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    PSA - 40x30 is not the ideal size for a shop!!

    So I always thought that a 40x30 shop would be the perfect size with plenty of room. Turns out I was wrong and am out of room already!! I haven't even put the lift in yet!! Now to figure out how to sell the wife on the idea that it is already time to put on an addition.....
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    Free Vintage Delta Drill Press

    So I have a friend who is cleaning up his warehouse and offered to give this to me as resto project to do with my boys. I have never restored any old tools, but a free press seems like a decent place to start! I am going to look at it Monday, I don't know much about it other than it is 3PH so...
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    Thoughts on this Lighting plan?

    Alright guys, this is what I have come up with so far. The idea being to have a mix between recessed and high output low bay lighting to really blow the place up with lights. The plan is to have two groups of 9 recessed cans (max wattage I can have on each dimmer), and then 6 - 15k Lumen UFO...
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    Woodpeckers are destroying my barn!!!

    My new barn has been attacked by pileated woodpeckers! So far I have over a dozen holes straight through the siding. I have tried decoys and hanging flashy things from the soffit, but they just go lower on the siding. Anyone have any other ideas to successfully drive them away?? To replace...
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Finally building the shop!!

    I finally signed on the dotted line to have my dream shop built. I hired Circle B Barns out of Lancaster, Ma to do the build. I did all the site work after having a bunch of large trees removed last month. They just sent renderings over for what it will look like when done! It will be 30x40...
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    Finally going to do it!

    So after a lot of years of saving I think I am finally moving forward with building something to store my projects in. Pictures below of what I currently have, and two quick renderings of what I am planning to put in its place. I am going to try and re-use what I can of the current structure...
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