Shop Build in the Wind

[dpljmurphy]

DPLJ, beyond the gate I see a beautiful house with what appears to be a large body of water beyond the back yard. Do you go down to the edge and get your own Dungeness crab or do you have to buy them from the docks around the corner?

Bob, it's a "feeder bluff", 135' down to the water, can't see crabs from the bench but we have had a pod of orca come into the beach to feed on the pink salmon in the fall, a pretty crazy sight.

 

[dpljmurphy]

Nice looking gate.

Thanks Toolfool, always happy to have a fellow NW guy visit the thread!

 

[dpljmurphy]

DPL: i love how stout you are making your second floor in your shop/garage and just have a question. i can't see a bracket or another 4x6 under the other end of that big beam. is there one or what did you do to support it?

great looking shop as i've said before.

cheers and hope you had a great Easter

Drives, if you look at post #26, you may notice a hidden flange bracket on the barn post, it takes the load with the help of specialized Simpson structural screws, it was a bit of work to find the right bracket, the first one came with outside flanges that made it much too wide for the post and ii wanted the beam to line up with teh front edge of the post to match the wall comming in from the other end.

Cheers,

David

 

[dpljmurphy]

That gate is very good lookin, DPLJ! My folks live on the south end of Fidalgo Island, I imagine you have a great spot up on the north cost of the peninsula. I am also thinking I see water past your house - do you have any more pictures of the grounds/view?

SiGmA_X, thanks for stopping by, 99% of the lot are field grass kept short, I am planning a bit of a fire pit area and hope to post on that once it gets under way, right now it's just a few stakes in the ground and a pallet of stone down at the Quarry.

I'll try and post a couple of view pics when the sun comes out.

Cheers,

David

 

[drivesitfar]

DPL: look at your picture of your beam in post #30. i know i need glasses but i do have my fonts on my laptop pretty large and i'm wearing 275 readers and i can't see your support.

i did see the support on the post you mentioned and now wondering if you added it after you got the beam up or am i really blind?

again that gate looks AWESOME and sounds like you found the right person (people/company) for the job.

cheers

 

[dpljmurphy]

Drives, on post 26 you'll see the bracket, it went up first and as the flanges are on the inside they get hidden.

Have a good week, David

 

[Kburk09]

That gate is Gorgeous. Large ranches have similar rustic and country scenes here in Kansas. Love the craftsmanship vs traditional balusters.

 

[drivesitfar]

DPL: thanks for clearing that issue up and after blowing up your picture i see you added a piece(s) of trim to hid the flange/support.

one reason my wife doesn't want to move to the country or out of the city when she fully retires is she wants a garden and is worried about the deer mainly, but also the other critters.

do you have a garden or do you have so much access to farm fresh food that you just go shopping?

one raised bed garden i'd consider building was just built by another member Don Long and if you haven't visited his thread you should and here's the link. he not only just built a fenced in raised bed garden area for his wife he has some pretty cool cars and stuff.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153099

enjoy and hope you have a great day.

BTW are you getting any or some of this rain we've had in Seattle the last couple months?

 

[dpljmurphy]

We did a garden last year and really enjoyed it, hard to keep up with the food coming out of the ground out of a 20' x 30' plot, lots of dear around but no issues yet. Once we retire and have more time for it we'll add a greenhouse and a deer fence.

Great farm store here called Sunny Farms, a couple of farmers markets in the summer and Safeway, Costco, Walmart (boo) and many other choices including farm stalls at a few family farms. We do not go lacking for food to eat!

Yeah I follow Don's threads, it makes me feel a bit competitive, he's got the talent, drive, and resources I dream about ;-)

 

[dpljmurphy]

Oh, rain, some, not as much by far as you guys, gauge says 7.19" YTD. WIND! yeah we gots that, sand deposit from the bluff from this weeks blows:

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This is looking west. Can you see the clouds of sand being blown up by the wind?

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Leeward accumulation this week...

 

[dpljmurphy]

Finally got a plumber to indicate where the slab needed to be opened for the drain rough in...a couple of rentals later:

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Shower

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And don't worry, all of the old shop power will be pulled out of the bathroom and legit dedicated circuits will be run for the room.

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Toilet and stub out. Utility sink and urinal drains will be in the wall.

 

[dpljmurphy]

SiGmA_X, well this is part of our view, we are pretty spoiled with all of Vancouver Island to the north, and the Olympics to the south.

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To North Korea with love?

 

[drivesitfar]

DPL: North Korea with love. good one.

so now that you cut out a piece of your floor is it 5 inches thick? your garage seems to have been built right. if one of your neighbors has a house similar to yours with room for a shop or one already built they might want to sell feel free to PM me and i'll drive up to see it and buy you lunch at Jose's.

cheers and nice view picture.

does that sand do any damage to siding and other things since i'm guessing it's sort of like SANDBLASTING?

