Strouty
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Looking good, I like the proto box!
Give me hell!
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Got few updates for this, got a couple of drawer units from the side of the road for $10 each and had the perfect spot for them, I have come to realize that you can never have enough storage for smalls, nuts, bolts, etc...
even started filling them, getting a bigger container off the shelf making better use of space.
Well I thought I took a pic but it doesn't seem to be on my phone, filled two drawers with hose clamps.
Then I took advantage of this Thread
And picked up some needed supplies, flap disks, chip brushes and the 25 foot hose reel.
Not wanting the reel to be in the way I took a few moments and mounted it, I am going to be redoing the air system in the shop later this winter so I didn't plumb the new reel but it is in place right above my main work table.
Here is a quick tutorial on mounting one of these.
after unpacking I clocked the hose guide to point down when mounted this requires removing 4 nuts and bolts and aligning the holes in the new postion and reinstalling them.
to mount the hose reel the first thing I do is make a template of the base to make installing the hardware easy.
Speaking of hardware these things have some weight to them and remember that you are going to be pulling on it over and over hopefully for many years so over kill here is better than having it come crashing down on your head.
This was taped into postion and I predrilled the 4 holes with a 3/16th bit.
So in this case I used 4 3/8ths inch hanger bolts set in the main beam of the shop, no worries of it ever coming down.
These were driven in with a ratchet and a jam nut, once it was to depth I removed the jam nuts and loosened the nuts on the two lower bolts so the foot of the hose reel could be slipped over them.
Then I postioned the hose reel on those and put the washers and nuts tightening them with a wrench, there is no way to get a ratchet and socket on the upper bolts.
all mounted waiting for plumbing. this should help out in making the shop more usable, having air power at my fingertips so to speak.
even started filling them, getting a bigger container off the shelf making better use of space.
Well I thought I took a pic but it doesn't seem to be on my phone, filled two drawers with hose clamps.
Then I took advantage of this Thread
And picked up some needed supplies, flap disks, chip brushes and the 25 foot hose reel.
Not wanting the reel to be in the way I took a few moments and mounted it, I am going to be redoing the air system in the shop later this winter so I didn't plumb the new reel but it is in place right above my main work table.
Here is a quick tutorial on mounting one of these.
after unpacking I clocked the hose guide to point down when mounted this requires removing 4 nuts and bolts and aligning the holes in the new postion and reinstalling them.
to mount the hose reel the first thing I do is make a template of the base to make installing the hardware easy.
Speaking of hardware these things have some weight to them and remember that you are going to be pulling on it over and over hopefully for many years so over kill here is better than having it come crashing down on your head.
This was taped into postion and I predrilled the 4 holes with a 3/16th bit.
So in this case I used 4 3/8ths inch hanger bolts set in the main beam of the shop, no worries of it ever coming down.
These were driven in with a ratchet and a jam nut, once it was to depth I removed the jam nuts and loosened the nuts on the two lower bolts so the foot of the hose reel could be slipped over them.
Then I postioned the hose reel on those and put the washers and nuts tightening them with a wrench, there is no way to get a ratchet and socket on the upper bolts.
all mounted waiting for plumbing. this should help out in making the shop more usable, having air power at my fingertips so to speak.
Thanks!!
Yesterday I was able to finally pick up the SS counter top that I have been searching for. The one I found is way bigger than I need but now that I have it my mind has been drifting with a few ideas for my Steevo style bench build.
Time will tell what I actually end up with. Some times I don't know exactly what the finished project will look like when it done.
Any way here is the SS top.
I got all the SS you can see in the pic, so I have a few ideas what to do with some of it.
It also came with three of these locking cash drawers which will end up somewhere in the shop.
Strouty
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I like you $10 bins!
Keep up the forward progress, I myself have abandoned the shop for a few weeks. We just got our first snow, not that it is really going to stay, but it is making me nervous.
Keep up the forward progress, I myself have abandoned the shop for a few weeks. We just got our first snow, not that it is really going to stay, but it is making me nervous.
Yeah it has been below freezing for the last 4 nights, we will have to see how long we go until the fluffy stuff is all over.
I'm at the point on my uncles garage where I can work inside (Elec) or outside trim so rain snow won't bother me much as long as it is not really cold.
Strouty
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I am not even ready to plow yet. I have so much stuff in the wrong location that it is not going to be fun if we get a real storm. I guess I know what my priorities are this week.
I am standing behind you while I type this.
I am standing behind you while I type this.
