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

[camarosrus69]

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

I agree that you have a better solution for the outlet than was previously there. I do, however guarantee that at some point you will run into it with something. I would turn it 90 degrees toward the saw to protect the cord a little better, and come up with some kind of guard to go around it. Something like a semi-circular tube attached to the base.

 

[sbosecker]

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

haha, this is the story of 3/4 of the stuff in my garage

I like the floor outlet solution too, looks professional

LutzTD,

Thanks for the kind words! I can see the pros & cons of the flush vs. pedestal outlet setup but the current setup does look much better than what was there before.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

Scott,

You may not run into issues with yours, but our table saw outlet is currently setup like your new one. It is a terrible tripping hazard and gets run into constantly as we sometimes have to shift the table out of the way for odd-sized projects and such causing it to not be completely under the saw.

If you never need to move the saw, it probably wont be an issue, but we are changing ours out for an in-floor (with a dust cover) setup when we rewire the shop this spring.

Just my personal experience.

Keep up the good work! Love following along.

Jason

Jason,

First, what an interesting user-name. Ha!
When I was in college in the mid-70's, I think all the fraternities at Purdue had to have a faculty advisor. Ours was a Electrical Engineering Professor and I remember him mentioning that the Department of Defense was asking him to do some work on materials that would limit radar's ability to "see" an object. At the time I remember thinking, "What a waste of time and money!"
Ha!

Second; thanks for passing along the benefit of your experience with the pedestal outlet. I don't anticipate moving my table saw and the new electrical fixture will be under the table extension. I'm hoping that this location will keep it from being something that will protect me from tripping over it and breaking my aging hip.

If it does present a problem, I'll go back to plan A and come up with a flush mount solution. I'd be very interested in seeing what you come up with when you rewire your shop!

Thanks for coming along for the ride!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

I agree that you have a better solution for the outlet than was previously there. I do, however guarantee that at some point you will run into it with something. I would turn it 90 degrees toward the saw to protect the cord a little better, and come up with some kind of guard to go around it. Something like a semi-circular tube attached to the base.

camarosrus69,

I'm hoping the table above the outlet will prevent mayhem from occurring to the pedestal outlet. Time will tell. If I need to either put up a guard or modify it in some other way, I will find out shortly after the Woodshop goes completely operational.

Thanks for your thoughts!

Now I need prayers from you and all the other GJer's that follow the LBG thread. For the next week I'll be with a bunch of Navy buddies out at Lake Tahoe skiing. I missed the get-together last year so I could provide some adult supervision during the actual building of the Lone Beech Garage.

I am writing this from a hotel room in Reno, NV. Tomorrow I'll meet up with my buddies and we'll head towards the Heavenly Ski Resort. For the coming week some of the better skiers of our group will try to kill me by urging me to follow them on runs that will stretch my meager abilities. Any divine intervention that can be summoned by readers of this thread will be appreciated.

While we're not the twenty-something young men we were when we were the tip of the spear many years ago, we still seem to think we are. With any luck I'll survive this year's adventure as I have the past few years. Ha!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[1949 caddyman]

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

Scott, just remember we heal more slowly as we age! LOL, have fun!

 

[shortykorte]

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

Heavenly Valley Sweet.

I didn't catch Jason's user name when I read his post and you being at Heavenly Valley reminds me of my first encounter with a F117. I was stationed at Beale AFB (U2/SR71) so went skiing regularly. I was at the top of Heavenly when I spotted a weird shaped plane fly overhead. "Um, what's that? Must me heading to Edwards". Some time later, the F117 was anounced and I got the answer to my question.

Enjoy your trip, beautiful area and even better when spent with your military brothers.

 

[F-117HWK]

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

Jason,

First, what an interesting user-name. Ha!
When I was in college in the mid-70's, I think all the fraternities at Purdue had to have a faculty advisor. Ours was a Electrical Engineering Professor and I remember him mentioning that the Department of Defense was asking him to do some work on materials that would limit radar's ability to "see" an object. At the time I remember thinking, "What a waste of time and money!"
Ha!

