Goal: Virginia 2013

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One of the benefits to our planned retirement in southwestern Virginia (target: summer 2013) was the garage that came with the house we bought in 2003. This garage was built by a logger who used it for his heavy equipment. The building is 30 x 40 feet with a concrete floor and (bonus!) a grease pit at the back of the center bay.

Had a new asphalt-shingle roof put on in early 2004.

Initially it just had a single 20-amp circuit fed from the house, but when I acquired a Miller 300 welder, we upgraded the garage to its own dedicated 200-amp service with its own meter. And that pole in the background is the local trunk line crossing the property, with 3-phase power available for future upgrades.

Now it just needs some fresh paint. More photos to follow!

 

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Well, it took some time to dig out the older photos of the tools that have gone into the garage; I hope to be able to post updates from more recent work. These are from 2008: the home-made router table:

 

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Lots of potential there!

 

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And the rescued Delta 10" bandsaw found in the recycling pile along the road after 3 days of rain, now cleaned up; note Miller 300 welder lurking in back along with newly installed 200A panel to power same:

 

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And the immaculate (other than table condition) Craftsman RAS with cabinet, found at yard sale in NJ for $100:

Next posts will cover some of the tractor attachments!