 3.0 HP, the label on the compressor calls it 3.5 HP, and the motor nameplate says 3.7 HP and 17.2 FLA. There's basically no manual provided with this thing at all. It's got a really stiff 14 gauge cord...

It's under 3HP - that might actually just have a 20A breaker on it but I had him run 10 gauge wire so I have more options when this compressor needs replaced.

That varies regionally, I think. I've pulled permits for work at my own house before and never had such a card to post.

Thanks, everyone, for confirming what I thought. I picked up the right covers at Menard's today so I'm set there. I'm gonna send him pics of the MC not being snapped in and see what he says. Does make me wonder if he actually pulled the building permit I got charged for.

I'm guessing they didn't snap those in (or took them back out) because the boxes used aren't real deep and you probably can't physically get the receptacle in if it's snapped in.

A couple over the outlets are #12 and on a 20A breaker, I'm running s smaller lathe, mill, and bandsaw on those. A couple are #10 and 30A breaker for welder and air compressor. I just had him use the 30A receptacles on everything because that's what's already on all the equipment (was...

This guy's crews wired the building originally as well as all the newer buildings in the complex.

Hey all. Just had an electrician add a few 240v circuits in my garage condo. I feel like this isn't quite right. All of the receptacles are Leviton 2620's - NEMA L6-30R. Two of them are fished through the wall with MC cable. They run to fairly shallow single gang boxes, though, and the MC...

Why run an engineered beam the long dimension when you can run joists over the long spam with short beams on each end? It's a clear span building so my "back wall" is the middle of the building, there's nothing to attach to.

Hey all. I've got a 15x30 garage condo unit, and I want to build a 15x12 mezzanine in the back portion of it. Somewhere to park some storage, as well as air compressor, dust collector, that sorts of thing. I'm trying to figure out the best way to construct this so I can have something a...

Use brass fittings if you can - don’t use the iron fittings from the big box stores. They are all pretty garbage in the small sizes and you’ll have a hard time ever getting them leak free, if ever.

I think a 5x10 is about the perfect spot if you don’t have room/tow vehicle to keep a 16-18 ft car hauler type trailer around. Doubly so if it’s a flat bed with stake pockets. Unfortunately, I’m finding it really hard to find such a thing. Most of 5x10 trailers you see are built super cheap...

Speaking from experience fixing them - technically it's usually not the lines that blow up, but rather the sprinkler heads. Most sprinklers are done with "funny pipe" and it will flex and tolerate freezing. The sprinkler heads are made from hard plastic and don't have the same tolerance for...

Helper disks can be a huge help with "tall" (doesn't need to be that tall) prints as well as prints with square corners on long edges. See https://www.makerbot.com/media-center/2013/04/19/keep-corners-flat-with-makerwares-helper-discs You don't need to use their software - just make an STL of...

I have had good luck with eSun PETG, although I mostly print with PLA because it's easier and PLA is good enough. Still on stock extruder. I would skip the upgrade on your printer. You actually need the MK2 -> MK2S, then MK2S -> MK2.5 to get everything. Plus printing all the 3d printable...

I think a good way to frame this is - do you want to have a 3d printer so you can tinker with 3d printers, or do you want a 3d printer to make stuff? A lot of people are in it to tinker with the printer and that's fine, but a lot of people don't want to spend months dealing with that. And if...

I wouldn't plan on printing with it pulled out. The printer moving around at full print speed causes a lot of vibration, and vibration = noise. A lot of guys put the, on a concrete paver to kill the vibration and quiet them down.