Second; thanks for passing along the benefit of your experience with the pedestal outlet. I don't anticipate moving my table saw and the new electrical fixture will be under the table extension. I'm hoping that this location will keep it from being something that will protect me from tripping over it and breaking my aging hip.

If it does present a problem, I'll go back to plan A and come up with a flush mount solution. I'd be very interested in seeing what you come up with when you rewire your shop!

Thanks for coming along for the ride!

Best regards,

Scott

Haha thanks, I get lots of comments about it and quite often they are accompanied by intriguing stories. Actually met one of the mechanics that worked on them because of it.

Good deal, if you arent ever moving, should be fine!

 

[drivesitfar]

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

SB: sounds like fun. hope you get some of this powder that is flying around our area these days. i think it snowed maybe 2 or 3 feet in our ski resorts this last weekend. i actully wasn't that great of a skier, but i could get down a hill ok and then about 14 years ago my youngest wanted to learn to snowboard so i signed us both up for lessons. after spending the first 1.5 of the 3 lessons trying to learn how to get up from falling so much i got it. snowboarding is a blast when there is lots of snow, but then we had 3 years of no snow and my son kept snowboarding with his friends on the ice and the few days we did get some and i bet i haven't snowboarded or skied in 11 years now.

maybe i'll take it up again and thanks for putting the thoughts in my head.

also BEE CAREFUL cause like was said we don't heal up quite as quick these days as we approach middle age (we certainly are not old yet are we).

looking forward to seeing lots of pictures of Heavenly Valley if you remember to take some.

cheers

 

[matt_i]

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

Looks like you are in full move-in mode, Congratulations!

I am wondering about the monorail hoist...do you have plans for heavier machinery someday...or primarily taking apart your tractors for rebuild & service?

 

[camarosrus69]

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

It's been two weeks since your last post. I hope you survived your vacation.

 

[sbosecker]

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

Looks like you are in full move-in mode, Congratulations!

I am wondering about the monorail hoist...do you have plans for heavier machinery someday...or primarily taking apart your tractors for rebuild & service?

matt_j

Thanks! It's good to be moving forward on getting things fully operational.

No specific machinery... I would like to get a Bridgeport Mill and/or a medium sized metal lathe at some point. I don't know why since I don't know how to operate either ...but I'd like to learn! The Electric Chain Hoist would be useful to get those two machines off a trailer should I ever acquire them.

February was kind of a lost month. I think I'll get back on track very soon.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

SB: sounds like fun. hope you get some of this powder that is flying around our area these days. i think it snowed maybe 2 or 3 feet in our ski resorts this last weekend. i actully wasn't that great of a skier, but i could get down a hill ok and then about 14 years ago my youngest wanted to learn to snowboard so i signed us both up for lessons. after spending the first 1.5 of the 3 lessons trying to learn how to get up from falling so much i got it. snowboarding is a blast when there is lots of snow, but then we had 3 years of no snow and my son kept snowboarding with his friends on the ice and the few days we did get some and i bet i haven't snowboarded or skied in 11 years now.

maybe i'll take it up again and thanks for putting the thoughts in my head.

also BEE CAREFUL cause like was said we don't heal up quite as quick these days as we approach middle age (we certainly are not old yet are we).

looking forward to seeing lots of pictures of Heavenly Valley if you remember to take some.

cheers

It's been two weeks since your last post. I hope you survived your vacation.

Gentlemen:

A bit of a review on the week in the Lake Tahoe area and then back to the Lone Beech Garage.

The week at Lake Tahoe resembled what confronted the infamous Donner Party 170 years ago. It seems that the California drought is being resolved in one season. Good grief! The precipitation that has fallen is amazing and continues as I write this. Each of our group of 5 rendezvoused at the Reno airport on Saturday morning (Feb 4). We mounted our 2 SUV’s and headed for a Stateline, CA grocery store for provisions. Then, our vehicles laden with chips, salsa & beer, we made our way up from the lake to our timeshare. Snow was piled high along each side of our route.






