My New Shop!! Yiippeee!

ramcharger said
Just think off all the motorcycles you could put in there! :toothy7:

That's problem I have is buying stuff I don't need then I don't have any room. :cry:

ramcharger said
How's the ankle doing?

I tell you what the days following it looked awful. My foot was blue looking up to my shin and had bad swelling. When I was installing trusses, and nailing the fascia off a ladder I had no problems with it. But after I got some plywood on and walking that 6 and 12 pitch it started hurting. I had to wrap it up again with a Ace bandage and where it for a couple days. Walking that angle of the roof was bending it in away it didn't like. lol

OneOfMany said
Hmmm.. is it not ALWAYS hot in South Carolina? lol

Grant

In the winter time it's not hot. lol

It's 97 degrees now. I was on the roof just a few minutes ago putting down felt paper. I HAD to get down.... that heat reflecting off of that felt paper was not working at all. I think Im done for today.

I don't think I will ever complain about the cold winters again!!

A friend was telling me about when he was working with a construction company building a dam. The dam is located 30 miles north of me. He said that it was so cold that icicles was forming on his hard hat. His feet and hands was felt like ice. He had to reach up ever so often and knock them off so he could see. There was a mist in the air because of the near by river being diverted. All the workers was huddled around the fire barrels and not getting anything done. He looked up at the top of the hill and saw the boss man coming down the hill kicking over the fire barrels and telling everyone to get back to work. My friend waited until the boss got to his fire barrel so he could stay warm just a few more minutes instead of getting back to work. He told his boss to shove it and went home. lol

6pk2goDemon said
Great progress.....You'll be safe from the elements in no time.

Thx for the kudos on the workbench. I was extremely happy how it turned out. Maybe poke around on craigslist in your area for a used bench....lots cheaper. I looked at the prices of new benches on the internet :shock: before I decided to try the powder. It's been holding up really well so far. Oh, and it's 34" from the floor to top of the work surface.

I'm not sure on prices of stainless tops, but that sounds like a great idea too!!

Thanks for getting that measurement for me. I thought it was less than 36" but not 100% sure. 36" is a little to high in my book but I guess its according how tall you are. I will start looking once I get around to it. I have been afraid to look on the internet because of sticker shock. Now since you have told me your experience I don't think I will waist my time looking. I know a welder... I might give him some measurements in the fashion of your work bench and see what he says far as price wise. I could just get him to weld up the legs and bracing then I could build something for the tops. I don't know.... I need to learn how to weld anyways. I can get a hold of a stick welder but every time I use it that's all it does is "stick". lol I want to borrow my boss's wire fed welder... I think I could do better with that.