Fortionatly I got the areas clear where I pile snow, or I should say where my neighbor piles snow a few weeks back. the only thing I really have left to do outside is pull the old snowmobile around front the kids want me to get it running this winter. But i'm waiting for just a bit of snow to do that, much easier to do once the ground is slippery.
Good luck getting stuff done, we never seem to have enough time this time of year.
Good luck getting stuff done, we never seem to have enough time this time of year.
forestcreature
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OK - it is 2015 - how about a photo update?
Nothing much to update right now, I have only had a few hours in the shop for the last month or so, been to busy with family, holidays, and work.
My service truck is in the main bay right now up on stands with the brakes torn apart waiting for the time to put it back together, The transfer case ate itself and needs replacing as well as the doors, fenders and cab corners and a paint job. Hoping to have time out there before the end of the month.
My service truck is in the main bay right now up on stands with the brakes torn apart waiting for the time to put it back together, The transfer case ate itself and needs replacing as well as the doors, fenders and cab corners and a paint job. Hoping to have time out there before the end of the month.
Went over the stuff I picked up at auction last weekend starting with the 2 fire extinguishers they needed something to hang them on the wall.
Made two of them, one is mounted next to the overhead door and tool chests and the main work/welding table the other is on the other side of the shop in the wood working area.
Then a buddy had requested some pics of my vise setup.
When I was building the shop I knew that I wanted a vise mounted on a secure post with no obsticles allowing work to be done at any angle, comes in very handy for welding, so I figured that I would include the photo's here as well.
As you can see I can postion the vise and work to my advantage since there are no over hangs. I did miss getting a pic of one of my favorite features the outlets on the post, no need to run a drop cord when using corded tools, just plug inn right at the work
Made two of them, one is mounted next to the overhead door and tool chests and the main work/welding table the other is on the other side of the shop in the wood working area.
Then a buddy had requested some pics of my vise setup.
When I was building the shop I knew that I wanted a vise mounted on a secure post with no obsticles allowing work to be done at any angle, comes in very handy for welding, so I figured that I would include the photo's here as well.
As you can see I can postion the vise and work to my advantage since there are no over hangs. I did miss getting a pic of one of my favorite features the outlets on the post, no need to run a drop cord when using corded tools, just plug inn right at the work
Strouty
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Nice setup on the vise, I have commitment issues and can't bolt mine down.
I solved those with the concrete pour, I had already run the conduit to that location, so no matter what I had to use it.
The real trick was layout when designing the space I spent a few years with the dimensions of the outer walls laid out on a large sheet of paper and then cut out scale sized pieces (including a buffer for work room) moving them around until I was happy with the location of all the large equipment and fixed benches.
In the end wanting to pay cash for the build worked in my favor, I was able to refine most of the build while the savings built up.
Strouty
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I have been playing with google sketchup, I am not getting very good at it. I hope to be able to do exactly what you did, but digitally.
classicJackets
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Hey Thumper, love the progress! Looks great.
What lake are you on? My family goes up to Leech Lake a little north of you for a week about every year. Beautiful place, though I don't know that I could deal with summer mosquitoes or winter all year..
What lake are you on? My family goes up to Leech Lake a little north of you for a week about every year. Beautiful place, though I don't know that I could deal with summer mosquitoes or winter all year..
I would have used sketchup but when I designed mine it hadn't been invented yet. I did have a dos based program that I used for the building design which helped with the structure. For me it is just faster to use paper and cut outs for the interior.
We are on a small lake 500 acres in the mid east part of the state, we are one of the few families that I know who go south for the weekends.
Strouty
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I am going to mount at least one of my fire extinguishers this week. Thanks for the motivation! 
I am going to mount at least one of my fire extinguishers this week. Thanks for the motivation!
It was a great relief to put the cheap Kiddie ones away in the cupboard and know that I have good ones available just in case.
Strouty
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I know what you mean. After reading about them, I am afraid they would never work when you need them to.
Well I had a great shop day even if it was shorter than I would have liked it to be.
I had to go out there to get the Ford ranger my uncle bought with the thought that it just needed a tune-up and a fuel pump towed to the shop to figure out what is really wrong with it, I just don't have the time or inclination to deal with it.
So I made a half day of it and got a few things done.
I had picked up another one of the hose reels from Lumber Liquidators awhile back when they were on sale for $20. The plan is to use it as a water hose so I mounted it next to the air reel, now I just have to remember which is air and which is water.
