Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT A Garage Rehabbed

[-Brent-]

Photobucket is down (again) so I figure I'll try out something new.

Here's a very small update as I haven't done much out in the shop. There's been a lot going on (aside from shop progress) from multiple snow storms and frigid weather, to each person in the house getting sick, to me and my wife taking on eating nothing but clean, "whole" foods for the month of January. Let me tell you, the first ten days or so you're in a very harsh reality due to your prior eating habits. The month is done (we're actually still doing it 80% of the time, though) and things are settled down a bit.

I snuck out to the shop for an hour or so, yesterday. The air lines are just sitting, waiting for me to finish them. I wanted to address the drop above the bench since it was in the warmer, lower level of the garage. I'll get to the attic air line drop, next.



I cut a piece of scrap to mount the drop to. This is my most beat up tool in the shop. You can see the shipping tag on it. This was part of the very small amount of tools I had shipped out here when I moved. I'm dedicated to using this until it dies. It's a tad out of square from it's very hard life but it still chops, haha.



I marked some holes from a wood template I made (AFTER I messed up my first attempt) and drilled and tapped two holes to mount the aluminum block. After that, a couple more holes were drilled to mount to the Wall Control brackets and fastened everything.




Here's a closer view where you can see the brackets in the back. To my surprise, they're solid after everything was bolted. I figured there would be some upward movement because the slot rails stuff slides up so you can remove it.



These are plastic PEX clamps. They worked perfect. Only problem is you have to buy a pretty large quantity of them.



The mess on a small bench can't get horrible like my old benches. Now I can clean up quickly and get onto a new project.



Here it is, finished. Now I'll get over to the other end and the line that drops through the ceiling set.

That's it for now...

 

[NedNorton]

Brent, I was trying to do an update also and found Photobucket down too (frustrating). FYI... I can't see the pictures from your new post.

Cheers,
Chris

 

[-Brent-]

I can't see the pictures from your new post.

Well, that *****! I tried using Google Drive. Looks like I'm the only one that can see the beautiful work. You all are missing out! Haha.

I'll have to find a different solution!

 

[mbryson]

The pics are back now


....well a couple of them

 

[-Brent-]

The pics are back now


....well a couple of them

Yeah, Google isn't as user-friendly as Photobucket. I have a feeling they won't go down, though. Pics should be set, now.

Edit: the bandwidth limit was reached pretty fast so the pics are no longer showing. I'll get them up and onto PB, tomorrow. -B

Edit 2: Google Drive gives 28 views before shutting it down... haha. Back to PB. Anyone recommend something more stable than PB?

 

[Finallygotit]

Now I know why I can't see pictures........anywhere. C'mon Photobucket, get your poop together for cripes sakes.



Now back to your regularly scheduled thread.

Sorry for the rant Brent.

 

[big_bake]

Me and my wife did Whole30 for January as well. The first half was certainly hard. Good for you sticking with it.


Also give Flickr a shot for photo hosting.

 

[-Brent-]

I got some time out in the shop, this weekend, and I was determined to get some things done.

First thing was get the last of the lines in. My only issue was breaking a tee during tightening things up.



My hope was that I could use as little joints as possible in the ceiling. So from this tee I was hoping I let enough room to make a bend. I think any less room and it would have been too tight.







I used blue Loctite per FinallyGotIt’s recommendation. No complaints there, it worked well. Once I got everything tight I tested it. There has to be well over a hundred joints in my small system, most of them are in the water separator and dryer. Out of the whole set-up, I had 4 leaks.

There were two leaks in the area of the dryers; one leak from the regulator and the other was the male fitting attached to the rubber hose at the top of the dryer. Quick tip, fill your air compressor tank and then shut it down. For me, it was probably easier to hear the leak and then find it with the bubble solution.

The third leak was at the drop above my work bench. At first I pulled it apart and put everything back as I had it. I had fixed the leak but now the gauge wasn’t accurate. It was reading about 40 pounds higher than all the other gauges. So, as frustrating as that was, I pulled the gauge and put a plug in its place. No more leak and since I’m tired of spending money – no more gauge!




