The Shop Is Open

The wife was working on the books today for the LLC. I was fussing around in the kitchen and I hear this loving voice say "honey, what are you doing"? I'm reorganizing the frig was my reply. After a long pause and as I move the pickles to the door so I don't have to dig for them, I hear, "for the love of God, is that the best thing you can do with your time"? Without even a thought of what to say I answered, I want to build a shop so I can play in it. I don't give a shit what you do, just stop clanging bottles in the frig is what I heard. Now I don't know about you but, that sounds like a green light to build a new shop and buy all new equipment to go in it. Let the fun begin.

 

It's fun to make chips. Post a finished picture when you get it all set up.

 

It had a marketing problem as in, I wasn't going to do it. It sat and then closed.

 

How cool is that. You'll find it's hard at first to work on a project without a deadline.

 

The turbo outboard is gone along with the Sidewinder boat. Being two stroke I was going to restrict the exhaust in portion to the boost. I had it all worked out and the exhaust valve made. Not sure it would of worked but, you never know until you try and you always learn something.

 

It's all in the timing.

 

Have it all stacked out 24x30 will fit just fine between the back fence and septic tank. Small shop, small mess. Worked on a site plan and some elevations today. The wants are going to be an overhead crane, AC, Frig keg, surround sound, 10ft ceiling and a head.

 

Plans are in for review. Had to go back and get stamps on the truss details. Should have a permit next month. Will go ahead and dig the footings at the end of this month. Going to pour an eight inch stab with 18x24 footings.

 

I sold all my equipment and kept my tooling. Going to fly up to Oregon this weekend for lunch with Mom and see what is in storage. I think I have a welder and a drill press up there. Going to buy a new lathe and mill.

 

We are close to having a building permit, just need one more signature. Going to break ground Monday. Mono pour with 8" slab. Parts are being cut out for the overhead crane so we can build it in. Going to power the travel on this one. Wife set down the law thou, one foot on the ground at all times. No ladders for me.

 

Doing 2x6 studs on 16" centers. Going to bolt a bracket onto each stud then drop in a 3" channel with a 1" angle welded into it for the side rails. I'll take pictures as I go. Should lift 2000lb on a 10" cross member. I had an XYZ crane in my last shop and won't live without one.

 

Pouring concrete in the morning.

 

14 yards. They let it dry a little then finished it.

 

Yep, lumber and sheet goods showed up today along with the doors and windows. Heat pump and trusses will be here next week. The parts are cut for the crane track. I didn't have them burn the holes for the bolts because I, like every man, want a tight fit. I'll take them to a friends shop and drill the holes myself. You'll see later how the crane track brackets will bolt to the studs.

 

Nothing better to do. Ordered a lathe today too.

 

Crane brackets. They bolt to the studs and stick out through the sheet rock. The 3" channel sits in the bracket and there will be a piece of 1" angle welded in the bottom of the channel. The channel will be free floating in the brackets for expansion.

 

Drilled the holes in the brackets to .490 using an offset ground drill bit and trimmed the plasma cut square.

 

Makes you wonder. Could of done 12"x 12" footings if I wanted.

 

Things went from good to bad today. Met with friends for shrimp taco's and brews around lunch time. My heat pump split system came in and we ran down and got it. That's a good thing. Got home and Mrs. Go-Fly was gone. I thought the best place to store these boxes would be in the front bedroom instead of sitting outside until Christmas. I found out that is a bad thing. It's now sitting outside, covered in plastic with the crane parts and I made myself soup for dinner tonight.