Above 1200 Sq/FT Oh ****, it won't fit there

[j p smith]

So I bought a lathe, this was the start of an unplanned shuffle of equipment and shelving. I finally decided on a location after trying to put the lathe in 5 different places in the shop. Then I discovered I did not have another breaker available. Dang it! This ended up requiring a larger load center, which meant opening up the wall to allow putting in the larger panel. 1st picture shows the box, next 3 show the south wall in our shop. I ended up reversing the order of the shelf units on the wall so it wasn't so tight by the lathe. I wanted the 12" deep shelf unit next to the lathe instead of an 18" deep unit.
This ended the first stage

 

[j p smith]

Next step the load center. I removed the old load center and also a future use junction box. It was a pain to get the conduit cut with out nicking the wiring and then getting the threaded ends on the conduit so I could get the new load center into position again without nicking the wiring while maneuvering the load center into place. I am pretty sure this would have been a walk in the park for an experienced electrician.

 

[j p smith]

This is where I ended up, drill press moved to the window area next to the 18" deep drawer unit, new shelf for the speaker in the corner.

 

[j p smith]

As with so many things we do there is always something that makes the project more involved. When I was working on the corner shelf for the speaker i need several pair of vise grips. I had put up a bracket made up using 3 brackets I had purchased which ended up not being enough once I had located my vise grips that I had stored in 3 different places. I ordered 2 more brackets then made a new back piece. Then I went back to finish the corner shelf.

 

[j p smith]

And then since my neighbor the drywaller was going to be doing some patching I thought while he is here I should move the light in the bathroom and finish the door trim which would also require some patching around the door on the inside.
My wife when looking at the progress said why don't you finish your wiring for the TV and the Speaker wires, and so it goes. Thanks for following along.

 

[cvairwerks]

What's the skid mount engine you're working on? Love watching and hearing old oilfield and hit-n-miss engines doing their thing.

 

[j p smith]

What's the skid mount engine you're working on? Love watching and hearing old oilfield and hit-n-miss engines doing their thing.

cvairwerks that is a 1911 Bessemer 10hp engine. It was built in August of 1911 and installed on a Gas Well in Lecrone Pa. Here is a better picture. It now belongs to good friend of mine, I am building him a cart for it to live on

 

[cvairwerks]

Ohhh...lots of chug chug...

 

[j p smith]

made good progress over the weekend, I finished the light wiring and then started on the counter installation. The counter was a gift from my brother. He cut and finished the 1 1/2" Oak for me, I just needed to cut it to the correct length, do the sink cutout and drill for the faucet. At this point i am ready for my drywall buddy when he has time. While I wait I will look over the new lathe and see about installing drains for the headstock and gear box

 

[MacTexas]

I like your collection of oil cans.

 

[j p smith]

I like your collection of oil cans.

Thank you sir!

 

[Shiftless]

It looks like you have things completely under control. Your shop looks great!

 

[rattle_snake]

So I bought a lathe.... that is how it begins!
Looking great!

 

[j p smith]

It looks like you have things completely under control. Your shop looks great!

Thanks! I wish it was under control, lol

 

[j p smith]

So I bought a lathe.... that is how it begins!
Looking great!

Thanks Justin!

 

[j p smith]

Had a hard day at work today dealing with a issue in a Air Handler Duct above a ceiling grid, after I got home and went out to the shop for some QST I began to relax. I took a little bit of time to enjoy a ice cold Beer and relax, then as things usually go for me I found something to do to take my mind off my day. I got one of the drain lines installed on the headstock for the new Lathe. They ship the lathe with no oil in the headstock yet the gearbox and the apron have the full level of in them. I will do the gear box drain line at the suggested time period.

 

[j p smith]

Looks like my drywall buddy is ******* for while so I will go ahead and put the cabinet back under the counter in the bathroom tomorrow evening

 

[j p smith]

Still waiting on my drywall buddy so I finished up the clean up project on a 1967 Bolens garden tractor

 

[rattle_snake]

Wow that machine looks great. Nice job.