With the 4 leaks, in total, I could watch the gauge drop right after I closed the system. It would drop slower with each leak I fixed. The last leak is in the attic at the male end of the street elbow. Knowing this could be a pain in the rear I decided to move on, for the time being, rather than monkey around with it. I’ll deal with it this week.

 

[-Brent-]

I also got the hose and cord dropped into the work area. One of the holes is a little off center. I may enlarge one or both holes but I want to get the materials I’m going to use to seal off the holes to see if it is even necessary. The plan is to cut a slit in a flat piece of rubber so the cord and hose can move but nothing falls down into those holes.



I bought these “higher end” couplings but wouldn’t you know, they don’t work with the male ends on my tools. I thought everything I had was automotive but even though they look similar, they’re different. They’re not industrial, they just don’t fit these. One more hurdle. I have a coupling that works but need an different brass fitting to make it work. It’s one of those weekends! Still, I’m not quitting until something is DONE! HAHA.



There’s not a lot left to do in the ceiling before I can button it up. I need two more blocks nailed up so I have some mounting space for the garage door rail and I need to run speaker wire.

Speaker wire is a more time consuming job so I took that on. Plus, when that’s done I can get the rest of the insulation (that’s been on the floor for way too long) up into the ceiling. However, old Brent (in the wise words of our 43rd President) misunderesimated the amount of wire I’d actually need allowing three runs out of four to be pulled. The wire is ordered.

Here’s my wire set-up. An old rake handle I kept and trimmed after I broke it.



What made me think that I’d only need 100’?



This is the spot where the tuner will sit. The ultimate goal is NO MORE JUNK. There’s a lot less of it, these days. This little spot’s days are numbered!



3 runs pulled. From here I made a list of what I need to pick up to get the wiring set. I’ve got some boxes and flex conduit, I need probably $10 of parts to get it all set. I still need to staple it all up and make it neat, obviously. But dang-it, I want to cross and item off the checklist!




Now I’ve got two projects nearly-but-not-done and I still wasn’t feeling like tackling that last leak. Luckily there’s no shortage of little things to do. I put an outlet in for the cord of the cord reel and finally got something done (don't count the unfinished wall, okay? )



However, here’s a head scratcher: I used my non-contact voltage tester to be sure the circuit was off (the circuit breaker was off) and it kept beeping when placed next to each wire of the three. I figured it was a false positive but I grabbed my meter just in case and there was no voltage. To see if this would happen elsewhere, I tested known unpowered circuits. Not a beep from any of them. It worked as it should on powered circuits around, too. So, what gives?

I looked it up and see that these can pick up “phantom voltage” if the wire is close to another. In this case it’s pulled through a couple different areas where other circuits are located, could that do it?

Soooo, the air lines aren’t “done” and neither is the speaker wire. But, when it was “lights out” in the shop last night, I felt pretty accomplished.

 

[xtremek]

You have an "RF" thermometer? That definitely rates a "YOU ****"

 

[speedfreek1210]

Static electricity can make a non-contact tester beep too. Try rubbing it quickly on your shirt or pants and see if it beeps.



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[Grumblebum]

Bit of a ****** with the air coupling. We have the same problem here with the variety of couplings. I finally have all the part numbers listed for the style I use now so at least I can shop around now for them in the future.

Gets expensive with all the extra fittings doesn't it...

I'm trying to think of something you can surround the hole for the air and power drop through the ceiling so if you pull at an angle it doesn't bind up on the floor board. Like a pvc flange or something. Unless the rubber with the slit will facilitate that for you ?

Cheers GB

 

[-Brent-]

You have an "RF" thermometer? That definitely rates a "YOU ****"

Haha, thanks. I offered up my old, too-large workbench to some local buddies and said I'd trade for a shop thermometer. This is what I got. It's nothing fancy or rare, just a 1990s screen-printed Rat Fink, but I like it.

Static electricity can make a non-contact tester beep too. Try rubbing it quickly on your shirt or pants and see if it beeps.

