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  • dbhost
    Slow and steady
    • Apr 2008
    • 9209
    • League City, Texas
    • Ryobi BT3100

    Shop Progress. Nowhere near Crockett's, but still good...

    Well, due to certain events of life, shop time has been at a critical low recently. But the need for shop therapy has been pretty high as well. This weekend saw a good chunk of shop time, and actual projects completed. No pics yet, mostly because I have to empty the SD card from the camera. LOML has been shooting flower pics...

    Project #1 completed. Cedar 24"w x 12"d x 12"h planter box. Got the second coat of BLO on it, let it set up and then filled it with coconut mat, and potting soil. It's ready for her next batch of flowers...It looks fantastic under the bay window in the kitchen... Yeah I know post pics... Will do, just be patient...

    Project #2 completed. The tool box from my pickup was rusting something fierce, and the through hole for the CB antenna was bending up really bad. So I removed all the stuff from the toolbox, and temporarily put in on the table saw (bad idea I know...) then sent the toolbox off to BIL's body shop for some reinforcement, some primer, and some paint... This weekend saw the cleaning of the table saw to get all that stuff off of it and into places of its own. Much of it belonged in the trash anyway. What do I need a 4 year old Lee Valley catalog for anyway?

    Project #3 completed. This will effectively be two of the same project, but doing them one at a time due to budget. I grabbed 4 sheets of 3x4" R5 foil backed foam insulation, and went to town insulating my right side garage door. The difference in heat, and noise at this door compared to the left is considerable. I can't wait to do the other one now!

    Project that wasn't really a project, but needed to happen stuff that got done. My HF 16 ga nailer had a mfg oops problem related to a missing wrist pin. Got it, and a defective 6" bar clamp swapped out. HF now only sells the plastic handled bar clamps. A pity since I REALLY like the wooden ones. But honestly, the metal in the plastic handled models does seem a bit stronger... So not really a bad thing... Oh yeah, back to the nailer. I took the opportunity to disassemble and inspect the whole thing. Everything is there, and tight... I shouldn't have a problem with this one...

    Project progress that relates to the shop. I spent some time venting my frustration over recent events on the *$%# stump that is where my fence needs to be. Abusing the thing with roundup, and a splitting maul. The stump out is doing its job, albeit slowly. I am able to sink the head of the maul about halfway into the stump. I have a good amount of hardware cloth, and a couple of bags of cheap Sams club charcoal, I should be able to do the burn out of this dumb thing this up coming weekend barring any rain. Right now we are looking at a 50/50 chance... I am eager to get this stump removed as it has completely halted progress on the fence, and fencing material has taken up so much space that it has completely halted any work on the east side of my shop...

    I must say, with the R30 in the roof, and at least one of the doors insulated and radiant barrier protected, my shop temps are down right pleasant. I checked temps yesterday afternoon, outside temps for me were reading 95 deg F on the dashboard thermometer on my truck, my thermometer in the shop was reading 75 deg F. I do believe the truck thermometer was high just due to it sitting still baking in the sun, but I do not believe that outside temps were below 90, so at a minimum, I have a 15 degree difference between outside, and in the shop. And that is with NO A/C, and no insulation in the exterior walls at all.

    Another project that is getting dumped into my lap is a simple headboard for a queen bed. We have a roller frame and just ended up picking up a mid priced queen mattress set this weekend for our guest room. I am NOT planning on going too fancy with this. Just a twin post sort of arrangement, with kind of a box, and then bead board... The other option that LOML prefers is a simple MDF cutout that is upholstered with a floral print tuck & roll type of job. Now I did upholstery when I was in college, and I HATE IT as much as many of you hate painting... I REALLY want to avoid that possibility...
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  • pelligrini
    Veteran Member
    • Apr 2007
    • 4217
    • Fort Worth, TX
    • Craftsman 21829

    #2
    Originally posted by dbhost
    What do I need a 4 year old Lee Valley catalog for anyway?
    Even old tool porn is good tool porn.

    With you posting those temp diffrences that reminds me that I really need to insulate my shed, but I've been putting it off for quite a while. My dogs have R13 in the walls of their house and I've only got a layer of T1-11. I just don't want to move all the stuff to get to it.
    Hmmm, maybe next summer....
    Erik

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    • dbhost
      Slow and steady
      • Apr 2008
      • 9209
      • League City, Texas
      • Ryobi BT3100

      #3
      Originally posted by pelligrini
      Even old tool porn is good tool porn.

