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Harry,
I never tried a shipping container, but even as late as Tuesday I was looking at them on the web. I wouldn't have a problem with one, but the Gal who put up with lots and lots and lots of blue boxes in the living room just can't wrap her head around one. If I could I would be looking at a modification of 2 high cube 40's with a courtyard in between and a roof over the whole thing.
Lots of interesting living spaces built with those on the web also.
Peter
I never tried a shipping container, but even as late as Tuesday I was looking at them on the web. I wouldn't have a problem with one, but the Gal who put up with lots and lots and lots of blue boxes in the living room just can't wrap her head around one. If I could I would be looking at a modification of 2 high cube 40's with a courtyard in between and a roof over the whole thing.
Lots of interesting living spaces built with those on the web also.
Peter
harry_ said:
My son has a piece of commercial property ( Excavation biz). He has several 8x40 boxes he uses for tools and small equipment storage. Also an 8x12 he uses for his office. I have drooled over the thought of getting my own 8x40 to move onto his lot. Recently, he upped the ante by acquiring a 12x40. He is partitioning the inside to move his office and to give space for his help to relax.
Now a box that size becomes very tempting. It really ain't gonna happen tho. His lot is 20 miles away. I don't drive that far to take care of any of my landscape properties.
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I think this is an awesome idea! Any updates on your progress?
3PedalMINI said:
Sorry, I missed this post :-[. Work is underway and as Murphy would have predicted it is now chaos. The frame is almost complete thanks to a Ti-15, and even without the drywall and other stuff up yet I am getting "experiences" working partially in the space and partially out. Right now I can walk thru walls, but that will come to an end soon. Just in case anyone has ever wondered, a Dewalt DW735 thickness planer will just fit between studs placed on 24" centers. it isn't any fun to carry that heavy beast and turn it sideways while carrying it - but it can be done.
I was working on another video, but should post an update on this "project" shortly.
Peter
Mock up one.
Kinda a preview to things to come. The shop has been framed, drywall hung and taping is in process. I have been doing this with my MFT/3 and a CMS and CT-22 inside while working. The reason why? I need to get used to these staples being there and learn how to make myself adapt to them and the space.
Because I will be taking this down and salvaging what I can, I went ahead and screwed the framing together. Festool was nice enough to loan me a Ti-15 for this and a couple of other things I have on the burner and I have to say that after I have had a chance to use it for a few days on this and other projects, I will probably be looking to buy one to add to the arsenal. I know that you can get cheaper impacts from other manufacturers, but I have gotten rid of every other battery powered products from other brands whenever possible, and the chance to buy the Ti-15 in its naked form is really appealing - especially with space constraints. I will follow up with more thoughts later.
Coming next will be some other stuff, and then the fun stuff. Framing and drywall is even more boring than I can be [scared]. Taping is even worse!
I know that many of you have thought that is was a _____________________ (fill in the blank) exercise, but I have already learned from this that I will need to make a modification to my real space to make it more workable for me. That is exactly why I wanted to do it this way.
Stay tuned, hopefully this will become more entertaining.
Peter
Because I will be taking this down and salvaging what I can, I went ahead and screwed the framing together. Festool was nice enough to loan me a Ti-15 for this and a couple of other things I have on the burner and I have to say that after I have had a chance to use it for a few days on this and other projects, I will probably be looking to buy one to add to the arsenal. I know that you can get cheaper impacts from other manufacturers, but I have gotten rid of every other battery powered products from other brands whenever possible, and the chance to buy the Ti-15 in its naked form is really appealing - especially with space constraints. I will follow up with more thoughts later.
Coming next will be some other stuff, and then the fun stuff. Framing and drywall is even more boring than I can be [scared]. Taping is even worse!
I know that many of you have thought that is was a _____________________ (fill in the blank) exercise, but I have already learned from this that I will need to make a modification to my real space to make it more workable for me. That is exactly why I wanted to do it this way.
Stay tuned, hopefully this will become more entertaining.
Peter
It has been a long time since I posted an update. The temporary shop is indeed real. I spared you the boring parts of framing and installing drywall and taping and finishing. I will tell you that Festool loaned me a Ti-15 and frankly I loved it. I suffer from tennis elbow and possibly carpal tunnel and at the end of the day I didn't hurt like I did when doing similar work in other ways. Of course you and your needs will differ.
Right now the shop looks like this:
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It is indeed black. There is a reason for that.
This might give you a hint. Sorry for the video camera not focusing all the time, guess I moved too quickly. Once we get thru this stage the real fun will start - I think.
Peter
Right now the shop looks like this:
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It is indeed black. There is a reason for that.
This might give you a hint. Sorry for the video camera not focusing all the time, guess I moved too quickly. Once we get thru this stage the real fun will start - I think.
Peter
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Thanks for the update buddy. Im not sure if I will be moving any time soon to a smaller shop now. I will be hanging around here. But I ams till downsizing. I started building new cabinets. Sort of a Guido wall. But something I can move when the time comes and give me more room.
Tim, From the beginning I had planned on doing this to test the Planex. I had a bag of the texture left over from a previous job and my house that I wanted to use up before it went bad. Also I thought that this would be a great way to practice without doing it in a customer's home or my own [scared].
Peter
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Alan m said:
Well, not quite finished. Not by a long shot. The temporary shop has its walls and is textured and is painted black. A member here offered very generously to bring his Planex and CT rig down but the schedules didn't match up and that's ok. I really did appreciate the offer.
It might appear in a video / photo documentary I am planning for a project that starts in 8 days.
Peter
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This is funny how different cultures like different things. I came from Latin America and we like to have smooth walls, you see texture in Latin America and you know it is a job gone bad.
I came to USA and I only see textures [scared]. I had to fight my builder to leave the walls without texture, I had to contract someone to smooth the drywall.
Advantages for a smooth wall is not dust hanging on crevasses, easy to clean, easy to paint.
I came to USA and I only see textures [scared]. I had to fight my builder to leave the walls without texture, I had to contract someone to smooth the drywall.
Advantages for a smooth wall is not dust hanging on crevasses, easy to clean, easy to paint.
fidelfs said:
Here smooth walls are the norm. Texturing is extra cost.
The only reason that I did the textured walls in my temporary shop and painted them black was because I had planned to do a Planex demonstration and I wanted to use up extra material. For demonstration purposes the texture would have been worse than what you would normally see on a jobsite where a smooth finish is desired, and the black being sanded off to reveal the white would illustrate the speed.
Textured definitely does hold any dust.
Peter
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