I've heard that, which is why it makes sense that it's beeped in my pocket in the past. This case, though, each wire caused the tester to beep (including the ground). I've never had that before.

Bit of a ****** with the air coupling. We have the same problem here with the variety of couplings. I finally have all the part numbers listed for the style I use now so at least I can shop around now for them in the future.

Gets expensive with all the extra fittings doesn't it...

I'm trying to think of something you can surround the hole for the air and power drop through the ceiling so if you pull at an angle it doesn't bind up on the floor board. Like a pvc flange or something. Unless the rubber with the slit will facilitate that for you ?

Cheers GB

Yeah, GB, they do get expensive. There's nothing cheap about the whole airline set-up!

As far as the hose and cord go, there's going to be a roller guide for each mounted to the corrugated metal ceiling. That should help keep them in line. I considered adding a roller guide on the floor, too. But in doing some research I saw some industrial uses where they passed through a thick plastic or rubber with slits. I thought about putting some pipe in between the floor and the ceiling but I don't see it as a solution to any problem (that I can think of). The only thing I want to prevent is the hose or cord rubbing so much on the wood that it wears them. So, in that case, the roller guides may be the best case solution. Still, they wouldn't keep anything from dropping down into that space. I don't know, I guess I have some more thinking to do on it. If you have any ideas, I'd love to mull them over.

 

[Ray-CA]

...As far as the day laborers hanging out at the curb looking for work, that's not at all the hardware stores. There are two Home Depots in the city/valley where there's far more commercial traffic, so they hang out looking for work.

Unfortunately, the workers don't have a good reputation, anymore. And, yes, I assume most of them couldn't work legally. Problem is, lots of these guys have issues that couldn't land decent work, regardless...

They hand out at the Home Depots around CA as well. Our local HD even has a "Foreman" that you have to talk with, pay him and he'll pick out the guys you take. Biggest trouble here is if they get hurt working for you, then you're on the hook for the injury, works comp, etc. It's not worth it to me. If I need labor for trash hauling, yard/junk clean up, there are guys to call.

Ray

 

[-Brent-]

Ray, that's one I haven't heard of out here, yet. Haha.

I've learned it's better to figure out how to do whatever is needed on my own. Thing is, I'm a softy. I've been burned a handful of times by guys with sob stories. Each time I say I've learned but then, a few years later, I offer someone an opportunity and they prove to me why they're in the position they're in. I hate that I've become indifferent toward many folks asking for something, now. But over and over I'm proven wrong.

As for the day-laborers, my wife (immigration is part of her law practice) and I were talking about this the other evening. I'm assuming there's a lot less folks standing on the Home Depot sidewalk with all the worries about the ICE raids. I'll be in that area tomorrow, so it will be interesting to see what it looks like over there. Usually there's a few dozen guys between the two lot entrances but with the current events it wouldn't surprise me if those areas were barren.

 

[Finallygotit]

I also got the hose and cord dropped into the work area. One of the holes is a little off center. I may enlarge one or both holes but I want to get the materials I’m going to use to seal off the holes to see if it is even necessary. The plan is to cut a slit in a flat piece of rubber so the cord and hose can move but nothing falls down into those holes.

Brent, have you thought about putting one of these in for the hole in the loft?

 

[-Brent-]

Dan, that's the exact one I will be putting in the ceiling for each line. You think buying another pair and putting them on the upper surface (the floor) would be the best bet?

 

[Finallygotit]

Are you thinking of sandwiching two of those on each side of the plywood? If that's what you're thinking, if it were me, I would only put the one on the side that would have the hose traveling around. In this case, your shop. Once the hose passes through your plywood, it's going to be loading/unloading from the reel which won't have much movement side to side and fore/aft. Again, IMHO.

Whatcha think?

 

[-Brent-]

Are you thinking of sandwiching two of those on each side of the plywood?

No, I was thinking of putting one set in the ceiling for the hose/cable to come through. Then 9 or ten inches above that is where I have the holes drilled in the attic floor. That's the area I'm wondering what to do with.

