New 'Shop' Build

Wonderful seeing you make some great progress Carol. Congrats on the trailer.

Here is a proposed floor plan. Still need to squeeze in a floor model belt sander and the metal cutting bandsaw. A tool in the
air will have a cabinet under it. Most every cabinet will be on wheels. It's a start.

Looks like a good layout. I assume all the benches/cabinets/machine tops/outfeeds will be around the same height to make plenty of room for material if it overlaps to another machine/cabinet/bench area?

Just catching up on this thread. Love the trailer - nice picture window!

looks good girl now you need to fill in the empty spots with some cabs to hold your small tools..

Question, Why both a miter saw and the radial arm?

Brent Dowell said:

Question, Why both a miter saw and the radial arm?

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I could be wrong, but I think I recall her mentioning doing shelf dados at one time using the radial arm, which is how I'll be doing them when I get around to some.

The RAS is the dado machine. It gets a new linear actuator to move the saw head. Just lock the wood down, side aside, and lush the button!

The SCMS is my go to saw. Gets used more than the table saw! So far, two of my three workbenches had to go.

Yes, there will a commonality of surface heights everywhere. There may be flip-up outfeeds as well. I get to display my creativity in ways I had never before imagined!

Looks really good! I had a couple of questions, one of which was asked by Brent. So, now that you've answered that one, my second one is: Is the drill press going to be mobile like your other tools to accommodate long drilling work; looks like it could be boxed into the corner. If so, would you be adding a weight at the bottom to counter the top heavy head?

The drill press is bolted through the floor. I have done this before and have not regretted it. It is a radial arm. Not too many angles I cannot get to! Too top heavy, especially when towing the trailer.

New 'Shop' build - insulation?

Did a little painting today. Not warm out but it will be. Looking at that thin metal roof. Thinking about insulation, Styrofoam to be exact.

Thoughts?

Carol Reed said:

Did a little painting today. Not warm out but it will be. Looking at that thin metal roof. Thinking about insulation, Styrofoam to be exact.

Thoughts?

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I suppose spray on foam is to hard or expensive to come by. One of the company's I traveled to had a couple oof the rounded tpop metal buildings they put up to house 30 kw generators. They always had the foam spray on insulation added by a local company. I was told only about 2 k for the whole building being sprayed. Also worked well for holding down the noise..

I'm in the process of lining my shipping container with 1.5" polystyrene. I looked at the spray on kits, but for as much as I was going to need, the prices was pretty expensive.

I'm basically just going to use liquid nails to hold the poly in place. I'll put the ceiling up first, and use the side wall pieces as additional support.

Brent Dowell said:

I'm in the process of lining my shipping container with 1.5" polystyrene...I'm basically just going to use liquid nails to hold the poly in place. I'll put the ceiling up first, and use the side wall pieces as additional support.

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PL makes an adhesive specifically for foam board. I used it when I insulated my ductwork, and it's held up very well. It doesn't 'eat' the foam like some other adhesives do. I think Locktite makes a foam-specific adhesive, too. Never used that one, myself, though.

This is not foam board insulation as you are considering & as others have recommended. However, just as a thought you might want to consider the "Blown In Blanket System" (BIBS). Frankly, I don't know if it has an application for your trailer, but for thermal & sound insulation it might be hard to beat. I've had (5) home, my last being the largest, but having the BIBS system & I can honestly say that this type of insulation is the best I've ever experienced. I can truly say that with this BIBS insulation it costs less to heat our home than previous, smaller homes.

As I understand the technology, it's composed of shredded fiberglass that is blown through a large hose & is combined with an adhesive based vapor system. It not only is an excellent insulator, it sticks well to every nook & cranny & around plumbing for a complete, thorough application. There are no breezy door/window casings, outlets, or other wall penetrations to contend with later. A durable netting is stapled to the wall framing to contain the blown fiberglass and is then covered with the sheet rock.

Like I noted, this may not have an application for your particular needs, but if you have thin exterior walls it just might work well. If interested http://www.certainteed.com/products/insulation/fiber-glass-insulation/317369, & other info sources are readily available.

Good luck with your trailer.

Just came across this thread. Very interesting project and future adventure. I realize you've thought through your tool requirements considerably, but if you decide that you need to reduce stationary tools, you might want to consider replacing the RAS with a Dadowiz (http://www.amazon.com/Dadowiz-Precision-Fixture-Peachtree-woodworking/dp/B004E85QP8) if you're only using the RAS for dados. You could also consider a track saw for cutting wider stock and panels. Just a thought.

Looking forward to hearing how the adventure unfolds for you.

The Putter Palace - progress!

While Larry was here for Burning Wood, we had some time to kill before I dropped him off at the airport. So I put him to work. He helped me get the vents in the ceiling of the Putter Palace - just in time for the current heat wave. Thanks, Larry!



After he went home, I spent some time and put up some hardware bins - mostly so I could find hardware to continue the build.



Last night I figured out the last [hopefully] piece of the power service to the Putter Palace. If the heat doesn't get me tomorrow, I may have a saw running before the end of the day! Electrical work begins at 6 AM tomorrow morning for a few hours or until heat exhaustion, which ever comes first.

Sorry about the small pictures. Working on it.

More progress.







That cord is super heavy! Took a couple of hours. Working with that cord is like wrestling an alligator. The electrical hatch is kinda cool. Cut through the skin, no problem. Gasketed and screwed tight. The breaker box can now be made hot by plugging the cord into the pedestal. Next up is the table saw outlet. Need to dash to HD for 'stuff.' It will wait until another day. The heat got me.

Carol Reed said:

What the heck???? Why are the pictures so small? Exported as medium size. Need guru help with my MacBook.

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Have you tried just letting the forum software resized upon upload? It should do it automatically no matter what size of photo you feed it. Just select your photos as normal (full sized ones) and it will do the rest.

Done! See the latest post.