 

[j p smith]

Thanks Justin!
I have been storing it for a good friend, I wore myself out using the clay bar to get all the embedded dust from the paint. Greg one of my best friends passed away from cancer in 2013 and he had restored the tractor 4 or 5 years before he got sick. His dad purchased the tractor new around 1967. I have been storing it for Greg's son since 2016. Unfortunately it never occurred to me to put cover on it

 

[j p smith]

Got the call last night, be there at 7am tomorrow! Looks great, I will be painting Monday morning. Yipee

 

[j p smith]

Took time to start getting the shop bathroom back together so I could make room in the shop. I discovered that I **** at cutting in the corners, lol. I painted the wall behind the counter and the lower sections both ends of the counter

 

[Jayman17]

That is going to be a very unique vanity for your bathroom. I can’t wait to see the live edge counter installed.

Jay

 

[j p smith]

Completed the painting in the corner where the new Lathe will live, got the panel and box covers installed and the signs hung up. Next up is getting the Lathe in place and leveling

 

[vwpieces]

I tried to follow the lathe and the work done to get'er in there but I just keep looking at the neat Shtuff all around the shop.

Cool place!!

 

[j p smith]

Yipee! Got the lathe moved into place last night and some of the mess cleaned up. Tonight's plan is get it leveled and this weekend I can make some chips fly.

 

[j p smith]

Well, dang it, I was exposed to the COVID last week and now am off work till I get a negative test which is scheduled for this morning. My work requires the Molecular test which is 2 days or so for the results. So I was exiled to the shop by the wife and thought since I have some forced time off I would use it to assemble a wooden bladed windmill I bought that was just a pile of parts and have no idea if everything was there. The only bad issue was a repair by the previous owners grandfather, he had welded up and ground down a worn spot on the mast where it turns in the tower cap. This repair caused the mast to have a pretty good lean. Long story short, I cut out the worn area straightened the mast and welded in a patch. Next was the assembly to see what was missing. The good news is it looks like I only am missing a couple of things that I came easily make. I was able to mostly assemble the windmill with 4 of the 6 blade sections. The other 2 blade sections were too deteriorated to use. The 2nd picture is what the fan looks like when it is in the turned off position, the wind will blow thru, last picture shows the blades in the flat position where the wind will turn the fan and pump water.

 

[LeonardY]

Hope your test is negative.
But it sounds like your doing OK.
Great shop!

 

[j p smith]

Hope your test is negative.
But it sounds like your doing OK.
Great shop!

Thanks Leonard!

 

[j p smith]

Hope your test is negative.
But it sounds like your doing OK.
Great shop!

Thanks. Still no symptoms so good there, results Wednesday or Thursday

 

[LeonardY]

Thanks. Still no symptoms so good there, results Wednesday or Thursday

Thanks for the update.

 

[j p smith]

Got the test results back, Negative. Yea!

 

[Chrisb62]

Great being negative, now back to work

 

[j p smith]

Got quite a bit done last week, painting is finished, baseboards installed, wires fished thru the wall from the attic, receptacle for the TV and pass thru for the hdmi cable, bathroom counter installed and sink hooked back up

 

[j p smith]

This area gets the next attention, I need to build a upper cabinet to store cups, plates, misc and a shelf for the receiver and satellite boxes. Have a sketch, just need to get started. The black wires hanging down from the ceiling in the 2nd picture have been fished down thru the wall and will run to the receiver in it's new location when I get the cabinet in place.

 

[StormcrowAz]

Looking good! Every time I see your shop it reminds me how badly I need to clean mine!!

 

[j p smith]

Looking good! Every time I see your shop it reminds me how badly I need to clean mine!!

lol, thanks Todd. Your shop always looks organized and clean!

 

[j p smith]

No progress on the shop remodel but I did finish the rebuild on my neighbor Debra's Dempster windmill so we could put back on the tower. One of my windmill buddies was in town with one of his Smeal Hoist Rigs to pull a well in Cave Creek over the weekend, just in time to help me. I needed to get this completed since the neighbors daughter was getting married in their backyard this coming Saturday. I'm sure Debra would have forgiven me sometime in the future if I had not finished the work so the windmill could be in the background of the many pictures that will be taken at the wedding.

 

[j p smith]

Last weekend I got a start on the cabinet, yesterday and this morning I was able to finish up. Almost ready for primer & paint and of course we have a windy day.

 

[LeonardY]

Last weekend I got a start on the cabinet, yesterday and this morning I was able to finish up. Almost ready for primer & paint and of course we have a windy day.

It's looking really good!