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[mustangmike68]

Hello,
Just found this board. I built a 30 x40 shop last summer with my son and a friend.It was purchased from web steel in oregon.It has been fun working on projects in a dry climate, and my son really likes it. Bought a used rotary lift and installed it ,don't know how i lived with out it. Will try to get pics later.


Mike

 

[5wndwcpe]

Welcome Mike, lotsa useful info here.

 

[mustangmike68]

here is a pic of my shop. its 30x40x14 with 12' and 10' doors. fully insulated ceiling and walls. it took a month and a half to build mostly on weekends. if anybody wants to see build pic i could post later.

mike

 

[scofo]

Welcome Mike, that first pic of your shop makes it look like your isolated, just you and the mountain, I like it. Nice shop, cool playground. Why is there a window in the top of the wall, doesn't that add to the heat, isn't that the southside?

 

[mustangmike68]

hello.
yes its the southside ,its actually a skylight in the top part of the wall for natural light.you don't allways have to turn on the lights.

 

[scofo]

How can you stand the heat in there? Are you gonna put up some shades on that skylite until winter? I'm in centex, hot and humid, work all day in an open air shop, shaded but hot 101* 50%+humidity. Looks like pretty country out there though, how far is that range to the southwest?

 

[mustangmike68]

scofo, the pic of the southside will show the skylight panels. instead of being in the roof they are in the walls. they do not let direct light through. right now it's 92* outside and it's about 85* in the shop. the mountains are the sierra nevada mountains. i live about one mile from the foothills, that section in the background is about 10 miles away. mike

 

[scofo]

That sounds like a pretty managable temp. Are there some public land areas for motorsports? Enjoy.

 

[mustangmike68]

yes, there are about 4 lakes within 1 hour drive and closer. tons of 4x4 and atv roads. blm owns a majority of nevada land , and its mostly all open for public use mike

 

[Bevis]

welcome...see some pics of that truggy.

 

[mustangmike68]

i will post some tuesday.

 

[mustangmike68]

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here you go , best i could do for now. it's not pretty but it climbs good.

 

[tooljunky]

Hey Mike,

Tell me about the anchors you used for your lift. I also have a used lift to install in my shop. Thanks!

 

[mustangmike68]

tooljunky, I bought them at home depot. they are 3/4x5 .box of 10 was $16 or 1 for $4.50. I needed 16 anchors. Mine is a rotary, i emailed them for directions and had them the next day.

 

[tooljunky]

Ok, thanks. I wasn't sure that standard anchors would work.