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| jamoni:
Thanks, guys. This is turning out to be a great learning experience for me. I've never done roofing before, and in all the construction I've done, there was always plenty of manpower. Doing so much of it by myself has really strained the limits of my creativity. Still, I'm learning, and very very soon I'll be able to get to work on my REAL projects. Today I got off work a little early, so I raced home to wrok on the roof.... er, I mean... broke out my motorcycle and tore ass around the town, waving to pretty girls and zooming around without a care. Motivation needs to be tempered with fun sometimes. :) |
| jamoni:
Today I slept in. We got a little snow and rain this week, so I gave the sun a chance to dry my roof off a bit. Once that happened, I broke out the tarpaper: Afterwards I put the tarp back on. That'll be it for the roof until we have some really nice weather for the shingling. I need to get a couple paychecks in the bank first, anyway. Shingles are pricey! NOW it's a shop! Tomorrow will be trimming and caulking, and squaring up the doors. Also, if it's halfway nice out, moving the bikes and tools to the new shop! |
| 75Plus:
What part of St. Louis are you In? I am down near Grants Farm. Joe |
| jamoni:
I'm not too far from you: Up near the Galleria. |
| jamoni:
Today was beautiful out, so I skipped the shed and went for a motorcycle ride. It's been too long since I could ride all day. Awesome. Got home and did some conceptual labor, deciding how I want to lay out the shop. Here's what I came up with: My only concern is that the layout desk will get swarf and crap on it, or end up as auxilliary workbench space. Measuring and layout tools will be stored under the layout desk I'm going to build the benches into the walls, using 2x4 framing and 1/2" plywood for sides and back. The front will get a sliding panel or a canvas curtain to keep swarf out. Probably the panels. Inside the benches will be a two tier shelf, probably 1/2" plywood. The top of the machine bench will be a couple layers of 3/4" plywood with an aluminum chip tray covering it. Eventually. :thumbup: The other bench will probably have a butcher block top to take the hammering and stuff I'll be doing there. I'm not sure what I want to do with the bench grinder and other less used tools. I saw a trick in a woodworking magazine where they attached the tools to plywood trays, then had a station where the trays slid in and got clamped to the bench. The trays then fit into slots underneath the bench for storage. I could probably do that to my scroll saw, bench grinder, router, etc. I'm also thinking about using the rafter power tool storage I saw somewhere on Madmodders. It was pretty trick. I'm thinking I'm going to make the loft full length, and build a fold down ladder/door. Done right, I can still get long stock up top, and this will allow for storage of parts, ladders, saw horses, etc. that I don't use too often. Do you guys have any comments, suggestions, criticism, free money? :lol: |
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