 

[dpljmurphy]

DPL: North Korea with love. good one.

does that sand do any damage to siding and other things since i'm guessing it's sort of like SANDBLASTING?

Drives, other than being annoying the only damage the sand does is corrode the gutters, they tend to fill with sand and hold the moisture from the rain, as there is salt in the mix it sits there and does damage.

There are some houses closer to the bluff and the spit that have had to change their windows. I've heard about homes where the attic fills with sand requiring an expensive clean out. I've been under more than one home where the sand is pretty extensive by the crawl space vents.

If you are serious about looking for a house: PM me with your rough budget and I'll ping you when i see anything.

David

 

[dpljmurphy]

New addition to the shop from my good buddy Chuck (Norris), he's not that Chuck Norris, but he is just as bad *** in many ways. NASA engineer and perfectionist in all he builds. Wish you were closer in distance my friend!

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[dpljmurphy]

OK, spending the big dollars on the septic this week, George Dickinson and team are on site to connect the new plumbing drain stub out to a new tank and pump which will then push the liquids down 300' to the existing septic system.

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Tank being dropped in.

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Tank to shop view

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trench to main tank

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[drivesitfar]

DPL: thanks for the offer to look for a good home for me, but unless it's a KILLER DEAL and too good to pass up we are maybe 5 years from moving if it were to Sequim. i'd like to move sooner so if you do find a KILLER DEAL PM or email me. we'd need either a nice lot to build or a home to remodel, but ideally we'd like to end up with 2000 foot rambler with 2 car garage and i'd like as big of a shop as the budget would allow. currently my 9x15 space is all i get in our 2 car garage, but i do have a few storage spaces and shop i lease.

we still haven't made it up your direction for our monthly summer trips, but i'll try to give you a heads up before we do so maybe we can meet and maybe share a burrito while our brides shop at that store.

back to the garage are you doing the septic cause you wanted a crapper and shower in your garage and was it something your original septic system couldn't handle? or did the city/county make you put in the extra septic tank?

interesting about the sand damages especially the gutters and attic spaces that i wouldn't have figured.

keep posting pictures and comments of your progress and some of your views if you have time to take a few.

good luck

 

[oldironfarmer]

I've had some luck not messing with orienting the photos. iPhone and Photobucket seem to think alike and even though they are sideways at some point they straighten themselves up.

Looks like a great project!!

 

[dpljmurphy]

Drives, will ping u if I see something, seems ramblers are a hot commodity right now with prices above asking and bidding wars. The recent article somewhere about it being one of the best sunny retirement spots in the USA has things buzzing.

Old septic is fine, but the main tank is way down on the water side of the house, land is flat so the only way to get there is with a pump and thus a tank. It's all in now, photos coming soon.

 

[dpljmurphy]

Ironfarmer, thanks for stopping by, I've looked at PB but the ads drive me nuts, but then so do sideways photos. Sigh, inaction will probably win...Cheers, David

 

[drivesitfar]

DPL: i'm guessing i'll probably have to find a lot to build our home and my shop on so if you find a good one send me a PM or email. we missed selling high and buying low the last time this happened cause the kids were still finishing up high school, but if i get it in gear and get our house ready we might have a chance this time if the market takes a cooling off or dip again. i hate to think it will crash like it did in 2008 again, but it only takes a few things to happen to cause it to happen again.

do you see a lot of out of staters moving in your area or just local Washingtonians retiring there and how's the town activity with all these new people? improving the mood and atmosphere or a bit too busy?

your place is looking and sounding like it's coming along nicely and even with the sand flying around and the salt damage i bet you found your piece of heaven on earth so keep spiffing it up as you have time to.

good luck

 

[dpljmurphy]

Drives, lots of people from everywhere but apparently the number one exodus is from San Francisco, it's getting more liberal but i don't see any other change just yet.

 

[dpljmurphy]

Drives, looks like Over the Fence is now for sale, 1.25 M, comes with apartment on top...

 

[dpljmurphy]

OK, it's been a while but progress has been slowly continuing...Sub floor is installed upstairs, most of the electrical is in. My little office has 7 duplex outlets, one with USB chargers, six 4" LED cans on two separate dimmers, plenty of power in the bathroom and two lighting circuits there. The Panasonic whisper quiet fan is just that, almost NO sound at full chat.

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Got a deal on an 80 gallon beast of a compressor when I ordered up the insulation and drywall for the three rooms.

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Hope all is well with you guys. Will try to keep up on posting, next up is to finish power for the compressor and dust control, and misc wiring so we can call for a final electrical inspection. Then on to insulation and the all too much fun drywall...