The weather did not cooperate while we were there. Sunday it was windy enough that only a couple of the lower lifts were operating. I spent this day getting my sea legs on a beginner’s run. (I'm the guy in the middle.)

Monday it was windy as hell and snowing. Again, only a couple of lifts were operating. I went to lift that was a bit more advanced and started down. The falling snow coupled with the lack of sunlight (due to the thick overcast) caused a lack of contrast and visibility. I was not comfortable. I elected to do the one run and then went back to the room – one other fellow did the same.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday were spent away from the slopes as it was actually raining up high. ...then there was the wind which was amazing!

Normally we start towards Reno early Saturday morning. This time we watched Thursday’s rain turn to snow in the late afternoon. We received 2 feet of snow Thursday night and it was still falling Friday morning. Highway 50 was our normal route to Reno but it had been closed due to avalanche/landslide since Tuesday. Highway 207 is a 2-lane road that crosses the mountains. It’s a good road but only 2 lanes. With more snow forecast, we decided to cut our losses and head to Reno using this road on Friday morning. As we started getting our feces together we got a report that Highway 207 was closed. This made the eyebrows go up on the guys that have been doing this for 20 years as it had only closed one other time. OK, we’ll go get lunch and then be ready to go when it opens.

As we finished lunch, the power went off. Great – we’re on the top (8th) floor of the Timeshare building. We sat for quite a while in our dimly lit rooms with our bags all loaded onto baggage carts. After a bit I decided to start schlepping my bags down the stairwell to the cars. My thinking was when the road opened we should be ready to go. If we waited until the power came on everyone would be trying to use the elevators at the same time. My buddies agreed and we slowly made about 3 trips with our gear. As we started the last journey down the stairs, the word came that the highway was open.






We jumped in the vehicles and slowly made our way out the snow clogged road that led to Highway 207.

When we got to it, Highway 207 was in pretty good shape. The trip downhill was uneventful ...until we had lost about 4000 feet and got close to the valley floor.






Here we found flooding. We were aware of issues before we left the room but it was still impressive to see the high desert inundated. The good news was that the roads south & east were closed – Reno was to the north and we were able to take roads in that direction.

Spent Friday night in Reno and then we all caught flights home on Saturday.

So... my earlier pleas for prayers for GJer's to request Divine intervention to protect me ...well perhaps they worked a little too well. Granted, it was hard to hurt myself sitting in front of a TV, drinking beer and eating Doritos but I really hoped to ski more than we were able to. Ha!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

Tuesday - February 28, 2017

Well February is pretty well shot. Between my ski vacation, a family birthday, an anniversary (39th), some Non-Profit Board of Director work and taxes, the month passed without much happening in the Lone Beech Garage.

This was intentional. I decided not to go out to the shop (for anything significant) until I finished taxes. It's just too easy to find an excuse to not take on that odious chore. Holding out "shop time" as a reward for getting my taxes completed worked! I think this is about the earliest I have gotten them done in a long time.

Today I was finally able to get some quality time in the LBG ...or at least I moved forward on some projects.

One of the priorities is building a Miter Saw Station for the Woodshop. I've decided to use plans for what the Woodworker's Journal magazine modestly called The Ultimate Miter Saw Station. Today I started acquiring materials for this project.






I drove about 35 minutes south-southeast of my home to Concord, GA. A very small town that happens to be the home of The Wood Yard.






The Wood Yard has a very nice selection of domestic and exotic hardwood lumber as well as a variety of cabinet grade plywood.






I picked up five 4x8 sheets of a Chinese version of Baltic Birch and then put it in the LBG as I headed off on a Craigslist treasure hunt.


Continued in the next post...

 

[sbosecker]

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

Continued...

I had spotted a steel work table on Craigslist and thought I could use it. I drove about 40 minutes to a local Northern Tool store, bought some casters for the Ultimate Miter Saw Station project, and then drove a few more miles to the owner of the work table's house.

