I wish I had the patience to exhibit such fine craftsmanship. You guys blow me away. Truly something from another era where pride of workmanship was important.
Bob
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I wish I had the patience to exhibit such fine craftsmanship. You guys blow me away. Truly something from another era where pride of workmanship was important.
Bob
I really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing it and I have always liked the mix of metal with wood. Wish I had more metalworking ability.
Bob
if you leave the bark on, like Stan said, definitely check for bugs. I lost a lot of curly maple with natural edge because of bugs under the bark devouring the wood. Didn't find their damage until I...
Very cool, creative, and very well executed. Any dad would be thrilled. Great job and thanks for sharing it.
Bob
My two ground rods connects with solid copper wire through the rim joist. In my area, the inspector said nothing about the need for conduit. He did require 2 of them spaced apart. I think the spacing...
I have Leafguard and live in New England. I never had any issue and they work as advertised. We've had them for about 7 years and I would get them again. I think the fact that they use larger...
Use the thinset as per instructions. Also, I read that the screws should avoid the joists because there is more movement in the joists than in the subfloor. And don't forget to use the correct epoxy...
I was going to experiment this weekend using my jigsaw. I'm wondering if adding some color using a torch or stain might help the look.
Bob
I obtained some large maple slabs some time back and removed the bark edges because they were infested with bugs. I wished I had killed the bugs some other way instead because I now want to create a...
I'm sure something could be rigged with a relay switching in a second potentiometer. This would give you a low speed and high speed pot. As an alternative, since the pot only controls an analog...
I too have a winder, but I hate to lose cooled or heated air from the shop by leaving the doors open.
As far as weather protection, I was thinking that one of those weatherized electrical boxes...
Because I sometimes work outside my shop doors during nice weather, I included outside electrical outlets that makes it convenient to hookup sanders, etc.
I wish I was smart enough to include an...
Like Dick said- the male end is 2 1/4" and the female end is 2 1/2". I think that's the "standard" of shop vac hose because of fits everything I own.
Bob
My new Ridgid that I started this thread with uses a standard 2.5" hose. All the attachments fit my other machines )sander, table saw port, etc) and other hose attachments. I just think its a great...
The other week I was at HD and made a Ridgid WD1450 Shop Vac purchase. My surprise is that for less than $100, this vaccuum is better in many ways than my Fein Mini-Turbo. It's very quiet, powerful,...
Bob, I'm the one who originally posted the instructions that Don referenced. Hooking up the external line voltage Tstat as described still keeps the preheating and post running fan operating...
Nice shop- love the light. I built a 32x24' two story and used spray foam for walls and ceiling. I agree with Tim, it really works great. I use a ceiling mounted electric heater and the shop easily...
Just by way of update, I cut the tube this weekend using a threaded rod with square ends. I connected the plywood ends with a lengths of plywood top and bottom and ran it through my table saw. The...
I have the cast aluminum one too. I use mine quite a bit to throw in the van and take to my daughters house for a mobile work bench. Mine is actually from the late 70's and still going strong. It's...
Wow- thanks to you all. There are some great ideas here. I especially like the square ends connected with a threaded rod for the TS, and the use of hot glue on a BS sled. I can't wait to test some of...
I have a lexan tube that I need to "rip" down the center to make two semi-circle halves. The tube is about 10" diameter and about 2 foot long. I'm worried about guiding this accurately to make a...
I did a similar thing when I built my shop 3 years ago. Saved a lot of money over poured foundation. These are the guys who did my shell, and here is their explanation of a "posted" foundation:...
You're right- it can be a problem to add wires later. That's why I did 3 things:
- make sure I added all the wiring I could think of prior to the spray foam
- add empty plastic conduit between...
I used open cell because it was less expensive, the contractor recommended it, and I have 2x6 walls that held a lot of foam.
Bob
Very nice Adam. I too got the spray foam and my pictures look very similar to yours. Mine was done a couple of years ago and I was able to easily manage CT winters with only a 5 KW heater keeping two...