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If you have a minimum of 4" concrete, 3000psi, you likely don't need to spread that load further unless that loft is going to be extremely heavy or have a gantry crane under it, or you plan on really spanning the posts out. What's the estimated total weight, number of posts, and span? If it...

Bribe a local hobo to do it (kidding). That's what my first boss used to do (not kidding).

I call that "Design-by-litigation-avoidance" Clear visual indicator of improper installation.

Mine is 300' walking distance from the house, all downhill. I have a 3-car attached with a side tool room, an equipment shed, and then the 24x50 about 300' away. The shed was originally for the tractor and yard tools but it is slowly filling up with my son's outdoor toys. I built a loft up...

I have a 3 bay garage attached to my house- all three have 20 amp outlets. I found out the hard way that most of the circuits were 14ga/15amp with 20a outlets. Only one was wired properly with 12ga/20amp with 20a outlets. I don't know who wired my garage when the house was built, but there...

I appreciate the responses. I'm definitely overthinking this. I'm moving everything out to the building this weekend

If the jaws are overhardened, they will shatter like glass if too much force is applied. I had an A2 shear die set explode because it was overhardened by a machine shop. When I say explode, it sounded like glass shattering and pieces went flying everywhere. We tested a piece and it was at...

Most ergonomics standards are 1000mm +/- 50mm for most work (roughly 39" +/- 2") for standing work, up to 80th percentile. Most of my workbenches are in that range. I have one that sits higher for precision work. The problem is, raising your arms and shoulders up for an extended period of...

Ace Hardware has a pretty decent fastener aisle. I don't know if they still use Midwest, but you can find just about anything there (except riv-nuts, which apparently don't exist outside of the internet). Home Depot and Lowes don't have as much "niche" hardware in their drawer layout. Our...

Correct. Lots of RCA and fiber optic cable connections for inputs, I think a few S-Video. No HDMI. I think the last time it was used for the home theater setup was around 2008 or so. I'm insulating all of the walls and ceiling with PolyISO, then covering everything with BlueTex 6mm. Floor...

I'm less about "loud" and more about sound stage. I like hearing all frequencies cleanly. I'm the guy that has a 120w half stack and never brings the volume above 1. With that said, once in a while it's nice to feel the music in your blood haha. I need to keep an eye out and be the early...

Very aware and good point. Unfortunately, people realized this and scoff them up, sell the on FB Marketplace to scalp the market (at least near me). Goodwill sells them dirt cheap and people circle around like vultures to relist them. I looked into getting a cheap throwaway model just in...

Zone 8B, South Carolina. I pulled some historical data and the RH% ranges from 60% to 76% annually for my zip code. Stuff rusts and uninsulated metal buildings rain and sweat. It's enough of a concern to where I don't even want to move the unit out to the building until I have HVAC running...

I have a really nice Pioneer receiver and Polk 7.1 system that was used in a high-end home theater for years. I don't watch TV or movies anymore, haven't in years, so this is just taking up room in a closet. I'd like to move it all to our new building for playing music throughout. I'm in the...

Exactly. Find a BX2380 that was repo'd. I got mine with 44 hours on it, essentially brand new, for 40% off the price of new. I did all of the maintenance on it and it has been running beautifully. The amount of work it has done since I bought it 7 years ago is insane. I did tornado and...

I lived in CT for many years and we managed with a heavy walk-behind self-propelled snowblower. There were a few blizzards that dumped more snow than the Toro could throw, so it took multiple passes knocking down the wall manually. Since moving to SC, snow is less of a threat than the awful...

I have. It's never as good as the shop with a laser system. I fabricated a set of measuring rods for vehicles and motorcycles- basically just extends the axis of the spindle/axle so it amplifies misalignment out 3-4 feet. I used a metric tape measure with 1/2mm graduation (~0.020") and...

The surface texture will work against you. Pam spray is good- believe it or not, that used to be an FDA-approved mold release in the medical mfg world. Lots of concrete guys use WD40. I know this sounds crazy, but you might consider bacon grease to smear over the surfaces to make them slick...

I was just thinking this same thing the other day... There's always more primer left than cement, and the cement goes bad before you can use the rest. It's like hot dogs and packages of buns. I wonder if it would last longer if held under vacuum...

I've had some people (in person) get very emotional in their defense of sharkbites- one flat out told me off, then he had a leak that took out his entire bathroom wall and floor. To be fair, it's not a 100% failure rate since they sell them in stores and people use them daily, but that 1% or...