Above 1200 Sq/FT The Lone Beech Garage (60x46x16)

[jriltex]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Scott, I think at this time I would demand the installing company bring in a certified installer for your brand of lift and give the whole install a QC check. Being that you and you son or wife could be under that lift I would demand it. That is like someone using a podiatrist instead of a proctologist to treat a sore *** cause their titles sound similar!

 

[LutzTD]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Monday - September 26, 2016


Last night I had removed the Highlander's oil pan drain plug and allowed the oil to drain out all night. I entered the Lone Beech Garage late this morning and removed and replaced the paper element oil filter that is used by this Toyota model.

With that accomplished I moved the "dirty oil catcher" away from underneath the vehicle and attempted to lower the vehicle.

The observant reader will notice the verb "attempted". I have the vehicle sitting on the top locks. I took the vehicle up off the locks as high as it would go and then I tried to lower it. When I did this one of the safety locks would not release while the other started down slightly.

Sigh...

I brought the vehicle back up onto both locks and then again tried to bring it down. No joy.

I've called the installers and they're going to try to get to my place tomorrow to adjust my lift.






Meanwhile my vehicle sits suspended between heaven and earth.


Scott

I too would escalate the call tenor to the installers and demand someone more qualified. the directions had that in red for petes sake.

on the upside its a good picture for the "garages at night" thread

 

[C_F]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I'm glad your vehicle didn't end up looking like this...

 

[shadyluke]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I think I would just fix it myself at this point and get the vehicle down.

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[timpaniboy]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I would make sure they replace that cable, it being tensioned over that sharp edge reduced it's strength for sure. And they shouldn't have needed the manual to know a safety cable shouldn't be routed over a sharp edge like that

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Wow. That seems pretty easy to understand. Glad you found it and hope they correct it tomorrow.
Look forward to how you finish the chest. Looks to be a future heirloom with an interesting history.

shortykorte,

I hope to be posting more on the Blanket Chest in the near future.


Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Scott, I think at this time I would demand the installing company bring in a certified installer for your brand of lift and give the whole install a QC check. Being that you and you son or wife could be under that lift I would demand it. That is like someone using a podiatrist instead of a proctologist to treat a sore *** cause their titles sound similar!

I too would escalate the call tenor to the installers and demand someone more qualified. the directions had that in red for petes sake.

on the upside its a good picture for the "garages at night" thread

I'm glad your vehicle didn't end up looking like this...

I think I would just fix it myself at this point and get the vehicle down.

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I would make sure they replace that cable, it being tensioned over that sharp edge reduced it's strength for sure. And they shouldn't have needed the manual to know a safety cable shouldn't be routed over a sharp edge like that

Gentlemen:

Thanks for all the comments!

Had I not had a spare vehicle I might have been more inclined to move forward on my own.

I thought I knew what to do to get it down (and I guess I could have called BendPak for technical assistance) but with my most expensive vehicle literally hanging in the balance, I elected to be patient. I was pretty sure when the installation company got the email with the picture of the misrouted cable, coupled with my car still being on the lift, that I'd be hearing from them.

I was right.


Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Wednesday - September 28, 2016

This morning, at a few minutes after 8 o'clock, the Lift Installation Company called. The gentleman on the phone was Eric, the Installation Supervisor. He was wondering if I was going to be around today as he was wanting to come down and take care of my problem personally.

I told him I would be at home all day but asked if he could give me some sort of idea as to when he might arrive. He indicated it would be around lunch time.

Sure enough, at about noon he arrived.






He took the cover off to provide access to the safety cable weldment and adjusted the safety cable so that it was properly aligned with the hole in the post. Then he lowered my Highlander back to terra firma.






With the vehicle on the floor of the Lone Beech Garage, I poured about 5 1/2 quarts of oil into the Highlander's engine and then I backed it out of the building to allow Eric better access to the Lift.






Eric now spent quite a bit of time looking over my lift and making sure everything was ship shape. He tested the lift's operation a few times and then he departed.