Spent a bit of time cleaning up the new bandsaw, I got the trunions cleaned up and the new bolts installed. After the last time I picked up the table by myself I will wait until I have help before putting it back on. I ordered the VFD for it on Friday should be here by next weekend.
I also got it into its postion, after a bit of work with the tape measure it will work with 28 inches between it and the table saw.
More cleaning, tool and project updates soon.
I had to go out there to get the Ford ranger my uncle bought with the thought that it just needed a tune-up and a fuel pump towed to the shop to figure out what is really wrong with it, I just don't have the time or inclination to deal with it.
So I made a half day of it and got a few things done.
I had picked up another one of the hose reels from Lumber Liquidators awhile back when they were on sale for $20. The plan is to use it as a water hose so I mounted it next to the air reel, now I just have to remember which is air and which is water.
Spent a bit of time cleaning up the new bandsaw, I got the trunions cleaned up and the new bolts installed. After the last time I picked up the table by myself I will wait until I have help before putting it back on. I ordered the VFD for it on Friday should be here by next weekend.
I also got it into its postion, after a bit of work with the tape measure it will work with 28 inches between it and the table saw.
More cleaning, tool and project updates soon.
Not must done this weekend, I had plans for much more.
I did manage to replace the hinges on the tailgate of one of my sons friends truck, then wasted the rest of the day replacing the high pressure power steering hose on the same truck, while I was doing that the boys were supposed to be doing a bit of modification on the new dock and putting it in the lake, but as per usual with out me being right there it didn't get done.
I did get a bit of other stuff done while waiting for them though, got the dust shields for my truck sand blasted and painted, cleaned up the floor under the mobile work table, got 4 bench grinders up on a shelf out of the way.
My sons say I have a bench grinder issue, what do you think.
2 Craftsman block grinders that are in place and working.
2 Craftsman block grinders that need a bit of tlc and are on a shelf waiting for the right time. One will be for use at home and the other is a back up.
1 newer delta that will be used as a buffer as soon as I get around to needing a buffer.
2 Chicom 6 inchers that I use as beaters with wire wheels
1 4 inch 1/8 hp no name that I use to sharpen knives.
I did manage to replace the hinges on the tailgate of one of my sons friends truck, then wasted the rest of the day replacing the high pressure power steering hose on the same truck, while I was doing that the boys were supposed to be doing a bit of modification on the new dock and putting it in the lake, but as per usual with out me being right there it didn't get done.
I did get a bit of other stuff done while waiting for them though, got the dust shields for my truck sand blasted and painted, cleaned up the floor under the mobile work table, got 4 bench grinders up on a shelf out of the way.
My sons say I have a bench grinder issue, what do you think.
2 Craftsman block grinders that are in place and working.
2 Craftsman block grinders that need a bit of tlc and are on a shelf waiting for the right time. One will be for use at home and the other is a back up.
1 newer delta that will be used as a buffer as soon as I get around to needing a buffer.
2 Chicom 6 inchers that I use as beaters with wire wheels
1 4 inch 1/8 hp no name that I use to sharpen knives.
Strouty
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Looking good, have you got the VFD for the bandsaw yet? I still have not mounted my fire extinguisher yet, can you believe that? 
Looking good, have you got the VFD for the bandsaw yet? I still have not mounted my fire extinguisher yet, can you believe that?
I am planning on ordering the VFD tomorrow, I knew I wouldn't have time to get it installed until next weekend anyway so I have held off on it. If it was sitting here it would be driving me nuts and I would have played hooky and made the run to the shop to install it.
Come on man I had both mounts for mine fabbed up and hung in under an hour.
Strouty
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I don't even need to fab anything up, I have the mounts. I think it is kind of fun to trip over the extinguishers.
Strouty
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What VFD are you going with? I was going to go VFD, but I have a decent rotary phase converter, so I will probably just stick with it. I have been trying to get a bandsaw from a member on the journal, he all ready has it set up with a VFD. The only reason I am hesitant is because I want to be able to reverse taps very quickly and the VFD has a little more lag.
I called these guys a couple of weeks ago and they were very helpful so I will most likely order from them.
http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Drives
I do so little tapping at the moment that I just use a tap follower and hand tap everything, that might change when I get a mill.
I found a nice looking lathe on CL tonight that I might go and look at next week if it is still available, wish me luck.
http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Drives
I do so little tapping at the moment that I just use a tap follower and hand tap everything, that might change when I get a mill.
I found a nice looking lathe on CL tonight that I might go and look at next week if it is still available, wish me luck.