 

[-Brent-]

We ran out of milk (the little ones drink it before bed) and that gave me a good excuse to swing by Home Depot and get the brass reducing coupling for the air hose.



It was nice to get out there, even for 15 minutes, and get a little closer to the finish line.

I was cleaning up a little and paid some attention to my drill press area, which has been neglected. There was a bunch of metal and wood chips to clean out. It was getting to the point where the metal chips were starting to grab onto my sleeves if I were to look for a bit to use. I still need to blow out the area on a day that's nice enough to open the garage door.





I don't know about you but sometimes I find myself taking a step back and admiring old machinery or a project I'm working on. This drill press has been such a great machine. I've had newer set-ups but this is my favorite, by far.

 

[Finallygotit]

No, I was thinking of putting one set in the ceiling for the hose/cable to come through. Then 9 or ten inches above that is where I have the holes drilled in the attic floor. That's the area I'm wondering what to do with.

OK, now I gotcha. Again, if it were me, I would put the set in the ceiling as you planned and trial run it. If the hose rubs above that, you know what to do.

HTH

 

[big_bake]

I used that same wire for my ceiling speakers inside my house this past november. It's been great so far and a good deal via Amazon.

I'm not sure what your plans are for an audio source but I've been pretty impressed with a Chromecast Audio hooked up to a small class d amp. I'm not sure if you get wifi coverage out in your garage though. It's nice to just start casting something and not worry about keeping your phone close like with bluetooth. It also won't stop every time you get a notification on your phone.

 

[-Brent-]

I'm not sure what your plans are for an audio source but I've been pretty impressed with a Chromecast Audio hooked up to a small class d amp. I'm not sure if you get wifi coverage out in your garage though. It's nice to just start casting something and not worry about keeping your phone close like with bluetooth. It also won't stop every time you get a notification on your phone.

All good points! I should have had this conversation, earlier!

I went with a Yamaha R-S202BL tuner because I wanted AM so I could listen to local sports. This tuner also puts out decent power for how inexpensive it was (I paid $129). I figured Bluetooth would be a plus since I could leave my iPad right there. I completely agree with the notifications interruptions from the phone! I figured there were better ways for me to get music so I left my phone out of the plan.

Something like you mention wouldn't be out of consideration in the future. Right now, the signal from the house is pretty weak. I'm not sure if it's due to it being a brick home but you walk out of the door and the signal is an 1/8th. As well, I've looked into boosting the signal for the garage but it takes less work to run it how I am. Plus, I'm still an iPod guy. Actually, just as long as I have some tunes, I'm okay. So, I'm going to keep it "simple," for now, haha.

 

[PurdueSD]

I love your shop, perfect little spot to work on old hot rods!

It just has a great feel to it! Reminds me a bit of my first garage build where i thought about and spent more time working on my garage than in it. Details are great!

Congrats!

 

[Bob Heine]

Plus, I'm still an iPod guy. Actually, just as long as I have some tunes, I'm okay. So, I'm going to keep it "simple," for now, haha.

Brent, so good to hear I'm not alone. My smart phone spends 99% of its life powered off and plugged into the console compartment in the Cadillac (I hate phones). A second-hand iPod shares the compartment and the 1,200+ random-play songs keep me entertained. The other three cars and the garage/house are also equipped with second-hand iPods playing the 1,200+ same old songs.

I'm surprised dead-battery-equipped iPods sell for so little money.

 

[big_bake]

All good points! I should have had this conversation, earlier!

I went with a Yamaha R-S202BL tuner because I wanted AM so I could listen to local sports. This tuner also puts out decent power for how inexpensive it was (I paid $129). I figured Bluetooth would be a plus since I could leave my iPad right there. I completely agree with the notifications interruptions from the phone! I figured there were better ways for me to get music so I left my phone out of the plan.

Something like you mention wouldn't be out of consideration in the future. Right now, the signal from the house is pretty weak. I'm not sure if it's due to it being a brick home but you walk out of the door and the signal is an 1/8th. As well, I've looked into boosting the signal for the garage but it takes less work to run it how I am. Plus, I'm still an iPod guy. Actually, just as long as I have some tunes, I'm okay. So, I'm going to keep it "simple," for now, haha.

