e-tek
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Can someone remind me the name of the gentleman in California with the tiled floor, 2 car, black Porsche, drafting table....built the cool storage bins outback with the curved roofs....
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Tech Guy
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Wasnt that ceramic tile on the floor ? I did like his outdoor storage bins !
djd99
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Who are you calling a 'gentleman?'
djd99
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Glad to help!
Cool.
I'm working on a garage project myself right now. As I type this, my old Jeep is sagging under the weight of a 510 lb piece of 1" steel plate, there's a 360 lb Strong Hold steel cabinet sitting in the driveway, and there's a 200 lb anvil sitting in the passenger seat of my race car. For Canadian readers, that means I'm building something that'll weigh north of 500 kg when it's done.
My construction on the shed was very quick and dirty. I knew it would be rigid because I bolted one wall into the studs of my exterior house wall. Outside of that, the studs are just on 24" (61cm) centers, and that plywood stuff is ~5/8" (16mm) thick.
I found the best way to do the door openings was to build the walls without door cutouts and then drop in with a circular saw when everything else was fastened together. I finished off the cuts with a reciprocating saw.
I think I've mentioned it before, but the roofline is easier than it looks. I just set out the front-wall plywood pieces on the concrete and used a piece of string with the right diameter to draw the arc. Then I went at it with a jigsaw and traced and cut the back wall pieces to match.
Here's the set of pictures I happened to take while building it.
I'm working on a garage project myself right now. As I type this, my old Jeep is sagging under the weight of a 510 lb piece of 1" steel plate, there's a 360 lb Strong Hold steel cabinet sitting in the driveway, and there's a 200 lb anvil sitting in the passenger seat of my race car. For Canadian readers, that means I'm building something that'll weigh north of 500 kg when it's done.
My construction on the shed was very quick and dirty. I knew it would be rigid because I bolted one wall into the studs of my exterior house wall. Outside of that, the studs are just on 24" (61cm) centers, and that plywood stuff is ~5/8" (16mm) thick.
I found the best way to do the door openings was to build the walls without door cutouts and then drop in with a circular saw when everything else was fastened together. I finished off the cuts with a reciprocating saw.
I think I've mentioned it before, but the roofline is easier than it looks. I just set out the front-wall plywood pieces on the concrete and used a piece of string with the right diameter to draw the arc. Then I went at it with a jigsaw and traced and cut the back wall pieces to match.
Here's the set of pictures I happened to take while building it.
ddawg16
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Jeep?.....post some pics?
Bevis
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How did you do the curved roof? did you just build a frame with 2x4 then bend the ply or OSB over it? What fasteners?
Today I built the floor (2x6!) and one wall....tomorrow I'll get much more done I hope. Just bought a new camera and computer so I'll be able to post pics again soon too!!
Thanks again!
Today I built the floor (2x6!) and one wall....tomorrow I'll get much more done I hope. Just bought a new camera and computer so I'll be able to post pics again soon too!!
Thanks again!
Yes, I think I did 2x4's spaced every 12", with screws going into the heads and feet of each 2x4 through the front and rear walls (with adhesive as insurance). On the roof with the more gradual arc, I used the 5/8 OSB. On the tighter one, the OSB wouldn't conform to the curve, so I got some inexpensive 1/4" panels and doubled it up. I used 1-1/4" drywall screws and liquid nails to adhere the roof piece to the 2x4s.
I take it you don't have to worry about rain on the middle section with the flat roof?
It has a ~1.5" drop over its ~48" run. But you have good eyes. I didn't think about an overhang on it, and didn't like the fact that I had water running down the face of it when it rained. I've since added an overhang made out of 1/8" aluminum painted to match the shingles, and it's worked fine.
We have a short rain season, but we get a lot during that period.
Honestly, the Jeep is a pretty sorry sight. It's a parts hauler, pure and simple. It sits outside with its original paint exposed to the brutal California sun, waiting for the next back-breaking job I give it.
I've had it now for over 15 years. Considering that it's from the AMC/Wisconsin era of Jeep's history, it's been an amazingly reliable little workhorse.
1983 CJ-7.
Zeke
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You gonna become a blacksmith???
We still use pounds, feet and inches up here.....the only thing we all really changed to was Celsius - but only because they came and took our Farenheit thermometers!
That jeep is like my 46 Merc. I love the faded paint scheme. A great workhorse you don't worry about scratching. People alsways ask when I'm gonna restore the Merc, but you can't buy patina like this!!
That jeep is like my 46 Merc. I love the faded paint scheme. A great workhorse you don't worry about scratching. People alsways ask when I'm gonna restore the Merc, but you can't buy patina like this!!
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Honestly, the Jeep is a pretty sorry sight. It's a parts hauler, pure and simple. It sits outside with its original paint exposed to the brutal California sun, waiting for the next back-breaking job I give it.
I've had it now for over 15 years. Considering that it's from the AMC/Wisconsin era of Jeep's history, it's been an amazingly reliable little workhorse.
1983 CJ-7.
Love the CJ7. Wish I had never sold mine. I had an 80, with the 258, 4 speed.
More leg room that a CJ5, and way cooler than a Wrangler.
Seen the prices on CJ7's now? Through the ceiling.
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A - the ****** lives in CA...
B - it's shingled....rain would run off wouldn't it?
Lord, I wish living in California meant no rain problems...
Don't you watch the news?
Malibu is always threating to slide into the ocean, and near me a few years ago dozens of houses fell into the flood waters and were carried off.
Made great TV, which we 'enjoyed' between sand bagging and moving things to higher ground...
We don't get a lot of rain, except, we get a LOT at one time here.
I thought it might have a slight drop, just wanted to ask though.