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IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. |  Hits: 183 Size: 103.68 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The guy who built the driveway did the initial clearing for the shop, but he left some stumps and de... |  Hits: 143 Size: 108.73 KB Posted: 11/4/16 We removed a few more trees (unfortunately), dug up the mud, and pushed it out to the sides to dry. |  Hits: 180 Size: 121.13 KB Posted: 11/4/16 We removed a few more trees (unfortunately), dug up the mud, and pushed it out to the sides to dry. |  Hits: 166 Size: 110.17 KB Posted: 11/4/16 Then we started bringing in good clay. |
 Hits: 176 Size: 123.99 KB Posted: 11/4/16 It took about a dozen well-packed loads to bring it up to grade |  Hits: 164 Size: 128.53 KB Posted: 11/4/16 It took about a dozen well-packed loads to bring it up to grade. |  Hits: 124 Size: 110.96 KB Posted: 11/4/16 After a couple of months settling, we set forms & started digging. |  Hits: 141 Size: 109.31 KB Posted: 11/4/16 After a couple of months settling, we set forms & started digging. |  Hits: 152 Size: 138.45 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The plumber started tearing up the pad, bringing in water from the well, and running a septic line b... |
 Hits: 125 Size: 107.29 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The plumber started tearing up the pad, bringing in water from the well, and running a septic line b... |  Hits: 128 Size: 116.86 KB Posted: 11/4/16 Then the turn-down was dug... |  Hits: 156 Size: 115.99 KB Posted: 11/4/16 ...followed by the seven 4x4x4' column footers. |  Hits: 157 Size: 122.75 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The trench drain was set in, and a grease trap was built before it dumps outside. |  Hits: 162 Size: 129.88 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The green pipe is a valve box for future expansion of my water system. |
 Hits: 163 Size: 118.05 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The anchor bolts are hanging, and the first of a LOT of rebar is going in. |  Hits: 158 Size: 138.47 KB Posted: 11/4/16 They're working on the 7th footer, for the inside mezzanine column. |  Hits: 145 Size: 104.56 KB Posted: 11/4/16 We poured the footers & some of the turn-down the first day. |  Hits: 131 Size: 117.92 KB Posted: 11/4/16 We poured the footers & some of the turn-down the first day. |  Hits: 145 Size: 107.75 KB Posted: 11/4/16 Afterward, we set up for the rest of the turn-down & the main slab. |
 Hits: 145 Size: 91.56 KB Posted: 11/4/16 Ready for tomorrow... |  Hits: 124 Size: 114.05 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The slab foreman forgot to order the concrete, so we got a really-late start. It took about 2 truck... |  Hits: 150 Size: 133.92 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The last truck cleaned out around 3PM, which is ridiculously late for such a small slab, and it put ... |  Hits: 155 Size: 67.71 KB Posted: 11/4/16 4 hours later, it was barely tight enough to start trowelling. |  Hits: 195 Size: 50.16 KB Posted: 11/4/16 They finished around 10PM, but they did a helluva job. This slab looks better than the house slab d... |
 Hits: 149 Size: 105.36 KB Posted: 11/4/16 It was sawcut the following morning, and then I hosed it off. |  Hits: 139 Size: 117.9 KB Posted: 11/4/16 Three days after the slab was finished, we took delivery of the building. |  Hits: 154 Size: 126.03 KB Posted: 11/4/16 I have an erection... |  Hits: 173 Size: 113.65 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The main structure went up relatively quickly, but we found several small errors that the manufactur... |  Hits: 173 Size: 103.21 KB Posted: 11/4/16 Even though it wasn't part of their contract, they set some of the mezzanine beams for me. |