That Yamaha receiver will certainly fit the bill. I did hear that you can listen to local stations over the internet with Tune In. Haven't tried it myself yet.

As far as getting internet in the garage there is always digging to install a little conduit for a wired connection to a garage access point. That may take more work, but will probably be cheaper than the equipment to repeat the wifi signal out there. I don't quite know your lay of the land or the distances involved though.

On the other hand there is something nice about a garage being simple. A getaway from normal life.

 

[-Brent-]

I love your shop, perfect little spot to work on old hot rods!

It just has a great feel to it! Reminds me a bit of my first garage build where i thought about and spent more time working on my garage than in it. Details are great!

Congrats!

I can't wait to get back to working on hot rods. Although, I am having some fun with this project. It's certainly better equipped than my work-spaces of the past. If only it was bigger...

Brent, so good to hear I'm not alone.

I'm weird about some technology. Some things I'm ready to adapt to (like Roku, for example) but others I can live without. Music-streaming services are that way for me.

However, I do want to be able to crank it up in my shop. It's been a while since I've had a decent stereo.

That Yamaha receiver will certainly fit the bill. I did hear that you can listen to local stations over the internet with Tune In. Haven't tried it myself yet.

As far as getting internet in the garage there is always digging to install a little conduit for a wired connection to a garage access point. That may take more work, but will probably be cheaper than the equipment to repeat the wifi signal out there. I don't quite know your lay of the land or the distances involved though.

On the other hand there is something nice about a garage being simple. A getaway from normal life.

When I'm out there now, I'm doing work, making noise, etc. I really only jump on my phone to get info occasionally or shooting off a text... maybe I'll check IG now and then but, really, I think the Internet would be a distraction for me.

 

[-Brent-]

I took advantage of the three-day weekend and continued on the shop.

Where I left off was running speaker wire in the ceiling. I couldn't finish that because Amazon now holds orders for those that aren't Prime members. So, my wire sat in the warehouse (or wherever) for 4 days before they shipped it. There's plenty of other items to knock off the list but it would have been nice to get that project done, too. Oh, well, it will be done this week.

Anyway, with a small workbench it needs to be kept clean to be useful. This is what I started with:



... and that's the best it would look all weekend. What I noticed was it was a pain to find things. I spent time looking for tools and whatnot. I hadn't "lost" a tool in a while since I was keeping organized. This weekend was a good reminder to take ten minutes and clean up. I probably wasted more time than that looking for stuff this weekend.

First up was finishing the air line, which meant repairing the last leak. After it was leak free, I neatened up the cord.



I put some pressure in and it held, thankfully.



That is, until I popped in two additional blocks for the garage door rail mount. After shooting two or three nails the regulator mounted at the water separator line dryer area started ******* air. This isn't some cheapo regulator, either.



I had to pull it, and fiddle around with the gasket between the two halfs of the unit. I tightened it all back up and it's been fine since.

Now that the lines are all done, this is what I've got left:



I posted it on a local classified. Someone is going to get a good deal on this stuff.

 

[-Brent-]

This bay has been occupied by materials for far too long. I figured even though I cannot finish the ceiling this weekend, there's still a lot of space I can get insulated, still.



I didn't take a pic of the insulation... you'll have to take my word it's up. Here's what's left. Pretty much exactly what will fill the space without anything left over.



After that, I moved on. I was really set on making the most of my time, this weekend. So, I got after it. The shelves on either end of the "open ceiling" bay were wrapped in sheet metal. I had it bent a while back. It really should have been a two person job as it got awkward at times, but my second and third person are 4 and 2 years old, respectively. Haha.

After some trial and error, I made a template for the end that transitions into the ceiling angle.



I cut and fit the piece. After a few times up and down the ladder I figured out what needed to be done. After I got it to fit, I pulled it down to knock the shine off the galvanized and give it an aged look.

It's something I haven't brought up all that much in this thread. And, there are certain pics (if you looked close enough) where junction boxes or outlets or covers were rusty. It's done purposefully.

