My work shop build in progress

[EddieWalker]

There was an episode of Homestead Rescue where they built a huge part of the house from recycled tires. They had a permit to do this, but if they did not use the tires for the house, they risked a huge fine. I forget all the details, but they must of had over a thousand tires on that wall, and then they covered them in cob, or something like that. In that show, it was approved and considered a good way to deal with old tires.

 

[Frank Surber]

There was an episode of Homestead Rescue where they built a huge part of the house from recycled tires. They had a permit to do this, but if they did not use the tires for the house, they risked a huge fine. I forget all the details, but they must of had over a thousand tires on that wall, and then they covered them in cob, or something like that. In that show, it was approved and considered a good way to deal with old tires.

I remember that episode they couple had been struggling to complete their home with in a certain time frame otherwise the property would be considered a dump ground and the fine would have been a per tire number.
I think Marty Rainey said something about there being 30,000 or more tires. It was a lot of work to shore up some of what had been done and I'm sure there were a lot more persons involved in the completion of the project than what was shown on TV but that id as they say show buis. I like watching the series even though I know from first hand experiences that many of the things they pull off are staged and downplayed never the less if someone watches with an open mind to the methodology and the outcome of the projects there can be some very informative ideas for uses of upcycling many things

 

[Frank Surber]

I had a 20 ft shipping container next to the outside of the west wall at the South west corner but my friend bought a house about 30 miles from me so we moved it over there. it was full of their furniture and stuff. this left the west corner wide open except for the tarp that came half way down from the top. So Sunday the wife and I used the other half of that tarp to cover the rest of that wall and the South wall

 

[bindian]

Lots of wind flappers there.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Frank Surber]

these 2 green tarps were at one time the sides of a trailer the top section had torn but the sides were still in good shape they have 5/16"steel cables embedded in the edge, so I took advantage of that and clamped 1 end to the column then with a come along I was able to stretch the tarps really tight. each 9ft by 48ft section weighs about 300 lbs or about 2 times as thick as a heavy cargo tarp for a flat bed

 

[bindian]

Good job Frank. Keep'em tight.
hugs, Brandi

 

[WI Dan]

Frank - how's your shop progress? I liked seeing your pictures.
I created an account here, just to reply and bring this up, hopefully to catch your eye.
Quite a project you have, much different environment there than here in the frozen tundra.

 

[Boss 302]

Absolutely amazing work and Enginuity, you have given me a few ideas. Thanks for sharing all of that hard work.

 

[Frank Surber]

Wi Dan; lately I have been concentrating on development of a special project for a friend of mine, he and I hope to go into manufacturing once all testing is complete but it is nowhere near ready for prime-time publication just yet.
I can already see though if we do start up manufacturing the project, we are working on I will need to add an additional 30x40 extension to the front of the shop and probably a 70x 80 to the rear which has put me in the scrounging mode for cheap and or free materials again. I think I almost have enough for the 30x40 on hand but my stock piles are getting smaller and smaller.
But I have been working on my crane that will mount on the orange pedestal.
Starting out I needed to clean out the bores of the cylinders and make sure there was no surface rust so I made a 10ft long extension for a 3 stone hone I would have preferred a beaded hone for this but couldn't justify buying 2 different sizes for the job one of which would have cost $50.00 Since I already owned a Lysle 2 to 7" 3 stone with new stones it was a no brainer. To stabilize and center the long shaft in the bore I made several disk out of 1/2" thick nylon Then swabbed the cylinders several times to get all of the honing oil and any debris out of them

 

[WI Dan]

Good to hear your future is bright!
Nice job with the hone -- I think? I'm not familiar with what you're doing. I'm sure your resourcefullness will be successful.

 

[Frank Surber]

Basically all I needed to do was run the hone down the bore a few times to remove any residue and or debris and possibly some surface oxidation, Who knows how long it had been since the crane had been in service even hydraulic oil will eventually dry up some and leave a hard film and if it had been contaminated whatever it might have been contaminated with IE water, dirt, metal or rubber particles from the system, needed to be removed . When I disassembled the cylinder the piston seal had crumbled, A sure sign of needed attention. Running the hone then flushing with diesel and swabbing several times should have cleaned it out well enough.

 

[Frank Surber]

Finally getting around to start plumbing an air system in the shop I will eventually be running a 1 1/4" sch 80 steel pipe system throughout with surge tanks and water traps at every drop station
Currently I just have a single air compressor connected to the initial start of the system the Compressor is a 3 cylinder single stage with a 15" dia. pulley powered by a 5 HP 1740RPM 215or 230 frame don't remember which, single phase motor with a 3.5" pulley mounted on an 80 gal tank. I just tossed the whole thing together using components I had laying around.
Right now with about 30 feet of pipe installed and a single surge/ water trap bottle installed it takes 10 minutes to go from "0" to 110PSI I still have a yet undiscovered small leak in the system it could be the quick connect at the hose end as it takes 6 hours to lose enough pressure to cycle back on @80PSI then shuts off @110 in under 2 minutes. If I shut off the main valve it takes 10 hours before it cycles in either case I can live with that.

 

[bindian]

Its called Perma-Zyme.
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Frank,
How is it working out on/in the floor? Is it holding up?
hugs, Brandi

 

[Frank Surber]

Thanks for the inquiry, Brandi, Over all I really can't tell a lot of difference in the condition of the floor where we treated it and tat of the dirt I have built up outside, As I was concerned it is easy to gouge the surface with sharp objects. there are areas though that until ran over by a tracked vehicle and gouged are still concrete hard in appearances. Other high trafficked areas where I have drug my welding machines or other things across them have loosened up and are like walking through a sand dune. I have noticed that watering once in a while settles it back and it can become hardened again but that is true to most any sandy clay road bed.
I personally feel that we diluted the mixture too much but we followed the directions. Also when the tilled up the floor we tilled too deep in some areas, and did not saturate those areas with enough of the enzyme mixture, but even in the loose areas if you sweep away the 2 or 3 inches of dust you can not penetrate the layer below with a shovel and a pick will only chip away small bits.
I doubt if the hard areas could even be tilled up again without a machine designed for grinding up the asphalt on the highways, if I wanted to retreat the entire floor again, not that I could anyway with as much equipment and stuff as I have in there now. Or if I did want to treat the whole floor it would take days if not weeks to empty out the shop again. So I just put up with it and may dump a few 100 gallons of water on it every few months if the soft areas begin to annoy me too much

 

[Frank Surber]

I now have a 33 ft door hung on the front of the building so I can close off all but about 15 or 16 feet the door rolls all the way to the east except for the last 4 feet of the opening so I still can have a 44ft wide opening if needed

Also 2 of my latest additions to my tractors and equipment

My big forklift moving the loader that does not have an engine

 

[bindian]

Thanks Frank. Did you ever consider stabilzed sand? I am looking at options other than concrete, until my retirement account recovers.
hugs, Brandi