The next project... kinda car related...

Reply #30 – July 01, 2007, 02:03:00 AM

Man that makes such a differance. Nice Job!!

The next project... kinda car related...

Reply #31 – July 01, 2007, 10:11:23 PM

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that turned out really nice Carm. Mr. Fix It. You have plans to nicen up the inside now?

I've already done a bunch to the inside, but it was more functional than aesthetic - rewiring it, for example. When I bought the place there was a single bulb in the center of the ceiling and one outlet at the bench (very similar to the house itself, which had one outlet and a single overhead light with pull chain in the ceiling, in each room). When I looked I saw that the previous owner had run an 8/3 cable underground and had two circuits on that cable - one for the light, one for the outlet. He must have had plans to do more wiring - either that or he got the cable for free (8/3 cable is very expensive, especially the stuff rated for underground installation, which this stuff is).

I installed a small circuit panel with breakers - one for the compressor (small 115v belt driven model with 20 gallon tank), one for the welder (small 115v flux core wire feed welder), two for the bench, one for the lights (one 40-w CFL [equivalent to 125 watt normal] in each corner plus a twin tube florescent over where the engine compartment would be in a car parked inside, and another twin-tube over the bench), and one for each side wall (with two outlets on each side wall circuit). There's also a 230v outlet. The garage is wired very nicely now - it's nice to be able to weld while running other equipment, and it's nice to not have to wait for the compressor to stop working before using, say, the drill press.

I also upgraded by way of getting equipment - the aforementioned welder, drill press and compressor, for example, plus an oxy/acetylene outfit (geared to work with propane), floor jack, bench grinder, 2.5 ton engine lift and 2-ton engine stand, jackstands, and a buttload of hand, air and power tools I had from when I was still working as a mechanic. I've got the place pretty well outfitted :D

That's not to say I won't be upgrading the inside of the building itself, though - I'll just be taking my time doing it. For example, I'll buy a batt of insulation, a couple of pieces of particle board, and insulate a section of wall. Then when a few more bucks make themselves available I'll do another section. And so on until it's insulated and paneled. I also want to replace the py home made woodstove with a real one that throws actual heat :hick: and maybe, just maybe, I'll try to find a mobile home furnace and install forced hot air heat at some point...:D

The next project... kinda car related...

Reply #32 – July 02, 2007, 05:20:41 PM

Nice, does it even get hot enough up there in the summer to warrant A/C'ing the place?