Model A Ford garage

[bolensboneyard]

Nice brazing job!

Why did you not weld it? Just curious. I usually weld cast iron because my brazing stinks.

Thanks Andy. Braze will not **** carbon into the weld zone from the casting like arc weld; thereby changing the properties in the heat effected area making it disproportionately brittle and more prone to breaking a second time.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Thanks for that bit of insight!!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Glad I could help.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Spent today clearing for the sawmill and leveling. Had a helper picture shown Cassie. The other picture with the flowers is the garden with the guest cottage in the background. Mill will be to the right of the cottage in the pic. and about 2/3 of the way between the cottage and the garden under the oaks. Should be nice to sit out and reminisce when I get to old to work. The pole shed which is what we laid out today (the four corners) is 16 X 30

 

[dchance]

Bowl looked great. So did I understand that you are building a shed so that you can cut the logs up? I have enjoyed watching a sawmill powered by a steam tractor cut logs so what you are doing sounds real interesting.

Dwight

 

[bolensboneyard]

Dwight I am building a pole barn to cover a sawmill I have traded for which I expect to have within the next few months; after the man saws his last logs. It is a early 40's Belsaw mill that will handle up to a 14 foot log. I found my beams yesterday they are 8X6 creosote RR ties 12 feet long. I also plan to get some 2x12's for my headers from the same place; probably next week weather permitting. I have some heavy steel roofing but will need to buy some rafters and joists also. I figure the weather is good for heavy outside work right now and if all goes well I will have it ready to set up under cover by Thanksgiving. I plan to help with a temporary set up on site to cut the remaining logs and learn the machine.

 

[drivesitfar]

Bobby: make sure the Creosote beams are solid as i'm sure you will cause some are and some are filled with bugs and rot.

i'm a fan of having a mill on your own property so looking forward to seeing yours and best of luck building the pole barn shed to keep the mill working better for years to come.

cheers

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby: make sure the Creosote beams are solid as i'm sure you will cause some are and some are filled with bugs and rot.

i'm a fan of having a mill on your own property so looking forward to seeing yours and best of luck building the pole barn shed to keep the mill working better for years to come.

cheers

Drives thanks. I have looked at some. He has about 40 or 50 and sells them at his store. I only need eight and have known the man for 25 years so I know the family. I will be loading them and unloading so when I get them home I should see any problems. I have every confidence that if there is a problem he will make it right.

 

[bolensboneyard]

A friend came over today and brought me a package. Below are just some of the goodies. Garden tools and reel mowers.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Wow! That mower in front is cool. I've never seen one that small, what is it, ten inch cut?

 

[bolensboneyard]

Have to measure it. I have been loading RR ties and lumber half the day. Got one post up and had to cut six large oak roots to do it. Ties are 9x7 and set 2 1/2 feet down as I will be tying them together with 2 x 12's double headers locked in with carriage bolts and set in a notched post. More than likely put 4x4's on a 45 at each post also to eliminate any possible sway in high wind. All this just to hold a tin roof. Check out the nice huge Stanley vice my buddy also brought me.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Now that's a vise! You must have put it in the vise department, right next to a saw vise.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: great to hear you have a great guy to get some wood products from if you need some.

although that Stanley might be an import it should hold the stuff you don't want to put in your Wilton Bullet vise that looks like it's already found a spot on your bench.

best of luck with the build and one day i'll take on something like that. for now i'm building this cedar mailbox and next is the fence and deck. Baby steps for this old guy, but some day i'll have that dream shop to build and use.

i started with this a couple months ago so as you can imagine my wife might be liking it more than I do.

cheers

 

[bolensboneyard]

Now that's a vise! You must have put it in the vise department, right next to a saw vise.

Andy haven't had time to figure out where I am going to use it yet.

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: great to hear you have a great guy to get some wood products from if you need some.

although that Stanley might be an import it should hold the stuff you don't want to put in your Wilton Bullet vise that looks like it's already found a spot on your bench.

best of luck with the build and one day i'll take on something like that. for now i'm building this cedar mailbox and next is the fence and deck. Baby steps for this old guy, but some day i'll have that dream shop to build and use.

i started with this a couple months ago so as you can imagine my wife might be liking it more than I do.

cheers

Drives it looks great to me. We are usually the ones most critical of our work otherwise it would come out looking like a hack job as the WORK part of it gets old fast.
Did you use the last quote?

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bobby, that's one nice vise
Regards

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, that's one nice vise
Regards

Thanks Steve. Good to see you out for a walk.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: i did use your electric chair quote for a couple weeks, but this one seems so right for this forum don't you think?

thanks for the kudos on my mailbox.

if you have time to even take and post up a little progress or even materials as they pile up we're all pulling for you and looking forward to seeing a saw mill on your property some day in the near future. good luck.

1/2: nice to see you getting your health back a bit and some energy to post a few good words on some of your favorite threads too.

cheers

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: i did use your electric chair quote for a couple weeks, but this one seems so right for this forum don't you think?

thanks for the kudos on my mailbox.

if you have time to even take and post up a little progress or even materials as they pile up we're all pulling for you and looking forward to seeing a saw mill on your property some day in the near future. good luck.

1/2: nice to see you getting your health back a bit and some energy to post a few good words on some of your favorite threads too.

cheers

Good quote. I have only one post up so far and a picture of that against the background of trees would not show up. I have been busy though with other things while I rest. Below is the platter I made for Ginny from the waste I cut off of the bowl blank.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Nice platter! Ginny gets the leftovers?

 

[bolensboneyard]

Nice platter! Ginny gets the leftovers?

