Real Estate Update

GAS-puh!

Just got back from Deep Homo. Bought three 24x30 pieces of 28 gauge galvanized sheet to box in the plenum with.

Care to guess what that set me back?

EDIT: 24x36 size.
 
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At least this much ?
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WOO...and likewise, HOO! I finally have power to the shop! They were here a week ago today and determined that the transformer pole needed another anchor, but couldn't do it due to the jungle around the base of the pole.

I got a note from the scheduler that said they'd have their people do it but they're a sub-contractor and I knew that'd be at LEAST another month, so I warmed up the chainsaw and the brush cutter and gave 'er hell myself. Took 8 hours spread over two days but when I was done it was bare dirt. There were thorny vines in there as big around as your wrist! I looked like I'd been on the wrong end of a shotgun full of birdshot when I was done.

Sent them a picture of the cleared area yesterday and figured if I was REAL lucky they might show up next week to set the anchor and guy the pole. Imagine my surprise when two trucks showed up about noon. Pole truck to set the anchor and bucket truck to pull the line and hook me up. Took about an hour all told.

BSing with the crew when they were done, they've got 14 guys to cover all of Hancock County. 2350 Square Miles of it.

Now I can start moving equipment!
 
There are sparks coming off the rivets on my ass pockets!

Hit it at 5:30 this morning. Wired up the welder outlet, moved two welders and plasma cutter into their new home.

Also moved and set up the 2x72 belt grinder, the porta-band with it's stand, the drill press with cross-feed table and vise, and adapted a HEAVY metal table for the buffer/grinder.

Moved the big tool box and the shelf/drawer unit and all contents.

Also moved a couple of pallet loads of little stuff. The forks on the Cabota got a workout!

Younger Grandson is scheduled to be here tomorrow and we'll heave the furnace up on the stand/plenum and move the air compressor and lathe.

Then there's just a couple of days worth of wiring and plumbing the air compressor, running the ductwork for the furnace and moving all the little shit down from the garage. Prolly wind up putting up a sheet's worth of pegboard too.

Ordered $500 worth of welded metal 18 drawer parts cabinets from ULine so I can organize all my hardware and get rid of the raggedy old cabinet it's in now. If it weren't screwed to the wall, it'd collapse. After I move the left-over construction materials and clear up another 8 feet of wall, I have another parts bin to get down there too. I should go through it and throw about half that crap away.
 
Grandson showed up on schedule and we moved the heavy stuff. The lathe was ALL the Kubota wanted to pick up. I didn't have room to hang anything off the back for a counterweight while maneuvering in the garage and as I transitioned from the garage floor to the driveway, I got daylight under the left rear. Once I got it outside and unclenched my cheeks enough to get out of the cab, I went down and put the mower on the back. MUCH happier that way.

The compressor was a bit of a beast to work with once we got it in it's space, but there's JUST enough clearance to close the door.

Picking the furnace up and setting on it's pedestal/plenum turned out to be pretty anti-climatic in comparison.

Now I just have to finish plumbing the air, wire up the motor starter for the compressor, wire the safeties for the furnace and run the duct work. Shop is usable as is except for the lack of air.

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It looks good DE my shop is messy now but I got a larger tool box so the tools aren't stuck in one small box or another
Here's an Atta Boy from MN :woowoo:
 
My wife and I are in a very similar situation: our family home is very nice but it is a two-story and we both have bad knees plus there is no shop for me and our neighbours are worthless, thoughtless a-holes. We have been looking for a spot in the county and there have been a few for sale, but the prices are higher than we could get for our home (here it is a sellers market so we can sell easier than we can buy). I don’t want to take on more debt at my age …..so, I’m beginning to conclude that we ought to stay here - but boy, am I sad about it.
Sadly it the same all over. Here in Blighty we were looking to move (due to neighbours from hell!) and searching for the same sort of house we currently own; but in a semi rural location. Houses of similar stature to ours are £100k more than our asking price. The world has gone nuts.
 
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