I returned the Highlander to the 2-Post Lift and brought it off the ground to rotate the tires. After that chore was complete, I lowered the vehicle and added about another quart of oil to the engine to get it to the top of the fill line on the dipstick.


It's good to have the lift operating properly with no damage to person or property as the result of this installation misstep!


Scott

 

[Megadodo]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Knowing your thought process about getting an installer in instead of doing it yourself and what actually happened is both annoying and ironic! I'm glad it all sorted and you have a working lift now. It is one of the reasons I only resort to "professionals" when I absolutely have to!

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Knowing your thought process about getting an installer in instead of doing it yourself and what actually happened is both annoying and ironic! I'm glad it all sorted and you have a working lift now. It is one of the reasons I only resort to "professionals" when I absolutely have to!

Megadodo,

It is frustrating to hire an installation company listed on BendPak's website and get workers arriving on site who have never installed a BendPak lift. Very nice guys but...

If I had time I'd call BendPak and see what the criteria is for getting listed as an installer on their website...

...but I've got other fish to fry. Ha!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Monday - October 3, 2016

An interesting day...

I noticed that the right rear tire on my 2000 Ford F150 Supercab with an 8-foot bed pickup truck looked low today. I put an air gauge on it and sure enough, it was at about 15 psi. Probably has a nail in it or...

Just this past week I had received four Frame Cradles for the BendPak XPR-10A-168 2-Post Lift in the Lone Beech Garage and this looked like a good time to use them.

Alas, it was not to be...






I could not get my lift's arms to reach both of the Ford's fore and aft lift points as detailed in the Chassis Lift Point Document included with my lift or as described in the 2000 Ford Light Truck Specification Manual (see next images). The picture (above) shows the closest I could get to getting both lift cradles to the prescribed lift points on the truck. I was probably a couple of inches from both front and rear in this picture.






Here's the documentation in the 2000 Ford Light Truck Specification Manual.

I am a bit startled by this development. I would be most interested in learning if any of the readers of this thread have used a BendPak XPR-10A lift on a longer version of the late 20th century early 21st century Ford F150 pickups.


Scott

 

[Jo Diesel]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I thought my eyes were wrong but I looked at your pics again and went to BendPak and checked. Your armes are on the wrong side. The 2 piece arm should be on the front and the 3 section should be to the rear.
What we would do is extend the front arm all the way out, leave truck in neutral and roll it so front arm is just on flat part of frame. You have to use extensions on rear, none on front, to put rear arms just in front of spring hanger and have vehicle level. Vehicle feels like it is to far rearward but engine is heavy. When truck is just off ground bounce on rear bumper to see how level it feels. Truck should be balanced.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I thought my eyes were wrong but I looked at your pics again and went to BendPak and checked. Your armes are on the wrong side. The 2 piece arm should be on the front and the 3 section should be to the rear.
What we would do is extend the front arm all the way out, leave truck in neutral and roll it so front arm is just on flat part of frame. You have to use extensions on rear, none on front, to put rear arms just in front of spring hanger and have vehicle level. Vehicle feels like it is to far rearward but engine is heavy. When truck is just off ground bounce on rear bumper to see how level it feels. Truck should be balanced.

Jo Diesel,


My installers had their issues but I'm pretty sure they got the arms right.






The shorter arms (3-segment) are on the front of the lift and the longer (2-sement) arms are on the rear of the lift. This is how the installation manual describes the layout of my lift.


As to "how you would do it"...

I think you're used to playing with bigger toys than I've got. Ha!

I'm not trying to be a jerk & maybe I've misunderstood what you're trying to say but the manufacturer's aft lift point is also just in front of the spring hangers... this is the location I already can't reach so I'd have to roll the truck even farther forward than in the picture I posted earlier to reach that point.

In that position the truck certainly won't look "to far rearward".

Best regards,

Scott

 

[camarosrus69]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I did a little research at lunch and found a manual for an XPR-10AC and XPR-10ACX. I don't know how this differs from your lift, but I noticed the "X" version is for a wider drive thru. It is set about a foot wider than the narrow version. I also noticed that the wider version's short arm is longer. Earlier in the thread you stated that you were setting yours in the wider stance. Do you have the longer short arm? If not, that may be the reason your truck doesn't fit.