A deal was struck and we loaded the table into the bed of my pickup. When I got home I was thinking I would have to wait for my son to get home from school before I could unload the table. Then I realized I could do it myself with the Electric Chain Hoist.










I was expecting the operation to require a bit of tweaking to get the table properly balanced. To my astonishment it came off the truck bed completely stable on the first attempt. I pulled the truck forward a few feet so the table could be lowered to the floor.

As the Chain Hoist played out chain, I reached out with my free hand and rotated the table 90 degrees . The table now oriented the way I wanted it, I continued pushing the "Down" button and the table settled gently down onto the floor of the Auto/Metal Shop area.

The table is going to take quite a bit of clean up but it is a very solid item and will be a valuable addition to the Lone Beech Garage.

Scott

 

[duwem]

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

Sorry if I missed it but do you have a stairway inside too, or just the outside one?

Trying to figure out how wide to make mine for my loft. I think its something like 3'8" before railings, seems a touch over 4' between railings would allow me to get stuff up there easier.

 

[sbosecker]

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

Sorry if I missed it but do you have a stairway inside too, or just the outside one?

Trying to figure out how wide to make mine for my loft. I think its something like 3'8" before railings, seems a touch over 4' between railings would allow me to get stuff up there easier.

duwem,

Outside only; my stairway is 5 feet wide.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[drivesitfar]

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

Scott: you are too funny calling your ski trip similar to the DONNER PARTY, but DAMN what an adventure you had. so much for planning a trip when it's supposed to dump some fresh snow on the slopes. i used to take one day off a week to ski before i got married during the 3 -5 months of ski season and i'd prefer going up on days when it snowed a foot or more. for one you don't get the everyday crowd cause they don't usually drive in that sort of snow and if you are not careful the tree wells could kill you so the novices (i was barely above novice) skiers would stay home.

back to your story which might not have been quite so bad until power went out. nice call on loading up the car(s) while the power was out so you could make a quick exit. happy to hear you made it home safely and sorry you didn't get as much skiing in as you wanted to.

i've owned many of those steel benches cause they usually came with a vise attached that i wanted to buy and even though you might have been able to unload it by yourself that crane is just cool how well it works. I'm so jealous and i had a chance to buy a gantry crane from a neighbor for $200 that would have fit over my trailer a few years ago and i thought i'd never use it. boy was i wrong, but my little shop i lease is too small for a real fork lift. speaking of fork lift is that on your list of something to own or do you own one and i missed it? since i have yet to find another gantry crane for a reasonable price i picked up a Jet pallet jack fork lift that is nice and might be a nice addition to your shop if you find one reasonably in your area. here's a picture of mine and it has lifted a ton a few times without any issues.

cheers and nice find on the bench cause they are built well. is yours missing a drawer? i'd maybe make 2 or 3 small drawers or trays to fit in that missing hole and maybe the top left or top right spot depending on how you set up your vise if you are planning on putting one on it.

 

[drivesitfar]

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

CAP: i'm about 100% SB meant to spell it exactly like that and was nice enough to use that word instead of the one in his and our heads.

 

[Caparris]

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

Deleted. I had a total blond moment. Carry on!

 

[sbosecker]

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

Scott:
i've owned many of those steel benches cause they usually came with a vise attached that i wanted to buy and even though you might have been able to unload it by yourself that crane is just cool how well it works. I'm so jealous and i had a chance to buy a gantry crane from a neighbor for $200 that would have fit over my trailer a few years ago and i thought i'd never use it. boy was i wrong, but my little shop i lease is too small for a real fork lift. speaking of fork lift is that on your list of something to own or do you own one and i missed it? since i have yet to find another gantry crane for a reasonable price i picked up a Jet pallet jack fork lift that is nice and might be a nice addition to your shop if you find one reasonably in your area. here's a picture of mine and it has lifted a ton a few times without any issues.

cheers and nice find on the bench cause they are built well. is yours missing a drawer? i'd maybe make 2 or 3 small drawers or trays to fit in that missing hole and maybe the top left or top right spot depending on how you set up your vise if you are planning on putting one on it.

