Recent content by BearyNelson

They are crowned 1.375 inch diameter 3/4 inch wide concentric cam followers. Rated for 4000 ish lbs. They roll really really nicely. Anything much bigger and the mounting studs got pretty massive. These just have a 1/2-20 half threaded stud.

Got the rollers, -> cam followers from zoro.com installed with some custom brackets welded to the botton of the door. Then the track, 2.5x2.5×.25 angle iron tacked on to the uprights. The door closes up pretty tightly against the angle and I'm hoping 1 1/4 foam weatherstripping tape will be my...

Keeping things square with this used steel (and my poor fab skills) proved challenging but the band saw my father inlaw gifted us meant atleast the cuts were straight. I built a frame out of 2x6 steel and the top half of the door out of 2x4 steel then used a come along and my giant ladder to...

Approaching a year again since the last update... I could probably finish everything I need to around this place if I just took 2 weeks off. Anyway. Having the roof overhead for winter was life-changing for wintertime wrenching. Building still isn't enclosed... so it was quite chilly but we'll...

I'm just using 7/16 and didn't shop around, probably should have.... it's 14.28 a sheet or 12.85 bulk price

Took a break from building to dig the electrical trenches before the ground freezes too hard... no photos but I will get some... they would be worth it. Hit MANY big river rocks, and one Giant granite boulder... roto hammer came into play. Distance from the shop wall to the house is 22ft, two...

Let me know if you find a decent track and roller system. I've poked around a little but but it's been more challenging than i thought to find a quality roller/trolley that is designed to also pivot. A lot *can* pivot, but not many due so by way of bearing...

I would LOVE some details and photos of this as I javelin a big gaping 20x10 opening I want to fill before winter.. I've considered closet style doors. With or without a top roller. 2 5 foot sections per side, hinged in the middle for... avoiding the sag is the issue. My framing will take it...

My dad was a roofer when he was younger, and was a HUGE help for this portion. I stayed up after work one day (night shift) so we could finish sheathing and get the metal down before the incoming rain.. went through 2500 nails or something like that for 36 sheets of osb. I don't think it's...

Inspector came to check framing. Turns out I could have glued this building together... anyway... We actually weren't fully, fully done. Have one girt to cut out and replace and another door to frame in but he didn't care. I mostly wanted the go ahead to roof. He gave the go ahead and said just...

I found a killer deal on a used hercules 12 inch sliding miter and the accompanying table saw for $50 each on facebook. All the framing done with the *new* miter saw was quite a bit straighter than what was done with the junky old sliding craftsman that didn't lock at 90 anynore... Next...

I locked the trusses in with... a lot of headerlock style screws.. probably WAY overkill. But they're not moving now. The building wound up... mostly square. I learned a lot...

Back after a busy summer... Bookshelf girts just seemed better to me, still do. If/when I do this again I'll probably forgoe the standard girts. I don't really think they're too much labor. I think I could knock them out In a day alone now, I like the rigidity they provide... sheathing will do...

Skipped a couple days, I've been under the weather even tho the weather has been very very nice. But, we got all he post up, and all but the very top bookshelf girt in. We still haven't figured out perfectly where to cut and notch the posts. Every thing seems fairly plumb and square. We're...

That's the plan. All the ones done so far have been pretty manual, and time consuming with a metal cutoff bandsaw, cutting the angle, drilling the holes and whatnot. However, they've gotten a new 30ft cnc rotary tube cutter that should make them very quick, and repeatable.