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Partial floor welded in today.

I was taught to always insulate a metal roof even in unheated building or there would condensation on the underside of the panels. Metal building manufacturers use a white plastic wrapped fiberglass insulation for their buildings. It has the added advantage of reflecting light brightening the...

Seat belts plus sells a kit with the backing plate. I am considering them for my Coronet. 1964-67 Mopar B Body Seat Belts - 3 Point Conversion - Bucket Seats

What the drawing calls a header joist is whatI call a rim joist. There is usually diagonal bracing or solid blocking placed at the mid span of the joists.

Can I ask why you are using hurricane clips on the end of the joists rather than a rim joist? Are you planning on installing a rim joist? The rim joist will keep the floor joists from wanting to roll over on their side. A hurricane clip is designed to be used to keep wind from getting under a...

This weekend I picked up a vintage greaserat an auction. I bought a skid of stuff to get it. I sold the remainder of the skid to another person at the auction. I also bought an old Sun Battery Charger at another auction recently.

The three workbenches were made by Lyon. Lyon is still in business making items out of steel. I used to specfy their lockers on jobs I designed. These are old solid benches. The steel is thicker than the newer benches. The lower shelf is a good stiffener for the bench.