Strouty
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Luck has been wished!
Well When I finally got ahold of the guy it was gone, not a big deal from the research I did it was a bit over priced anyhow.
Then there is my beautiful wife, she was out garage saleing today and came home with this.
She paid $10 for it after checking and making sure that it runs, I haven't checked it out yet but it looks like it should clean up, just need to stop at the glass place and have them cut me a couple of pieces of tempered glass for the shields.
Strouty
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Well When I finally got ahold of the guy it was gone, not a big deal from the research I did it was a bit over priced anyhow.
Then there is my beautiful wife, she was out garage saleing today and came home with this.
She paid $10 for it after checking and making sure that it runs, I haven't checked it out yet but it looks like it should clean up, just need to stop at the glass place and have them cut me a couple of pieces of tempered glass for the shields.
I think we may need an intervention.
I think we may need an intervention.
Oh please, we can do it together, however we need to find a group of people from GJ who aren't enablers if we picked a dozen guys from here we would end up at an auction with 100's of bench grinders and pallets of misc **** that neither of us could live without, and the worst part is we would be bidding each other up.
Strouty
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PugetDude
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Now, that's funny.
Strouty
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I bought a grinder and thought of you. I also mounted one of my extinguishers!
Being in the shop this weekend was a godsend, even though I have to work slow due to my back issue I got quite a bit done, so I can get a few projects done and out of the way.
I got the 230v outlet for the new band saw installed.
Then I got quite a bit on the work truck done, in fact if I had gotten the right brake shoes I would have been able to drive it out but some dumb *** (Me) clicked on the wrong button.
On a good note the OTC flaring set works great.
so front brakes done
transfer case done since I have to exchange the rear shoes I will put in all new u-joints as well.
M son also got the floor jack that we have been cleaning up put back together.
Once I get the truck out and the tools put away I am going to do a video tour of the shop.
I got the 230v outlet for the new band saw installed.
Then I got quite a bit on the work truck done, in fact if I had gotten the right brake shoes I would have been able to drive it out but some dumb *** (Me) clicked on the wrong button.
On a good note the OTC flaring set works great.
so front brakes done
transfer case done since I have to exchange the rear shoes I will put in all new u-joints as well.
M son also got the floor jack that we have been cleaning up put back together.
Once I get the truck out and the tools put away I am going to do a video tour of the shop.
Strouty
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What was the story on the transfer case?
Sorry I missed your question.
I thought that it was the infamous trans wear, but after we got the new (to me) case in and went to reinstall the front drive shaft I noticed that it was frozen in the compressed position if you look at the front yolk you can see that it was pulled out of the front of the case.
I had a real good weekend in the shop well more than the shop we also got to work tearing down the old screen porch that the snow caved in.
I ordered the Tig welder, Plasma cutter cart combo from Eastwood and needed to get that set up which started buy clearing out some space for it and installing 2 new 220 outlets. Of course as much as I just wanted to get to practicing with the new toys I held back and really cleaned up the welding fab area first.
Then after a bit of playing with the new toys I took advantage of the cleaned up space and built this.
When that was done It led to another round of cleaning, it is amazing how much dust, dirt and scraps are around after several hours of fab work.
After I had clean up my mess and put all the tools away I decided that it was about time that I get the new to me band saw up and running, I had purchased a vfd awhile ago and due to my health and general time constraints I had put that on the back burner. Well now it is all set up and running and it cuts like a dream, well at least in wood, I need to order some blades for metal.
That's it for this weekend but My oldest boy told me tonight that he is headed back out to the place this week to do some fishing, finish the demo on the screen porch and do a bit more cleaning in the shop, he has a few woodworking projects he wants to get to and needs an area to do them.
Strouty
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That is some good progress. I like the powered cart. Was it a snowblower or rototiller?
I almost forgot, people are always asking how well epoxy holds up to actual shop work, here are a few pics of the Rustolum epoxy coat floor in the welding fab area after 10 years. Over all I am very happy with it, it has taken everything I have thrown, dragged and dropped on it, there are a few scrapes and chips but it has held up much better than I had thought it would to hot slag, sparks and dropped steel.
Snowblower and in the winter it will be again. My son found it on the side of the road with a free sign on it, it took me all of 10 minutes to get it running, I checked for spark and it was good so after smelling the spoiled gas I pulled the carb and cleaned it and it started on the second pull.
Strouty
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I always wanted to make one that would be for moving trailers. Never thought about making it so it can be a snowblower again. Could be a swiss army knife at the shop.