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The wife got home giving me enough daylight to get my lights hung and about 6 outlet boxes nailed to studs. I went with the cheap 48" florescent shop lights. I just like that light and absolutely hate the CFL bulbs and don't ever want to be forced to use them where I can avoid it. If I could swap out all the fixtures in my house to avoid CFLs I would do it.

The shop lights have cords with plugs instead of being directly wired. I briefly contemplated cutting the plug off and splicing them in to the wiring. But I quickly decided the smarter thing to do would be to put an outlet on the ceiling to plug them in to. And now I can at least plug one of he lights into an extension cord until I get the wiring done.

And I adjusted the floor plan at least another 6 times while I was hanging the lights.

It rained pretty heavy yesterday and last night, so that gave me the chance to check my roof for leaks. I only had 3 which wasn't as bad as I had feared. One was an old hole I completely overlooked when I was plugging them. The second was a lap screw that wasn't sealing - it probably stripped out when I put it in. The third is going to take some more investigation. The seam between two overlapping pieces of tin was wet along the whole seam. Water was running down the seam, then coming to a point where it was dripping. I've got buckets set up and have everything marked (from the inside). When everything dries I can silicone those first two and investigate the 3rd.

Beautiful weather and a three day weekend!

Had my 21-year high school reunion Friday night so we stayed the night at my parents. That gave me a late start Saturday, but I did manage to get a lot of the wiring done. I got my new breaker box mounted and the feed wires connected and got the lights wired. Like I said I would do, I put outlets on the ceiling to plug the lights in to. That was all the daylight I had.

Today I wired as many outlets as I could before I ran out of wire. Then I tied the electrical in to the breaker box on my utility pole. That pole has the meter and under that is a big breaker box and from there it feeds the house and the AC unit on different circuits. I put in a double 50amp breaker in that box for the shop.



Also as I mentioned (I think in the first post of this thread) I'm using the breaker as the light switch. I was concerned about doing that after JPG's warning. But I had also asked what the SWD stamped on my breakers meant. I've since learned that means the breaker is rated for switching duty, so I stuck with my plan.

Then I got everything cleaned up again and almost got everything moved from the 8"x10" storage shed to the shop. I'm off tomorrow and will finish moving things over, finalize some layout ideas, and hopefully start building some shelves and getting things arranged.

I brought back this old wood burning stove from my dad's. I was thinking I might use it to get through this winter, but at this point I'm no sure it will be necessary. It just hasn't been cold enough. But I think I might do a full restoration on it before I give it back to him. He might could use it in one of his shop extensions.



I have a lot of sentimental value in this stove. Dad got it when I was a kid (and it was old then) to heat our house. We were quite poor, living in a little trailer house. Someone we went to church with gave it to my dad. I helped Dad build a brick hearth to place it on. Then I spent many Saturdays out with dad cutting trees and chopping wood for the winter. And many cold winter nights enjoying the results of that hard work.

Are you going to insulate it? Looks good

sawmill wrote:Are you going to insulate it? Looks good

The budget doesn't allow it right now. Hopefully with tax return money or sometime this summer I can insulate it and put up some interior walls.

heathicus wrote:The budget doesn't allow it right now. Hopefully with tax return money or sometime this summer I can insulate it and put up some interior walls.

The routing of the wiring between the outlets needs to be tied down and it would be good to run it through middle of those studs so as to minimize the possibility of blindly driving a nail into it after being enclosed in wall.

I do not think that stove will fit into a 5g electrolysis bucket!:D

It is too big for evaporust also.

JPG40504 wrote:I do not think that stove will fit into a 5g electrolysis bucket!:DIt is too big for evaporust also.

A few good hot fires would take most of that surface rust off of it (not down on the legs of course ).
Besides, that is not rust. That is "patina"...


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As far as insulating it... In your climate I would look at FBBF.
Here is one brand.
http://www.jupiterheating.com/astro-foil-reflective-insulation.html
While it is hardly R-30 you are not building an R-30 type shop and you are not in an R-30 climate.
It uses very little space and is unbelievably easy to work with. No dust mask needed easy staple up type installation. Reflects light well inside.
One of my BIL's did the heated half of a good sized pole barn and it has served him well for years now.
You can fit it about any where. I am using it to insulate the rim-joist and plate area of my basement shop. Huge difference.
Not the cheapest material on the planet but pretty affordable especially since you can buy a roll or two now and then and work at your wallets pace.


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JPG40504 wrote:The routing of the wiring between the outlets needs to be tied down and it would be good to run it through middle of those studs so as to minimize the possibility of blindly driving a nail into it after being enclosed in wall.

I had wondered if anybody would complain about that.

robinson46176 wrote:As far as insulating it... In your climate I would look at FBBF.

Thanks for the tip, Farmer. That stuff looks pretty interesting. I'll check around for local availability and pricing.

GREAT progress yesterday. Although, as typical, not as much as I would have liked. But great progress anyway!

This is my 8'x10' storage shed that I had everything crammed in to:



My main toolbox and a few power tools like my drill, circular saw, etc. has been accessible - once I move the air compressor. I haven't seen most of what's in that shed for over a year now! Unpacking the shed was like playing Jenga... pull out the wrong piece and the whole thing might come falling down!

And here's everything put in the new workshop. Nothing has been sorted or put in any kind of permanent place. Just brought it and put wherever there was a spot for it.



Here's an old friend I haven't seen in a long time and look forward to getting re-acquainted with!



Three of my four Shopsmiths. Another 10ER is disassembled with parts scattered around the shop (but mostly in the corner to the right of that bench grinder). I may end up giving that one to my dad once I get it cleaned up and put back together.



Nothing is organized yet, but I have everything out of storage and I'm well on my way!