Recent content by robs400

Hello all - it has been a few years - wow. Digging this thread back up as I am getting "close" to figuring out what to do with the floor. Apparently photobucket has also changed their requirements and I lost all the pics that were hosted through them before as well. The space has been...

Thanks! The property itself is easy to walk on, no fences or anything and right along an accessible road. The building itself is locked up/sealed pretty good though on the first floor. You can see in the pictures that there are sections of wall missing though so I'm sure with a ladder and...

I am primarily a lurker on here, but over the years I have seen the name Athol Vise come up quite often, seems like they have quite the following. I am not from Athol Mass, but I have now lived here for 11 years. A few years back I took a little walk and snapped a few pictures of what I have...

The existing frame will only be a table anyways as it was missing all the original gearing and hand powered mechanisms. My grandfather had an electric motor rigged up to it but nothing that was original so losing the bearing/bushing in the oven was not a big concern for me. I plan on lightly...

Well I ended up sandblasting it and powder coating it here at work. I'm happy with how it came out. One thing I did not realize is that there are/were some 1/2 bushings located in 4 locations in the frame that originally housed a shaft with some mechanical components attached. One of them...

This one does not look "too shiny" although it does look one consistent color so I'm guessing it has been painted. Looks like there are quite a few pieces that mine is missing as well, but for what I am using it for I don't need them. This old stuff is interesting to see how it worked. This...

I only looked at it quickly when I moved the table, but I believe the top is made of wood on the two outer surfaces, and then the surface down the center is metal. There is also some metal framework directly below the table top that holes the top together. i thought it would be cool to keep...

hmmm...now there is an idea! I will give that a try before lugging the frames into work. This thing was a bear to move when it was assembled.

I am picturing the table ending up at the end of this hallway just to give you an idea of what type of house/surroundings it will be in. The close-up picture of the lettering above shows a darker black frame which i think looks good, but thats only because it was just wiped and is still wet...

A little back story - My great grandfather passed away in the late 90's. At that time I was still in H.S. and did not have a place of my own. So a few of his larger items that were in his basement shop ended up at my Uncles house for the past number of years. My Uncle was looking to get rid...

Why does the tread have to be installed on top of what is there already? If I do it that way it will throw my top step off....If I pull all of them off and install the new treads to the stringers it will leave my bottom one off (short) which I think I would rather.

Yes, they are roughly 8" rise on all the "middle" steps. The rise of the first step from the finished platform/landing to the top of the first plywood step is 7.25". The rise on the last step from the top of the plywood tread to the finished wood floor above is roughly 8". To answer one of...

I have never felt that the stairs felt steep, and no one has ever mentioned it either. The current bottom stop is 3/4" lower than the rest, and that has never been noticed either until I actually measured it. Typically I would opt to start over as well as I like to do things correct, however I...

This project has turned into a couple of them having to get completed...but what else is new....Looks like the stairs will have to get done either way tho so I have started looking into them a bit more....and it seems everyone has different ideas. Currently, the outside stringers are up...

Any chance you have a picture of how yours came out...even if it was just one of the steps? I have been trying to take notice of peoples stairs around here, but everyones house I go to has carpet so it doesnt help me at all. I understand what your saying, but I just want to see what the joint...