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    Pictures of your air comp set-up

    Ramblur, I like the old refer comp. It looks like a home made refer compressor. I have not seen one in a while. John
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    New shop/shed/pole barn

    "Did you install a walk in door..........Nice shed. whats the figures run on something like that" Yes it has a walk in door under the shed. I put it back a little so it would be out of the weather. The basis 24x30 was $7700. With the shed and cement under,insulation,the extra 6 foot on the big...
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    Time for a new Garage Door Opener!

    I just bought two Genie screws on Saturday morning for my new shed. Genie is what we used when we built our house 6 years ago. They are still fine. The ones I bought were 185.00. I also had to buy an extra piece of track for the 8foot doors @ 17.98. The openers came with a wireless key pad and...
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    Pictures of your air comp set-up

    I have a reg/dryer combo from Granger with a flex pipe off the compressor. I have about 5 pipe drops with valves near the floor all in my system. Were I paint I have a reg and a dryer with a cartage dryer. John
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    Update Of My 1 Car Home Workshop

    Very nice. Come and get mine that clean. Good use of space....... John
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    New shop/shed/pole barn

    We just built a 24x30 with a 14x30 lean. I needed a building for stuff like yard tools boat and ATV’s. We looked a simple shed on skids then were going to build leans off both sides. By the time I priced that I was not that far off from what we did do. The building is a simple pole barn with 2...
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    Garage Size

    I new what the cement slab was going to cost a foot. So I called some steel building guys. to see what they had. I then looked at how much cash I had to spend. I went with a 40x50 shop with a 40x50 lean and a 15x25 addon under the lean. I wish now I would have built a 60x100. I just built a...
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    Another vehicle falls of a lift

    Some guys!!!!!!!!! I always lift a few inches then shack and bounce. The guy should have know the CG was to the rear. John
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    Out With The Old In With The New!

    Your shop has turned out very nice. I know you dad would be liking the timing that you found the stash. Keep up the nice work. John
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    What epoxy did you use that DID NOT have hot tire pick up?

    I used PPG Industrial 5 + years was on new that was washed with acid real good. John
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    Over trolley crane

    Here is a photo of the one I built. The main part of my shop is 40' x 50' with 16' walls. I have it spanning the shop and rolling the full 50'. Using the support polls I built racks off one side over workbenches. I ordered my wheels from Granger. They a replacement wheels off one of their...
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    Building stairs?

    I made mine out of c purlins. I welded the treads in place. I have the top laged and the bottom is welded to a angle that is bolted to the floor. I wanted to paint the steps with painted expoy. I just have not gotten to that yet. John
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    Paint Booth Questions

    I like the fan. It looks to me that the tubing has a bottom in it. That is a flange bearing on the front of the tubing. It even appears to have sealant around it. So my guess would be the belt and pulley are totally enclosed. That means they are out of the air stream. It looks good two thumbs...
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    Looking for ideas

    I would think you could build one for that. I am building a little garage for storage of boat and yard jusk. I wanted to make room in my shop. I am haveing a local guy build me a pole barn covered in metal. It will look alot like my shop. The basic 24X30 cost $7700.oo that is 10' walls one 3'...
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    Paint Booth Questions

    Mike, I have a wing I built on my shop under my lean. It is a 15x25 with a 12x12 over head door. My shop has heat. The room is off one of the sidewalls of my shop that has 16' walls. I have not built the booth inside the wing yet but I need to bad. What I am going to do is bring filtered heated...
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    Flooring for grinding and welding

    Were the cleats hit it just makes shinny whitish spots on the greay floor. I don't loke the tracks and do 360's.The only time I have chiped the paint is when I cheped the cement. At that happens when I drop somthing real heavy like a steel plate on the corner. Or I super heat the floor with a...
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    Installing my 2 post lift

    I would do it one of three ways the 1st is the way I did mine I have a bridge crane in the shop. The 2nd my tractor with the Front end loader. 3rd 3 to 4 guys like was said. John
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    Under ground phone wire

    I did not read allof the post. I had my phone company do mine to my shop at no cost. All I did is ask. The service guy came out set the box outside the shop and hooked it up then a crew came out and buried it later. Idid think I was going to have to pay untill the service guy saw it was not...
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    Installing my 2 post lift

    I used wedge anchors on mine. I don't know the size off the top of my head. 5/8 or 3/4? My cement is 6" thick with .5" r-bar and fiber in the cement. I bolted one side down then positioned the 2nd in place and drilled. It was not hard to install. John
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    Starting up the Cabinet Build for the new shop

    They look sweet nice job. Good score on the free stuff. John
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