Recent content by mcglynnonmaking

Thanks, I’m sure this isn’t easy for anyone. we are in St. Francois County, near Farmington, about an hour south of St. Louis. I grew up in St. Louis and have family there…being closer to family was one of the objective.

Just to come back to this question….fast forward almost two years and the move is all well behind me. Ultimately getting all my stuff from NorCal to Missouri was a combination of different approaches. Since we had to get a fair amount of household and shop goods out before we could list our...

In terms of hours I probably spent less than an hour modeling the building itself - I didn’t include the wall construction details like studs, just accurate thickness and interior dimensions. I did three different sets of steps trying out different ideas, that was a couple of hours because I...

Wow, really nice renderings @MadeByMiller! it’s fun but way too easy for Me to get caught up in playing with the cad version. After I had the shape of the building I did a 2D layout to subdivide the space by the kind of work that I plan to do — woodworking vs metal fab vs machining and so...

That looks great! I like the looks of your shop, I’m actually planning the details for the interior of my new shop right now and settled on a similar approach to paint and window trim. Dark grey lower, maroon stripe and cream upper walls. Still playing with the details, a lot of work between...

I’m tempted by the Barrina 8’ fixtures mentioned above. The price is great, but is see in the amazon Reviews there are complaints about them “burning out” over time. Anyone have any firsthand experience with that? For my shop I probably need 25 fixtures. That’s pretty affordable, unless they...

I’d advise against wetting the floor for spraying. I’ve done that, but it adds humidity to the booth. If you have any standing water you risk contaminating the surface you are painting with a drip from a wet hose. Plus, catalized paint doesn’t really care about the dampness, I’ve had it...

I’m going through the same thought process. I drywalled my last shop, it looked nice, but hanging cabinets and attaching air lines and dust collector ducts was a small pain. It’s also not great for impact resistance, I ended up with a couple of holes from the odd accident…but its easy enough...

I’m actually at the same point. I just relocated, there is a brand new shop building at the new house that just needs finishing. Concrete floor, more lights/wiring, insulation, HVAC, etc, etc. i measured it up last weekend so I could accurately estimate for insulation and drywall, and will...

I know this is an older thread, but I really like where the interior design of this shop was headed. The deco shelves and the sketch for the pull out workbench are really unique and creative. I’m surfing for ideas for the inside of my new shop; I’ve just relocated and have a blank canvas to...

I’m considering a long distance relocation from Northern California to the Midwest. I have about 1,600 sq feet of shop space that needs to be moved. Some of is it no big deal, things in roller cabinets or tools that can be boxed. But there are a few challenging bits. Two non-running...

I've taken classes with Fay Butler, Scott Knight and Ron Covell. I can recommend all of them. I don't know if Scott still does classes though. Of those, only Fay's were hands-on. Even though he uses a power hammer (well, all power tools), Fay will teach you about how to shape metal and how...