New Shop....Finally

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:49 pm

mikelst wrote:Why...
It's only going to be 104 through the weekend...

I thought he meant AC power(i.e. electricity), not refrigeration.

tgamel · Post by **tgamel** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 5:24 am

mikelst wrote:Why...
It's only going to be 104 through the weekend...

Yea it was 103 here in Canton yesterday when I got home from work! Building was delivered and leveled on Wednesday, electrician came out that afternoon, will be back today (Friday) to place the meter box. Hope to have power by next week. With Labor day weekend, not sure how long it will take TVEC next week to get me hooked up to the grid.

Hung eye bolts for light fixtures last night...Did I mention it was hot!.... Gonna do some clean up and start on the floors this weekend. Decided to use Rustoelum 'Restore It' deck and floor paint for the floor. Having used it on the deck with good results and I have enough extra to finish the job. Kinda makes it a no brainer for me. Will post some pics later this weekend.

Todd

tgamel · Post by **tgamel** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:36 am

The building came last week and my father who is 73 and can still work circles around most people helped me get the beast of a window ac/heat pump installed. I coated the floor with the Olympic "restore it" deck and floor paint and had an electrician install the meter box and weather head. The electric company is supposed to come and hook up the power today.

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I know the floor looks yellow in this picture, but I assure you it is a sand color. The reflection from the spray foam makes it look kind of like a mustard color, but when I took this picture I still had no electricity. As you can tell by looking at the end of the building, they forgot to spray foam over the vents that are on each end of the building. Since this was a repo, I had to leave the vents, if I was purchasing new I would have had it made without them. Anyway they are supposed to come out to the house an spray over the vents to keep the AC in, but for now I will cover them with cardboard.

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I purchased some thin wall paneling to cover the walls, will paint it a semi-glass white and then place my cleats on the walls to hold tools etc. I have been constructing new benches to go along the walls for my equipment when time was available. I am off for 5 days starting today and hope to get a lot of work done, however I will be working solo for the first three.

Todd

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:06 am

If you haven't already before you panel the walls put metal wire protectors over the studs where the electric wire is passing through. 10 years down the road when you forget where the wires run you don't want to be hammering a nail in and hit the wire.

Also the down around normal receptacle height I see the studs are drilled. You might consider running some pvc pipe for future air use. I would stub out a couple outlets now before the paneling went up.

Frankly knowing what I know now I would mark on the wall the top and bottom of hanging cabinets and panel from them up and from the marks down and I would put ply in between. That way when you do put up cabinets you don't have to worry about finding studs you can nail any where and know you have support.

Another idea you would never regret is starting at bench top height use a full sheet of 4x8 ply on its side around the room going up the 4 ft above the bench level. That way in the future if you want to hang or attach anything on the wall you can anywhere you want it. Use the paneling to finish the rest.

Believe me you will want to change your shop around from time to time as your interest/needs change. Having the flexibility to put things where you want on a wall instead of just were the studs are is great.

apexsunguitars · Post by **apexsunguitars** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:25 am

nice, this is getting me jonesing for mine to get built. too bad the local yahoo government has decided that they need to be like the big city folk and attempt to make getting a permit as difficult as possible. i may have to cancel the home depot tuff shed and drag in one built off site just to get around this mess.

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 11:26 am

apexsunguitars wrote:nice, this is getting me jonesing for mine to get built. too bad the local yahoo government has decided that they need to be like the big city folk and attempt to make getting a permit as difficult as possible. i may have to cancel the home depot tuff shed and drag in one built off site just to get around this mess.

Yes zoning laws and building permits can be a pain.
I think if it is movable it is exempt from most code problems.
However being movable presents different problems especially here in Florida where hurricanes tend to move things on their own.

tgamel · Post by **tgamel** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 5:43 am

Started covering the walls yesterday, and got a decent start, but was side tracked by a visit to the hospital, as my father-in-law was taken by ambulance to the ER. Not exactly sure what happened, my mother-in-law said he passed out. I arrived before the ambulance (cause I live next door

) performed a quick neurological and physical assessment and he seemed to be no worse for wear. Anyway, they are going to keep him a few days for observation.

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After a few cups of coffee (it's 0433), I am gonna head out to the shop and get some early hours in before the rest of the family wakes up and life gets in the way. The big table in the center of the room is going to be an out feed table for my old Craftsman contractor table saw that I bought about 15 years ago when I was remodeling my house. I am ashamed to say that when the saw was placed in storage I did not protect it well enough and it had a lot of surface rust on it after being stored for 8 years in a small garden shed. I cleaned it up, removed all the rust and lubricated it well, but the cast iron table suffered a few patches of pitting. These areas will not affect the workings of the saw, but does make it look kinda ugly. BTW, it sure was nice working inside the shop with the AC

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fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:09 am

Won't be long now before you are popping out canoes and bowls

tgamel · Post by **tgamel** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 8:09 am

[quote="fredsheldon"]Won't be long now before you are popping out canoes and bowls ]

Ha, not sure about any canoes! But I have been reading your bowl making thread, actually re-read all 16 pages yesterday morning before heading back out to work on the shop. I have not used a lathe since High School, but am going to setup one of my Mark V's as a dedicated lathe. There is an East Texas Wood Turners (ETW) in my area and I hope to join. Anyway, one day maybe I can make some stuff as nice as your.

Todd

tgamel · Post by **tgamel** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 8:23 am

Because. I was somewhat side tracked by my father-in-law yesterday, I called up my 18 year old grandson and asked if he wanted to make a $100. He had called last week looking for some odd jobs to do on the farm, to make money, but at the time I did not have anything that needed doing. He jumped at the offer, so we finished the inside walls and got to do a little bonding. I did all the measuring and most of the cutting he did most of the nailing and screwing of the panels with assist as necessary.

Sometimes his technique was not up to my standards, but part of being a grandfather is to let those small things roll, and I gave him some advice and direction on how to improve his technique. Once we were done, I wisked him back to his dormitory room at the college. In some places, the finished product may not be as good as I like, but the time we spent together was priceless and enjoyed by both of us.

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Next step this morning is clean up, put up the rest of the lights and paint the walls....