Northwest 60x60 shop
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Pluribus
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Wow...gorgeous! Your choice of gutters, windows, siding, and colors perfectly matches the architectural style.
sberry
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I might look backwards. I don't follow builds but I like the layout here, some real nice features built in, good door locations and I can already see the traffic flow from a single shot here.
Where is the floor plan?
Where is the floor plan?
checkthisout
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I'll disagree on this....the shades are easy....$50-60.00 on Fleabay, it's finding the fittings to connect to the lamp that are hard....if you buy any, make sure the hub that will connect the to the lamp and then the EMT or IMC is in-tact.
You can bend your own rods out of IMC or pipe and save some money but I'm having a ***** of a time finding the lamp-to-conduit fittings......at least ones that look ok!
The antique shades are just thin tin but they are coated in enamel which stiffens them up and makes them corrosion proof. This process would be tough to duplicate at home.
I bough 10 shades off EBAY that have the sockets...they'll be here Monday. I just have to bend the conduit but the shades are white and from the 60's, not as neat as the ones I posted....I bought a couple of smaller miscellaneous ones that I'm practicing getting parts for right now and that's why I have concluded that finding affordable parts is hard!
Thanks for the info and insights. I just searched on ebay and I see what you mean about the shapes being plentiful and cheap. I had no idea. And most of them are green! I wondering why green ended up being the color for outdoor shades? I see a few whites one and a few blue ones, but green is the dominate color. Maybe green enamel was the cheapest color?
Do you have a build thread where you might show what you figure out for the conduit and fittings? If not, feel free to reply to this thread.
1/2 Cup
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Looking fantastic.
Made the smaller man door today. Glued two 4x8 sheets of 11/32" Breckenridge sheathing together, back-to-back, as the core. And then made a frame using "real trim" (spruce, primed, finger jointed), starting with 2x6 then 1x4 and the plywood sandwich and then 1x6, alternating overlaps. I used locktite exterior construction glue and stainless steel screws to hold everything together. Real strong, but also real heavy. (I'm going to need to lift the big doors with the forklift so it's going to take some planning). I used some of the cedar siding but flipped it around to the smooth side for the front of the door. And then used 1x6 for the "Z" pattern. The back of the door has the same "Z" pattern but without the cedar.
drivesitfar
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SF: the door looks great and i was going to ask where are the screws because i don't see any? best of luck with the big door, but if it looks like the smaller one you have my vote that it will look great on your new shop.
nice work as always and i hope the rain isn't stopping too much of the progress.
good luck
nice work as always and i hope the rain isn't stopping too much of the progress.
good luck
Toolfool
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Better plan for four 6" ball bearing hinges for that door. And long screws.
Shhh....there is no rain around here....
Adding a pic of the back of the door, but I doubt you'll see the screws...they're there.
The doors are going to be rollers. I have 6 of these casters:
http://amzn.com/B00X6D7Z74
The plan is to mount a 3/16" x 3" rail on the barn and hang the doors on the rail. That's the plan, anyway.
drivesitfar
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SF: Door looks great and after painting it I can see some indentations where screws might be. Keep posting pics because as ND says I'd also like a carbon copy of your shop I could call my own maybe in the next 5 years. Everything you've done is special even the gutters are top notch.
MagKarl
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Love the cedar! Really looking nice!
drivesitfar
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SF: just wondering how the hanging of the small door is coming along and pictures of how it looks. also wanted to kick your thread up so other members can see it because one of the nicest ones i've seen here on GJ.
hope you have a great Thanksgiving
hope you have a great Thanksgiving
hghvoltage
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Northern Tool has those lights but they are black, guess you could paint them.
Sent from somewhere.
colt zantop
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How the hell did I miss this thread?!?! Awesome build...awesome trucks!
36truck
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Very cool build. I love the style your building.
BBChevro
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It would appear that I've been missing the updates here SF, I've had to go back several pages to catch up.
I'm not familiar with "yellow jackets" - I'm guessing that they are snakes?
I just love this build and the trucks, I'll try to keep an eye out for future updates so I don't get so far behind again.
Great work.
I'm not familiar with "yellow jackets" - I'm guessing that they are snakes?
I just love this build and the trucks, I'll try to keep an eye out for future updates so I don't get so far behind again.
Great work.
SF... Just read your whole thread... Great job, love the barn and the trucks... 
Lynn W
BBC.... yellow jackets are wasps that are pretty prolific around here.....
Lynn W
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Bib Overalls
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Friend of mine has a similar building. Roof is one plane and started out as a horse barn. When the kids outgrew the horses it became their dad's hot rod shop. Main bay is set up with a lift and it is where general mechanical work and fabrication are done. Left side bay, an addition, is a washing and detailing bay and doubles as a paint spraying room. The right bay is pending. When it is constructed all of the dirty work, such as tear downs, media blasting, and grinding will be moved to that side. Very functional.
jwhcars
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Great build ! How about an up date to start off 2016.
