Recent content by zappman

Yes jbmatth I was pretty surprised at how many different lighting temps they have available in the T8 tubes. I did opt for the whiter cleaner bulbs. It does make a big difference, especially if your going to be working under them for extended periods of time. Progress has slowed way down...

Well, funny you should ask. In the other shop, (about 30' away from this one) I have gone through hell trying to keep it adequately lit. I started out with the older type (that was around 1985) dual 4' florescent tube fixtures. They however were always flickering at start up and took awhile to...

Just thought I'd post a few pictures of the interior. I've gotten the sheeting done on the walls, and been building some of the benches shown in the layout plans drawing at the very beginning of this thread. I hope everyone's projects are going well. Until the next update:

hey dfiler2 yes perhaps I should have been a little clearer on that. Though n8n caught what I was saying and explains it three replies down from yours. To be more detailed though: I have the 12/2 W/Ground Romex coming in from the other garage for temporary power. (mostly a few lights) To test...

Wiring Gremlins are infesting my build. Still running only on temporary power (12/2 W/Ground Romex run over from my other garage ) connected to one of the lighting circuits, and all the other circuits wired to the service panel and breakers, I decided I wanted to power up the panel directly...

Are your florescent lights always on when your trying to tune in a station? Florescent lights can not only mess with your reception, but can also sometimes cause a buzzing noise in the amp's output just being on the same circuit. Also you said "The cabinet is metal"? That can mess up...

Not only does it not move side to side, but it doesn't look like it's travel is all that far and you'll be at the edge (probably with nothing under your head by then) and then what? Obviously someone was thinking and it's a good concept (like putting yourself on a conveyor belt) but it just...

Wow, thank you both jbmatth and thetastelingers for your high regards for my work. Receiving "Applause" for my efforts from fellow garage and shop enthusiast enriches my feeling of pride in the project. Thank you sincerely for that.

. Before moving on to sheeting the walls, and knowing I was going to have to keep moving things off from them as I go, I decided to take a little detour and build myself a material cart. This thing turned out to prove itself so handy, that I thought I'd share my design with you all in case any...

Thanks Modern Jess. Being retired now, has given me all the time in the world to work on the project. Luckily, I don't have any deadlines for it's completion, so I am able to just take my sweet time with the details. The planning pages have spawned a book of drawings and detail info that has...

Thanks txusa03! Out of all of those I'd rank "determination" to be the main ingredient. As for the energy, if your totally into and enjoying what your doing, seems like the energy is just there. Well, jbmatth I'm just of the mindset that good planning saves you time (once you start building)...

Well, having gotten the building dried in and sealed up in December, I was able to take some time away from the project to take care of some of life's other demands that had been piling up around here. So after around 5 months of setting closed up, I finally rolled the temporary electrical...

Thanks for commenting with the kind words on my build jsherid1. I am sure I have driven some, more than just a little nuts sometimes Having run construction crews in the past, I used to catch a lot of flack over my demands of how the site was left at the end of the work day. Yet, it always...

Thanks for the input OHSCrifle. In reading up on the application of stucco over wood framed construction, I have noted the use of expansion joints. The average recommendation in my climate seems to be between 4'X 4' and 4' X 8' sections to allow for the "wood buildings expanding and contracting"...

Thanks getthewheelsinline, I had a Wood Shop teacher in Jr. High that used that saying a lot. I guess it must have sunk in to some extent. No OHSCrifle, it's not to shady, and for most of the banking (like around the approach) I will just lay sod. It's just the 26' down the East end of the...