 Hits: 154 Size: 110.11 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The East wall sheeting went on quickly because there's only 1 framed opening in it. |  Hits: 162 Size: 119.62 KB Posted: 11/4/16 The North sheets went up next. |  Hits: 172 Size: 112.31 KB Posted: 11/12/16 These windows were left over from the house, so I decided to use them here. That caused some proble... |  Hits: 177 Size: 106.16 KB Posted: 11/12/16 The South sheeting took a lot longer than the others because of the 3 framed openings (1 sheeted ove... |  Hits: 170 Size: 138.78 KB Posted: 11/12/16 With the South sheets up, the cantilevers could go on. |
 Hits: 165 Size: 148.97 KB Posted: 11/12/16 The pile in the foreground is the mezzanine, which I'll put up later. |  Hits: 194 Size: 105.23 KB Posted: 11/12/16 West sheeting is started, and the roof is complete. They plan to finish tomorrow. |  Hits: 207 Size: 106.28 KB Posted: 11/15/16 It's almost finished, but that rake trim wasn't shipped, so it'll have to be ordered in. The fan is... |  Hits: 85 Size: 59.14 KB Posted: 5/11/17 The replacement fan arrived in better condition than the first. |  Hits: 96 Size: 55.75 KB Posted: 5/11/17 I moved the mezzanine framing inside, but I'm not looking forward to lifting the 4 large beams. |
 Hits: 103 Size: 61.84 KB Posted: 5/11/17 The rake trim arrived, and the erectors came back one evening to put it on. |  Hits: 109 Size: 69.87 KB Posted: 5/11/17 My neighbor offered to lift the beams with his tractor, so it took a lot less time & effort than I e... |  Hits: 119 Size: 75.8 KB Posted: 5/11/17 We also set the fan, but it's not wired up yet, or even screwed in. I just put some straps around i... |  Hits: 103 Size: 111.58 KB Posted: 5/11/17 The electrical inspector required that a ground wire be added (even though I put a local ground rod ... |  Hits: 102 Size: 91.41 KB Posted: 5/11/17 The electricians returned to tie the shop wiring into the meter base. |
 Hits: 98 Size: 106.18 KB Posted: 5/11/17 It took a while, but the overhead doors are installed, so I can start moving junk inside. |  Hits: 96 Size: 53.79 KB Posted: 5/11/17 The installers didn't put the tracks where they belong, so they had to come back & re-do 2 of the do... |  Hits: 125 Size: 64.06 KB Posted: 5/11/17 I started laying out the stairs, cutting the stringers to shape, bending them, and grinding off thei... |  Hits: 149 Size: 59.61 KB Posted: 5/11/17 I had to re-hang one of the mezzanine beams, and cut a little off its flanges to make room for the s... |  Hits: 130 Size: 65.9 KB Posted: 5/11/17 After a lot of careful measuring, they're in & solid. |
 Hits: 140 Size: 43.16 KB Posted: 5/11/17 My welds came out pretty good - even the verticals & overheads. I'll clean & re-prime them later. |  Hits: 159 Size: 79.17 KB Posted: 5/11/17 I had to negotiate with Lowe's for a while to get them to send a delivery driver who'd drive the for... |  Hits: 128 Size: 77.08 KB Posted: 5/11/17 I had to negotiate with Lowe's for a while to get them to send a delivery driver who'd drive the for... |  Hits: 142 Size: 66.28 KB Posted: 5/11/17 The stairs came out just the way I imagined - large enough to carry big stuff up here, but still out... |  Hits: 160 Size: 67.06 KB Posted: 5/11/17 I found a 60' roll of 2" grip tape for $24, so this is 2 strips on each tread. I even managed ... |
 Hits: 151 Size: 77.24 KB Posted: 5/11/17 I thought about making this height-adjustable, but I couldn't think of a way to do it that I thought... |  Hits: 156 Size: 83.03 KB Posted: 5/11/17 Moving such a big compressor alone over rough ground was challenging, but it worked out. |  Hits: 155 Size: 70.82 KB Posted: 5/11/17 It's not bolted down or connected to anything yet, but it's in-place. A SpeedAir Maxline M7500 kit i... |  Hits: 310 Size: 63.28 KB Posted: 5/11/17 The $32 (shipped) 4' compressor hose (PN: 54075K57) came from McMaster-Carr.