C_F
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That's exactly what I thought too, no clue how I missed this one! This garage is so great, I love it!
SF, I hope your holidays went well! And like everyone else here, I am looking forward to more cool pics of your awesome build!
Turns out, I don't work outside when it's below 50 degs or raining, so nothing happened on the barn in the last two months because we've had a wet winter in the NW.
Hung the small door.
Skid mark is from dropping the rail in the mud and then swiping it on the wall.
Hung the small door.
Skid mark is from dropping the rail in the mud and then swiping it on the wall.
drivesitfar
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SF: i have the same issues about working outside in the cold and rain. looks like we might get a week of great weather so i'm hoping to get a few things done here.
Door looks awesome. how do you like it?
BTW your garage/shop build is still one of my favorites and always like seeing pictures of what you have for us.
do you also have the big door's design figured out or will it just be a larger sized version of the small one you just posted?
Door looks awesome. how do you like it?
BTW your garage/shop build is still one of my favorites and always like seeing pictures of what you have for us.
do you also have the big door's design figured out or will it just be a larger sized version of the small one you just posted?
I like the way the door turned out. I need to figure out some kind of latch/lock. Any suggestions out there? I'm wondering if I need to be able to unlatch the door from the inside of the barn?
The big doors are already built; same construction as the smaller door. I'll be putting the big ones up this week. They're heavy, probably 600 lbs each, and 14'x8', so I'm using the forklift to lift them and put them in position.
drivesitfar
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SF: the big doors sound nice and take and post pictures as you can.
as far as a lock for the small slider if you want access from the outside maybe put some sort of locking bar on the track and a step stool inside your house to take out with you? or a stop in the ground you can lock or unbolt when needed. or if you don't need outside access then yes put a lock on the inside.
good luck
as far as a lock for the small slider if you want access from the outside maybe put some sort of locking bar on the track and a step stool inside your house to take out with you? or a stop in the ground you can lock or unbolt when needed. or if you don't need outside access then yes put a lock on the inside.
good luck
Is this what heaven looks like? I am absolutely amazed with this place! I want one!
PS: those half round galvanized gutters just made my list...
PS: those half round galvanized gutters just made my list...
Filling that big hole in the back today...
Motoman1100
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Man I love the build! Fine job sir!
BBChevro
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The doors look great SF, as does the barn (in the 2nd pic).
I don't mind the '54 Chevy in the driveway either...or the F truck behind it...or the Inter parked near the house...
I don't mind the '54 Chevy in the driveway either...or the F truck behind it...or the Inter parked near the house...
Toolfool
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Doors look great. For your man door, if you want to add a stop at the righthand side, you could use a latch like this : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B011JLJRFW/?tag=atomicindus08-20
C_F
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Great job on the doors! Are you going to put something on the bottom to keep the critters out, I assume?
drivesitfar
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SF: looking great as per the norm when i check in on your build. are you planning on putting another piece of rail on top of the big doors because looks like maybe there is a 4 foot section missing? also are what are you using for stops? maybe a couple of U shaped about a 1/3 the way from the bottom and top on each side?
not sure what the best lock would be that would make it difficult for a crook and still easy for you to access. BIG DOG maybe and/or a booby trap and leave it unlocked??
not sure what the best lock would be that would make it difficult for a crook and still easy for you to access. BIG DOG maybe and/or a booby trap and leave it unlocked??
Thanks man. Yes, I need to finish the rail on the right! Right now the doors are pretty much stuck in the position you see them. Tomorrow
For stops, I'll make one out of angle iron and bolt it right to the end of the rail. I was waiting to see where the doors land in the open position to set the stops. On the bottom of each door, I put a 1/2" groove and I'm going to make a U-shaped piece that will fit into the groove and attach to the bottom of the door frame. This will guide the bottom of the doors. If I do it right, it should be invisible.My neighbor had a good idea on how to secure the big doors. We're going to weld a nut to a plate, maybe say 4"x4"x3/16", with the nut in the center, and then countersink/screw the plate/nut assemble into the backside of the door about half way up along the outer rail. And then drill a hole in the door opening post and run some all-thread thru the hole (probably sleeve it with some pipe). The idea is when the door is shut, we can screw the all-thread into the nut in the door and pull it in tight. That would prevent the door from being opened left or right and also prevent the door from being lifted off the track. The other end of the all-thread would have a handle for easy turning. Maybe an old valve handle, re-purposed. None of this would be visible from the outside. Then maybe some knife latch inside to join the two doors together in the middle. I don't know...just making this up as I go. Will post pictures of experiments as they happen.
Yes, someday. I want to pave all the new area in front of the barn, and the pavement would be just under the doors. There would still be some gap. A Mouse would fit, but a squirrel would not. My cat is a pretty good mouser.
Funny, I would have thought I'd have some bird nests in the trusses or on top of the beams, but only a few birds have gotten in by mistake and eventually figure out how to get out.