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The plan... IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.
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The guy who built the driveway did the initial clearing for the shop, but he left some stumps and de...
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We removed a few more trees (unfortunately), dug up the mud, and pushed it out to the sides to dry.
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We removed a few more trees (unfortunately), dug up the mud, and pushed it out to the sides to dry.
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Then we started bringing in good clay.
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It took about a dozen well-packed loads to bring it up to grade
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It took about a dozen well-packed loads to bring it up to grade.
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After a couple of months settling, we set forms & started digging.
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After a couple of months settling, we set forms & started digging.
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The plumber started tearing up the pad, bringing in water from the well, and running a septic line b...
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The plumber started tearing up the pad, bringing in water from the well, and running a septic line b...
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Then the turn-down was dug...
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...followed by the seven 4x4x4' column footers.
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The trench drain was set in, and a grease trap was built before it dumps outside.
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The green pipe is a valve box for future expansion of my water system.
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The anchor bolts are hanging, and the first of a LOT of rebar is going in.
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They're working on the 7th footer, for the inside mezzanine column.
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We poured the footers & some of the turn-down the first day.
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We poured the footers & some of the turn-down the first day.
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Afterward, we set up for the rest of the turn-down & the main slab.
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Ready for tomorrow...
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The slab foreman forgot to order the concrete, so we got a really-late start. It took about 2 truck...
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The last truck cleaned out around 3PM, which is ridiculously late for such a small slab, and it put ...
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4 hours later, it was barely tight enough to start trowelling.
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They finished around 10PM, but they did a helluva job. This slab looks better than the house slab d...
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It was sawcut the following morning, and then I hosed it off.
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Three days after the slab was finished, we took delivery of the building.
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I have an erection...
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The main structure went up relatively quickly, but we found several small errors that the manufactur...
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Even though it wasn't part of their contract, they set some of the mezzanine beams for me.
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The East wall sheeting went on quickly because there's only 1 framed opening in it.
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The North sheets went up next.
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These windows were left over from the house, so I decided to use them here. That caused some proble...
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The South sheeting took a lot longer than the others because of the 3 framed openings (1 sheeted ove...
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With the South sheets up, the cantilevers could go on.
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The pile in the foreground is the mezzanine, which I'll put up later.
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West sheeting is started, and the roof is complete. They plan to finish tomorrow.
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It's almost finished, but that rake trim wasn't shipped, so it'll have to be ordered in. The fan is...
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The replacement fan arrived in better condition than the first.
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I moved the mezzanine framing inside, but I'm not looking forward to lifting the 4 large beams.
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The rake trim arrived, and the erectors came back one evening to put it on.
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My neighbor offered to lift the beams with his tractor, so it took a lot less time & effort than I e...
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We also set the fan, but it's not wired up yet, or even screwed in. I just put some straps around i...
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The electrical inspector required that a ground wire be added (even though I put a local ground rod ...
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The electricians returned to tie the shop wiring into the meter base.
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It took a while, but the overhead doors are installed, so I can start moving junk inside.
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The installers didn't put the tracks where they belong, so they had to come back & re-do 2 of the do...
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I started laying out the stairs, cutting the stringers to shape, bending them, and grinding off thei...
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I had to re-hang one of the mezzanine beams, and cut a little off its flanges to make room for the s...
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After a lot of careful measuring, they're in & solid.
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My welds came out pretty good - even the verticals & overheads. I'll clean & re-prime them later.
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I had to negotiate with Lowe's for a while to get them to send a delivery driver who'd drive the for...
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I had to negotiate with Lowe's for a while to get them to send a delivery driver who'd drive the for...
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The stairs came out just the way I imagined - large enough to carry big stuff up here, but still out...
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I found a 60' roll of 2" grip tape for $24, so this is 2 strips on each tread. I even managed ...
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I thought about making this height-adjustable, but I couldn't think of a way to do it that I thought...
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Moving such a big compressor alone over rough ground was challenging, but it worked out.
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It's not bolted down or connected to anything yet, but it's in-place. A SpeedAir Maxline M7500 kit i...
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The $32 (shipped) 4' compressor hose (PN: 54075K57) came from McMaster-Carr. In the meantime, I hav...
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This RapidAir Maxline M7500 kit is lower-priced (per foot), easier, quicker, & better than PVC, Iron...
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I carefully sloped all the air lines so most of the condensate will drain back to the tank, which th...
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It took a long time, but I found a concrete finisher to put the aprons around the shop, spread grave...
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It took a long time, but I found a concrete finisher to put the aprons around the shop, spread grave...
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This driver had no trouble getting this truck backed in along the building & turned for the first po...
