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Thanks for the input guys.

There are no real "treasures" down there. I used that term with tongue firmly in cheek.;) We do store canned goods and paper products on the shelves, but those are up a...

Hi,
My loml and I are cleaning up after a recent basement flood - 2 inches of water. While I am happy that my shop is not located down there, I thought one of you folks with a basement shop may be...

No bounce? I should hope not! That's a floor system on steroids!

My shop has considerably less beef and has a 28' span (outside to outside). I used TJI joists 16" O.C. with a single layer 3/4"...

I hung my OSB on the ceiling using a shop-made panel lift. I have a vaulted ceiling so using a pair of "deadman" T-braces really wasn't an option. It took me a couple of weeks, part time, to...

I avoided the BORG for my lights.

I have 24 4' two tube t8 fixtures from the local elec. supply house (Friedman's Electric) and they work fine. Tested at 20 deg. F so far and they all lit right...

Thanks for the pic's! That looks great.

Dave

That may be possible, but the torque would be huge. I doubt wood could handle the forces involved. At the very least, the woodscrews would likely pull out.

A torsion bar, roughly shaped like the...

Here are a few crackpot ideas for your flyswatter.:eek: I included them in the hope of inspiring someone to an off the shelf solution.

A pneumatic cylinder mounted under the table. Crack a valve...

Thanks for the tip. I'm using drywall screws. I've hung many a sheet of drywall with them, so I figured they were good enough for OSB. I'll look into getting some stronger screws for the rest of...

I use (and am using) screws. I used 2" on the ceiling and 1 5/8" on the walls. I have found that drilling a 1/8" hole through the OSB helps a lot. It makes it easy to get the screw started and it...

Perhaps the loudest noise comes from the impeller. How that sound radiates - such as through the exhaust or through the housing, I don't know.

I have a clearvue and it wasn't as loud as I...

I also had trouble getting the 6-6-4 wye for 2729 6" PVC. I bought a couple of sheet metal 6" to 4" reducers at Lowe's. I cut a short length of 6" PVC, slid that onto the 6" side of the reducer and...

When I upgraded my service to 200A, I had to install two ground rods AND tie into the copper water pipe per inspector sparky. The ground was frozen solid when I installed the rods. To prevent the...

I am in the process of finishing my shop. I have the ceiling up and painted and 1/2 of the shop has lights installed. The other half is waiting for my bank account to catch up.:( I have slightly...

That is a terrific idea! Thanks for sharing it.

I'm still in the process of finishing the interior of my shop with insulation, OSB, paint and lighting. It is a great time to wire in emergency...

I've been finishing my shop interior with insulation and OSB. I took down my clearvue cyclone yesterday from the unfinished 2x4 studs so I can stuff insulation in. When I put the cyclone back up, I...

I am in the process of wiring for my shop lighting. I bought a 4' Unitech strip light from blowes, an 8' Lithonia (sp?) from HD and a 4' from a local electrical contractor supply house (Robson...

Matt,
I have a Gorilla folding extension ladder. It is quite sturdy in the step ladder position with full extension. Has an A shape...

I removed the extension wings on my SawStop cabinet saw. ...

Well, I believe I've settled on a plan. After this Labor Day weekend, I'll begin wiring for the planned lighting, a "whole house" fan and some ceiling outlets. Then on to insulation and hanging OSB...

That is a very nice example of craftsmanship. I'm setting up my shop and my skill set is somewhere between bird house and spice rack. LOL! Seeing projects like this makes me anxious to get my shop...

I took a quick look at your website. Thank you very much for sharing it. You have a great looking shop and I'm sure I'll learn from your example. I'll have to go back and give it a closer look...

I currently have CF bulbs in the shop, but way too few.
For me, the reason to switch to T8 tubes is efficiency. The CF bulbs put out less lumens/watt. You are right about the space, but CF's have...

Thanks for the input guys. Great ideas coming in. I still haven't made up my mind yet, but I'm leaning towards the the 6 rows of 6 fixtures. I'll likely use the 8' four tube fixtures where...

Since I need more light fixtures, I became concerned about routing my dust collection duct. Here are two designs I came up with. Instead of the 40 fixtures Wilbur came up with, I have 36. It...

LOL! Yep, you got me pegged!

I'm not bored enough to do the math, but I bet it would take years to pay for wiring six switches vs. two or three. Copper isn't cheap after all. If I have all the...