The proverbial cut was from above the other items, therefore, it, like her, is a cut above the rest; the crème' de la crème' so to speak! It is also the whitest part of the wood, lending credence to the validity of such an announcement! Oh and, she stores it on the "top shelf" of the china cabinet; along with a picture of yours truly.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Long overdue ceiling being painted in the machine shop after we repaired the roof leaks and sealed the stain. Ginny has undertaken the job and hopefully now I can do better work because I will be able to see!

 

[oldironfarmer]

I see the light!!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Four posts in for the pole shed I am building for the sawmill. Check out the plumb. 12 foot 9x7 ties. Two more to go (may put one in each end will see after all are cut notched and tied together with 2 x 12's Step ladder is at far diagonal corner. Posts are marked at 9 feet will be notched down 1 foot from the top after I brace them in two directions to minimize movement when I tie the ends with 16 foot planks. Going to be tricky.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bobby, your saw mill shed is looking good so far.

 

[oldironfarmer]

There's just nothing like a building project to get the juices flowing. This is going to be a nice building. So much better to have it ready when teh sawmill shows up.

 

[bolensboneyard]

There's just nothing like a building project to get the juices flowing. This is going to be a nice building. So much better to have it ready when teh sawmill shows up.

Thanks Steve and Andy. It has been a killer digging in a root pile. Yesterday I hit a steel pipe and chased it for six feet before I bent it up and got it out of my way. Today I will try to cut the tops and notch one end then place a 16 foot 2x12 at 8 feet. Got a few ideas so stay tuned!

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: when i get some time i'll have to read back in your thread to see if you mentioned the mod you did on that little tractor. looks like you drive it bacwards, made a roll cage for it and maybe made it into a fork lift too. very clever!!

nice work on the posts and i don't envy you digging holes near trees even if you have a post digger. or are you digging the holes by hand to get some exercise?

best of luck on the build and thank you for the progress pics.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks Drives. I am digging by hand and do have a post hole digger. I did not make the forklift. It was a rare attachment available for the Bolens large frame tractor. Will lift 1000 lbs 6 1/2 feet. Very handy.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Will have pictures tomorrow. Got a center post in and two headers. Wanted to get three and then take pictures or maybe four but I got bit by a tick a few weeks ago and have had a rash for several days. It turned into a bull's-eye before I could finish Ginny insisted I go to the doc. I am now on Antibiotics for the nasty thing and it is just above the ankle I broke! Drat!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thought I would post this picture of my tick bite as I have yet to get out again to take some of the build.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: i'm not sure i've ever been bit by a TICK, but i used to look for my golf balls in some of the worst places of the golf course and some times i was in shorts so call me lucky. I never ran into big snakes either which i think you said you have a few that visit your place now and then. BEE CAREFUL.

hope you feel better soon cause you were making great progress. also sounds like you are getting some QUALITY EXERCISE TOO.

cheers

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks Drives. I did get Ginny to take some pictures of the progress so far.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bobby , great progress...

Regards

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks Steve. Pray yours is the same. Get well soon

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: looks like the new garage is going up pretty quick. i was just looking at some decks to see if i needed to change anything about the structure or design of mine and was reminded that bolts have very little SHEER STRENGTH.

did you notch your poles to set your beams in or just screw the beams onto the creosote poles? I'd hate to see you have the garage come down on you if you put a hoist or used one of those beams for some heavy lifting. so your call if you want to take them off and notch the poles if you haven't already.

hope you heal quickly cause i hate that when outside health issues stop or slow down a project.

good luck

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks Drives. I had planned to notch the posts but trying to cut with the grain on those RR ties is impossible. I could have split them to a cross cut but not accurate enough. The only strain on the bolts will be the weight of the steel roof and the roof structure. I have three 3/8 lag screws 5 inches long and galvanized on the end of each header and plan to put 4x4's in each corner on a 45 degree angle to also support the ends, including the two that **** up front and back. I would suspect this will be enough but if it looks at all like it is not stable I figure I can put angle iron supports under the ends in the middle post.

 

[don long]

Thought I'd better check in, It's been a while.
The tic bite looks pretty bad. Hope it's getting better. My BIL was a forest ranger and a tic snuck in on him and he is still suffering from limes desease 20 years later
Pole barns are intriguing to me I'd never heard of them until the GJ reads

Do you miss working in the garage?? It's been a while!!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Tick bite looks nasty.

I seem to get about ten or twelve per year, guess I've been really lucky so far. You elderly guys need to take it easy

Bolts are strongest in shear, screws also. Nails too, straight pullout on nails and screws is their weak failure mode. Bolts are almost as strong in tension. If you look carefully, most steel building joints are designed with the bolts in shear. The anchor bolts don't count, they're just there for fun

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thought I'd better check in, It's been a while.
The tic bite looks pretty bad. Hope it's getting better. My BIL was a forest ranger and a tic snuck in on him and he is still suffering from limes desease 20 years later
Pole barns are intriguing to me I'd never heard of them until the GJ reads

Do you miss working in the garage?? It's been a while!!

Rash appears to be starting to clear. The antibiotic is hell. Best absorbed on an empty stomach after four days does not work for me. This mornings was taken with a meal as some is better than none and my wife and I made an agreement with me voting for zero.
I do miss the shop work as it is less heavy labor intensive. I had to come up with a solution (I know I should have posted but get focused on the work) for twisting the heavy RR ties when dropped into the hole. I basically make a set of wheel barrow handles strapped at one end with 8 foot 2x4's to grab the post. Works great. Thanks Don for the visit and the concern.