TMGT's shop build

[Big Barn]

We had 2 days or rain with my 6 inch rain gauge overflowing. Some people are reporting over 7 inches of rain.

When I closed the chicken coops last night, I heard an odd sound, so I stopped and listened closely, and realized it was a tree falling over. I'll go look for it this weekend when it's less muddy out.

Over 3 inches of rain in a day !

I can’t even imagine that. If we have ONE inch overnight the creek overflows and the entire farm is covered with a couple feet of water.

 

[EddieWalker]

Monday morning to Tuesday morning was 1 3/4 inches. We left the water in the gauge because another inch was predicted, but when we woke up Wednesday morning, the 6 inch gauge was full and overflowing.

My small pond was probably a foot low, but my big pond was still 3 feet down. Here is a happy picture of my big pond overflowing the dam.

 

[dragoneggs]

Over 3 inches of rain in a day !

I can’t even imagine that. If we have ONE inch overnight the creek overflows and the entire farm is covered with a couple feet of water.

Terry, I just looked it up and you only get about 23in of rain per year. We get 50in here and not that far away!

 

[Big Barn]

Terry, I just looked it up and you only get about 23in of rain per year. We get 50in here and not that far away!

Must be climate change. I’m certain we learned in school it was 27 inches annually.

 

[ovrszd]

Must be climate change. I’m certain we learned in school it was 27 inches annually.

All that hot air about climate change is evaporating your rainfall.

 

[Big Barn]

All that hot air about climate change is evaporating your rainfall.

That’s the ticket!

 

[civilian]

We had 2 days or rain with my 6 inch rain gauge overflowing. Some people are reporting over 7 inches of rain.

When I closed the chicken coops last night, I heard an odd sound, so I stopped and listened closely, and realized it was a tree falling over. I'll go look for it this weekend when it's less muddy out.

Last night when I went out to check the wood stove and temperature was -8 degtrees F, I heard a loud snap/crack. But no tree crashing. I assume it was the moisture in a tree cracking. Jon

 

[TMGT]

I was able to finish installing the lift, tried it out with the Corolla, need to see how the room is around it with the truck.

 

[TMGT]

Pickup up another peice of equipment for the shop Tuesday, needs a little TLC but seems to run pretty good. Now I need to clean up my old 16in Walker Turner and put it up for sale.

 

[TMGT]

Also managed to pick up 3 of these cabinets for storage on my way back from picking up the bandsaw. They are 72x36x24, I already had a 18in deep version so should have plenty of storage now.

 

[dragoneggs]

Also managed to pick up 3 of these cabinets for storage on my way back from picking up the bandsaw. They are 72x36x24, I already had a 18in deep version so should have plenty of storage now.View attachment 642150

Excellent! I did the same in buying several similar sized metal cabinets from an auction. That allowed me to tear out and donate the old wooden kitchen cabinets and increase my storage in less space!

 

[Big Barn]

Pickup up another peice of equipment for the shop Tuesday, needs a little TLC but seems to run pretty good. Now I need to clean up my old 16in Walker Turner and put it up for sale.View attachment 642149

Nice scoop on the bandsaw! I passed on a Startrite a few years back that REALLY needed TLC. Yours looks like new!

 

[TMGT]

Its pretty clean, unfortunately it came out of a school and appears to be used with worn out blade guides. I need to fix the table where the blade cut into it.

I know it needs some cleaning and adjusting, new blade guides (which I may just make) and new VS belts which I have on order.
I love the little air puffer pump!

Nice scoop on the bandsaw! I passed on a Startrite a few years back that REALLY needed TLC. Yours looks like new!

 

[TMGT]

I looked up how much these cabinets cost new, WOW, gotta love gov. surplus auctions.
Other then the slight bit of damage I did strapping them down they are in really nice shape.

Excellent! I did the same in buying several similar sized metal cabinets from an auction. That allowed me to tear out and donate the old wooden kitchen cabinets and increase my storage in less space!

 

[Big Barn]

Its pretty clean, unfortunately it came out of a school and appears to be used with worn out blade guides. I need to fix the table where the blade cut into it.

I know it needs some cleaning and adjusting, new blade guides (which I may just make) and new VS belts which I have on order.
I love the little air puffer pump!View attachment 642259View attachment 642260

Is that puffer pump just for keeping sight lines clear and drive wheels swarf free or for blade cooling also?

 

[TMGT]

It's for keeping sightlines clear but mine is also equipped with the mist cooling so it provides the air for that too.

 

[Big Barn]

What size CO2 bottle are you using for your welding gas mixer and what are you using for a regulator ?

 

[TMGT]

Not sure yet, still trying to use up my 75/25 mix in my 300cuft tank, I have a 125cuft tank of argon that I was going to see if my LWS would swap out for a CO2 tank of similar size once I use it up.
I haven't been doing much welding the last couple years with all the building construction and house renovation so the tanks are lasting longer the normal.

For regulators I have a pair of Victor's that were used for nitrogen, just need the adaptor for the CO2 tank when the time comes.

I did pick up an older Kalamazoo bandsaw today that I bought at auction last week, once I know it'll cut I'm going to put my old Jet bandsawsaw up for sale. I just hope people are still buying stuff with everything going on.

 

[TMGT]

Also picked up this OTC rotator engine stand for pretty cheap. Just need to clean it up and make some adaptors, came from trade school from the diesel engine area.

This was the small one, only rated for 2000lbs, the big ones weighed about 800lbs and were rated for 6000lbs!

 

[Big Barn]

I just hope people are still buying stuff with everything going on.View attachment 647161

Glad to see it’s not stopping YOU!