DrivesItFar,

I don't have a forklift. I can see how useful they could be but I think I've got my lifting needs covered between the Electric Chain Hoist and the 2-Post Lift. They only exception to that might be if I needed to get something big up to the Mezzanine. The railing around the "balcony" is made so that it can be unbolted. This would allow something from below to be brought up - via some means - from just outside the eastern garage door. If that becomes necessary, I'll probably rent something to deal with it.

The table is missing a drawer. The way the drawer "stacks" are designed, it looks like each individual drawer unit can be removed (or added) from the stack as needed. I'll probably just remove the single "drawer receptacle" when I do the cleanup. If my wife was doing it, she would remove one from both sides to keep it symmetrical. Maybe I'll do that too at some point. Ha!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

Thursday - March 2, 2017

I had a few chores to get done this morning but this afternoon, with the Busy Work in my rear view mirror, I turned my attention to the LBG's Woodshop with the goal of getting the Unisaw fully operational again.

Oh sure, the electricity's been hooked up and I could saw with it but all the features that make it a precision tool were basically still floating loose. Today I would get all the tables reattached and on the same plane as the top of the saw itself.

The first CD in the music box was The Who's Tommy. With the overture echoing off of the Woodshop's walls, I started to work.






The rails had been removed when the saw was moved from the basement. The first order of business was to remount them to the saw at a precise location so as to allow the Bessemer Saw Fence to work properly. The first picture shows the small plywood tool that positions the saw rails the correct distance from the top of the saw. I used a couple of floor jacks and 2x4's to position the rail using the plywood tool as a reference.
The second picture shows the plywood tool moved to the opposite side of the saw: I'm in the process of getting the rail tightened down and the side table positioned properly.






Next I reattached the Tubing Rail that the Bessemer Fence rides on.






The process of reattaching the Outfeed Table was similar to the procedure used for the side table.






The last order of business was attaching the Dust Control Tubing.






We're back in business! The process of "dialing in" the various components took better than 2 hours but it was a fantastic way to spend the afternoon.

With the Unisaw operational, I hope to get started on the Miter Saw Station soon.


Scott

 

[1/2 Cup]

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

Scott, well done on the Unisaw

As you say a project like that is well worth spending that little extra time on to get it right from the get go..

Regards

 

[250]

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

If my wife was doing it, she would remove one from both sided to keep it symmetrical.

It's a disease that many suffer from.

 

[sbosecker]

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

Scott, well done on the Unisaw

As you say a project like that is well worth spending that little extra time on to get it right from the get go..

Regards

1/2 Cup,

Thanks for stopping by and the encouragement!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

It's a disease that many suffer from.

250,

Ha! It is a disease that made building our house interesting!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

Tuesday - March 7, 2017

Today I spent some time in the Mezzanine and looking at pictures taken about 11 months ago. The plumbing to the On-Demand Hot Water Heater did not turn out like I had hoped last year but I decided to deal with it later.






Later is now. I had planned to have more floor cabinets to the left of the sink cabinet but the plumbing protruding from the wall interferes with that plan.






I went through my pictures and found one taken last February - prior to the drywall going up - of the various pipes serving the Hot Water Heater. I believe if I cut out a section of dry wall I can reroute the pipes to emerge much closer to the Hot Water Heater. This would allow floor cabinets to run unimpeded under the Hot Water Heater.

While I could cut the drywall out with a carpenter's knife, I think this may be an opportunity to purchase a new tool! I've ordered an Oscillating Multi-Tool to help me cut the drywall - particularly around the pipes - cleanly & accurately. It should arrive by Saturday.

Scott

 

[shortykorte]

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

You have to love pre-Sheetrock pictures.

Great idea on the saw. Mine as definitely made life easier and getting a clean, precise cut is a plus.

Carry on.

