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Parts list for Radiant Heated Floor 30x48 Pole Barn — Check out this information packed article for my research, tubing layout, and a detailed list with links for all the parts I bought. I spent a LONG time researching all of the different things I needed to buy to install the radiant flooring myself in my pole barn before the […]

Parts list for Radiant Heated Floor 30×48 Pole Barn

December 28, 2020 in 30x48 Pole Barn Shop Build / Shop Tours! tagged 2 post lift / Breezeway / EPS / Foam / Garage / Heat / heated Floor / House / Hydronic / List / Manifold / Oxygen Barrier / Parts / Pex / Pole Barn / Post Frame / Radiant / Shop / Staple / Welding / XPS by Paul

Steps to building a pole barn — Time for an update. Crews will be showing up starting tomorrow! This will bring us up to date on the pole barn pad and some pre-work we have been doing with skid steers, chainsaws, stump grinders, and trailers.

Progress Report 3 – 30×48′ Pole Barn build

December 15, 2020 in 30x48 Pole Barn Shop Build / Shop Tours! tagged 2 post lift / Breezeway / Garage / House / Pole Barn / Post Frame / Shop / Welding by Paul

DIY Receiver Hitch Snow Plow Using Offroad Winch — Quit breaking your back in the driveway! If you already have an offroad truck with a winch and some skills with a welder you can make your own plow! Here is a write up on how I built a snow plow for the front of my offroad truck using mostly […]

DIY Receiver Hitch Snow Plow Using Offroad Winch

November 22, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / MISCELLANEOUS / Suzuki Vitara/Tracker 'PJ' by Paul

How to repair a vice that is sloppy and won't tighten — A quick writeup today on a broken Wilton vice that a buddy gave me. Apparently it was headed for the scrap pile because it was broken. Turns out it was just a 5 minute fix. Read more to find out what it was and how you can fix yours.

How to Fix a Vice that won’t Tighten or Swivel

October 22, 2020 in FABRICATION KNOWLEDGE / MISCELLANEOUS / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged 656 / 676 / A / Bench / HD / Pony / Swivel / Tekton / Tighten / U / Vice / Wilton by Paul

DIY Steel Beehive Stand with Adjustable Legs and Frame Holder — Today we are building a steel beehive stand for Langstroth style hives with adjustable height legs and large foot pads so it doesn’t sink into the ground. Also included is a bonus at the end of how to build a frame holder that can be moved from side to side.

DIY Steel Beehive Stand with Adjustable Legs and Frame Holder

October 15, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / MISCELLANEOUS tagged 10 Frame / Colony / DIY / Holder / Honey / Langstroth / Stand by Paul

Mini Boatside and Rock Sliders on Vitara Tracker — Today we cap the giant hole we just made from cutting off the rocker panels and reinforce the rock sliders. Then we reattach the fenders using some race car parts.

Part 2 – Mini Boatside and Rock Sliders on Vitara ...

September 19, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / Suzuki Vitara/Tracker 'PJ' tagged Boatside / Chevy / Fabricate / MIG / Mini / Offroad / Rock Crawler / Rock Slider / Suzuki / Tracker / Tube / Vitara by Paul

Mini Boatside and Rock Sliders on Vitara Tracker — Time to remove PJ’s rusty rocker panels and build some rock sliders from scratch. Rock sliders are great for protecting your doors offroad and providing a pivot point around trees and rocks.

Part 1 – Mini Boatside and Rock Sliders on Vitara ...

September 8, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / Suzuki Vitara/Tracker 'PJ' tagged Boatside / Chevy / Fabricate / MIG / Mini / Offroad / Rock Crawler / Rock Slider / Suzuki / Tracker / Tube / Vitara by Paul

Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch for Suzuki Vitara Chevy Tracker — Finally, the last part of the front bumper build for PJ. Today we tie it all together by adding reinforced tubes to finish out the sides of the bumper. Be sure to check the completed pics at the end!

Part 7 – Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch ...