 

[camarosrus69]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Here are specs that I found

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I did a little research at lunch and found a manual for an XPR-10AC and XPR-10ACX. I don't know how this differs from your lift, but I noticed the "X" version is for a wider drive thru. It is set about a foot wider than the narrow version. I also noticed that the wider version's short arm is longer. Earlier in the thread you stated that you were setting yours in the wider stance. Do you have the longer short arm? If not, that may be the reason your truck doesn't fit.

Here are specs that I found

camarosrus69,

Thanks for the research. I don't know if the XPR-10AC is a newer model or an older one but it looks like BendPak, in this instance, is attempting to deal with "the wide problem".

I'll check to see what the length of my forward arms is tomorrow. The installation manual doesn't indicate that there is a different set of arms for the "wide" configuration.

Yesterday morning I sent BendPak Customer Service an email detailing the issue I've written about here. I asked if they have a solution that would allow me to lift my truck.

I haven't gotten a response so far.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Monday - October 10, 2016

After a gentle reminder email this morning, I received a response from BendPak.

I had posted a query in the General Garage Discussion area regarding my lift and my truck.

Here's the post with BendPak's solution.

Effectively, BendPak indicates that to reach this vehicle's fore and aft lift points I'd need to purchase a second set of rear lift arms and swap them with the forward arms as needed.

Scott

Best regards,

Scott

 

[Bib Overalls]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

$610.00 solution plus freight I assume. That would stick in my craw.

And then there is three or four hundred bucks for a couple of sets of heavy duty casters and some steel so you can make storage dollies for which ever set of arms are not in use.

Assume the arms have some heft to them. Not the sort of thing you can just pop in and out as the mood suits you.

Figuring $40.00 for an oil change you can get your truck's oil changed in town 15 times for the price of those arms. And no heavy lifting. Plus the satisfaction that comes with telling BendPack to shove it sideways.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

$610.00 solution plus freight I assume. That would stick in my craw.

And then there is three or four hundred bucks for a couple of sets of heavy duty casters and some steel so you can make storage dollies for which ever set of arms are not in use.

Assume the arms have some heft to them. Not the sort of thing you can just pop in and out as the mood suits you.

Figuring $40.00 for an oil change you can get your truck's oil changed in town 15 times for the price of those arms. And no heavy lifting. Plus the satisfaction that comes with telling BendPack to shove it sideways.

Bib,

I believe I am at the same line of thinking that you have written here.

I'm still chewing on this but I believe that the my truck could be safely lifted off the floor using lift points different than those documented in the manuals.

I'm thinking that using the lift to get it just high enough to remove the tires and other work like that would be fine. Once up I could also use jack stands to stabilize things if that was necessary.

For all other work, I can park it over the Tornado Shelter and go to town.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[duwem]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Nice SHOP!

I'm still in the planning stages and working out where to put my lift and garage doors to access it. Your setup wit the door and back wall in front of the lift look similar to what I have planned.

Could you pop over to my thread and give your 0.02 on those items and anything else.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330490&page=3

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Nice SHOP!

I'm still in the planning stages and working out where to put my lift and garage doors to access it. Your setup wit the door and back wall in front of the lift look similar to what I have planned.

Could you pop over to my thread and give your 0.02 on those items and anything else.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330490&page=3

duwem,

Thanks for the kind words about my build.

I took a peek at your thread and it's going to take me more time than I have at the moment to give you feedback. To compensate, I'll give you a full nickels worth as soon as I can.

Flying to Amsterdam tonight so getting ready for that.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Friday - October 14, 2016

I got an email from BendPak when I was in Amsterdam regarding a different solution for the "Short Arm" problem when attempting to lift my pickup.

I have posted about this issue in the General Garage Discussion and here's a link to the post regarding this particular email.

So I'm looking forward to receiving the new arms and seeing how they do lifting my truck.