Cheers,

David

 

[dpljmurphy]

And I'm trying to add a little fun and whimsy with a home made light fixture over the utility sink.

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[dpljmurphy]

A couple of weeks ago I noticed on the auction site that Lynnwood Highschool was making room to expand their robotics program, they were selling off a Powermatic 4224 lathe, a Powermatic 60C jointer, and a Smithy Midas XL2020 https://smithy.com/midasmachines

I wasn't/am not ready to start adding more machinery but I "does love a deal" so I bid on all of them, the Smithy ended up going to a guy who builds super long range rifles, but I did get the lather and jointer!

On Saturday I rented a trailer and drove over to Lynnwood to pick up the gear, from Sequim the best route includes the Edmonds-Kingston ferry, I was surprised by the $74.75 ONE WAY fare, but it's better than driving the extra 3 hours through weekend traffic through Tacoma.

We got the gear loaded by forklift, the jointer is a manageable 413 pounds, the lathe (I guess this is technically a 4224a at this point with the release of the 4224b) weights in at a meaningful 950 pounds. The school's forklift and sling made loading up easy, the U-Haul 5' x 9' utility trailer worked great and the F-250 Superduty didn't even know it was towing.

Here we are in the ferry line:

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Once home unloading the jointer was pretty easy, managed to get a furniture dolly under each end of the base, and carefully rolled it down the trailer ramp into the shop with little fanfare.

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As I was working by myself I knew the lathe was going to be a dicey go, I pulled the tail stock and tool rest. The Head stock on this model is locked in place, I removed the guard and unbolted the headstock to get at the cabling at that end (the other end is wired into the phase converter from the factory, I didn't want to try and disconnect both the control and power connects there, and was hoping for a plug and play connector at the headstock. No such luck.

The disaster I cound see in my head was the lathe rolling off of the furniture dollies and landing control panel side down into the slab effectively causing my stroke/heart attack combo...I gamely bolted the headstock back in place.

I was able to lever up one end of the lathe onto a furniture dolly using a 5' steel digging stick but the dolly sat in the arch of the leg looking like an invite to disaster. I cut a couple of 2 x 10 pieces to sit on the dolly and wide enough to take the whole leg. Bearly managing to lever the leg high enough i got both assemblies under the lathe and started the roll out of the trailer, at one point the lathe did start to pitch over towards the control panel side (of course), I caught it at about 5 degrees and out stubborned it back upright, slowly i got each dolly wheel over the slab seam and floor mounted door seal and into the shop. It took a while and I was soaked but smiling.

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The units are complete (jointer needs new blades) and the lathe came with a comprehensive set of chisels.

Now to change the lathe pigtail to 220v and figure out a phase converter for the jointer.

 

[drivesitfar]

DPL: great story on how you managed to get your new (slightly used) lathe and planer off the Uhaul trailer. don't you have a beam with a chain hoist or is that on the list of items to install or are you planning on buying a fork lift some day?

since i don't own my own shop/big garage yet i've used hand crank cable lifts and i picked up this Jet pallet jack lift a few years ago that works ok in some situations if you might need a few options to think about. here's a few pictures of mine.

I was very happy to see and hear that your lathe made it to your shop's floor safely and looking forward to seeing how you power it up and use it.

Summer is about over and we haven't had time to run up to your part of the world lately cause trying to get a bunch of stuff done around our house, but maybe this winter we'll have time to drive up.

cheers

 

[dpljmurphy]

Hey Drives, well I have the hand chain hoist, and a trolley for a steel beam, but alas, no beam yet...

I did manage to fanangle the compressor up to the mezzanine on the chain hoist and get it wired, but summer has been full with a lot of business, a short holiday down to Yellowstone and Grand Teaton, and then an epic "flu" virus, just starting to feel like my old self and back at work as of today (so of course I can't sleep tonight...).

Looking at historical sales I hope business slows a bit in December and January as normal. Right now it looks like pedal to the metal until the Corvettes come home.

Cheers, hope all is well with you and all of the GJ family, David

 

[drivesitfar]

DPL: i ran into a kid (about 35 i'm guessing) that is selling off some old stuff up in your area if you might need some yard art or old vintage wagon wheels or cast iron stuff. just PM or email me and i'll give you his contact #'s.

his grandma is still living on the farm the family bought in 1890's so there might be some cool stuff in the barn or sheds or sitting on the ground if you are in to that sort of stuff.

cheers and hope you are staying dry. are you? cause i bet we had 8-10 inches of rain this past week.

take care

 

[dpljmurphy]

Hi all, hope everyone is settling in for a brilliant 2018. Here in the wind we had a couple of slow weeks around the holidays, I was able to swap out the shop electrical panel for a similar one with a bit more room and complete the wiring on the shop. We even called for the inspection and PASSED!