August 22, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / Suzuki Vitara/Tracker 'PJ' tagged 13000 / 9500 / Chevy / Fabricate / MIG / Off Road Winch / Offroad / Suzuki / Tracker / Vitara / Winch / Winch Mount by Paul

Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch for Suzuki Vitara Chevy Tracker — Today we bend up a bull bar / hood protector for the bumper and wire up the winch with a quick disconnect safety switch.

Part 6 – Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch ...

August 13, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / Suzuki Vitara/Tracker 'PJ' tagged 13000 / 9500 / Chevy / Fabricate / MIG / Off Road Winch / Offroad / Suzuki / Tracker / Vitara / Winch / Winch Mount by Paul

Steps to building a pole barn — Staking out the shop, getting semi trucks full of dirt delivered, and spreading it out! Also some quick education on how to measure to see if your building layout is square and how to set string lines with a laser.

Progress Report 2 – 30×48′ Pole Barn build

July 18, 2020 in 30x48 Pole Barn Shop Build / Shop Tours! tagged 2 post lift / Breezeway / Garage / House / Pole Barn / Post Frame / Shop / Welding by Paul

Steps to building a pole barn — This is part one of my dumping ground for progress pictures during the shop build. In this installment, we measure for the shop, do prep work, and start digging with a skid steer!

Progress Report 1 – 30×48′ Pole Barn build

July 7, 2020 in 30x48 Pole Barn Shop Build / Shop Tours! tagged 2 post lift / Breezeway / Garage / House / Pole Barn / Post Frame / Shop / Welding by Paul

Steps to building a pole barn — This was a tough one to figure out. The first place I started was calling pole barn builders. Seems like the logical place, right? Well it turns out there is a lot more to it than just getting a builder because they aren’t the general contractor…YOU ARE!

Part 2 Building a Pole Barn – Who is responsible ...

June 25, 2020 in 30x48 Pole Barn Shop Build / Shop Tours! / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged 2 post lift / Breezeway / Garage / House / Pole Barn / Post Frame / Shop / Welding by Paul

The Ultimate Guide to Auto Darkening Welding Helmets — Check this post out for the ultimate guide to selecting and purchasing an auto darkening welding helmet. Welding helmets are critical for the safety of any DIY metal work, whether you are welding or plasma cutting. Without a good welding helmet, you can cause eye stress, skin burns or even […]

The Ultimate Guide to Auto Darkening Welding Helmets

June 19, 2020 in FABRICATION KNOWLEDGE / Shop Safety / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged Antra / Auto / Battery / Darkening / Grinding / Helmet / MIG / Shade / Solar / Stick / TIG / Welding by John

Steps to building a pole barn — This is the beginning of my pole barn / post frame building journey. I am detailing all the steps I took to plan my shop and some tips that might help you when you go to build yours. This post will cover the research and initial planning / layout steps.

Part 1 Building a Pole barn – Planning

June 11, 2020 in 30x48 Pole Barn Shop Build / MISCELLANEOUS / Shop Tours! tagged 2 post lift / Breezeway / Garage / House / Pole Barn / Post Frame / Shop / Welding by Paul

Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch for Suzuki Vitara Chevy Tracker — Time to add more reinforcement and an aluminum skidplate to our custom DIY winch bumper build! We also discuss lot of tips and tricks along the way.

Part 5 – Front Winch Bumper Build with Receiver Hitch ...

June 5, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / Suzuki Vitara/Tracker 'PJ' / TOOLS OF THE TRADE! tagged 13000 / 9500 / Chevy / Fabricate / MIG / Off Road Winch / Offroad / Suzuki / Tracker / Vitara / Winch / Winch Mount / ZESUPER by Paul

DIY Candle Wax Dipper — Did you know there is a way to put out candles with no smoke or wax splash? Me neither until I learned about wax dippers. I was the guy that always threw the lid on the candle and watched it smoke until it flamed out. Turns out there is a […]

DIY Homemade Candle Wax Dipper

May 27, 2020 in FABRICATION PROJECTS / MISCELLANEOUS tagged Candle / Day / Deep / Dipper / Extinguish / Gift / Mothers / Smoke / Snuffer / Vase / Wax by Paul