Barn / Shop build
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Fleet Mechanic
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Saw Horses with braces
Taken apart to prime.
Reassembled after priming. I was going to paint them, but they will get messed up when I reprime and paint my heavy doors for the barn.
No sense in painting them. The epoxy primer will keep them from rusting.
Notice the old ones right behind them.
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Very nice! I'm not seeing any holes for adjustment on your support braces. When you change heights will you need to adjust both the top and bottom locations or will you be able to adjust with just one set of holes?
Also would it be helpful to put one cross brace on the other side? That would allow you to keep them attached to the top bar and just fold them up into the bar when you break it down. That way you limit the number of loose pieces.
I'm not sure if I made sense in either of those questions.
Edit: I guess it might be easier to keep the cross braces attached to the legs when you break it down. Then no change would be needed.
Also would it be helpful to put one cross brace on the other side? That would allow you to keep them attached to the top bar and just fold them up into the bar when you break it down. That way you limit the number of loose pieces.
I'm not sure if I made sense in either of those questions.
Edit: I guess it might be easier to keep the cross braces attached to the legs when you break it down. Then no change would be needed.
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Very nice! I'm not seeing any holes for adjustment on your support braces. When you change heights will you need to adjust both the top and bottom locations or will you be able to adjust with just one set of holes?
Also would it be helpful to put one cross brace on the other side? That would allow you to keep them attached to the top bar and just fold them up into the bar when you break it down. That way you limit the number of loose pieces.
I'm not sure if I made sense in either of those questions.
Edit: I guess it might be easier to keep the cross braces attached to the legs when you break it down. Then no change would be needed.
Also would it be helpful to put one cross brace on the other side? That would allow you to keep them attached to the top bar and just fold them up into the bar when you break it down. That way you limit the number of loose pieces.
I'm not sure if I made sense in either of those questions.
Edit: I guess it might be easier to keep the cross braces attached to the legs when you break it down. Then no change would be needed.
If you notice, I have welded on captivated nuts to tighten the receiver tubes. Once tightened, there is no slop in the saw horses. The braces may not even be necessary, but I am not taking a chance.
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Since I am contracting out the rest of the roof, I just need to wait for it to be done. I am planning on setting the heavy duty door posts, that I made a couple of years ago, when I get back up there before next summer. After that, I will set the doors. Then I will work to close everything in. That should keep me busy next summer. Once it is enclosed, then I can stay on the property and build it out while I am there.
It makes the build much easier.
I can not wait to get back on my F-100.
I still need to rebuild my 34 foot Avion trailer. Too many projects.
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This is a bear my neighbor shot in his yard a few years ago. I think it is one that came from the bear den on my property.
I have made an agreement with the bears that live on my property. If they stay on the mountain, then we will stay on the flat land, since the bears don't pay property tax.
If they come down into our area, they will be served with an eviction notice and it will be carried out with extreme prejudice.
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Fleet Mechanic
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The purlins are finished on the Barn. I hired a contractor to finish what I couldn't get to this summer.
This is my overhead hoist that I used for a spreader bar during construction.
My estimate is that it should be good for 3 Tons.
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Yes,
At one time it was.
I have an entire family of bears that live on the mountain.
So far, they have never bothered me. I hope to keep it that way.
At one time it was.
I have an entire family of bears that live on the mountain.
So far, they have never bothered me. I hope to keep it that way.
