Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

I'll take it!! Thank ya!!

 

As proof that Wrenchmen can also be men of culture we have Abstract Art with Rusty, a study in galvanized metal.



Tools of the job:



I got the metal shears awhile ago at HF, this is the first I have used it. The rotary cutter has been with me 25 years - I had forgotten how loud it is...

The project, a return air plenum for a furnace. Making a simple box was more difficult than I anticipated.
Built to my usual standards - done is better than perfect.
It comes as a kit and you trim to fit - over $150...



I got the furnace on the road trip way up in northern NY last month - 300 miles round trip. This one is propane and 95% efficient, the oil furnace gave up after 50 years.

Some rework needed, this is the drip leg for the gas line.



The old oil furnace is about 3 times the size of this one, I'll have to take it apart to get it out of the cellar.

 

Better views of the business end of the metal shears, it worked very nicely.
Cut smooth and is easy to modulate the speed, nice tool.

 

Traditionally, I believe these are pre-enjoyed items. I'm hoping the same standard applies here.

 

Goodnight everyone, sleep well.

 

Good morning everyone, be safe today.

 

Good morning friends!


Cole and I dug some holes and planted some post yesterday (mostly me digging and him planting) after getting the mower back together. Hopefully they'll grow a shed this week.





When we get this 12' added on it'll be 72' wide X 36' deep.






I got a camera system from Amazon when we moved in, I added another one to it yesterday pointing to the clover behind the shop so we don't have to keep walking to the window to see if deer are out back

 

Don't neglect to water those posts in as they need a good 8 inches of water slowly over 3 hours. Do that 3x a week for about month then you can back off to natural watering. Typical shed growth starts in early spring when the beams start budding, with a full shed covering mid to late summer. It's good that you got the posts in before the frost, allows ample time for the roots to get established. Hopefully you have a bountiful harvest next year. You can trust me, I studied shedology in community college 20 years ago.

-J

 

And here I thought you didn't have a convenience store any more.

 

Coke sign

 

I took it off the front of the store when we left, they are changing the name of the store. It's been up for a long time, has moss growing on it from the oak tree it was under, I didn't try to clean it off.

There's another one in the shop

 

Morning all have a great day

 

Thank God for YouTube, got the passenger side door lock actuator and both lock tumblers replaced, I can now lock the car

 

Morning shop

 

Belated good morning everyone

@six5crèéd , wondering what kind of snow loads you need to prep for down there? I don’t think that shallow of a slope would last up here without some significant support…

 

Just did a search for average snowfall in our area, it's 9". Hopefully we won't get much more than that. It's over engineered just in case

 

New guy just showed up