Since you are in the planning stage,instead, you should be asking us what we are sorry we didn't do when we built our shops. The first question, where do you live? Then, are you including...
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Since you are in the planning stage,instead, you should be asking us what we are sorry we didn't do when we built our shops. The first question, where do you live? Then, are you including...
I used pine ship lap 1x10's on both the inside and outside of my pole barn, I put the smooth out in both cases. The reason for outside was it made it easier to roll on paint, on the inside its just...
If you don't need the space above, when you run out of storage room, and you know you will, then you might consider building a loft. In my mill building rented shop, I had 16' ceilings, so at the...
Looks like the makings for a nice shop. I also have a 12' ceiling, it is handy for swinging boards around. You mentioned insulation, are you going to install A/C?
I added a vent below my peak this...
Dennis, Looking at the other responses, I realize we should have asked where you live first. If you are in Florida, than electric is a great choice, and if you live in North Dakota, than you need a...
+ to Dave, nonvented heaters are a health risk. For the $200(actually one at $200/the other $150) you were thinking about, on CraigsList,I bought two different styles of a propane direct vent...
I have two Empire style direct vent propane space heaters, one is the standard and the other the mobile home type, they both work great. To reduce problems, I use 100lb tanks to power them, easy...
The extra pricing is not universal, I called my utility to ask about service prior to deciding on my barn. I have to pay commercial rates, but no minimum or extra fee, my cost for electricity has...
Check with the wire inspector at your town hall, before you do anything further. More than likely you will need an electrician, but maybe you can get a new service from the street to your barn. I did...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vud9oJH9w2g&feature=feedu
I thought I would add a link to my new shop video, I show my Thien based tophat design and piping. Also you can see my new Advantech...
I think I would go with the shipping container idea, add a dehumidifier and you could have a decent size dry shop. A 40' can be bought for less than a few thousand dollars in some areas of the...
When I was in the Boy Scouts, we once camped during a storm in an old Ammo Depot, the size is aprox what you have, and it seemed about 15' tall, and shaped like a Quonset hut.
Is this what you...
Craigslist is a help with finding materials, I haven't gotten around to it yet, but plan to cover the batt insulation in my pole barn roof, it is a 12/12 pitch, my goal is added insulation,...
When I first moved into my home, I knew the cellar wouldn't be a great shop. However I still built a wall length shelf/workbench, and put my brand new Ryobi RAS in the middle. I built two or three...
Steven, I live on the East coast, and after looking for a replacement (after almost 30 years) for another roadster, I gave up. I realized that I would have to travel to the West coast to buy a decent...
Rick, sorry no, the BlueBirds were the 310 and 510 sedan models, I have the SRL311, also called the Fairlady. Unfortunately my car name was picked this past year as one of the ten worst car names...
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Thanks for the comment, my son used his phone, and I thought it might show the shop/DC system better than in still photos.
I have a 1968 Datsun Roadster, its my second one. Had a 1969...
My son used his phone, and took a short movie of me in my shop. Please check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vud9oJH9w2g
I took a whole shop picture, so you can see the new sink. It has hot water, and I used garden hose and a 50 gal plastic drum upstairs. The sink drains into a gravel filled trench outside my 24x 40...
I was fortunate to find a used 3HP Reliant dust collector and all the piping, elbows, blast gates and parts from a closed pro one man woodshop. I decided that the second floor was the way to go, so I...
Tom, I really like the design of the coffee table, is it your own, a picture, or a plan? I noted that the top brace and bottom legs are different, did you consider using the same curves from the...
Thank you all for such positive comments. Looking at the pictures, I realize now I should have waited a day or so before taking pictures, there was still some oil not wiped off yet. I failed to...
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Just hung a spice cabinet for the wife, used a nice curly maple board for the raised panel, and the rest is cherry. It is 35" x 18", and 10" deep ( a 6" cabinet and 4"...
In the winter of 2008 my area of North Central Mass had a huge ice storm, I only lost the tops of my Oak trees. Thank heavens I had taken down all the pine trees near my house prior to this storm. My...
I am in the frugal group, and am always watching CraigsList for items and tools for the shop. A local girl was moving her horses, and sold used (but clean) stall mats, they were cut into non standard...