Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage
- Thread starter Strouty
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
Firebrand
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I so want to beleeb!
scooterbum46
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Before you buy a new trailer, you should consult with Casey LaDelle (Cascade Heavy Rescue) He knows the ins and outs of heavy haul trailers (and light ones too) and has had some pretty cool ones on his YT channel..
He has some interesting stuff for sure.
I am working on making space inside for the equipment I bought a week ago, going to need the trailer for another piece of equipment on Friday. I am not really sure how I am going to make all this happen, getting to my limits mentally as well as the buildings limits physically!
shakenfake
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I am guessing he is asking perhaps how you are going to use it.
scooterbum46
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With the sheet metal tools you got, plus the CNC mill and laser, I see potential for your own line of tool boxes and cabinets.. "StroutyBilt" sound good. Put Listless and SnapOff right outa business..
casmurbax
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How is the house fixing going?
I never know how I am going to use anything until I use it. Most of it is there to keep my shop from tipping over.
I will definitely be using them for some custom items, I have a few shelves I would like to build.
House fixing is going terribly, the fresh cuts in the beams to notch them into each other has unleashed creosote hell demons. I was not expecting a cut to make the smell 50 times worse.
Last night went a bit off too, I was unloading the extrusion saw and the forklift dipped, the foot of the saw must have touched the trailer, it turned sideways a bit and must have pulled off the end of the fork or really close because when I lifted it up and backed up, it decided to take a rest by leaning back into the side of the trailer. It ***** that it happened that way, the covers are flimsy in comparison to the rest of the saw and they folded up like a tin can. Worst part was that the fork hit the back of the motor and definitely did some damage to the part that has the fan in it. I knew that I should have used my fork extensions, but I had a solid inch past the machine, if only I had set it down and grabbed it closer...
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casmurbax
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Oh dam.
That *****.
Hopefully it's not that bad and you can fix it.
I am not even there and now I got the smell on my head.
That *****.
Hopefully it's not that bad and you can fix it.
I am not even there and now I got the smell on my head.
scooterbum46
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I heated with wood for 31 years.. Central chimney- not on outer wall, so I get the full benefit of the creosote smell when high temp and humidity combine. Fortunately you can only smell it close to the base of the chimney in the basement, but it's a reminder of the past that will never go away..
casmurbax
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Where are you putting that?
So Wednesday I spoke with the City about what I wanted to do in order to find out what I can do and it wasn't exactly great. I can still rebuild the Salvage Garage 50% at a time, but ANY expansion would require a full trip to the planning board and that would require full engineered drawings, stormwater plans, and a survey. Even after all that, they would most likely tell me no as the City doesn't want expansion of non conforming properties. So a second building is out, it would cost me $50k just to find out if they would let me build and I am not willing to gamble. The CEO did tell me that I could put a house on the property and I would not lose the grandfathered commercial status of the property, this threw me for a loop, I have to get him to put this in writing or show me the part of the ordinance that allows this. I was always under the impression that if I built a house, the Salvage Garage would just become an accessory building to the house and my grandfathered status went "****". If this is the case, it opens up an entirely different game plan that will actually be much better long term. Basically, I would build a house over a "garage", build the garage part to start, temporary roof it, then use it for storage while rebuilding the first half of the Salvage Garage. It will be a lot of moving things, but order of operations should be straight forward to limit the effort. I also found out that I can't have any new conex boxes as they are no longer allowed in this zone, that *****, because I had planned to buy one tomorrow, luckily the seller was cool and totally understood the issue as that was the reason they were selling theirs. I can keep the two that are already here, but no new ones, with all the pictures they have, I do not want to press my luck trying to "sneak" in another one. I feel like they are already working with me more than I expected, so no sense in ruffling feathers, I can still bring in trailers, so I will just go that route. I also have an idea of how to keep a good portion of the SG up and running during construction, more on that as it unfolds. I can also have a larger car tent, but we did not talk how big, I dig ask about a 50 x 100 and that was a resounding "NO". 
jollygreengiant
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Was your property a former commercial property in an area that has now been rezoned as residential or something?
Also, I've never heard of restrictions specifically on the number of conex boxes. Even in towns here the only restrictions is lot coverage. They wouldn't classify as a building here so no IBC to follow.
Also, I've never heard of restrictions specifically on the number of conex boxes. Even in towns here the only restrictions is lot coverage. They wouldn't classify as a building here so no IBC to follow.