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Saturday - October 15, 2016

Today I began a quest. The quest was to drive from Peachtree City, GA to my parent's house just south of Vincennes, IN and retrieve the Lone Beech Melon Farm sign that has been stored in the barn loft for about 40 years.

In a perfect world, it is an 8-hour from my place to my folks. I decided to break up the drive north by staying over night at a very good friend's place a few miles south of Nashville, TN.

My friend runs a company that makes & installs industrial duct work. When I arrived at his house, he had a present for me.






From the time I started the Lone Beech Garage planning, my friend has referred to it as the Palace of Industrial Progress. When I arrived today he presented me with the 3 foot x 10 inch 14 gauge plasma cut sign.

I like it very much!


Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Sunday - October 16, 2016

I left my friend's place in Tennessee mid-morning and arrived at my parent's farm around at about 3:00 pm. I exchanged pleasantries with my parents and texted my youngest brother, Keith, that I had arrived. Keith was going to help me get the Lone Beech Melon Farm sign out of the barn loft.

Keith responded and let me know the very good news that his future son-in-law would be assisting us.






My brother arrived and we carefully climbed into the barn loft. The sign looked as bad as it did last summer when I examined it. We moved to the sign and lifted it to see if the side that had been facing down for 40 years was in better shape.






Happily it looked much better than the side that had raccoon poop and other indignities done to it since it had been placed there.






My brother and future son-in-law after they walked the sign outside the barn.






We decided we should get a picture of my bother, my parents & I with the sign. One bother wasn't present for the extraction.

It should also be noted that there was a very strong wind blowing when we were getting our picture taken. For reasons only a meteorologist would be able to explain, the Lone Beech Melon Farm gets a good breeze almost constantly. The breeze we were getting was way above average and was a good, steady 25 mph if not more.


Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Tuesday - October 18, 2016





Today I obtained 70 square feet of bubble wrap and some duct tape. I wrapped the sign in the bubble wrap and used the duct tape to secure it.






My mom came out while I was preparing the sign and assisted. We positioned the sign into the bed of my pickup.






I parked my pickup in Dad's mechanic's shop to protect the sign in case it rained overnight.

Oh look! Dad's got a tornado shelter in his shop similar to the one I have in the Lone Beech Garage. Ha!


Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Wednesday - October 19, 2016

I got up this morning and, after a cup of coffee with my folks, I pulled the pickup out of the mechanic's shop.






Upon the urging of my parents, I positioned a couple of straps above the sign. I then got hugs and departed the farm with my load. It was 8:20 am.






A bit over 8 hours later I was inside the Lone Beech Garage with the sign. My son assisted with the logistics.






The sign seemed to have made the trip without any damage. It was good to get it unwrapped in its new home. I think I'll be putting it on the wall in the center bay behind the 2-Post Lift.






Dad had also found a Warning sign in the ditch of the county road that goes in front of their farm. Between being hit by a car and the wind (Remember the wind! Ha!) the sign had come off it's posts. Dad gave me the sign for Lone Beech Garage decorating project.






Last but not least, the Palace of Industrial Progress sign was sat on a rolling tool box until I can find the best place to display it.


It was a great trip home! I got to visit with my folks and both my brothers and successfully retrieved the sign without damaging it.


Scott

 

[camarosrus69]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I think a good place for the Palace sign would be above or next to double doors leading into the wood shop. That way, you can call the shop "The Palace....", and keep "Lone Beech Garage" for the whole building.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

I think a good place for the Palace sign would be above or next to double doors leading into the wood shop. That way, you can call the shop "The Palace....", and keep "Lone Beech Garage" for the whole building.

camarosrus69,

Your idea has merit! Thank you.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Thursday - October 20, 2016

I forgot to mention that in addition to the main quest that took place over the past few days, there was a sub-quest also.

Back in Post 1113 I noted I had acquired a Powermatic 1150 Variable Speed Drill Press. In Post 1118 I indicated I had discovered an issue but I didn't elaborate.

The big issue with the drill press was a cracked casting that held the variable speed control mechanics. I had checked the speed before I purchased it by using the control to go from the high speed it was set at to a lower speed. That worked fine.

