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posted January 15, 2011 06:23 AM
 Edited By: rtbain on 15 Jan 2011 14:29
New shop
Since getting back into racing I decided to finally build a shop. 30 x 40 with two 10 x 10 roll up doors and one 3 x 7 walk door. 15 x 20 sectioned off for climate control.
Pre-move in pictures:
Front:
Climated controlled: (double 3 x 7 doors open to rest of shop)
Tire station, parts washer, parking, storage:
Fabrication:
Now its time to move everything in and get ready for the Texas mile.
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posted January 15, 2011 07:18 AM
Very nice Randy ....
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posted January 15, 2011 07:46 AM
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Randy, you have really done it in spades!
Good on you.
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posted January 15, 2011 07:55 AM
Really nice. 
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posted January 15, 2011 09:16 AM
I like it!
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posted January 15, 2011 05:33 PM
What no Union Electrican?
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posted January 15, 2011 05:40 PM
Very nice shop man.....Good work....
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posted January 15, 2011 05:52 PM
Mine is newer, LOL
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posted January 16, 2011 02:47 AM
Edited By: entropy on 16 Jan 2011 10:51
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What no Union Electrican?
i think Randy is some sort of electrical guru hissownself
Seems like there are 12 more items to address on yr whiteboard.
Gitterdun Randy! 
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rtbain
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posted January 16, 2011 07:49 AM
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What no Union Electrican?
I am a union electrician. IBEW Local 66. Of course on this job I worked cheap.
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posted January 16, 2011 09:42 AM
I guess when you were installing the plugs,you were working under the table?
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posted January 16, 2011 10:34 AM
epoxy the floor before you move anything in
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entropy
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posted January 16, 2011 03:31 PM
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epoxy the floor before you move anything in
that's good advice; i know it's expensive, but bite the bullet!!!!!!
with all this rain, now is a good time to check for wet spots; if there are any, the epoxy won't last there.
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lar300mag
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posted January 16, 2011 06:05 PM
Looks Great Randy! I'll be home in 2 weeks if ya need help moving stuff.
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posted January 17, 2011 04:31 AM
Nice shop Randy !!
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rtbain
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posted January 18, 2011 04:47 AM
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epoxy the floor before you move anything in
I thought long and hard about this one. My concrete guy talked me out of it, and he does floor finishing. My concerns were:
1. The floor sweating
2. Keeping the floor clean
3. Looking cool.
I told him about sweating. He looked to the sky and asked me what bird baths are made of. Concrete. He asked if I had ever seen a bird bath leak. Well, no. Turns out “sweating” is condensation from moisture laden air over the cool concrete surface. In his opinion the best way to limit moisture was to keep the doors shut in the mornings. I did an experiment with the old garage and the new. Damn if he wasn’t right.
I wanted to limit dust and make cleaning fluid spills easier. If the concrete is cured properly there is no to very little dust. My slab was covered for two weeks before construction. Its concrete dust free. To clean fluid spills get the bulk up with Sorb-all then use Portland cement to pull the stain out of the concrete. I have since used Portland cement to pull stains out of the old garage floor. Did not completely remove them but there was a significant difference.
Looks. While the floor finish will look good; if you are planning to do any welding, grinding, or dropping metal on the floor it won’t look good long. I used the money to purchase an air conditioner instead.
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posted January 18, 2011 04:52 AM
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I guess when you were installing the plugs,you were working under the table?
100 amp service
32 four foot dual lamp T-8 fixtures
Quad plugs every five feet. Five foot from surface grade. 20 amp circuits carring 12 outlet max
Three switched lighting circuits, clean room, parking, machine
220VAC outlets for compressor and welders.
repeater for cell and data signals (metal buildings tend to block RF.
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rtbain
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posted January 18, 2011 04:54 AM
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Looks Great Randy! I'll be home in 2 weeks if ya need help moving stuff.
Thanks Larry. BTW you shop looks great! I like the door placement. I should have everything moved by then. Working on the stuff that was bolted down now.
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posted January 18, 2011 04:55 AM
"used the money to purchase an air conditioner instead"
Now that is logic which will prove unassailable come august!!!!!!
hey Randy, you want some more free stuff?
I have a bench mount drill press w/ 7/16" chuck, and i need a 1/2"
Yours for FREE.
And i might even be talked into delivering it, just so i can see yr new shop
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rtbain
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posted January 18, 2011 06:45 AM
Thanks for the offer Karl. I have a floor drill press. I have an old Sear 1/2" drill motor. The thing is a beast, seems a fair trade for the hoist. Its your if you want it.
Its old school. If you don't hang on tight it will take your arm off. Made before the days of tool liability. I upgraded to a Milwaukee 1670 Hole Hawg. Nothing stops that thing.
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posted January 18, 2011 03:20 PM
nice shop.
on the floors you can us a sealer like http://www.scofield.com/tdbpdf/Cureseal-sTD5-07.pdf
we used this on stamped concrete .
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rtbain
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posted January 21, 2011 03:13 PM
No caoting the floor, ran out of money. It was either coating or a/c. In Texas a/c rules!
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posted January 22, 2011 04:27 AM
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What no Union Electrican?
I am a union electrician. IBEW Local 66. Of course on this job I worked cheap.
that was the job
LU520 here what to swap shirts?
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posted January 22, 2011 05:07 AM
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What no Union Electrican?
I am a union electrician. IBEW Local 66. Of course on this job I worked cheap.
that was the job
LU520 here, want to swap spit?
Wow, IBEW is a close knit group.
Just so we are clear: TFA condones that kind of behavior but does not endorse it.
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rtbain
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posted January 22, 2011 06:23 AM
Electricians are scum. But we are a step above plumbers. Those people are sick.
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