 

[jbmatth]

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

Good call on the Oscillating Multi-Tool, I have one and they are great when needed. I've used mine mostly for trimming door frames for floor installations and a few outlet holes.
JB

 

[drivesitfar]

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

SB: i bought a Fein about 5 years ago and i can't tell you how many times it has done a job I wouldn't have been able to do without it. or I would have had to do a TON MORE WORK. the only downside was the blades were super expensive, but now there are several inexpensive options so i bought a second used Fein off Craigslist so i can have one to put in my Honda Pilot for emergencies. Ryobi has a 18v one in my kit that i also use for a few basic cuts if a plug isn't handy.

I see Festool makes one now and if you get a chance and have the extra funds i haven't met one person that doesn't like their Festool tools. one of my woodworkers that cuts $20,000 conference tables with his Festool track saw says his Festool doesn't chip like all of his other saws used to even if he taped the cut the Festool is better even without tape.

one of these days i'll own some Festool, but i need to finish paying for a wedding first.

good luck and i don't envy you haven't to cut up new sheetrock, but easier to do it now and have it like you like it than live with something you wouldn't like as much.

cheers

 

[AP2TUDE]

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

I recently converted to Festool, specifically the track saw, and I can honestly say that I haven't ever used anything that cut like that. I had to make a simple bed platform for our new bed and the cleanliness of the cuts was just incredible. I was skeptical, but it's the real deal.

 

[sbosecker]

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

You have to love pre-Sheetrock pictures.

Great idea on the saw. Mine as definitely made life easier and getting a clean, precise cut is a plus.

Carry on.

Good call on the Oscillating Multi-Tool, I have one and they are great when needed. I've used mine mostly for trimming door frames for floor installations and a few outlet holes.
JB

SB: i bought a Fein about 5 years ago and i can't tell you how many times it has done a job I wouldn't have been able to do without it. or I would have had to do a TON MORE WORK. the only downside was the blades were super expensive, but now there are several inexpensive options so i bought a second used Fein off Craigslist so i can have one to put in my Honda Pilot for emergencies. Ryobi has a 18v one in my kit that i also use for a few basic cuts if a plug isn't handy.

I see Festool makes one now and if you get a chance and have the extra funds i haven't met one person that doesn't like their Festool tools. one of my woodworkers that cuts $20,000 conference tables with his Festool track saw says his Festool doesn't chip like all of his other saws used to even if he taped the cut the Festool is better even without tape.

one of these days i'll own some Festool, but i need to finish paying for a wedding first.

good luck and i don't envy you haven't to cut up new sheetrock, but easier to do it now and have it like you like it than live with something you wouldn't like as much.

cheers

I recently converted to Festool, specifically the track saw, and I can honestly say that I haven't ever used anything that cut like that. I had to make a simple bed platform for our new bed and the cleanliness of the cuts was just incredible. I was skeptical, but it's the real deal.

Gentlemen:

It is encouraging to hear the positive comments regarding my acquisition of an Oscillating Multi-Tool. I have never had one or used one so I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do.

I did a bit of research and - generally speaking - I got the feeling one could not go too far wrong with any reputable brand. I decided to go with a Makita since I already have the battery packs and charger for that nameplate.

I drew my "cutout" on the wall and started using a carpenter's knife to remove the sheetrock but... I was concerned that I was going to cause problems while trying to cut in the vicinity of the pipes. There isn't a lot of room there and that's when I decided to purchase the new tool.

Hopefully it will be delivered by this weekend.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

Wednesday - March 8, 2017

A few weeks ago I was perusing the local Estate Sales listed on the internet. Among these was one located only 5 miles away. As I scanned the pictures of this sale, I could see it really wasn't of interest ... except for one item.

One picture showed a table cluttered with the knickknacks that folks accumulate over the course of a lifetime. Normally I move on to the next picture pretty quickly but I paused at this one. Sitting on the table amongst the clutter was an American Flag folded in a triangle.

I was wanting a flag to display in the Lone Beech Garage and here was one a few minutes drive away.

