Recent content by fizznizzy

Update on the finger brake. Restoration is complete - the whole thing coated in steel it with powder coated q tips for funsies. Scored a 16" swing South Bend lathe locally for $1000 from a place that had purchased a building that had existing equipment in it. Got a 3 jaw chuck with it as...

Extra bonus update, we did a motorcycle wheel powder coat job for a buddy that came out pretty decent considering the scale of the equipment in the shop. I quickly found that I need to upgrade the pump on my compressor (update inbound in the next couple weeks on that) to keep up with the blast...

New tool alert. Went to our local steel supply place (large industrial shop, so dropouts are significant in size) a couple weeks ago to buy a bunch of supplies to make a finger brake. As we were poking around for material, one of the guys there mentioned that they just happened to have an old...

:beer: I know the feeling of not having any time. Take some time to post updates so you can share - I took a look at your existing thread. The place looks like it's coming along nicely.

Do it! It's really affordable. The Eastwood powder gun works pretty well for the price also. I don't like to keep count of things like that, but probably 60+ if I had to guess. Machined collectors, lots of fitting, beveling edges, machined a plate to bolt the flange to, custom fitting of the...

Haven't updated in a while, mostly because the barn itself hasn't really been getting touched. I've been working non stop on projects while trying to acquire tools and fill out my space. Sometimes you need to be a bit crafty to get 'high quality and expensive' equipment on a budget. To add to...

The ceiling panels and lights were put up with ladders. The lights were a simple enough task to do myself, but I had a couple friends help with the ceiling panels. They're not heavy, just large and cumbersome. Scaffolding or a scissor lift would have certainly been safer, but I prefer to live...

For anyone interested in more detail behind this, it was driven from a cold day in Ohio. To sum up: My Barn: R19 Faced Batted Walls (4x windows, 3x insulated garage doors) R50ish Blown Ceiling Mr. Heater 80k forced air natural gas heater On an Ohio day with the outside temp averaging 20...

They are the Maxlite Shop Lights 42W 4800 lumen - when buying 10 of them they're ~$18 a piece https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TQ5S192/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I'm happy with the layout. There is plenty of room behind the lift for another car to be worked on. I have the lift spaced 6' from the side wall to allow for storage rack space and 14' (I think) from the back wall. That left enough room for an engine hoist to pull and engine comfortably without...

Well it's not a lathe... but I did add more thermal mass in the form of a blast cabinet. Sadly I paid nearly as much for this as I did the mill, but it also requires a lot less love to get moving. I also bought a JEGS blast cabinet vacuum from super china that appears to work decent. Not a long...

Absolutely the $60 is worth it if that's the actual difference between keeping it at 40 vs 50. The slab is definitely a consideration, but this being my first Winter with it I'm in the learning stages. I think my garage needs more thermal mass... better buy more tools

Appreciate the input. Guess I need to re-evaluate. Fun fact, the Mr. Heater manual says nothing about a minimum suggested temp not to discredit the fact that it could cause premature failure of the heat exchanger. I'll bump up my min temp to 50 and see how bad the gas bill gets.

It's just a gas heater... I guess I had just assumed there wouldn't be any issues with a low temperature, but now that you mention it I did find this from another manual: "Unit heaters should not be installed to maintain low temperatures and/or freeze protection of buildings. A minimum of 50°F...

I may have a wifi thermostat, but I'm certainly not rich. Probably will keep it around 40 at idle and 55ish when working. I don't need much.