Since the barn roofing tin that I picked up a last year is really weathered. I chose to continue that look on the new stuff. It took a bit of experimentation to get results I liked but now I can age (or rust) a piece in minutes.

You want to knock the shine off galvanized. Don't mess around with toilet bowl cleaner or vinegar. Unless you like spending time and money. Buy muriatic acid... by the gallon!



For large pieces I use a spray bottle. It's bluish because I had some other liquid that contained muriatic acid and I poured it in to get rid of it. I continue to top off the bottle from the gallon but the blue has remained for a while. Haha.



Spray your workpiece, liberally.



... and then heat it! Seriously. It speeds up the chemical reaction. It makes a gas that's no fun to breath so keep the place ventilated. Even then you'll get a whiff and realize it's bad news. I move the heat and evaporate off the most of it. Sometimes I'll wipe excess off and other times I'll spray on some more if it's not where I want it.






Notice there is no rust? But I said I could make it rust in minutes...? If you want rust, you need to strip the galvanized off in areas. Heat does accelerate this but if the piece is small, you can pour some HCl in a plastic container and dip the piece to achieve the amount of raw steel exposure. Then, hit it with some heat and spray it with hydrogen peroxide. It will flash rust as soon as the peroxide hits the steel.

I didn't want these pieces rusty. I just want them to look gray, weathered.

Here's the east end shelf, wrapped:



After it's where I want it, I'll spray it down with something to neutralize it. I made up some water mixed with baking soda and some blue Dawn. As you can see, I added a little too much and my hand print is still there. Haha.

 

[-Brent-]

Here's a before and after of an outlet cover. One or two of them I'd spray with paint as part of aging them. When the ceiling and all the metal trim is up, these parts should blend in and not look all that drastic.



Back on topic... Once the beams were wrapped, I could get some wiring finished. There are accent lights I installed that will shine up toward the upper wall. When it's finished there'll be stuff hung up there and I figured some uplighting would be neat. However, a few curveballs have come from doing it the way I did.

Here's an in-progress pic:



The flex conduit coming through the wrapped joist is wiring for the main lights and the switched wire for the accent lights. It still needs to be fastened to the mounting board where all the conduit and lighting sits. It looks like a mess (at the moment) but the plan was to keep all the mess to that one 2x10.

The "accent" lights are reclaimed dock lights used in commercial settings at loading docks. These are called the "heads." They're usually attached to these arms that have a couple joints in them and they are mounted to a fixed hinge. They're meant to provide light in a trailer as freight is being loaded/unloaded.

I got these in various conditions. All of them needed to be rewired. One of them had a finicky switch so I tore it apart again and redid it (adding a new switch). These aren't usually rebuilt. Most times they'll just pull it, toss it, and put a new one on.



Here's the light on the wall with 3 of the 4.

And the finicky dock light head:



This one must have been in an environment with chemicals. Most of the wires were severely deteriorated.



Like most things, you cannot see the amount of time and steps. Because this wasn't a simple change a part and snip/replace a wire, it takes longer. The wiring jacket were brittle and crumbling on the porcelain fixture. I haven't found a replacement so I took my time in removing the jackets and putting heat shrink over the wires. After some cleaning and TLC. It was like new.



Here's all 4 lights working. One the far end, that had wiring needing to be finished, too. That took a little help from my wife flipping a couple switches so I could narrow down what wire was what since I couldn't remember back to when it was wired.



Here's the wall, lighted. There will be two additional dock light heads mounted to the wall, one pointed toward each shelf. I didn't mention, previously, but these are all LEDs.

Here is the far end conduit/junction box. Like I said, it's a mess. it makes more sense in person.



The opposite side:



With that all set, finally, I took on some less time consuming items.



I wanted a "hook" to hang my air hose (the one not on a reel) because it, too, didn't have a place and seemed like it was in the way or messy - all the time. Rather than spend $5+ on a hook I looked through my hardware and found this 1/4-20 (5 or 6 inch) carriage bolt. I put it in an extra Uni-strut fastener and it worked out pretty well, I think.