I got up the next morning and leisurely made some coffee and then goofed around the house a bit before driving to the site of the sale. I arrived around 11 am. I entered the house and, as I walked through each room, I quickly scanned the tables for the flag. I had pretty much covered the house and was beginning to think I should have been more aggressive in my arrival as the flag had yet to be sighted.

As I entered the last room, I spotted the flag laying on a table at the room's opposite corner. I began to move towards the flag but, as I got close to it, an older lady was between me and the flag. She was examining the various "stuff" next to the flag but didn't seem to be interested in anything. I expected her to move away from that area within a few seconds.

Then she spotted the flag... she moved to it, reached down and picked it up. I was standing right next to her and I couldn't believe what was happening. She clearly was moved by it's shape and about this time she noticed me standing next to her. She turned to me and spoke.

"This flag... the way it is folded... it belonged to someone in the service." She continued, "I belong to a society... it's just laying here... I feel that I need to..." and then she turned her eyes away from me and back to the flag.

I didn't want to point out that it wasn't big enough to be a casket flag and anyone can fold a flag into a triangle so, trying to salvage a clearly deteriorating situation, I spoke, "Well, I'm interested in that flag... I'd give it a good home..." I probably should have mentioned that I was a veteran as that might have helped my case ...but I didn't. She did turn and listen to me but the flag was a mission now. She was going to rescue it!

Clutching the flag to her bosom, the lady moved away from me and towards the folks manning the checkout table.

I think my mental health would have been better off had I arrived about 10 minutes later and the flag would have been gone. Then I would never have known that an old woman had impulsively yielded to a Quixote-type quest that somehow involved this Estate Sale flag. God bless her but, based on my assessment of the situation, the lady was just going to move the flag from one dark, dusty closet in this house to another one in hers.

She got it fair & square and the whole episode gave me something to tell my parents about when I made my weekly Sunday phone call to them. When I finished telling my tale of woe my mother was chuckling but then she said, "I've got my Uncle Everett's casket flag in my cedar chest." She continued, "It's been there for over 50 years; he passed away the day Alan Shepherd went into space in 1961." "Would you like to have that flag?"

This past weekend my wife and I flew to Indiana for a quick parental visit. We hadn't seen our folks - both live in the same county - since Thanksgiving. When we got to the Lone Beech Melon Farm to visit my parents, my mom had the flag ready for me to take back to Georgia.

Private Everett Taylor Bland [1898-1961] was considered a WWI veteran but WWI ended shortly after he entered the service.






I brought the flag back to Georgia and I'm trying to figure out the best way to hang it in the LBG. In the picture I've got a couple of magnets holding it against the Stronghold cabinets in my house's attached garage. The flag is 5' x 9' and I'm pleased that it has some family history associated with it. I hope to display it near the Lone Beech Melon Farm sign.

Scott

 

[shortykorte]

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

Salute to Pvt. Bland from SSgt. Korte USAF (Vet).

It was great to hear that at least two people had interest in the flag. Funny how things turn out sometimes. Having the flag mounted between a piece of plexiglass and plywood would be great but 5x9 sheets hard to come by.

 

[camarosrus69]

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

Not sure if I'm too late, but I thought I would throw out an alternative routing. This route would have a smaller hole in the wall for the rework. It keeps all of the tubes in the same bay, and moves the electrical a little more out of the way. It puts all of the holes is a tight L shaped pattern, and you don't have to fiddle with those damn valves. It looks like you can move the electrical outlet without worrying about cable length, but I could be wrong on that. Anyway, just my two cents. By the way, these lines are behind the wall like yours, until they get to circles, just to be clear. Good luck on the mod.

 

[sbosecker]

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

Salute to Pvt. Bland from SSgt. Korte USAF (Vet).