When I got the tool home, I tried going from that lower speed to a higher speed. This caused quite a noisy commotion under the drill press's sheet metal. When I removed the cover, I found the broken casting.






I checked eBay and found what looked to be just what I needed. Better yet, the seller appeared to be motivated as he had lowered the "Buy it now" price and also had a best offer available. I wound up getting the part for $12 plus shipping. However it was the newer "Gold" paint scheme and my Drill Press was the 1970's "Green" color.

Some research revealed that Rustoleum made a Hammered Dark Green paint that was said to be a dead ringer for the Powermatic color.

Problem solved... Not!

I could not find this item - in a single can - anywhere near Peachtree City, GA. Oh I could order a case from Lowes or Home Depot or I could get a single can off of Amazon or eBay for around $15 but that was it. While technically not Unobtainium, I wasn't going to buy a case or pay 15 bucks for a single can.

Recently I had, once again, tried to look for this product on the InterWeb. This time I happened to find a listing at Menards. We don't have these stores in the south but they are in the Midwest. Indeed, there is one in Princeton, IN just about 20 miles south of my parent's farm. I would be driving right past it as a part of my Lone Beech Melon Farm Sign quest.






I checked the Princeton store's inventory via their web site and found that they indeed had Rustoleum Hammered Dark Green in stock for about $5. As I drove north on Sunday I stopped at this store and grabbed a couple cans before continuing to the Lone Beech Melon Farm less than a half hour up the road.

I hope to sand blast the casting, paint it and get it installed in the Drill Press some time in November.


Scott

 

[drivesitfar]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

SB: since i don't own a lift yet i couldn't help with any of the issues even to advise you so i hope those are going to be in the past and your lift will finally work as it was designed to. best of luck with that.

I LOVE THAT SIGN from the old farm and i'm sure anyplace you hang it will be great. inside the shop in my small space wall space is a premium so i'd probably be hanging it outside on the building or making putting some 4x4 or 6x6's in the ground and making a permanent sign outside. your sign your call and just cool. also sounds like you had a good trip up to see your parents and family.

cheers

 

[jnkpile]

The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)



In this picture it looks to me like you are too far forward. The hoist appears to be an asymmetrical style, in which case the side mirror should be just a bit (maybe 6") forward of the post. In this position you should be able to place all four lifting arms on the flat section of frame under the cab. Once in the air use a suitable support stand to stabilize the rear of the truck at the bumper or hitch. Ideally I like the rear arms to reach and lift cupping the forward two spring perches of a pick-up but with an ECLB that can be quite a stretch.
Cheers and good luck,
Simon
P.s. Beauty shop!

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

SB: since i don't own a lift yet i couldn't help with any of the issues even to advise you so i hope those are going to be in the past and your lift will finally work as it was designed to. best of luck with that.

I LOVE THAT SIGN from the old farm and i'm sure anyplace you hang it will be great. inside the shop in my small space wall space is a premium so i'd probably be hanging it outside on the building or making putting some 4x4 or 6x6's in the ground and making a permanent sign outside. your sign your call and just cool. also sounds like you had a good trip up to see your parents and family.

cheers

DrivesItFar,

Thanks for the kind words!

I'm away from home - Navy Squadron Reunion in Charleston, SC - but I got an email that my replacement lift arms had arrived so we'll see how those work after I get back. I've got a medical procedure scheduled for next week so it may be a few days before I can check it out.

With 16 foot tall walls, I've got quite a bit of "white space" that the sign can help soak up. Plus, after all this time, the sign's paint is fragile - it needs to be inside or I'm afraid it wouldn't last long.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[duwem]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

duwem,

Thanks for the kind words about my build.

I took a peek at your thread and it's going to take me more time than I have at the moment to give you feedback. To compensate, I'll give you a full nickels worth as soon as I can.

Flying to Amsterdam tonight so getting ready for that.

Best regards,

Scott

Thanks. Concrete pour in a couple of weeks still need to finalize the lift placement.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Sunday - October 23, 2016

This past Monday BendPak had shipped a couple of substitute front arms for my 2-Post Lift. Scheduled delivery was for Friday. I was planning to be in Charleston, SC on Friday for a reunion of guys I was in the Navy with about 35 years ago.

