Recent content by JDewey

Current status. The shop is never done. Still need to complete the rest of the wall cabinets, finish the man-cave/office, build the stairs to the upstairs storage area, finish the bathroom, paint, & install the 4-post lift where the Mustang & coupe are sitting, but it is good enough to use as...

jomobco: I am looking at the exact same Quincy package (7.5 hp Max plus QPNC-25 dryer). How do you like it after a year of use? Any chance of a picture of your installation?

11/25/13 Update. Wiring is complete (almost) and the 1/2" plywood wall covering is in place on the back wall and office exterior walls. The side walls will remain open. All of the wiring is done except for the connections to the 2-post lift (installed last week) and the instant water heater...

I assume "sparky foam" is the spray stuff that looks like a "popcorn" ceiling. It wouldn't work with my shop because I have the insulation material in the ceiling between the beams and the roofing sheet metal. Re the shop progress, my work and family have totally consumed me in the last year...

Ryan: There are a lot of decisions that you need to make before you talk to a metal building contractor. First - are you erecting it yourself or having a general contractor do the work?; do you want an "engineered" building (e.g., bolt together) or a weld-up building (weld up is cheaper). Do...

biggest reason for my wanting the lever disconnects is that (1) I want to be able to change out the various welders at different locations in the shop depending upon what I am doing (e.g., Mig, Tig, Arc, etc.) and (2) I want to use the cut-off to turn off the compressor every night (there is no...

I am working to finish out the wiring inside my shop. I would like to put what is referred to as "Safety Switches" (but I call "cut-off boxes") at several points in the shop. These will be located at each location I have "heavy" power equipment. Specifically, where I will have a welder plug...

I checked out our machine shop yesterday. It is approx. 10,000 sq ft. There are 32ea 6-bulb T8 fixtures in this area. In an area of 2000 sq ft (the size of my new shop), there are 6ea 6-bulb t8 fixtures at approx. 16 ft from the floor. I have enclosed photos of our shop with the lighting...

I am going to have to go back to our machine shop tomorrow and do a fixture count. The fixture count numbers here look WAY too high. We replaced our metal halide lights last year with 6-bulb T8's fixtures on a 1 for 1 basis and the shop got much brighter. Now that I am finishing out my home...

Jun 18: Latest update: Finally got the driveway guy to get started on completing the driveway. I had told him that there was a crown in the base material that he had previously put down that needed to be taken out because my cars are are too low. He happens to be one of my old hot rod customers...

bluejeep: I tried powerwashing the tire marks with a narrow blast from the power washer, but I started to break thru the top surface of the concrete and into the aggregate so I stopped. I finally decided that I would just power wash to get the dirt, etc out of the floor. I believe that the...

Jun 7th: Contractor activity is over (except for the driveway). As noted earlier, I was not happy with the garage door wiring and they came back out to re-do the wiring - much better! As noted, the utility company installed the meter and the electrician came out to check the circuits. I am...

Jun 2: Continued power washing the floor. I did approx. 180 sq ft in 4 hours at 2" wide per pass! This is taking a lot longer than I anticipated. At this rate, I should have the floor cleaned in another 3 weeks and then I can apply the acid wash. After that, I will work on applying the...

bgarrett: I asked around to several people that had steel buildings installed in the last year and one guy's name kept coming up. I looked at some of his work and liked it, but even more so, he was highly recommended by the people. Although his primary business is concrete, he does a lot of...

Okay, now that the commercial construction portion of the shop is done, it's time for me to ask for help from the forum. I was power washing the floor today to get rid of all of the construction marks, including tire marks from the equipment used to erect the building and various mud, etc...