New Shop - Essential Tools?

tnvol · Post by **tnvol** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:00 am

rbursek wrote:Tom. funny, yes, you cant have enough clamps, and styles!!! I did not go there on your original post, just a given!! You where taken a shop and lay out.
I know 2 people thinking of retiring to TN, did not like the tourist trafffic in that area, so they did not, plus the best state for low lifes on Obama Care Self Employment Program!!!!!!!

Definitely lots of tourists here, but go a county over and you're fine. TN is definitely God's country! As for the low life's lining up for gub'ment cheese, you can find that about anywhere any more.... and at least TN isn't one of the states going bankrupt. That's a plus ;-)

"Wild Bad Bob" · Post by **"Wild Bad Bob"** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:53 am

Correct me if I am wrong, and I am SURE my buddy in M,VA will!!! Is it in KY tobbacco tax pays for a lot? Or some other tax?

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:18 am

[quote="tnvol"]Definitely lots of tourists here, but go a county over and you're fine. TN is definitely God's country! As for the low life's lining up for gub'ment cheese, you can find that about anywhere any more.... and at least TN isn't one of the states going bankrupt. That's a plus ]

I thought all the 'low lifes' were in Cocke County!:D

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:21 am

rbursek wrote:Correct me if I am wrong, and I am SURE my buddy in M,VA will!!! Is it in KY tobbacco tax pays for a lot? Or some other tax?

What is this 'tobacco' you speak of?:rolleyes:

Interesting that an experimental ebola treatment has tobacco origins.

"Wild Bad Bob" · Post by **"Wild Bad Bob"** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:37 am

like Chewbacka!!!!

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:43 am

robinson46176 wrote:Many here have heard my opinion about power and water etc. to buildings before. Don't direct bury stuff... Run it through larger conduits so you have near total flexibility later. Need to jack up you electric service for some big new piece of equipment? Pull the original wire out and pull in larger... You don't even have to install anything except the conduits to start if you are short of money at the moment. I normally just use 4" solid corrugated drain tile (very inexpensive) here on the farm. As said here, do check your local codes... I have a lot of flexibility here on the farm in a farm state and can mostly do what I want as far as farm buildings etc. but any place where someone sleeps is a whole other game.
I wouldn't try to run water and electric in the same conduit nor would I run gas and electric together.
By running a couple of 4" conduits you can later run bell wires, computer lines, phone lines, TV feeds, intercom, compressed air, hydroponic heat, all sorts of stuff. including stuff that has not even been invented yet.
If stuff becomes obsolete just pull it out to recycle it.
I like small polypropylene rope to pull with and leave it ready for the next time. The best way I have found to get it in the conduit the first time is to tie a light string (fishing line or kite string type) to the loop handles of one of those flimsy Wal-Mart type poly bags and stuff it in the pipe and blow it through with compressed air. Then tie on the pull rope.
It is also a good idea to cover your conduits with about 6" of dirt then put down yellow caution tape in the ditch over the conduits. That way if you need to dig near it you will likely see the tape before you dig into the pipe.

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I like the idea of the 4" solid corrugated drain tile. Do they seal tight enough to keep water and soil out?

tnvol · Post by **tnvol** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:56 am

JPG40504 wrote:I thought all the 'low lifes' were in Cocke County!:D

There's a few

Definitely want to stay out of the hollers!

As a buddy of mine is fond of saying - "Cocke County - land of the school bus condo's." A guy I work with lives over there and he definitely has some stories....

tnvol · Post by **tnvol** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:01 pm

Ed in Tampa wrote:I like the idea of the 4" solid corrugated drain tile. Do they seal tight enough to keep water and soil out?

If it's the HDPE (plastic) stuff he's referring to, yes, it's water tight.

"Wild Bad Bob" · Post by **"Wild Bad Bob"** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:36 pm

tnvol wrote:There's a few Definitely want to stay out of the hollers!

As a buddy of mine is fond of saying - "Cocke County - land of the school bus condo's." A guy I work with lives over there and he definitely has some stories....

a Dentist fanticy dream!!!!!!!!!!!!!

idcook · Post by **idcook** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:36 pm

tnvol wrote:Thanks for the suggestions.

So... I'm guessing you do a lot of food-contact related woodworking to need all that mineral oil ?

Among other things, mineral oil works great for cleaning parts, surfaces, etc.

The last greenie I grabbed had all kinds of gunk and grime everywhere. I took it apart and soaked the parts in mineral oil to help clean them up hoping to salvage most of them for continued use.

I figure I’ll be using a lot of it so I stopped buying the quart containers. I refill the quart bottle and store the rest.