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POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?
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Lets have some specs, size, height, construction material...............
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Here you go:
6" slab - 30x'30' - I could not build it larger... it is an eyesore in the back as it is... I really wanted at least an acre lot to build it out of the way from the lanai... but it is what it is... I guess the positive is that I do not have to walk that far from the house to get into the garage
Structure is made out of wood... 12' walls - 30'x30. Two garage doors 10'x10' with 36" x 80" side door, and one window at the back for cross-ventilation (but once I have electrical in the structure, I want an A/C) . Siding will be some fiber board or something like that, not the vinyl siding you see in the drawing... it will look like the rest of the house with a stucco finish. Matching roof shingles as well...
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Here you go:
6" slab - 30x'30' - I could not build it larger... it is an eyesore in the back as it is... I really wanted at least an acre lot to build it out of the way from the lanai... but it is what it is... I guess the positive is that I do not have to walk that far from the house to get into the garage
Structure is made out of wood... 12' walls - 30'x30. Two garage doors 10'x10' with 36" x 80" side door, and one window at the back for cross-ventilation (but once I have electrical in the structure, I want an A/C) . Siding will be some fiber board or something like that, not the vinyl siding you see in the drawing... it will look like the rest of the house with a stucco finish. Matching roof shingles as well...
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Very nice, we have a 30x30 also. It's very crowded at this point, but there is a lot of stuff in there and I can get to everything.
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that looks like a standard ball thrust bearing, eg a 51201.
here's a good resource
SKF thrust bearing chart
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That is encouraging news... I need to make it work as the CFO has said that we are not moving again...
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It's the goldfish effect. Goldfish will grow to the size of their bowl. Or pond. Or lake. We're like that with our shop space. The way to cheat it is through creative organization.That is encouraging news... I need to make it work as the CFO has said that we are not moving again...
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I solved that in the last move by making sure there was enough property to build more shop space. We've built 3 buildings in the last 5 years, in addition to the 30x32 garage that was there. Obviously I've failed at @pontiac428's "Creative organization".That is encouraging news... I need to make it work as the CFO has said that we are not moving again...
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Okay, this weekend I did a silly project. It's silly because of the amount of time I spent and the diminished return on said time, but I needed it. Having some troubles keeping me up at night and I can't focus very well (can't even listen to audiobooks this week, too distracted), so I wanted a mindless physical task. I'm organizing at the moment, something that never ends. Came across my lovely Holdridge radii cutter, and tisked over the condition its been kept in by all prior owners up to this point. I decided it was worthy of a better place to sleep. I want the angels to sing when I open the case. I also wanted to get some much needed practice with rubbed oil before I attempt to ruin my first xx claro walnut rifle stock.
First was a warm-up with the magic eraser, one of the most amazing uses of a repurposed industrial polymer foaming process known to man.
Well gol-lee, There's maple under there!
I hand sanded for 4 hours to clear my head and warm my shoulders. Rubbed with teak oil and mineral spirits. I found some of my old Army morale stencils that identify this as mine.
This was my Saturday distraction, but when I realized the inside needed done too, it became my Sunday project too. The webbing the handle was rigged with turned out to be fire retardant and very strong, so I turned a quickie handle out of seamless aircraft spar tubing and re-used the webbing with better knots.
I wanted the tool to get the presentation it deserves, so I, being a worker of metals and allergic to wood, used the best supplies available- Sharpie black, Dykem red, and coat of teak oil. Looks so much better, maybe now maybe my wife will get an extra $5 at my estate auction for it!
Now the angels sing! Behold!
First was a warm-up with the magic eraser, one of the most amazing uses of a repurposed industrial polymer foaming process known to man.
Well gol-lee, There's maple under there!
I hand sanded for 4 hours to clear my head and warm my shoulders. Rubbed with teak oil and mineral spirits. I found some of my old Army morale stencils that identify this as mine.
This was my Saturday distraction, but when I realized the inside needed done too, it became my Sunday project too. The webbing the handle was rigged with turned out to be fire retardant and very strong, so I turned a quickie handle out of seamless aircraft spar tubing and re-used the webbing with better knots.
I wanted the tool to get the presentation it deserves, so I, being a worker of metals and allergic to wood, used the best supplies available- Sharpie black, Dykem red, and coat of teak oil. Looks so much better, maybe now maybe my wife will get an extra $5 at my estate auction for it!
Now the angels sing! Behold!
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Nice work. If only I could be any where near that productive when having trouble sleeping.