Do you want to trade a unit with a pull cord for one that doesn't have one?

 

All mine are screwed to the ceiling and they ain't coming down😁

 

I'm guessing you have an extension cord from the lamp to the outlet? It would be really easy to install a switch in the cord in between ends. A handy box, a basic light switch and cover, and a couple wire nuts and you're in business.

 

True. I can do that or just plug the extension cord in when I want to turn it on.

 

Most shop lights have have a knockout for a pull-chain, I've had to add them.

 

Finally got the lift installed after sitting in the barn for two years. My son Andy and Craig (dmptrkr) helped over the weekend to get it bolted down. The uprights on this brute weigh over 600 pounds, good thing I have a forklift. I spent parts of yesterday and today running cables and hoses, retiring the pump and making adjustments and bleeding the hydraulics. I have some major work to do on my vehicles and this is going to make them a lot easier.

Just realized my tube heater might be a little too close to the hydraulic hose going over the top. I think I can make a heat shield for it.

 

Great! As we get older it gets harder to get up from the floor or creeper after being under our trucks. This will help you fer Shure.

 

I had this lift in my other shop I sold last year. I bought it, I think 6-7 years ago. I bought it used from a private owner that only used it in his shop. It came with a bunch of other things, when I told my wife I was going give the seller $2,000 for it she asked if I’d ever get my use out of it. Within three weeks of having it up I replaced the front components of my truck, my one son’s truck and my other son’s car. It didn’t stop there over the years I’ve done brakes on my vehicles, and a few cash jobs, so yeah, I think I got my money worth out of it ten times over. My knees and back thank me every time I use it. I really missed not having it set up the last couple of years.

Another thing, when I was trying to sell the other building the first thing everyone noticed was the lift. I had a few preliminary offers for the building as long as the lift was included. Fortunately none of the offers panned out because I didn’t want to sell the lift. I finally pulled it out before anyone else who came to look at the building saw it.

 

First test subject on the reinstalled lift, my wife's '16 Focus. Last time I had the oil changed it cost $90!! Oil and filter cost about $35. Savings already adding up.

 

Nice job Bob, sure would be nice if that were my shop...lol

 

Well, now that we have the shop pretty much insulated and heated for the coming winter the last weak spot is the two overhead doors. One is 10'X10", the other is 12'X15'. The doors are uninsulated steel. My original plan was to buy 1" styrofoam boards, cut to size, insert door panels and cover with plastic paneling so I can clean them when they get dirty. It the kind of work I do in my shop they will get dirty. Since I'm going to use this building for my business I also wanted that looked like a standard insulated door.

I bought one sheet each of the styrofoam and plastic paneling to see how it would work. I thought it looked pretty good. I only did one sheet of each before it got too cold to work in the shop. I figured it would cost about $500 to insulate both doors.



A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend and he mentioned he had a big quantity of insulated panels he got from the place he worked for free. The company made doors for industrial freezers. He told me to come over and take as much as I wanted. I got a couple of pieces over the weekend to try out. The panels are just under 2" thick, the insulation is sandwiched between two thin pieces of fiberglass.

The first picture is of the experiment piece I cut to see how it would fit. The second is a panel cut to cover an entire section.




I liked how it turned out. I went back today to get enough to do both doors. The price is right-FREE!

 

Looks good and a good deal!

 

Thanks Abe, now I just have to cut 35 more panels!!

 

Rather then buying Styrofoam and then cover them with something, try insulating foam that already has alum foil on it .

 

I looked at that product, it would hard to keep it clean. I also wanted something that looked like a manufactured insulated door. In my old shop I had manufactured insulated doors. They had a plastic covering that I could wash. The panels I am using have a glossy fiberglass covering on both sides. Again, it's free, can't beat that price.