TTT -- The Tool Thread (4 Viewers)

[weejub]

The issue with "most" engine driven welders is they don't do gas to prevent from having to haul a bottle in your work truck. In addition, if the intended job is outside then on all but clam days wind blows away the gas anyway ... so benefits are lost. Of the ones that I have seen that do wire feed, most are flux core. Miller does make a nice multiprocess machine (Miller Trailblazer 275 Kohler Welder/Generator with GFCI (907506)) but are you sure you want to have to fire up a motor every time you want to melt metal? I mean, I can't really think of a negative to using a gas driven unit except for the noise, the size, and ventilation (i.e. welder can't be in the garage when being used)

Is your breaker box in the garage? By adding my 220 welder outlet it now doubles as my feed from Gen to house (be very cautious with the dangers of feeding a house this way .... namely being sure isolate from the grid to keep line workers safe)

All great points.

I have two panels - both basically split the house in two and are used all the time in normal mode.

One is in the garage and is also for Generator IN with critical circuits that use the generator when power is off. I throw the bottom transfer switch and this isolates my house from the power company and then the circuits above are run by the generator.

I was thinking I would install another 220V below this panel for a welder, etc. Wondering now if maybe I could this outlet as 220 OUT when not in back up mode? For all I know it may be HOT now. . . . .



And the rest are in my laundry room. I think we discussed using that 220 for the welder too Forgot till now.

 

[Rice]

All great points.

I have two panels - both basically split the house in two and are used all the time in normal mode.

One is in the garage and is also for Generator IN with critical circuits that use the generator when power is off. I throw the bottom transfer switch and this isolates my house from the power company and then the circuits above are run by the generator.


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I was thinking I would install another 220V below this panel for a welder, etc. Wondering now if maybe I could this outlet as 220 OUT when not in back up mode? For all I know it may be HOT now. . . . .



And the rest are in my laundry room. I think we discussed using that 220 for the welder too Forgot till now.

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Yours is the smart and by code way of getting GEN power into the house. Your lockout switch that connects to GEN power and pulls you off the grid means that, no, it is not hot if you are on the grid. (Code would never allow for a plug with a male end to be hot).

 

[Rice]

Discussion .....

SL210SW | Rotary Lift

Pros?

Cons?

My ceiling height is 10 feet. Most I could lift a rig would be about 4 feet.

 

[stevezero]

Would 4 ft be tall enough to make the most of the lift? It would be nice for brakes and tire rotations, but you would be hindered on everything you could to being totally under the truck, resorting to laying and creepers, right?

 

[jamesurq]

What about an outdoor install? Weather's pretty nice, pick a shady spot and cover it with a tarp when not in use..

 

[jfz80]

LOL. Blue tarp Classy


Other thought is 10' is only when door is opened. Isnt door motor/hoist still in the way? Wouldnt be able to open garage door with vehicle on lift.

 

[Rice]

LOL. Blue tarp Classy


Other thought is 10' is only when door is opened. Isnt door motor/hoist still in the way? Wouldnt be able to open garage door with vehicle on lift.

True with the current configuration. It may require garage doors be retracked.

 

[jfz80]

Ahhh i had thought of moving motor not raising tracks too. Hmmm. Might as well make an 8' entry so all your friends can fit in there too

How crucial is Brents secret lab? Waay to much to consider stealing height from there? Make it walk up storage since not much use and not tied to HVAC ?

Understood it turns it into huge project but makes the most out of potential.

 

[jamesurq]

what about digging a pit instead?

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Jackshaft door opener and high-rise tracks would give you ~9'6" of headroom when the garage doors are open.

I thought about a similar in-floor lift for my garage and the deciding factor was that I wouldn't be able to pull a body off with an in-ground lift like that. That type of lift would be good for suspension/axle work, but with droop your axles would still only be ~3' off of the ground when at full lift.

It all depends what you're using it for. If you want to do brake/suspension work and make oil changes easier, go for it. You'll still be sitting/laying on the ground a bunch through.

Another point; when that type of lift is fully collapsed you're going to trip over the arms all the time, since they will be ~4" above the concrete in the middle of your garage. This would also make plucking engines out of trucks impossible inside your garage unless you removed the lift arms from the pistons, because the engine crane forward feet would intersect the lift arms.

 

[weejub]

what about digging a pit instead?

It could double as a prepper hole for biohaz attacks!

 

[S4Cruiser]

Save money and build a shop. I'd probably be more inclined to go the MaxJax route. Less install headaches and easy resale.

 

[S4Cruiser]

Holy s*** those are like 10k bucs...plus the install. MaxJax = 2300 bucs.

 

[JohnVee]

Help me out here, y'all. I need to either buy about $90 in parts to fix my Bostich 6g portable compressor, or just buy a new compressor. The current model comes as a kit (with nailers I already have) at Lowes for $199. It only gets used for finish carpentry and airing up my bosses tiny BMW tires at work where it lives 98% of the time, so this size suits me just fine. Actually, it might only need about $50, but I don't wanna do that only to find I need to order more parts and pay more freight.

Any suggestions on brands to get or stay away from?

 

[Rice]

Save money and build a shop. I'd probably be more inclined to go the MaxJax route. Less install headaches and easy resale.

No shop for me. We looked into it but guilford county won't allow it because I'm on a corner lot. It may (in the very long run) come down to a new house.

 

[Rice]

Help me out here, y'all. I need to either buy about $90 in parts to fix my Bostich 6g portable compressor, or just buy a new compressor. The current model comes as a kit (with nailers I already have) at Lowes for $199. It only gets used for finish carpentry and airing up my bosses tiny BMW tires at work where it lives 98% of the time, so this size suits me just fine. Actually, it might only need about $50, but I don't wanna do that only to find I need to order more parts and pay more freight.

Any suggestions on brands to get or stay away from?

Has been dependable, is "semi" quiet, oil bath crankcase, no complaints.

Makita 4.2 Gal. 2.5 HP Portable Electrical 2-Stack Air Compressor-MAC2400 - The Home Depot

 

[S4Cruiser]

No shop for me. We looked into it but guilford county won't allow it because I'm on a corner lot. It may (in the very long run) come down to a new house.

Corner lots are tough...2 front yards typically from a code perspective.

 

[NCFJ]

Jon, you are right on the mark. I had a corner lot when I lived in PA. WHen I went to build my shop, because of the set backs etc the shop would have been in the back corner off the lot and only 20' deep. Where I wanted it would have been fine were I not on the corner. That was for a detached garage.

Solution, a few extra lines on the drawings and poof, I had a breezeway. That made it an ATTACHED garage and well within the variance.

 

[Rice]

Jon, you are right on the mark. I had a corner lot when I lived in PA. WHen I went to build my shop, because of the set backs etc the shop would have been in the back corner off the lot and only 20' deep. Where I wanted it would have been fine were I not on the corner. That was for a detached garage.

Solution, a few extra lines on the drawings and poof, I had a breezeway. That made it an ATTACHED garage and well within the variance.

Ooohhh. Hmmmm.

 

[weejub]

I can see a covered fish pond breezeway in your future! (wait a minute, that was my fortune cookie fortune from HOLY WOK and ROLL, nevermind)

If you have two front yards, then you deserve to have two driveways - only seems fair.