Recent content by Turborex696

I love my Artillery Sidewinder X1. There are a few things to check when you get it. The 1 thing I had lots of issues with is getting my PETG to stick to the glass bed. It turns out the bed is not 100% level and bows down in the middle. Otherwise its a great printer.

It has been quite a while since I have updated this thread and a lot has happened since then. Firstly I had some concrete poured. Its a monolithic pad with continuous footers with rebar. I had 1/3 of the shop poured at 5 inches to accommodate a lift. Next came framing. This is a later...

I am in the process of building forms for my 40x60x14 building now. After having it laid out its really not as big as it sounds. Have you considered going a bit taller? If you plan to get an RV or to make sure you have plenty of room for your car lift you may want to consider 14’ tall. My good...

Just wanted to post an update on the shop build. I have brought the pad up about 3 foot and the surrounding grade down a few feet as well. I feel like its a much better set up now. I started getting the forms in place yesterday for the concrete. Hammering in 2x4 stakes into compacted clay is...

Thanks everyone for the replies. It really helped me decide that I needed to bring the grade up. I also have been removing some dirt from the high side to help with water drainage as well. So far I have came up almost a foot adding about 6 inches of loose clay at a time and packing it in with a...

Here is a sketchup model of what my framing should look like.

Hey all, I have been lurking and wanting to start my shop build for a while now and I have finally started. I am near Charlotte NC with clay/rock soil. I plan to build a 40'x60' with 14 foot tall ceiling for a lift and plan to do as much of the work myself as I can. At this point I have my pad...