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I work at a place that builds mezzanines among other things.
Kelly Klosure systems in Freemont Nebraska. 402-727-5591
granted many places build mezzanines but i thought I'd pass it along.
Andrew
78 ford bronco 4x4
Kelly Klosure systems in Freemont Nebraska. 402-727-5591
granted many places build mezzanines but i thought I'd pass it along.
Andrew
78 ford bronco 4x4
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Not sure how much help it would be for a farm workshop, but I saw this reference in the May 99 Hot Rod magazine (P20):
How to Design & Build Your Auto Workshop
By David H. Jacobs Jr.
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How to Design & Build Your Auto Workshop
By David H. Jacobs Jr.
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Hornell, I live in Victor area. just a tad south east of Rochester.
any ways with the one fella suggesting ample outlets in the garage. I would only wire with 12/2 and use 20amp breakers. If your going to use 3 bays. wire 1 bay per breaker. that should give your more than enough current per breaker. And since it is a building outside basically You need to have GFI's installed. I have no idea how many but just call up your local inspector. he can tell you what you need.
And one other suggestion. Add enough air lines hard piped with many fittings throught the building. you will thank me later for it. I have seen econimical 3/4 PVC piping used for this.
any ways with the one fella suggesting ample outlets in the garage. I would only wire with 12/2 and use 20amp breakers. If your going to use 3 bays. wire 1 bay per breaker. that should give your more than enough current per breaker. And since it is a building outside basically You need to have GFI's installed. I have no idea how many but just call up your local inspector. he can tell you what you need.
And one other suggestion. Add enough air lines hard piped with many fittings throught the building. you will thank me later for it. I have seen econimical 3/4 PVC piping used for this.
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Re: GFI outlets and Electrical, in Canada our electrical code allows for the first outlet in the branch circuit, if it is a GFI receptacle, to provide ground fault protection to all "downstream" outlets. I would imagine that this is also true in the USA as the manufacturers of the stuff we get are American. Any plans for phone or network (internet) in your new shop? I'm a computer technician and have a PC in my garage, (in my office, in my basement shop, in my living room, in my kids bedroom, not in any bathrooms tho, got to draw the line somewhere
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Something i saw on one of those expensive home shows.
They mounted the vice on a small shelf attached to the center support beam. Put a outlet above it and light. Now when you need to cut a 14 foot piece of metal, you don't have to clean off all the junk (we know what I mean) to access it. It keeps it easy to access and no chance of it collecting stuff (no bench around it)
While my shop will be much smaller than this, I plan to mount the vice on a bench corner next to the garage door, so it its real long I open the door and stick it outside.
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Something i saw on one of those expensive home shows.
They mounted the vice on a small shelf attached to the center support beam. Put a outlet above it and light. Now when you need to cut a 14 foot piece of metal, you don't have to clean off all the junk (we know what I mean) to access it. It keeps it easy to access and no chance of it collecting stuff (no bench around it)
While my shop will be much smaller than this, I plan to mount the vice on a bench corner next to the garage door, so it its real long I open the door and stick it outside.
Stephen W. Hansen
92 F-250 XLT (120,000 and going strong)
50 F-1 (some assembly required)
shansen@ndak.net
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I am intrigued with the floor heater thing. How does that work? Here in Dallas,TX we get some pretty brutal winters (it got down to 30 degrees TWICE this last winter!! and it snowed once!!)Damn thats cold! LOL
My father-in-law and I are gettin ready to put up a 48x60. It will have an 8x10 office in the corner(for the pc,beer cooler,etc.) and a pool table just outside of it. We are installing drains, a throne, frame bendin hookups in the floor, and eventually, a lift. Upstairs of the office and pool table will be a mezzanine for storage. We're debating installation of a paint booth in one corner.
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My father-in-law and I are gettin ready to put up a 48x60. It will have an 8x10 office in the corner(for the pc,beer cooler,etc.) and a pool table just outside of it. We are installing drains, a throne, frame bendin hookups in the floor, and eventually, a lift. Upstairs of the office and pool table will be a mezzanine for storage. We're debating installation of a paint booth in one corner.
Why are 9 out of 10 smokin cars all wearin bowties??
Tried, True, and Ford Blue!!
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How are you coming with plans? One thing I missed when we built was height. If you are using overhead doors keep in mind most require 18" of extra clearance. Bi fold doors are becoming more popular in our area. They work fine but are a little slower on opening and closing. They can be made by yourself if your handy at all. Overhead doors get rather spendy. From what I've seen, floor heat works great. Good luck!
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You mentioned that you were interested in tools and shop design. A while back, Hot Rod magazine published a special interest magazine entitled "Tools and Dream Shops". The copyright date indicated 1999 and it was on the shelf until 2/7/00. I have been quite impressed by the content of the magazine. A site that came up in the magazine that may be of interest is http://www.Ultimategarage.com. The guy there designs and builds garages. I am impressed by the number of good ideas and pointers that he has on his web site.
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if you want room for 3 bays for repairs than make the garage big enough for five, so you can have room to move around. i would definitely make sure you have everything planned out before pouring the floor, good luck
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