Redoing the shop
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Redoing the shop
Good morning, I thought I would let the crew know what I am into. I have a 12' x16' basement shop. The concrete floor kills my back and knee so a few weeks ago I was at Home Depot and saw some Brazilian Cherry laminate on sale for .60 per square foot. I decided what the heck, I will give it a try. I purchased a bunch and hauled it home. Once at home and I reconsidered the project I decided the workbench and heavier tools shouldn't be on the laminate full time. Phase II.............we founds some nice porcelain tile on sale at Menards for a buck and some change. I decided to run a row of tile around the outer edge of the shop for the heavy stuff to rest on. Once I moved the heavy stuff the sheet rock walls that had never been finished looked pretty bad so I have been finished the rock off and painting. Two of the three walls done after today so maybe I can start putting things back. The bottom line is the laminate is still stacked up awaiting installation. I will try to send some pictures when I get a bit further along. It is amazing how projects tend to explode.
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Re: Redoing the shop
mgbbob wrote:Good morning, I thought I would let the crew know what I am into. I have a 12' x16' basement shop. The concrete floor kills my back and knee so a few weeks ago I was at Home Depot and saw some Brazilian Cherry laminate on sale for .60 per square foot. I decided what the heck, I will give it a try. I purchased a bunch and hauled it home. Once at home and I reconsidered the project I decided the workbench and heavier tools shouldn't be on the laminate full time. Phase II.............we founds some nice porcelain tile on sale at Menards for a buck and some change. I decided to run a row of tile around the outer edge of the shop for the heavy stuff to rest on. Once I moved the heavy stuff the sheet rock walls that had never been finished looked pretty bad so I have been finished the rock off and painting. Two of the three walls done after today so maybe I can start putting things back. The bottom line is the laminate is still stacked up awaiting installation. I will try to send some pictures when I get a bit further along. It is amazing how projects tend to explode.
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Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
farmer
Francis Robinson
I did not equip with Shopsmiths in spite of the setups but because of them.
1 1988 - Mark V 510 (bought new), 4 Poly vee 1 1/8th HP Mark V's, Mark VII, 1 Mark V Mini, 1 Frankensmith, 1 10-ER, 1 Mark V Push-me-Pull-me Drillpress, SS bandsaw, belt sander, jointer, jigsaw, shaper attach, mortising attach, TS-3650 Rigid tablesaw, RAS, 6" long bed jointer, Foley/Belsaw Planer/molder/ripsaw, 1" sander, oscillating spindle/belt sander, Scroll saw, Woodmizer sawmill
Re: Redoing the shop
Good morning. The shop refresh is going well. The porcelain tile and laminate floor are down and two walls painted. I have cleared out lot of ''STUFF" and still finishing up sorting things.
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I thought I would add a picture with the ugly gold cabinet painted. I managed to get that done in the driveway yesterday between rain storms. Nice little cabinet for my drill bits, tap and die sets and measuring tools.
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Looking good!
Like the light fixture, don't think I've ever seen one like that. Looks like a half a gatling gun.
Ed
Like the light fixture, don't think I've ever seen one like that. Looks like a half a gatling gun.
Ed
{Knight of the Shopsmith} [Hero's don't wear capes, they wear dog tags]
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Hi Ed, Surplus from Ft. Leavenworth many years ago. A couple of years ago I re ballasted the light for T8 bulbs. The old ballasts weighed as mush as a paving brick. There was originally an ornamental cover over the end of the light but I managed to lose it somewhere along the way. I have 6, T8s in the middle and two T 12s on the sides. I am old and need lots of light.