Since the male and female hose couplings don't match I can't put them together.

 

[jp828108]

I really like everything you have accomplished. I have been through your thread before, but don't believe I previously posted and complimented you on all your hard work. I will be adding a subscription so I can keep up and see what is next. That air setup is awesome. I would feel lucky to add something half as nice one day.

jp

 

[-Brent-]

I really like everything you have accomplished. I have been through your thread before, but don't believe I previously posted and complimented you on all your hard work. I will be adding a subscription so I can keep up and see what is next. That air setup is awesome. I would feel lucky to add something half as nice one day.

jp

Wow, thanks for that, JP. I appreciate it. I feel like it's all down hill from here. I like the air set-up, too. It's one of those things I didn't need but I spoiled myself with. I tell you what, since I got my reel, I've seen a few hose-only or cord-only that were really good deals, locally. I have been telling a few buddies about the deals. Right now, I'm more of a fan of using the cord reel. I'm not used to the hose reel and it's a bit awkward. It's too the point where I considered using the other hose but I figure I just need to learn how to work with it.

 

[-Brent-]

Even though I cannot finish the speaker wire in the ceiling, I had all the parts to get the rest of the set-up done. Since I was on a roll, I got to it.

The plan is speakers in the 4 corners. One speaker on each shelf and a speaker in the other opposite lower corners.



This wire is run so getting it wired was possible. I'm not sure I put the wires in the plugs correctly. I need to do some research on that.



This (below) is the corner without wire.



This is the spot where the tuner will sit.



The wires:



What I did, today. The other piece of flex is cut and ready. Tomorrow when the wire comes, I'll pull it and get it all installed.



As you can see, I didn't put any of the fasteners on, yet. In part it's because I burned out my only 1/4" bit. But mostly it's because I'd rather do them all at the same time and just knock it out.

Last part of the day was clean-up. It was really REALLY needed. It felt good to throw out so much trash accumulated from the work. As well, I cleaned the work bench... something I should have done each day, truthfully. It would have helped.

After everything was clean I messed around with hanging a couple more items up on the peg board.



I'm trying to avoid being too much of a Fred Sanford but sometimes I come across neat things. I'm looking forward to being able to hang stuff around the shop. I've never really had a space I could do that.

Thanks for reading, that's about it - for now.

 

[Grumblebum]

Couple of great updates Brent. Amazing what you can get done with just a few hours of "daddy time".

GB

 

[jbmatth]

Wow you really did attack it this week, that is a lot of accomplishment for such a short period of time. Well done.
JB

 

[Finallygotit]

You have been a busy guy!

Good job Brent!

 

[-Brent-]

Couple of great updates Brent. Amazing what you can get done with just a few hours of "daddy time".

GB

Wow you really did attack it this week, that is a lot of accomplishment for such a short period of time. Well done.
JB

You have been a busy guy!

Good job Brent!

Thanks, fellas. I did manage to get out to the movies with the family and caught some quality time here and there, too. I'd get back to it once everyone was in bed.

I'm going to try to get some time in every night. I'd like to be at the point where I can really dig into ceiling and wall finishing, this weekend.

 

[jp828108]

Peg board and speaker wire are looking good. Once you get the receiver and some speakers installed you will be rocking out in the shop. I just use a little magnetic Bluetooth speaker, but will eventually wire up the shop like you are one day.

 

[-Brent-]

JP, right now I'm using what very well may be a dollar store radio that my son was given when he was 2 years old. Since he didn't know how to operate it, I commandeered it.
Thanks, JP! I appreciate it.

I'm looking forward to having a legitimate stereo system. This set-up is like a lot of things I've done with this shop. They're all items I've always wanted but never had. Actually, that's not 100% true. Some of the ideas came from GJ members, like the amount of outlets and a few other electrical features, the air line dryers and the timed outlet and such. Still, I've always wanted a nice, neat, functional space and I'm really hoping I can pull that off (and keep it that way).

 

[burger]

Hey Brent-

Any reason why you chose 12 gauge speaker wire?



Ed