Recent content by encantofred

i am looking for the manual that has the part numbers for the compressor. anyone have one? in particular i am looking for the part number for the tank check valve that feeds the unloader. thanks tom

lots of opinions and experiences here so i will through mine in as well. i was worried about location as i built my garage. i was going to put it on a pad on the outside corner but it would have had full afternoon arizona sun. i ended up putting it inside and under one of the pallet rack...

justin, i followed your shop build. i retired from intel in chandler. i live in between surprise and wickenburg. out in the country pm me if you would like to come out and visit tom

i found a barely used Champion HRV5-6 60 gallon compressor. 19cfm at 125psi. a bel air refridgerated air dryer came with it and all for 800 bucks. it does everything i need it to do with air tools. the lift is a SPO-15 15k lb capacity. the coach is 55k so no go on it. but it does lift...

thanks i had the coach colors color matched at the paint place for the stripes on the mancave. impressed you noticed tom

i love the fridge, it reminds me of the one we had when i was a kid. my daughter tells me an old pop machine is in my future....ha i have data on the temps of the shop. when it was 120 outside i took pictures of my heat gun screen inside and out. my shop never gets above 90 degrees inside...

a few more pictures. my recent toy and restoration project. a 40 ford fordor. custom frame and chassis, zz4 crate. just finished all the body mechanicals...windows, door parts etc. now doing the interior upholstery. tom

for sure it is a dream come true. dont really need hot water outside....ha but what i did do was plumb 2 of the outside hose bibs to the soft water system. i have a whole shop filter along with a water softener. i did a on demand hot water heater that works great. i got rid of a pool...

alot of the airbrake fittings on my bus are push to connect. i also have sharkbite fittings on my RV water system. i use sharkbite where it makes things much easier for routing and where they might have to be removed for access. tom

a question was asked about inside temperatures. with 2x8 walls that are fully insulated, and 1" foam under the stucco along with r40 blown fiberglass in the attic, the shop never gets above 90 degrees, even if it is 120 outside. i also have the hurricane large port a cool to use if needed...

a few more build pictures. the shop also has 200a service and its own septic tank. the entire build has taken me about 3 years. tom

my shop is built around having 2 45' 4 slide coaches in it. or at least having the capability. my coach is a little over 13' high and my garage doors are 15' high and 14' wide. i wanted to be able to walk on top of the coach and not hit my head on anything. the lights and fans are not...

it is 70'4" deep and 65'4" wide with a 20' high ceiling inside. tom

a few more pictures tom

Hi all, i have posted many questions over the past 3 years as i built my shop and over the last few weeks i have finally called it finished. It has been a labor of love and i can hardly believe that i have done it. it is 4600 sq ft with a 16x32 finished mancave on the inside that is air...