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Sure thing Chad! Yes the mobile base is kind of a diy kit. You get the wheels and you simply make some 2" square pieces of hardwood for the perimiter boards. This way you can custom make a mobile base for any size piece of machinery. You can buy them at Woodcraft stores or online through...

Are you kidding me??? Pardon me whilst I use up a case of Bounty to wipe up all my drool at your project cars!!!:bowdown: Terry

Thanks! And no, the woodshop upstairs in Manland is going to stay just a woodshop. I'm keeping my modeling room in the basement of our little raised ranch. And actually, once I do a little remodeling downstairs, my modeling workshop space is going to just about quadruple in size! Which is great...

Manland updated 12/29/08 Well...Manland has been completely insulated upstairs and down. The floor level has been sheetrocked and painted and we've been using the garage to work on cars. No installed heat yet..still using a 150K salamander in the garage and a 75K salamander upstairs in the...

More work done on Manland. It's getting there! I've built the custom 3' wide X 8' high second floor workshop exterior doors. The hoist is working great and all my woodworking equipment is up there and I'm working in it. We got it insulated a couple of weeks ago and we are now almost done with...

For those who have the Big Maxx in operation, can you give me some kind of idea about how loud the unit is? I'm going to install the 75K unit in my shop but I was wondering how loud the heater is when it's blowing away.... Any comparisons? TIA, Terry Sumner

You're thinking along the same lines as me. I already thought of that and it's on my list to build something like that in time for Spring's arrival. Still have too much to do right now though. Gotta get the whole thing insulated, get the sheetrock up on the ceiling, lay down all the flooring and...

Actually, the stairs are already there. I built the stairs on the right side of the garage as you look at it from the street in between the house and the garage... The upstairs man door is at the rear and the stairs go up about halfway to a 6' landing, then up the rest of the way to a small 8'...

Haven't got that 100% figured for sure yet, but I think I'm going to make up some form fitting blocks out of some kind of foam rubber that I can stuff into those openings with to seal it up. I don't know if you can see it very well but I built an overhang with flashing above the door to keep the...

Got my second floor doors made and installed today. I made the doors from 8/4 pine. All the rails and muntins are mortised into the stiles and I made all the raised panels. Now I have to paint them to match the white trim and add the weatherstripping. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Terry Sumner

That hoist is from Harbor Freight and it's 55o lbs on one line and 1100 lbs on the double line. That hoist was my savior in getting all the heavy stuff up to the woodshop. I had a pallet and I bought a couple of those web type tow cables with a hook on each end. Then I bought a thick D-ring from...

Yes you are right...I had to put them on the inside because I put them on after the roof was all done. But they fit pretty darn close to flush and it doesn't look like their interference will amount to anything at all. I still have to put up all the furring strips on the bottoms of the roof...

Well, there is more progress on Manland. I now have my hoist all installed for the second floor woodshop and I have my tools up there. Right now I', done building the 2 front doors and they are ready for paint. Insulation is next. I just got a quote from two insulation contractors for about...

Great shop! As a former tool & die maker, I'd love to have some of that stuff in my new shop when it is finished! Have fun with it! Terry

The wood was milled back in October and it's air drying outside for now...all stickered nicely. Come spring I plan to move it all up into the shop and let it dry more up there. Eventually it'll be dry enough to start planing and sawing to width. And thanks for the kind words on my wie. She's...