In the meantime, I hav... |  Hits: 174 Size: 66.96 KB Posted: 6/7/17 This RapidAir Maxline M7500 kit is lower-priced (per foot), easier, quicker, & better than PVC, Iron... |
 Hits: 243 Size: 84.17 KB Posted: 6/8/17 I carefully sloped all the air lines so most of the condensate will drain back to the tank, which th... |  Hits: 175 Size: 118.8 KB Posted: 6/7/17 It took a long time, but I found a concrete finisher to put the aprons around the shop, spread grave... |  Hits: 166 Size: 86.51 KB Posted: 6/7/17 It took a long time, but I found a concrete finisher to put the aprons around the shop, spread grave... |  Hits: 155 Size: 117.55 KB Posted: 6/7/17 This driver had no trouble getting this truck backed in along the building & turned for the first po... |  Hits: 163 Size: 81.8 KB Posted: 6/7/17 While the concrete was curing, the gravel arrived. There's also a large gravel turning/parking area... |
 Hits: 163 Size: 99.13 KB Posted: 6/7/17 After a couple of hours spreading gravel, the track broke. It took the rental company a couple more ... |  Hits: 186 Size: 82.57 KB Posted: 6/7/17 This ~$50 dusk-to-dawn LED from Sam's (above the fan louver) lights up the whole area, all the way t... |  Hits: 54 Size: 59.64 KB Posted: 10/5/18 I've been dreading cutting all this cement board for the shower/toilet, but it was overdue. Now, I ... |  Hits: 53 Size: 54.52 KB Posted: 10/5/18 These 80' 1/2"ID hose reels were on ridiculously-low sale at TSC, so I snagged 3. |  Hits: 58 Size: 56.85 KB Posted: 2/28/19 I modified this SkatBlast cabinet, and routed the exhaust out the side of the shop so there will be ... |
 Hits: 58 Size: 93.07 KB Posted: 10/5/18 Another Christmas sale item from TSC! |  Hits: 55 Size: 74.29 KB Posted: 10/5/18 Sam's online had this 10-pack of shop lights on sale, so I ordered a box to go with the ~6 similar o... |  Hits: 55 Size: 130.65 KB Posted: 10/5/18 I backed into the sump vent pipe with the excavator, so I hole-sawed out the broken bung, and replac... |  Hits: 109 Size: 113.84 KB Posted: 11/30/18 This is where my Rotary SM122-122 sat behind my friend's house for about 3 years after taking it dow... |  Hits: 139 Size: 138.16 KB Posted: 10/5/18 This Rotary 4-post lift was installed outdoors many years ago, and used there for at least a decade.... |
 Hits: 101 Size: 110.37 KB Posted: 10/5/18 My original plan was to clean & paint it outdoors, and then figure a way to move it inside and insta... |  Hits: 100 Size: 102.32 KB Posted: 10/5/18 This column is relatively thin, and something apparently ran into it. With some lumber bracing, I f... |  Hits: 105 Size: 85.75 KB Posted: 10/5/18 The runways were apparently lowered onto solid objects a few times, so they have several bends in th... |  Hits: 91 Size: 78.92 KB Posted: 10/5/18 This floor jack hasn't even lifted a car yet, but it was perfect for un-bending the runways. |  Hits: 98 Size: 78.04 KB Posted: 10/5/18 Everything was filthy; both from years of use, and from sitting in the woods for a few years. So af... |
 Hits: 86 Size: 90.47 KB Posted: 10/5/18 I flipped the runways back & forth a few times for pressure washing over several weeks before painti... |  Hits: 131 Size: 103.26 KB Posted: 10/5/18 The yokes & columns got pressure washed again before painting inside (the columns) & out. |  Hits: 102 Size: 119.53 KB Posted: 10/5/18 I wirewheeled the threads clean before painting the latch bars. |  Hits: 104 Size: 130.09 KB Posted: 10/5/18 The ram had been pressure-washed earlier, but I scuffed & washed it again before painting it gloss b... |  Hits: 106 Size: 76.88 KB Posted: 10/5/18 I had already cleaned the sheaves & cables months ago, but all these little pieces got wirewheeled &... |
 Hits: 110 Size: 69.38 KB Posted: 10/5/18 Using the Bronco, the POS trailer, the engine hoist, some furniture dollies, some chain, and a few r... |  Hits: 94 Size: 79.94 KB Posted: 10/5/18 It wasn't easy getting all the pieces in, arranged, and attached - working alone. But it was probab... |  Hits: 108 Size: 88.93 KB Posted: 10/5/18 After squaring it, centering each column on its yoke end, marking them on the floor, and removing th... |  Hits: 104 Size: 86.82 KB Posted: 10/5/18 The shop isn't actually as clean as it looks here. |  Hits: 105 Size: 76.63 KB Posted: 10/5/18 I goofed...
