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[Tracy Bowman]

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[P. A. Schilke]

I was much better at adding things than deleting them. We lived at that house for 19 years. When we moved I had to hire a guy with a stake bed truck to make 3 trips to the dump. Man that really hurt.

HI Folks,

Wife is always on me to throw MY stuff away...not HERS..... Then something breaks and she asks me to take it to the shop and fix it. I remind the item she made me throw away is what I need to fix it, so throw this thing away... She does not do this anymore...lets me save anything I want...no longer a problem trying to fix things for the most part.....Sigh.....

best,
Phil

 

[OFC Ranger]

Alright, someone start pointing me to some solid 8 foot work bench plans.

Nothing thicker than 6x6 posts in the lumber, no fancy cuts. I just want to build something heavy and stout with basic tools and hardware that I can sand, stain, and seal. I can get to the upgrades later. Long term I can add in the modularity of it all, but right now I have nothing, so I need table space for stuff.

Some 8 x 8 shelving unit plans would be a plus too. I need to do the math and see if buying steel units has become comparable to stick built.

 

[KNI]

Alright, someone start pointing me to some solid 8 foot work bench plans.

Nothing thicker than 6x6 posts in the lumber, no fancy cuts. I just want to build something heavy and stout with basic tools and hardware that I can sand, stain, and seal. I can get to the upgrades later. Long term I can add in the modularity of it all, but right now I have nothing, so I need table space for stuff.

Some 8 x 8 shelving unit plans would be a plus too. I need to do the math and see if buying steel units has become comparable to stick built.

Quick googling..



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Not really hard thing to do (done few houses, barns and stables), but you do need proper equipment (can be powered or even japanese saws and stuff) and luxury of time and patience. If you ain't got time nor patience you can slap anything up with few posts, boards, iron joins and way too big bolts.

 

[OFC Ranger]

Quick googling..



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Not really hard thing to do (done few houses, barns and stables), but you do need proper equipment (can be powered or even japanese saws and stuff) and luxury of time and patience. If you ain't got time nor patience you can slap anything up with few posts, boards, iron joins and way too big bolts.

How did I know someone was going to come along and show plans that involve Japanese joints.

Haha

 

[KNI]

How did I know someone was going to come along and show plans that involve Japanese joints.

Haha

The only "complex" joint in that particular video was a common dovetail joint and the other wooden joint was a pin joint. Even IKEA uses that. Rest was glue, screws and nuts&bolts. You could replace the dovetail with two plate brackets.

 

[OFC Ranger]

Been posting updates in my build thread (see signature), but its been slow going getting everything setup.

Hoping to finish the sliding / folding barn doors today. Will get them painted to match the two tone next week is the plan at least. Got some lumber to build some new work benches. Debating on how many and what size, along with stick built shelving. Loft style storage is an option as well. Lots of room to do whatever I want. I am thinking about doing storage pods like my truck has with plano boxes and gas struts, but the larger tote sizes turned on their sides and framed in by wood. Hell of a lot cheaper than metal enclosed storage.

As you can see I had to come up with a clever way to have a sliding internal barn door for a 10 foot opening, but only 4 feet of room on each side. The easiest solution was having 2 foot sections on each side that can fold. Those sections will be held in place (made rigid) by latches when I am done. So basically, unlock and slide open enough to walk in, pop the latches, fold the sides, then slide the rest of the way wall to wall. Hoping my floor guide rollers will be in today.

I think the floor plan, as of right now at least, is to do a concrete door sill type setup, but still use paver blocks for the rest.

 

[OFC Ranger]

Ok it may not get done today. More slow going that I thought.

Anywho... once I get the front trim in place it will look less like a backwards installed door.

Another challenge was finding a locking mechanism that I liked for double sliding doors. Sadly most things on the market are for swinging doors. Pocket door locks wouldn't really work either they still utilized a static wall for the second half of the mechanism. Didn't really like locks meant for barn doors, cause more like generic gate latch type stuff, almost all of them external.

So I found this keyhole piston style lock on Amazon and realized it would work perfectly. Now the only external mechanism will be the keyhole.

 

[Chris M]

This is really coming along nicely.
Good to see people with talent doing things.
Well done.

 

[OFC Ranger]

This is really coming along nicely.
Good to see people with talent doing things.
Well done.

Thanks!

The part no one talks about those doing the DIY there is often wasted material/money as you learn as you go. I framed the doors with 2x8's with the intention of doing the slats as 2x8 as well. I wanted a solid heavy ass door.

Being a dummy I didn't actually consider the barn door track weight limits (even with a header board installed). I had to switch to 1x6's and 5/4 decking board for the slats to lessen the weight. I mean its still heavy as shit, but about half the weight.

So here I am with $175 worth of 2x8 lumber. Thankfully I still have benches and shelving to build. Well, they are going to end up over-engineered with extra lumber I have now. haha

 

[Rinn69]

So here I am with $175 worth of 2x8 lumber. Thankfully I still have benches and shelving to build. Well, they are going to end up over-engineered with extra lumber I have now. haha

You could always cut the 2x8's in half lengthwise and get 2--2x4's from each one to use for the shelving.

 

[OFC Ranger]

State of the art air conditioner installed.

 

[OrangeStreak]

Added an additional strip on garage wall to hang tools on

1. Attached a 1"X 2" strip of wood (painted white) to the studs with 2.5" screws.
2. Inserted 8 screw-in U hooks into the wood strip to hang tools on.
3. Total cost: $10.85

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Added an additional strip on garage wall to hang tools on

1. Attached a 1"X 2" strip of wood (painted white) to the studs with screws.
2. Inserted 8 screw-in U hooks into the wood strip to hang tools on.
3. Total cost: $10.85

That’s giving me some good ideas for my husband’s workshop.

 

[OrangeStreak]

That’s giving me some good ideas for my husband’s workshop.

Your welcome! I searched online for an existing one and the price starts at around $50.00 if you want good quality. I already had the wood and it was a pretty easy job to do. The U hooks were only .98 each at Home Depot and are rated at 15 lbs. It is well anchored to the wall and won't come off!

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