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I have started on the sub panel project as I stated previously. My plan for the weekend is...
#1. Head to Home Depot and grab the new main panel. IF their web site is to be beleived, they have the best price on the panel I need.
#2. While at Home Depot, pick up the plywood for the miter saw / mortiser station. Have it crosscut to + 36" so I don't have to manhandle an 8' wide panel over my table saw, or rig a straight edge / circular saw rig to crosscut this...
Once I get it home, I final size the panels for the miter saw section. The back panel will rest in dadoes cut 24" from the front such that I have a 24" deep space for drawers, and an 11.25" deep empty area at the back for routing the dust collection, and potentially power for the miter saw.
I REALLY need to speed construction along, and am considering pocket screws for drawer construction. But we'll see...
Anyway, once the cabinets are built, and the drawers are in. I move tools off and out of my clamshell cabinets, and paint / finishes that I can get out of there off of the plastic shelving. The automotive cleaners etc... will likely end up in a rubbermaid tote for a while.
Once that is done, I can take the cabinets off the wall, dismantle and bag up the plastic shelves for storage during the construction phase, remove the DC ductwork, move all the big tools including the DC away from the wall and start tearing out the drywall...
It's my goal to plop no more than $300.00 / pay period into materials / labor for this job, so I am looking at first pay period in September to have the actual install done. Once it is all in and energized, I get busy with the insulation and drywall. Having these 2 walls done, and the common wall being untouched, means once everything is back on the east wall, it all gets scooted over, the west wall gets stripped, and I potentially move the tool stacker to the east wall to get it closer to the workbench, and the west wall gets stripped down to nothing... Insulated, re-rocked and taped.
My neighbor who's dogs we take care of from time to time, has offered to let me use his garage for temp storage so that I can do my shop floor and be done with it... May have to take him up on it. I am mostly rushed for electrical and insulation though.
I know for a fact I am NOT going to texture the drywall in the shop, but there is also some possibility I may not paint it. Then again, a nice semi gloss plain white would help prevent the nasty darkness so prevalent in garage workshops with no windows... :-)
If you can't tell, I am a little giddy this is finally happening! Took long enough!
#1. Head to Home Depot and grab the new main panel. IF their web site is to be beleived, they have the best price on the panel I need.
#2. While at Home Depot, pick up the plywood for the miter saw / mortiser station. Have it crosscut to + 36" so I don't have to manhandle an 8' wide panel over my table saw, or rig a straight edge / circular saw rig to crosscut this...
Once I get it home, I final size the panels for the miter saw section. The back panel will rest in dadoes cut 24" from the front such that I have a 24" deep space for drawers, and an 11.25" deep empty area at the back for routing the dust collection, and potentially power for the miter saw.
I REALLY need to speed construction along, and am considering pocket screws for drawer construction. But we'll see...
Anyway, once the cabinets are built, and the drawers are in. I move tools off and out of my clamshell cabinets, and paint / finishes that I can get out of there off of the plastic shelving. The automotive cleaners etc... will likely end up in a rubbermaid tote for a while.
Once that is done, I can take the cabinets off the wall, dismantle and bag up the plastic shelves for storage during the construction phase, remove the DC ductwork, move all the big tools including the DC away from the wall and start tearing out the drywall...
It's my goal to plop no more than $300.00 / pay period into materials / labor for this job, so I am looking at first pay period in September to have the actual install done. Once it is all in and energized, I get busy with the insulation and drywall. Having these 2 walls done, and the common wall being untouched, means once everything is back on the east wall, it all gets scooted over, the west wall gets stripped, and I potentially move the tool stacker to the east wall to get it closer to the workbench, and the west wall gets stripped down to nothing... Insulated, re-rocked and taped.
My neighbor who's dogs we take care of from time to time, has offered to let me use his garage for temp storage so that I can do my shop floor and be done with it... May have to take him up on it. I am mostly rushed for electrical and insulation though.
I know for a fact I am NOT going to texture the drywall in the shop, but there is also some possibility I may not paint it. Then again, a nice semi gloss plain white would help prevent the nasty darkness so prevalent in garage workshops with no windows... :-)
If you can't tell, I am a little giddy this is finally happening! Took long enough!
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