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The good and the bad........
the good is that I have a plan/permission/funding for a 'remodel' of my shop. What I have is a 30 x 24 open space shop. What I mean is I have 4 walls and wood working and metal working tools inside it. I am planning on dividing within that space so that I have a separate area for my soon to be picked up lathes (a 12" Logan and a 16" Southbend). The plan is to keep the metalworking machines in an enclosed area within the overall shop in order to keep them away from the wood dust.
So I will be building walls soon. My problem is that I want to build a 'door' big enough to bring in the lathes in one piece, I'm thinking 8' wide. I hope to add a mill to the shop at some point and will need access to move it in.
The bad is that I have no idea how to design such a door. Let me clarify...I built my house (a barndominium). What I mean is I designed the metal trusses, welded them together, welded the frame of the building, built the wooden walls, drove the nails, hung the joists, wired it, plumbed it....I built it. building is not an issue, I have the tools and the ability.
So, I have a 20' wall that I need to put in an 8' door/opening and be able to seal it enough to heat or cool the space. I will have to make the door. Anybody have any good ideas on how? anybody seen anything like that?
the good is that I have a plan/permission/funding for a 'remodel' of my shop. What I have is a 30 x 24 open space shop. What I mean is I have 4 walls and wood working and metal working tools inside it. I am planning on dividing within that space so that I have a separate area for my soon to be picked up lathes (a 12" Logan and a 16" Southbend). The plan is to keep the metalworking machines in an enclosed area within the overall shop in order to keep them away from the wood dust.
So I will be building walls soon. My problem is that I want to build a 'door' big enough to bring in the lathes in one piece, I'm thinking 8' wide. I hope to add a mill to the shop at some point and will need access to move it in.
The bad is that I have no idea how to design such a door. Let me clarify...I built my house (a barndominium). What I mean is I designed the metal trusses, welded them together, welded the frame of the building, built the wooden walls, drove the nails, hung the joists, wired it, plumbed it....I built it. building is not an issue, I have the tools and the ability.
So, I have a 20' wall that I need to put in an 8' door/opening and be able to seal it enough to heat or cool the space. I will have to make the door. Anybody have any good ideas on how? anybody seen anything like that?