LilGiantsConstrCo

[Lil Giants]

Last night & this morning I built the framework for my workbenches for the middle room where I will sit to build/fix.

What I did last night was set the height at approx 29", and then doing the other side this morning I thought I would try a little higher @31.5"... and then I add the bridge in the middle & it's "oh $hyt always thinking ahead Joe (not)" So the bridge is at the lower level.

48' of workspace!!!! oh yeah!!!







Here's the two stools at their various heights.











I got this counter board, I can't remember what it's called, it 3/4" thick & very dense solid. And the laminate that I will put on top of that.





This other end will be where the lathe & mill will sit.



I got this sheet of puck board, I may use it for bench cover in the front room. That bench will be considerably higher too as I will likely be standing at that one on occasion doing whatever quick cuts/welds/bending ect.



I'm headed out right now to see if I can borrow a tablesaw from my neighbor & his assistance too to cut that thick board... get the tabletops in place & the laminate glued down before harvest in a week.

[TRUCKMAKER]

Nice workbenches Joe. They look heavy enough to build a 1:1 on! Plenty of room for lots of new project and builds. What's going into the center of the room?

[speedy8305]

the Board is called MDF=Multi Density Fiber board and the shop is looking great keep up the good work

[RCP57]

That's a great start Joe. I remember when our shop looked like that! Now it's full of crap and I need more space...

[Lil Giants]

MDF sorta rings a bell, thanx Steve.

2x6 shouldn't sag too much I hope Kent... I sat on the middle of each long span & the bubble moved a little bit. I have the outside edges tipped up to the high side of the bubble mark so the screws & tools, if they wanna roll will go towards the wall rather than off onto the floor... till I get a bunch of projects spread across the area, then maybe it will hold level.

The middle of the floor will be left open for now. I have had thoughts of making a rolling bolt bin - tool carrier to drag from one project to next, regular use tools & parts at easy reach. .

Thanx Reg. How big is your shop & when did you build it?

[RCP57]

It's 28x40. I started planing for it in late 09 and had it finished just before summer of 2010. I did most of the work by myself and as money came in from work so it took about 6 months to complete. I wish it was a bit larger but I'm grateful for what we have!

[FlyingBeagle]

Joe,
The shop is looking great. My shop in the basement of my house is a similar size with the exact same layout. One thing I did was to put a double (5-0x6-8) set of doors from the gararge to the workshop. It makes it so much easier to move equipment and materials into the workshop. Since my basement is all conditioned I didnt need insulated doors. At Lowes a single (2-6x6-8) door was $70 and a double was $278 When I was buying the doors I got to looking and the head is the exact same as the non hinge side jamb. I bought 2 single doors and removed the right jamb from one and the left from another. I used one of the jambs as a new head to make a pair. It only took about 45 minutes to do. Just make sure you buy a set of opposite handed doors.

[Lil Giants]

My front room has a 12 foot roll-up door, so what doesn't fit thru the standard walk-in door into the middle room, I probably don't want it in there anyway. The front room is 24 x 30 and will have just one workbench on the east wall (same side as the lathe/mill in adjoining room).

[Stuff]

wow the shop is coming along well!

[Cooper]

Looks good, I have been realizing and appreciating having a lot of rolling cabinets, carts, benches ect. My work are is similar, bench on perimeter walls with open space in middle. That's where I can import, move, roll the next project into area. And I acquired a nice office chair (leather too!) that I was going to remove arms and back but have realized the back is rather useful when a eureka moment is transpiring I know it's kind of weird but the one thing I would love to have is a central vacuum system !!

[mog]

looking good Joe hope this find's you well in to harvest hope the rains out there have not got you flooded out

[Cooper]

Speaking of roller chairs, I just broke down and purchased a drafting height roller chair, enables me to look down on lathe operations-- now I got three chairs on wheels!! But for what we are doing its nice to be mobile in the shop!!

[Lil Giants]

I just got one more coat of paint in the corner of the front room where building materials were moved from, then build a high workbench that I'll stand to use on occasion... then call an electrician. Once the entire shop is powered, then I'll start moving in and adding new tools...

I barely started harvest Thursday on winter wht & got rained out same day... too tough to go yesterday, currently it's cloudy & 19C... gonna go out & try a different field in a few hrs that I desiccated 3wks ago, the outside round & draws that were full of weeds, if that does go (120ac worth) - that'll likely be all I'll be doing till the sun shines with 25+ temps. The 7day forecast doesn't look good with a lot of cloud & chances of rain... I hope it's wrong.

Weather just not cooperating yet with a lot of rain thru later August. Everybody with different crops, whether it's yellow peas, lentils, even some early planted durum have been harvesting sprouted grain... the winter wht field I started in, the sample is 13% sprouted - automatic animal feed grade. Big yields again this yr with +15inches rainfall since planting, but quality is starting out poor.

[Lil Giants]

Too tough to harvest yesterday yet & today very cloudy, probably won't go tomorrow either... so to escape dismal reality I tinker in the back room today, cleaning up the last of what I hauled in a month or so ago. This dirt got too dry & too many hard lumps to spread & pack on the outer edges, so I'm just stock piling out of the way for now. Probably screen it again later & dump the lumps outside.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAgQ...BiqMGma7bs5Z3g

I'll build the front room workbench tomorrow & track down an electrician Tues to get this building wired up while I'm busy with harvest.

[Lil Giants]

I manage to put in 2wks straight & accomplished 3/4's of my harvest, then the weather took a turn for the worst again Monday with drizzling rain most of the day. It's been brutal cold & humid all week. Thank goodness for hobbies to escape dismal realities.

I made some good progress on the 490 hoe this week, I painted most of the parts during the summer, so it's assembly time.

This afternoon the sun came out, the wind died down & it was relatively warm outside, so I did some hauling out with the two trk & pups when I had this eureka moment!

[liftmys10]

Video looks great in the previous post! So smooth operating it.
Any progress pictures of the 490? Can't wait to see that in action.

[Lil Giants]

Not much to see yet, the undercarriage is built & trying to attach upper plate. The bridge has a hollow area to fit the bl speed controls for the tracks within, but it's very narrow & not allot room with the center bearing coming down the middle. I tried to use those screw terminals to connect the speed controls to the slip ring, but they might be too big... might have to take them out & solder everything together. :/

Nobody taking a guess what the above pic might be?

Well here's a few teasers... I made a vid this morning, got to edit it yet... going out right after this post to try combining, 1st I've turned a wheel since last Sunday.







This is a tight hairy corner to make!











Ol' whitey been down all summer, 2nd gear is clicking/skipping bad, I think the shift forks are probably wore out. The trans in this trk dates back to the 6x4 KH tractor I was running back in 02-03.

[modelman]

Hi joe-it looks like a 5th. wheel (I think that's what it's called) but I don't know why it tilts

[Cooper]

There's always a sketchy part to the haul road!!! Usually keeps the drivers awake. But that whole road looks sketchy!!!!! Lol!!!!

[ihbuilder]

I figured it out this morning after seeing Franks write up on his FB post . Man that model pulls like a beast .

:edit: Joe hows the rum in the 4206 with the pump and valves added ? Me thinking again