I checked out the FedEx website and it allowed me to use the tracking information to change the delivery from my house to a FedEx location less than 10 miles from my house. This would allow me to pick up my new front arms after I got home from the reunion.

I returned home today and listened to the automated message from FedEx on my answering machine regarding picking up my arms. The message indicated I had 5 days from Friday to do so - this was not a problem but I had not aware of that limitation prior to listening to that message.

The FedEx location was open until 9:00 pm this evening so I went over to pick up the arms around 7:00 pm.






I went I the FedEx facility and the fellow behind the counter fetched my shipment. The shipping weight was listed as 170 pounds. He put the arms on a dolly and wheeled them out to my pickup. We got them into the bed of my truck and I returned to the Lone Beech Garage.






The arms were securely wrapped in plastic and some cardboard. Although a bit tired from the weekend's activities, I decided I'd better liberate at least one of the arms to see if it was what had been promised. After a brief struggle with the packaging, the arm was free and I positioned it next to the currently mounted arms.

The new arm, as advertised, appears to be about 6 inches longer than the existing front arm.

Now that I look at the picture more closely, I see that the new arm may be just another rear arm. I'll check that out tomorrow.


Scott

 

[camarosrus69]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

While I'm sure you will verify it first hand, my "calibrated engineer's eyeball" detects subtle differences between your old long arm and the new one. It appears that the new arm will be almost as long as your original long arm, but will collapse to a shorter length.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

While I'm sure you will verify it first hand, my "calibrated engineer's eyeball" detects subtle differences between your old long arm and the new one. It appears that the new arm will be almost as long as your original long arm, but will collapse to a shorter length.

camarosrus69,



Good eye!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[Lotusnut]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Scott

I hope everything is OK with you and your family. I am suffering withdrawal symptoms without my regular fix of Lone Beech update.

Rob

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Scott

I hope everything is OK with you and your family. I am suffering withdrawal symptoms without my regular fix of Lone Beech update.

Rob

Rob,

All is well here - thanks for your thoughts!

I had a bit of a hiatus due to some social events & a medical procedure (colonoscopy) that we old folks need to have done periodically. Ha!

My son, who is kind enough to assist when he can, had a couple of tests recently so he was not available for a while.

Slowly starting to get back into it.

Thanks for asking!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[AZpilot]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Projects when handed off to one person tend to ebb and flow. Life is a balance. You have to respect the balance.

 

[sbosecker]

Re: The Lone Beech Garage Build Thread (60x46)

Wednesday - November 2, 2016


With various life events now in the rearview mirror, I could get back to puttering around in the Lone Beech Garage. I decided that I needed to get the Lone Beech Melon Farm sign mounted as soon as possible.






The place I decided to place the sign was high on the 16 foot wall centered on the middle bay. I knew things were "busy" in the wall behind where I was planning on mounting the sign.






I went through the images of this build and located a picture I took on February 4th. It was busier than I had remembered. Of particular concern were the plates on the studs that were protecting plumbing in the Mezzanine. I was hoping to place the top of the sign a couple of feet below the ceiling. Those plates appeared to be right about where I would want to located the upper bracket for the sign.






I climbed the scaffolding with a tape rule, a level, a plumb bob, a pencil, a hammer and a small nail. I located the centerline of the bay and, using the picture, started tapping the nail into the drywall to locate the studs. I did this about 2 feet from the ceiling and then about 6 feet from the ceiling. I then made a "story stick" for top bracket and bottom bracket - locating the studs on the story stick to be used when drilling holes in the brackets.








I ripped a couple of 2x6's so they were about 2-1/2 inches wide - these would be my mounting brackets. This left a couple of strips about 1/8" thick - one of which I used for the story stick. I then used a dado blade to cut a 1/4-inch deep groove that was 11/16-inch wide into the bracket. (The sign is 5/8-inch thick plywood.)

That was all that was accomplished today.


Scott