Recent content by sio

How about an update? Well the framing crew got started the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, about a day or so after the framing package got delivered. The wife and I were headed out of town so we briefly made sure they had all that they needed, and I managed to snag a photo before we hopped on...

Too long and no update! Since I laid out the drawing and drove the overall design & materials list (with some well guided suggestions), it was inevitable that I was going to become at least somewhat involved in the general contracting part of the build. I was a bit nervous of this as I have...

Thanks for the suggestion! My brain tells me to lay this entire shop out in CAD down to dust collection piping, but A: that's a ton of work. B: I'd like to let it almost organically come together as I develop my own processes with working the space. I came from a 9' x 30' space that was so...

Work is moving forward quickly on the shop so lets try and bring y'all a little closer to the current shop state! I mentioned that part of my profession involves a fair amount of CAD work using a program called Vectorworks. It's not as common in the manufacturing sectors as say AutoCAD or...

Wife approved house pictures will surely come! We're just about fully moved in...

Congrats! I am absolutely itching to make saw dust again. It has been since early July since I have built anything. I wish you well on your quest! Here's a quick list: Powermatic 65 Table Saw DeWalt 14" GA RAS 80s Era Craftsman 10" RAS Jet 6" Jointer Delta 12" "lunchbox" planer Powermatic Model...

Thanks Andy! Truth be told just a few of those hours were spent culling through your project as well. From what a neighbor told me is that the bottom few inches of the walls were heavily rotted from years of neglect and couldn't be saved. It does appear that the slab was poured more recently due...

Hello World! I have stared at this empty page long enough. I would say that starting this journal is a New Year's resolution but it isn't quite like that. Sure, the timing seems to line up as my first post will be a few days after the new year but this project and lifestyle change has been a...