Insulation is up in the office and bathroom, all the walls and ceiling are insulated as I'm not sure when the HVAC split will go in. The shower surround went in after a couple of framing modifications and one lonely sheet of ceiling drywall (5/8's) is up.

Just as soon as we were making progress business picked up big time, working on a major bathroom remodel for a local B&B on the bluff. The first major obstacle was removing a poured in place 6' x 6' tiled "Jacuzzi"; it was at least 3000 lbs of concrete and tile, hand laid over metal lath. To make things more interesting my Lead Handyman had a seizure at the end of a very hard day 2, fortunately he'll be OK and is working part time as he heals. He's a great guy and should make a full recovery. Trust me I missed him and his sense of humor (and incredible go get them attitude) for the two days I demoed and carried out concrete and tile. Did I mention this tub is on the second floor?

Any way, best wishes for the year, I'll send pics once we get drywall up.

Cheers,

David

 

[Toolfool]

Glad to hear you're still at it, David. Let's see some of the projects you're creating with the great machinery you picked up.

 

[BoostAddiction]

Let me know if you want to talk about a Superlite. Here's mine:

 

[drivesitfar]

DPL: welcome back and I hope your friend and co worker recovers 100% soon cause it sounds like you need him cause you are busy.

good luck with the shop and all your projects.

did you get time to restore or just get a few of those cool machines working since you've taken a break from posting on your thread?

cheers

 

[ODIS]

Nice thread and great shop space! We are on nearly parallel paths with shop space for wood/metal/cars along with a wonderful view that you have.

Look forward to catching up with you someday soon.

All the best,

Ody.

 

[dpljmurphy]

Oh man i've been neglecting this! The bathroom, office and machine room/bench area are all finished and drywalled/painted, bathroom fully functional, and working on getting the entire E wall insulated and drywalled up 8" to be usable.

Need to dig out the photos and post updates or shoot new ones and post them. Dang the life thing, seems to always pull me out of my GJ space!

hope everyone pout there is good and winter wasn't too much of a b1tch.

 

[drivesitfar]

DPL: I see an occasional post by you over on the Party Garage and i'm missing updates on your cool garage and home. anything going on since you repaired your gates?

we heard my bride's favorite store is up for sale and we haven't made time to go up your way lately. did you have a nice summer?

 

[dpljmurphy]

Well, I've gone and done it...

One of the things I really wanted to do in retirement was build a Super Light SLC for track days and some spirited driving http://www.superlitecars.com/slc . Trouble is they end up costing $120K and more by the time you buy the power-train and all of the misc. before you're done. And I have enough other projects to keep me busy.

So;

Deposit on file for the C8 Z51 3LT.

All of the western WA dealers are adding $10K to MSRP, after reading the forums I went with Mike “Mr. Corvette” at Criswell Chevrolet in the DC area, plan is to do the Museum pick up if they have opened up the factory tour by then as part of the package. Mike has 700 deposits on the C8 already, he had a total of 325 deposits on the C7… More info about the dealership and his history and some good C8 info here:

www.corvettefurman.com includes C8 digital brochure; pretty good resource
https://media.chevrolet.com/media/u.../Pages/news/us/en/2019/jul/0718-corvette.html
https://www.chevrolet.com/content/da...ricing_PDF.pdf
www.midenginecorvetteforum.com

We’ll firm up the details once the system opens up for orders, delivery in Q4 2020, hopefully that allows them enough time to work out the kinks. No engine appearance package and no interior carbon trim. Waiting for firm pricing on the ground effects package in carbon flash paint and photos comparing the Z51 splitter and any side skirts to compare it with.

Hoping to see the car and sit in it at the Seattle Auto Show, if for some reason it's not there: the factory tour will get as close as McCurley Integrity Chevrolet Cadillac, Pasco WA on Feb 10 2020.

Keep it shiny side up,

David

 

[dpljmurphy]

I noticed I hadn't posted photos for 2 year...so here's an update:View media item 97849The three rooms under the mezzanine across the back are 90% complete, the bathroom needs a mirror (have, need to cut and frame) Shower door, and rework my "custom" light fixture to work with the final mirror size. Office in the middle just needs trim and finish on the built in desk. And what was going to be the machine room will now be a 10' * 18' * 10' "U" shaped bench (need to design and build desk).
All of the equipment and junk have been pulled into the center of the space to allow for the insulation and drywall install and to keep the lift clear on the E side.
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View media item 97856Machine shop turned bench room, can't tell from here but there is power above and below bench height every 4 feet and a couple of 220 circuits for good measure.

 

[weatherall89]

wow!

 

[dpljmurphy]

wow!

Yes, quite the mess...

Working this week to get a mini split installed to keep the building warm enough to work on for the next couple of months. Hope to make some good progress while the weather forces me to work indoors.