It was great to hear that at least two people had interest in the flag. Funny how things turn out sometimes. Having the flag mounted between a piece of plexiglass and plywood would be great but 5x9 sheets hard to come by.

shortekorte,

I'm thinking I'll attach a 5' x 9' rectangle of thin steel on the wall where I want to place the flag. I'll then use a dozen or so small magnets to "mount" the flag to the strips. If necessary, I can paint the magnets to blend in with the red or blue areas.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

Not sure if I'm too late, but I thought I would throw out an alternative routing. This route would have a smaller hole in the wall for the rework. It keeps all of the tubes in the same bay, and moves the electrical a little more out of the way. It puts all of the holes is a tight L shaped pattern, and you don't have to fiddle with those damn valves. It looks like you can move the electrical outlet without worrying about cable length, but I could be wrong on that. Anyway, just my two cents. By the way, these lines are behind the wall like yours, until they get to circles, just to be clear. Good luck on the mod.

camarosrus69,

Thanks so much for your thoughtful post!






Your suggestion regarding moving the electrical outlet is a game changer. I hadn't even considered that possibility. I have looked through my pictures and I'm 90% sure that moving the outlet is possible. I really won't know until I open up the drywall. Although I have already scored vertical lines 32 inches apart with a carpenter's knife, I will open up a 16 inch wide hole first and evaluate the wires to see if your suggestion will work.

Your point about fiddling with the valves is also well taken.

Best regards,

Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

Thursday - March 9, 2017

For the second day in a row we had absolutely glorious weather in Peachtree City, GA with blue skies and very pleasant temperatures. The red bud trees are budding and the dogwood blooms are just starting to blossom.

I suspect winter probably isn't quite over - and folks in the northeast will verify that as they are set to get clobbered over the weekend - but today's weather indicates that spring is just around the corner.

With that in mind, I drove over to Fairburn Farm Supply to pick up some fertilizer for the yard and then I hit a big box store on the way home to get a new battery for my lawnmower.






With a fresh battery, the lawnmower fired right up and I drove it to the LBG for some preseason maintenance. I positioned the lawnmower over the Tornado Shelter and started draining the oil. I'll let it sit there - draining - until tomorrow morning.






While gravity was doing lawnmower maintenance, I drove over to a nearby estate sale. While there I purchased the phone in the picture. In keeping with the 1950's motif I'm shooting for in the Mezzanine, I will use this as my Land Line phone upstairs. If and when I get grandkids, it will be fun to see if they can figure out how to use this thing.

I plugged into my house phone circuit and used it to call my cell phone. I wasn't sure if that would be possible but it worked like a champ. How many other existing technologies are backwards compatible nearly a century? Ha!


Scott

 

[sbosecker]

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

Saturday - March 11, 2017



The Makita XMT03Z Oscillating Multi-Tool arrived in today's mail. I looked over the operator's manual and then headed to the Mezzanine of the Lone Beech Garage to start opening up the drywall around the On-Demand Hot Water Heater's plumbing.






The Oscillating Multi-Tool worked well cutting the drywall but it was still challenging to gain access to some of the areas near the pipes. I made several changes in blade orientation as I carefully cut and removed the drywall.






After gaining access to the interior of the wall immediately under the Hot Water Heater, it looked to me like it wasn't going to be possible to move the electrical outlet. I began the process of cutting out the wall to the next stud on the left.


Continued in next post...

 

[sbosecker]

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

Continued...




Without pipes to work around, cutting the next section out of the wall went quickly.






With everything now exposed, I don't think it will be too difficult to reroute the plumbing so floor cabinets can be installed at some point in the future.






I'm glad I waited for the Multi-Tool to arrive rather than ripping into the wall with a carpenter's knife. The new tool allowed me to be pretty precise in my removal to the sheetrock.


Scott

 

[camarosrus69]

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

Well damn..... That didn't work out like I hoped. You could still use my routing option, if you wanted. The one wire going around the stud could be routed through a new hole in the stud, and give you the length you need. Obviously, you have a bigger hole to fix regardless. I'm sure you'll come up with the optimal solution. I'll add a couple more thoughts, based on experience. When you're dry fitting the tubes together, use the time to figure how your last piece of the puzzle will go together, with everything else already glued up. And don't forget to put those decorative rings on before gluing that first elbow outside the wall. I HATE when that happens.