What did you do in your shop today?
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Somebody showed up and gave you a shop??
Hung 2, 4 ft dual bulb LEDs for general lighting, and to allow for late work days to get this thing ready to work in. I'll have other "station" lighting as well down the road. (Forget the pull chains they're about 10 ft up)
26' x 26' on 10' wall height. Florida winter I can deal with, summer heat the taller the better.
26' x 26' on 10' wall height. Florida winter I can deal with, summer heat the taller the better.
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I used those T15 LED 4 bulb lights. It's better than daylight in my shop.
You're going to enjoy setting it up like you want, and enjoy it even more when you get there.
Alan
You're going to enjoy setting it up like you want, and enjoy it even more when you get there.
Alan
@FranklinWorkshops, they are Jorgensen clamps, and they work great
In addition to other things, it appears I need to do a little straightening and cleaning in the shop tomorrow.
Alan
In addition to other things, it appears I need to do a little straightening and cleaning in the shop tomorrow.
Alan
Used to, before I did yard work I'd take pictures of the whole place. Then I'd do the work. Then I'd check the pictures to see what I missed. It's amazing what I can see in a picture that I overlook when I'm standing there. lIke the lamp stand in front of the bench grinder. I know it's been there for months but I didn't see it until now in the picture.
Alan
Alan
@FLQuacker , Wayne, Where did you buy you shop building. It looks like the same construction as mine.
Alan
Alan
Looks like they cleaned up well. Jorgensen has always make great clamps. I use their screw jaw wood hand clamps all the time. With those you have you can put too much pressure on the joint and squeeze out too much of the glue so don't get overly aggressive with them.
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Before you bolt it, make sure where you will be bolting is all the same plane, or else when you bolt it you may twist the bed out of whack. And thats not good. You may need to shim the areas to make them all even.
Georgia Southern Buildings is the manufacture, Moultrie, Ga
I used "Alan's Factory Outlet" (no connection) Luray, VA.
I was very satisfied, particularly with installation. The guys that put it up did the whole thing in four hours. I was amazed. I can't even decide what I'm going to do in four hours much less put up a 40x32 foot shop building....
Alan
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Muffler started breaking apart, piece popped and it me in the face last month while mowing (just under my eye). Kawasaki discontinued the muffler years ago. They had a few that might work for $150 and up. Found a poor looking used one and a few similar that I could possibly modify on Flea-bay. Asked the fabricator down the road to look at the old muffler and let me know his thoughts. He said he was booked for weeks. That night I found one that looked right, but did not list dimensions. If it was the right size, I'd still need to cut the exhaust pipe and re-weld the mount to match the stub pipe mine has. So I called him to run the idea by him, he responded, too late, got up early and wrapped your old one. Cost $200, but will outlast the engine.
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Looks like its on a wide walk behind mower. I used to repair them. And yup thats an old kawi motor and some parts are becoming obsolete. I guess they didn't plan on them lasting as long as they are. Pull starters are also becoming an issue.
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It is on a Landscaper Pro 48" walk-behind mower made by BlackRock, now a defunct company. Most of the parts match either Bobcat or Scag. The pull start recoil spring kinked 3 weeks ago, $9 for a new spring, $45 for the assembly. I got just the spring. The recoil assembly is off of a CB460 Kawasaki, I had tab extensions welded on the bolt tabs to fit the FC540 mounting holes. You can see them in the picture. They did not make a hand pull recoil assembly for that engine. Wife is having degenerative disc issues, so hope to wire up a battery start option this winter.
The original was a 14 HP, replaced with the 17HP, which was often used for the hydo models. This has the Peerless shift drive. Engine started to knock some in August, ran the oil almost empty. It has always burned some, my bad. Even after adding oil, 40 hours later still knocks, so I assume only a matter of time. If if dumps any time soon, hope to re-coup some funds by selling the muffler.
Bought two sizes of drive pulleys, one size bigger and one size smaller than the ones that are on there. Only get a season at most out of the double-v-belts. Figure the cost of the pulleys are less than the belts, maybe I could stretch the life of the belts by having 3 sizes of pulleys to acclimate to the stretching / wearing out belts. Also added a second set of bearings to more than double drive axle support from the transmission. Added never-flat deck wheels this year, so far a good choice. Need to figure out a cup holder. Not really for drinks, but empties I often find along the road in the lawn. Maybe a small trash can would be better, just not sure on room.
Can't do a sulky, I weigh too much. Plus side, I get exercise... Also plan on adding lights. Getting older, I'm slower, lose daylight quicker and already have vision impairment. Thought about dropping the the mower deck and adding a plow, like Gravely had, but most tell me the Transmission was not made for it and would not hold up to any real work.
On one of my trucks, some years ago (not that long really), the muffler was all but made out of galvanized tin, screen wire, hardware cloth, pop rivets and JB Weld. Always passed inspection.
Alan
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Stole @ripjack13 idea of miniature snowmen made from different materials. He made some great little ones last year, and I plan to try some this year.
Picked up a bunch of different "plastic" blanks, and this was my first try. Will make all the snowmen first, and then tophats to fit later. This was from a blank of aquapearl white from PSI.
Picked up a bunch of different "plastic" blanks, and this was my first try. Will make all the snowmen first, and then tophats to fit later. This was from a blank of aquapearl white from PSI.
Looks like you have a blemish free surface. Did you use a skew?
No, my skew skills are pretty much limited to "v" cuts or smoothing surfaces. Used a 3/8" detail gouge. Polished it with micro mesh.