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Thank you all for your help. A lot of good info here. I hope everyone has a happy and safe New Year!

Thanks for the link! Yes, in looking at 6” of 12 gauge wire currently sticking out of the boxes I have been contemplating how ”fun” it will be to stuff all that in there. 🥴

@Chuckster in NJ Thank you for the suggestion. I’m not quite ready to throw in the towel but I will keep your advice in mind in case I do.

Thanks! This the GFCI: 15-Amp 125-volt GFCI Residential Decorator Outlet, White https://www.lowes.com/pd/Eaton-15-Amp-125-Volt-GFCI-Residential-Decorator-Outlet-White/5014437343 This is the normal receptacle: 15-Amp 125-volt Residential Duplex Outlet, White...

Thank you all for the additional responses. I like the idea of looping the grounding screw in the box. @sparky 1971 the 2 gang box I’m using is from Lowe’s:

It appears my GFCI receptacle is self grounding while the “regular” one adjacent to it is not. The remaining boxes are single gang so I have planned on attaching a pigtail to the box grounding screw and to the receptacle, then twisting them together with the supply and outgoing grounds. My...

Thanks for the clarification guys. The receptacles attach to my covers or mud rings. The cover then attaches to the box via the two screws diagonally from each other. I’ll check my receptacles.

Regretfully I don’t know if the receptacles are self grounding. They were the cheap ones from Lowe’s. Unfortunately I am not familiar with a mud ring!

Hello All, Electrical is not my forte’. I have a carport that I had enclosed and I am adding a few receptacles and a switch for lights. I have installed metal electrical boxes on the square tubes and ran 12/2 mc cable to them using the appropriate fittings. My question is regarding the...

@paulsomlo Thank you! I’ll update when I have an opportunity to fool with it again. We’re in single digits currently which is uncommon in TN.

Yes sir that was me! Yesterday I replied to one of my threads and today the reply was gone. I searched “moderator” and found you so I messaged you about a possible tech glitch on the forum. However, my post is now visible again. Thanks!

I appreciate all of the info here. It’s stupid cold in TN right now and I don’t have a heated shop so I haven’t been able to tinker with the jack much. I did, however, get it up on a bench and look at how I’m going to remove the release valve u-joint, since it’s the only obvious leak at this...

Thanks for the insight guys. Would Hydraulic Parts Supply have the necessary hardware (springs, balls, etc.) in addition to the seals?

Thank you paulsomlo!

Thanks Shocker. In somewhat of an update, after tinkering with the jack today I noticed a spot on the floor below it. It appears as I was moving the handle up and down to depress the piston several times it may have forced some fluid from the u-joint that the handle rotates.

Hello All, I have an old floor jack that my dad owned for years and he recently gave it to me. What little bit of research I’ve done it could be an Ausco or Weaver? The casting number on the bottom of the jack is D-7401-A with a “2” cast below it. The mechanism that the handle attaches to...

Nice score! Yes, the riser is comprised of mostly 14 gauge components.

Buy a Tennsco cabinet that doesn’t require shelf clips. I kid, but I’m partial because I work there. In all seriousness, call Edsal, or contact them thru their website. You should be able to buy a few.

I've seriously considered a second story as living quarters or storage with access from the higher side. Possibly even a neat little porch facing the road. Not sure how tall that would make the overall structure, as I want enough ceiling clearance in the garage for a lift. The high side is...

Thanks for the input guys. I could cut back the high side, but the road is about 60' away, and the slope would need to begin at the road. I think that would be a bit of an eye sore and would eliminate what little bit of flat lawn I currently have (hilly here in middle TN). My fear is having...