There was a good shop set up thread in the garage section a couple years ago. I can't remember the ops handle. He's the guy from North Dakota with the white FLD and green Mack truck. Might be worth a search and resurrect it if anyone can think of his handle.
Subforum suggestion.
Discussion in 'Truck Forum Information Center' started by dngrous_dime, Jan 25, 2017.
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I could see how a shop talk subforum could be useful. Good place to exchange info on what tooling a guy needs to maintain trucks, advice on organizing and utilizing shop space etc.
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As for other topics I would start. I would want feedback on a welder selection, air compressor selection, and maybe a genset.
Questions about what people would consider a minimum shop size for just a tractor, how much cold storage, concrete thickness, waste oil heaters, insulation type, lighting, sources for heavy-duty jacks, etc. -
Good places to buy tools, what tool brands to buy/avoid, how big of a bar to build in the shop for happy hour etc.
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I know for certain things, Harbor Freight is acceptable. For others, name brand or nothing.
As for the bar? As big as possible would be my first guess.Big Don Thanks this. -
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What's harbour freight? Don't think we have them around here.
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It's cheap Chinese tools.... If you're just buying a sledgehammer, they're great. Precision micrometers, I'll stick with Enco at a minimum.
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