      With you posting those temp diffrences that reminds me that I really need to insulate my shed, but I've been putting it off for quite a while. My dogs have R13 in the walls of their house and I've only got a layer of T1-11. I just don't want to move all the stuff to get to it.
      Hmmm, maybe next summer....
      I keep saying maybe next season, well a $670.00 December light bill prompted me to get serious about redoing the insulation in my house. I found a LOT of insulation that was just beat down by the junk the roofers left after the tear out and replacement of my roof post Ike. (FWIW, my new roof was completed in November, THEN the huge utility bills started hitting...). It has been suggested that I take legal action against the roofer, but cost / benefit isn't there... I have never been happy with the R19 that was in my attic to begin with, so up went rolls of R30, outlet plate seals, expanding foam and the like.... I saw a difference with the overhead R30, and the doors were something I had kept putting off, inspired by the success of the roof, and feeling heat pour in through the door got the foam board up in the doors. The walls are yet to be done, and while I REALLY want to get it done, I don't look forward to doing it. Yes I CAN hire it out, but I don't want blow in insulation (stuff tends to slump down in walls and lose its insulating value over time), and my sheet rock is no good from prior roof leaks, so I need to re-rock anyway...

      Honestly, the shop build is being used for skill honing, not just for woodworking, but sheet rock, electrical, you name it... I haven't been elbows deep in a construction project in about 6 years since I last did work with Habitat for Humanity where I did a LOT of framing and siding work. Never did get much of a chance to do drywall though. This will be new for me...

      In your shed / shop my only concern with insulating it would be losing the storage capacity of the wall cavity. You really ought to be insulated, but you will have to get extra creative on storing your tools, and supplies... After seeing your photos of your shop, I know you can do that no problem. Storage creativity is something you have in abundance...
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      • crokett
        The Full Monte
        • Jan 2003
        • 10627
        • Mebane, NC, USA.
        • Ryobi BT3000

        #4
        Around here, R-38 is minimum accepted for attics and ceilings. That is what is in the new room, I know it is not what is over my daughter's room which was built without a permit. I believe that is R-19 at best. I am taking the extra and will put it over the ceiling in her room to see if that makes a difference.
        David

        The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.

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        • dbhost
          Slow and steady
          • Apr 2008
          • 9209
          • League City, Texas
          • Ryobi BT3100

          #5
          Originally posted by crokett
          Around here, R-38 is minimum accepted for attics and ceilings. That is what is in the new room, I know it is not what is over my daughter's room which was built without a permit. I believe that is R-19 at best. I am taking the extra and will put it over the ceiling in her room to see if that makes a difference.
          Code here is for R30, but my house was built in 1984, back then I believe R19 was acceptable... I have taken the roof shingle asphalt junk off of the R19 as best I can, patched where it was simply missing, and then rolled in R30. While I do not believe the R19 still had that value, I would believe a total combined insulation value of R40 is reasonable to expect...

          I have 2 bedrooms which I have decking over 2x8s (I know bad idea, but it's what was there, and I am using the space), and have replaced the R 19 with R30, again, not sure if that was a good idea... But the results in the electric bill have been stunning. I am down from $670.00 in December to $250.00 this month. My least expensive March / April billing cycle since I have owned this house was $350.00 and it was an unusually mild month that year...
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          • dbhost
            Slow and steady
            • Apr 2008
            • 9209
            • League City, Texas
            • Ryobi BT3100

            #6
            Just an update, I could do the happy monkey dance!

            I have had several false starts, and SUPER slow acting Stump Out... But that stupid stump that is holding me up is FINALLY burning. I just wanted to let everyone know...
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            • Larryl
              Established Member
              • Jan 2004
              • 284
              • Lorena, TX, USA.
              • Grizzly G0478 Hybrid

              #7
              Didn't I hear about a recent Burn-Ban in League City? Just kidding.
              I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken.

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              • dbhost
                Slow and steady
                • Apr 2008
                • 9209
                • League City, Texas
                • Ryobi BT3100

                #8
                Originally posted by Larryl
                Didn't I hear about a recent Burn-Ban in League City? Just kidding.
                Not with all the rain we've been getting... Actually considering the last couple of years, I am stunned at how wet this year has been... If it stays this way, I can BBQ next weekend without the FD showing up to put my smoker out...
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                • LCHIEN
                  Internet Fact Checker
                  • Dec 2002
                  • 20920
                  • Katy, TX, USA.
                  • BT3000 vintage 1999

                  #9
                  I think I can see a plume of smoke from Katy looking southeast...
                  Loring in Katy, TX USA
                  If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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                  • LCHIEN
                    Internet Fact Checker
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 20920
                    • Katy, TX, USA.
                    • BT3000 vintage 1999

                    #10
                    never mind, its just BP self-destructing.
                    Loring in Katy, TX USA
                    If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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                    • dbhost
                      Slow and steady
                      • Apr 2008
                      • 9209
                      • League City, Texas
                      • Ryobi BT3100

                      #11
                      Originally posted by LCHIEN
                      never mind, its just BP self-destructing.
                      Now don't scare me like that... Every time BP blows something in Texas City up, it rattles my windows...

                      Funny thing about Deepwater Horizon drilling rig is... it was rented. It wasn't BP's rig...

                      That stupid stump is still partially there... It's small enough now I may be able to manage it the rest of the way with my electric chain saw...
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