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While the concrete was curing, the gravel arrived. There's also a large gravel turning/parking area...
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After a couple of hours spreading gravel, the track broke. It took the rental company a couple more ...
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This ~$50 dusk-to-dawn LED from Sam's (above the fan louver) lights up the whole area, all the way t...
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I've been dreading cutting all this cement board for the shower/toilet, but it was overdue. Now, I ...
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These 80' 1/2"ID hose reels were on ridiculously-low sale at TSC, so I snagged 3.
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I modified this SkatBlast cabinet, and routed the exhaust out the side of the shop so there will be ...
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Another Christmas sale item from TSC!
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Sam's online had this 10-pack of shop lights on sale, so I ordered a box to go with the ~6 similar o...
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I backed into the sump vent pipe with the excavator, so I hole-sawed out the broken bung, and replac...
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This is where my Rotary SM122-122 sat behind my friend's house for about 3 years after taking it dow...
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This Rotary 4-post lift was installed outdoors many years ago, and used there for at least a decade....
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My original plan was to clean & paint it outdoors, and then figure a way to move it inside and insta...
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This column is relatively thin, and something apparently ran into it. With some lumber bracing, I f...
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The runways were apparently lowered onto solid objects a few times, so they have several bends in th...
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This floor jack hasn't even lifted a car yet, but it was perfect for un-bending the runways.
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Everything was filthy; both from years of use, and from sitting in the woods for a few years. So af...
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I flipped the runways back & forth a few times for pressure washing over several weeks before painti...
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The yokes & columns got pressure washed again before painting inside (the columns) & out.
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I wirewheeled the threads clean before painting the latch bars.
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The ram had been pressure-washed earlier, but I scuffed & washed it again before painting it gloss b...
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I had already cleaned the sheaves & cables months ago, but all these little pieces got wirewheeled &...
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Using the Bronco, the POS trailer, the engine hoist, some furniture dollies, some chain, and a few r...
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It wasn't easy getting all the pieces in, arranged, and attached - working alone. But it was probab...
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After squaring it, centering each column on its yoke end, marking them on the floor, and removing th...
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The shop isn't actually as clean as it looks here.
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I goofed... When I designed the shop, this lift was in the woods, and I didn't feel like measuring ...
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I used a long prybar & wood blocks to raise the lift enough to get the floor jack under it, to raise...
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I made the other 2 yoke covers.
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Parts arrived, including a hose 4' longer, 2 new sheaves, anchor bolts & shims, and a few plastic p...
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With the new sheaves, I could make the final adjustments on the cables so the lift is suspended ~3/1...
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It's liftivating...
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After stealing back its pump, the lift is back in action. But the lock-release air valve leaks badl...
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This is only about half its capacity, but I needed to check it with something.
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View from the 2nd floor.
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To free up my flashlight hand, I added these 110VAC LEDs to the lift. They're attached to flexible ...
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To make the LEDs automatic, I wired them to this paddle switch. When I lower the lift onto the locks...
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I found 2 of these cans on sale, but it looks like I need one more.
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To stop the cylinder dumping the fluid that leaks by the piston onto the floor when the lift is full...
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Grouting the shower wasn't fun, which is why my friend who did the tile didn't want to do it. But a...
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I ended up grouting the floor & setting the toilet myself, but it came out pretty well.
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This might be my best shop equipment. And since it's also a shower, I'll never have to scrub it to ...
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Since these 4' shop LEDs are becoming common & affordable, and they come with 6' cords, I put up swi...
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The 2nd welder outlet is in the stair stringer.
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The upstairs lights are on a switch slaved to the main lighting circuit (which has 2 3-way switches)...
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The wall outlets are welded high so they won't get wet if I have to wash the floor, and I've started...
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The light above the fan is a dusk-to-dawn LED flood, which is MUCH brighter than it appears here. T...
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The ramps were bent years before I got the lift, and I decided to fix them today. I used the lift (...
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A local business is moving out of a leased building, and they couldn't move or store all the lifts, ...
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After a few months, I bolted it down. It works, but now I have to get the '93EB out of there to use...
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The same business was clearing out some parts cabinets & shelving, so I brought a couple home.
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This light-duty pivoting boom should be strong enough for skinning deer & lifting lawn mowers, AFTER...
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I had thought this couldn't happen for years, but it turned out to be easier & quicker than I expect...
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The first lift was a light load.
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This cheapo 300kg (660 lbs) winch on a cheapo 1-ton beam trolley will make lifting & loading easier....
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After a lot of thought about its position, I decided to cut the exhaust hose port 5' above ground, t...
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