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  1. J

    Show us your shops!

    Ye most systems use glycol mixed with water or some use straight glycol kinda depends how deep your pockets goes lol Ye In floor heating would be nice but I'm fine with radiant heater. Between accidentally drilling holes in it and the municipality forcing more requirements. I'm ok with Luke...
  2. J

    Show us your shops!

    Floor insulation is required if you have in floor heating so the heat doesn't just get sucked into ground. In BC anyways other provinces may vary depending. Vapor barrier usually goes over if required. But in my case because it's a shop they didn't force me to put in radon protection being 6"...
  3. J

    Show us your shops!

    Im lacking in fire extinguishers department. that's for sure I got a 1950 C02 fire extinguisher and a bucket of fire extinguisher powder lol. Would like to install full dry powder fire suppression system in shop but probly won't be for few years unfortunately. I feel like carbon monoxide would...
  4. J

    Show us your shops!

    Just got to put in walls so got that covered ;) My current garage setup which I quickly out grew.
  5. J

    Show us your shops!

    Rebar is already tied and beams leveled lol so no foam and foam is about 8k ish for high density foam 2". I did think about it but the municipality I'm in requires additional stuff to have it. When I built the house I lucked out on bunch of 4" roofing foam for cheap. I got a rough neck heater...
  6. J

    Show us your shops!

    I can always anchor bolt stuff like that into the walls and haven't really had to much issue with that. Can usually push crap in with equipment and round stock. But I could weld lifting lugs on I beams if the need arises. You did remind me I bought 2 of these floor anchors at a garage sale I...
  7. J

    Show us your shops!

    I like the little cylindrical grinder you got, do you use it much? My shop is a work in progress ATM. So it's pretty clean ATM. Don't have current photo when I get home from pre Christmas activities I'll shoot some pictures of my garage and up to date photo of shop. 41'x61' so I could have true...
  8. J

    Something I would never do in my shop.

    I feel like you could probly get a release of liability thing drafted up but still feel like between insurance or court someone's gonna bend you over. That and the government seems to like to step in if they feel things are unfair. As I found out recently that there is a government office in...
  9. J

    Something I would never do in my shop.

    I like the idea but the risk of damaged equipment/tooling doesn't seem very economical for the price. Mind you for what he is asking good deal for renter I think.
  10. J

    Modified steady rest - lumby BC

    Package will be more or less around this size within 1/2" --- 11"x12"x2.5" and weight is 13.8lbs and I'll start group DM.
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