When I designed the shop, this lift was in the woods, and I didn't feel like measuring ... |
 Hits: 102 Size: 72.32 KB Posted: 10/6/18 I used a long prybar & wood blocks to raise the lift enough to get the floor jack under it, to raise... |  Hits: 99 Size: 53.32 KB Posted: 11/8/18 I made the other 2 yoke covers. |  Hits: 107 Size: 62.51 KB Posted: 11/8/18 Parts arrived, including a hose 4' longer, 2 new sheaves, anchor bolts & shims, and a few plastic p... |  Hits: 107 Size: 90.52 KB Posted: 11/8/18 With the new sheaves, I could make the final adjustments on the cables so the lift is suspended ~3/1... |  Hits: 117 Size: 71.35 KB Posted: 11/9/18 It's liftivating... |
 Hits: 87 Size: 114.04 KB Posted: 11/30/18 After stealing back its pump, the lift is back in action. But the lock-release air valve leaks badl... |  Hits: 90 Size: 84.88 KB Posted: 11/30/18 This is only about half its capacity, but I needed to check it with something. |  Hits: 82 Size: 76.11 KB Posted: 11/30/18 View from the 2nd floor. |  Hits: 100 Size: 83.76 KB Posted: 12/27/18 To free up my flashlight hand, I added these 110VAC LEDs to the lift. They're attached to flexible ... |  Hits: 33 Size: 62.31 KB Posted: 5/16/20 To make the LEDs automatic, I wired them to this paddle switch. When I lower the lift onto the locks... |
 Hits: 93 Size: 86.52 KB Posted: 1/27/19 I found 2 of these cans on sale, but it looks like I need one more. |  Hits: 27 Size: 80.17 KB Posted: 5/16/20 To stop the cylinder dumping the fluid that leaks by the piston onto the floor when the lift is full... |  Hits: 92 Size: 60.22 KB Posted: 11/8/18 Grouting the shower wasn't fun, which is why my friend who did the tile didn't want to do it. But a... |  Hits: 66 Size: 84.75 KB Posted: 11/30/18 I ended up grouting the floor & setting the toilet myself, but it came out pretty well. |  Hits: 82 Size: 55.23 KB Posted: 11/30/18 This might be my best shop equipment. And since it's also a shower, I'll never have to scrub it to ... |
 Hits: 104 Size: 61.55 KB Posted: 11/8/18 Since these 4' shop LEDs are becoming common & affordable, and they come with 6' cords, I put up swi... |  Hits: 98 Size: 112.52 KB Posted: 11/9/18 The 2nd welder outlet is in the stair stringer. |  Hits: 82 Size: 93.02 KB Posted: 11/8/18 The upstairs lights are on a switch slaved to the main lighting circuit (which has 2 3-way switches)... |  Hits: 103 Size: 55.01 KB Posted: 11/8/18 The wall outlets are welded high so they won't get wet if I have to wash the floor, and I've started... |  Hits: 92 Size: 69.48 KB Posted: 11/8/18 The light above the fan is a dusk-to-dawn LED flood, which is MUCH brighter than it appears here. T... |
 Hits: 78 Size: 65.14 KB Posted: 2/19/19 The ramps were bent years before I got the lift, and I decided to fix them today. I used the lift (... |  Hits: 126 Size: 70.35 KB Posted: 2/19/19 A local business is moving out of a leased building, and they couldn't move or store all the lifts, ... |  Hits: 46 Size: 80.35 KB Posted: 10/13/20 After a few months, I bolted it down. It works, but now I have to get the '93EB out of there to use... |  Hits: 18 Size: 71.04 KB Posted: 1/1/22 The same business was clearing out some parts cabinets & shelving, so I brought a couple home. |  Hits: 103 Size: 54.85 KB Posted: 3/22/19 This light-duty pivoting boom should be strong enough for skinning deer & lifting lawn mowers, AFTER... |
 Hits: 18 Size: 97.77 KB Posted: 1/1/22 I had thought this couldn't happen for years, but it turned out to be easier & quicker than I expect... |  Hits: 126 Size: 92.01 KB Posted: 7/27/19 The first lift was a light load. |  Hits: 19 Size: 123.62 KB Posted: 1/1/22 This cheapo 300kg (660 lbs) winch on a cheapo 1-ton beam trolley will make lifting & loading easier.... |  Hits: 23 Size: 31.76 KB Posted: 1/1/22 After a lot of thought about its position, I decided to cut the exhaust hose port 5' above ground, t... | |