WxDude10
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I can see towns using a conex ban to prevent people from building houses/aux buildings out of them.
jollygreengiant
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Up here they do that with occupancy permits. Can't live in a building without one, and you aren't getting an occupancy permit unless it's a purpose built dwelling with full inspections along the way.
The building was always commercial with no house, but in a residential district. The City taxed it as commercial warehouse and it has been that way since 1972. As far as the conex boxes, they are only limiting me to ones that I had before they made them illegal to have in a residential zone.
So I have one more day before we have a good rain coming, I currently have tons of stuff outside that shouldn't be. I am currently going through things and I think I am going to scrap a bunch of it unless anyone has a better idea...
I have hundreds of track light gimbals, no bulbs, they are designed for PAR 30 and would be used in a store or art gallery. Unfortunately these are white ones and the heat from the original bulbs has yellowed the bases pretty bad, I suspect that makes them useless to a retail customer. Anyways, I have some track for them, but minimal in comparison to the quantity of fixtures, was thinking I would save some of the new ones and what appears to be the best of the used ones for my future office.
Also have a metric crapload of security tags that used to sell well before most places made stealing stuff legal...
The rest of the stuff is large motors, gearboxes, rollers, and conveyor belting. The belting is nice for lots of things and really doesn't need to be inside, so I will consolidate that, the rollers are just going to get covered, I need some off them for my future storage solutions and a couple infeed and outfeed tables for some of the saws. All this stuff came from a warehouse clean out that I did right before the big C hit and that made it essentially worthless as no one was doing anything. I put it all in a trailer and left it for six and a half years, but I need the trailer space now.
I have hundreds of track light gimbals, no bulbs, they are designed for PAR 30 and would be used in a store or art gallery. Unfortunately these are white ones and the heat from the original bulbs has yellowed the bases pretty bad, I suspect that makes them useless to a retail customer. Anyways, I have some track for them, but minimal in comparison to the quantity of fixtures, was thinking I would save some of the new ones and what appears to be the best of the used ones for my future office.
Also have a metric crapload of security tags that used to sell well before most places made stealing stuff legal...
The rest of the stuff is large motors, gearboxes, rollers, and conveyor belting. The belting is nice for lots of things and really doesn't need to be inside, so I will consolidate that, the rollers are just going to get covered, I need some off them for my future storage solutions and a couple infeed and outfeed tables for some of the saws. All this stuff came from a warehouse clean out that I did right before the big C hit and that made it essentially worthless as no one was doing anything. I put it all in a trailer and left it for six and a half years, but I need the trailer space now.
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While meteorologically it might not be "raining", it certainly is awfully wet. Frustrating as some of the pallets weren't covered and now things are damp enough that I can't just put them away without creating a moisture issue. I tapped pretty much everything, but I now need this drizzly stuff to stop and things to warm up a little bit. I suspect I am just hosed and will be working on the assumption that I can't put everything away until Friday after the rain stops (supposed to get 2"). If I make sure things are clustered and covered it shouldn't be too bad. Maybe I will get lucky today and the sun will warm things up enough to get the drizzle to stop.
Prospecter
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At some point it makes a lot of sense to offload stuff that is of less value to you in favor of stuff you think you'll find more useful. Although I am on a MUCH SMALLER scale, I am using this rainy week to do that this week. Forcing my stuff to fit my storage by off loading less valuable stuff. Good luck. The thought process is hard work.
I think getting rid of the track lights is the baby step. I bought a bunch of totes to store things that are still worth reselling, even on the used market the anti theft tags are probably worth $5k, just need to setup the listing and start selling them. I am going to list some of the stuff locally too, hopefully I can get someone that wants a lot of them and we can make a bulk deal. Could I toss them, of course, but I am not there yet. I suspect that once I start selling them, I can find a dedicated set of shelves so they are easy to get to. I wish that I had done this six years ago, would have made this week a lot simpler...
Prospecter
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Selling is another kind of off loading. Nice to get some $$$ for stuff.
Prospecter
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You lucked out. We had steady rain all day. It's still very gray here, but I see a little blue north near Bangor.
86turbodsl
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Stepping back into this from a ways back, with a holistic look... are you sort of getting out of collecting things to make the shop better, and more into buying/selling things? Sort of like industrial resales?
FullRaceMerc
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jollygreengiant
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Strouty we had two mornings this week where they woke up to snow 1 hour north of me. I hope you didn't get that out there.
This spring has sure been a dud so far.
This spring has sure been a dud so far.
Spareparts
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Here in Ks, heat on in the morning, around 40-45, late afternoon 80's wife wants the AC on