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    Check out this home made all-wood car lift!

    Don't like the wood? How about plastic? <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TxepUD9xvHg?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed...
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    Plumb or Plomb?

    OK, so I was clueless. Now I get it. Missed the fact that there was a link. Sorry.
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    Can you spot the problem?

    So, what, EXACTLY, does the original plan call for? I missed whether or not this was done to plan.
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    Plumb or Plomb?

    Did I miss something?:headscrat Why do you ask such a question?:dunno: Anyhow, here is what is says on Dictionary .com plumb    –noun 1. a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare...
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    What every home machinist needs

    Yes, they could have cast it from the original. What this technology allows them to do is to scan the original and then build a replica in a CNC. You can also send the digital image to the manufacturer, who can "print" it, and cast it. Then they can ship it to you, from anywhere in the world...
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    Red Wing Shoes - made in china!

    Here is a site that advertises 100% made in USA, and union made. Not the cheapest, but I don't think the people in this thread are interested in just getting the cheapest. www.theunionbootpro.com
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    using pegboard rather than drywall with insu

    You might want to look at foil-faced rigid insulation board. Polyisocyanurate rigid foam insulation is available at many home improvement stores. It may not have a full fireproof rating, but your shop is a good distance from your house. The foil facing can help keep the material from igniting...
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    using pegboard rather than drywall with insu

    JOHNMAN is right, you are supposed to have a fire rated substance covering paper backed insulation. If your shop is attached to your house I would seriously consider the fireproof material. Just this week, in my town, there was a garage fire that threatened to take the entire house with it...
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    help design a bridge

    Ah! Capable of being moved! I guess I was a little slow on the up-take:confused: I too, was thinking something that was to be moved after each use.:rolleyes: Fine looking bridge. Good work.:beer:
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    Best way to connect two wires

    Are the lights connected end-to-end? You can connect the wires together OK with wire nuts, but, (if you really want to follow the code) the wires must either run from one box directly into the next or you will need some kind of conduit running between the fixtures. You are probably already...
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    Fluorescent on a Swivel. On a Budget too!!

    It was just stuff I had lying around. If I recall, some of it was even split from when it had frozen and been replaced the previous winter. Any of the rest that was still good I thought I could just get out the propane torch, take apart, and reuse elsewhere. I suppose you could use some left...
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    Fluorescent on a Swivel. On a Budget too!!

    Hi, I have just registered and I am very impressed with the great information on your journal. My garage is just a mess most of the time but I do have one feature I am proud of. My overhead light! I am a great believer in using what you have lying around. I don't like to be wasteful, and I am...
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