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you got too much lighting capacity; save yourself a breaker and marry the 2 lighting circuits. 15 amps is 1800 watts of draw and that's only a half of the #12s actual capacity. NICE WORK
 
that's the smart money. it does however make it a b#$%! to make up single gang boxes tho...most guys never boil their jobs down to the brassest of tacks...to be able to sum up their job in one sentence...an electricians job is to keep the conductors safe....the results of that are both the why and how.
 
Lil'John said:
Part of the joys of living out in the middle of BFE is figuring out internet. It isn't as simple as DSL or cable :(

I opted for the overpriced business fiber optic that ran in front of my house.

That involved installing equipment in the basement or more specifically in the crawl space:
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First ATT had to pull the fiber optic line into the crawl space where I provided a 4x4 chunk of plywood. The small box in this picture is the "terminating" equipment. Yes, that is a dedicated 15 amp outlet box for the rest of the equipment.

Then they stuff their version of a "router" onto the plywood:
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This large box is analogous to a cable modem or dsl modem... except for 'real' men :flipoff2:

Then they walk away and say good luck.

Because it is in the crawlspace and not easily accessible from the office(two floor up), I installed a remote power center for it:
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I also opened it up to plug in some wires.

All said and done, four months to get internet:censor: And worse, it is only 10M up/down. This will suck coming from cable which was 118M down and 12M up:eek:

And the tie back to the basement is: They wanted the equipment in the basement where it would be exposed to tubing/steel/car parts attacking it.
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Oh it could be worse - you could be stuck with satellite internet like me!
 
Lil'John said:
And here we get an outdoor picture:
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The clean room is at the far end.
There will be a large 14' x 44' deck over the flat area to provide some cover for my projects.

Now onto the plans:
  • The clean room door will be shifted to the right and a 36" wide door will be installed.
  • The clean room will get two 2'x8' racking that are stand alone.
  • The clean room will get six 5' tall x 3' wide lockers to store and secure tools and parts.
  • The main room with get another 2'x8' racking near the entrance
  • The main room will get a sink installed after I shuffle the water heater out of the way.
  • And obviously from the picture above, the outside doors are getting replaced.
And all these activities going on while the main house gets a mini-remodel(siding,roof)

Here is a picture of the lockers I will be using:
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Is it just me or are the corners of the building askew?
 
I was actually looking at the "outdoor picture", first picture in post #4
 
Not sure how I missed this thread. Love the fiber connection! The speed your getting may not be the best, but you are pretty much guaranteed a perfect connection, and almost no outages. Not to mention you are a priority if you did lose connection.
 
Lil'John said:
For the astute, these are the same racks used in Home Depot on end caps or other 2' narrow areas. I found out from an acquaintance he could get me cheap/free racking when HD throws it away when damaged :doh:
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That is way cool; can't imagine what those would cost new but I bet it would be a lot. Hmmm... who do I know that works at Home Depot or Lowes? I'll have to hit them up and see if any employee can have access to stuff like that.
 
Oil, Grease, special dirt? If you wouldn't put it in your mouth, don't put it in the septic system! It has a hard enough time handling your body waste! Some detergents are bad for it too. If you don't take care of it , it will cost you big time. Consider getting it pumped out every few years to get rid of the solids at the bottom of the main tank.
 
Yeah, I’d be keeping chemicals and such to a minimum. Quite frankly, the sewage treatment plants aren’t really designed to be separating all that stuff out of the waste stream either. There is a bit more leeway due to the volume, though.

Get a parts washer and clean the bulk of the grime off there. Then dispose of the solids from that accordingly.
 
Parts washers come in all sizes. Put it on a dolly and roll it under your shelves when it is not in use.

Seriously, you don’t want to be dumping all sorts of crap down into your septic tank. That’s going to end up costing a lot more to fix than a parts washer would run.
 
I have a parts washer that sits on an open-top barrel similar to this. I run a ~75% diesel ~25% kerosene mix in it and don't ever have a stinky smell from the parts washer.

Kleen Tec CM230 Parts Washer - Cleaning
 
Lil'John said:
Do you have an example of a parts washer?

One concern I have is 'open' stinky chemicals in the parts washer. I will have covered outdoor capability for one with the official shop. The basement won't have that capability :(
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I’ve been using one like this:
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Particularly in the basement, I wouldn’t recommend using diesel/kerosene/other flammable solvents. Even though these typically have a fusible link that is supposed to close the lid to smother the flame in case of fire, I really wouldn’t want to mess with that. There are a lot of options for water soluble solutions from things like Simple Green and Purple Power on up. With the water soluble solutions, you don’t have the solvent smell and if you change the solution somewhat regularly you don’t get enough buildup of grime to stink either. It’s not like you’re cleaning organics that are going to rot and start to smell.

But I have to admit that I scored this week and picked up this:
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It’s a CUDA 2530 front load automatic parts washer. If you want more details, this is the brochure: http://www.wet-inc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Cuda_FrontLoad.pdf

I’ve been wanting one of these for years. This one presented itself at a price that I just couldn’t refuse - practically pennies on the dollar sort of price. Christmas came early this year!
 
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Lil'John said:
Do you have a make/model of your 'small' parts washer?
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The tank-style one is an old Goodall “Clean All.” I can’t find a model number or any other information, but comparing the size to other ones available I’d say it is likely a 20 gallon model. The one I have has an external filter and parts cleaning brush. You can find cheap versions everywhere from Harbor Freight to Lowes to Amazon: http://a.co/610miNU

That Amazon link has a benchtop 3.5 gallon unit and then a 40 gallon unit as options to show you some of the range.

Typically, the cheaper ones just have a pump and nozzle that circulates the fluid and you use a brush to scrub and then rinse under the stream. There are articles online to add a filter and a brush to such setups - something like this: Build a Pro-Level Parts Washer for $75

Lil'John said:
If I weren't doing the mini-parts washer in the basement of my house, I'd be a little less worried about nasty flammable solvents in use. Something about the whole 'set yourself on fire while sleeping' is a bit unsettling
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Honestly, I’m not a big fan of the heavy duty flammable solvents even out in the detached shop - I’d rather that not go up in flames even if I’m not sleeping out there. ;)
 
Lil'John said:
My problem is four fold with storage and organization:
  1. House hold bulk storage like paper towels, toilet paper, etc.
  2. Tools... larger power tools, smaller power tools, and hand tools.
  3. Current project parts... coil over shocks, trans cooler, turbo, etc
  4. Back up car parts... drive shafts, windows, factory mustang parts.
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It tends to be a never ending process. If you ever get everything organized, six months later you'll have gotten new items and gotten rid of old items and you'll have things that won't fit into your system and empty spaces where nothing will fit.

For the first item, I got a few of these overhead cubicle system cabinets:
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They work well for general storage. There are dividers - like bookends - that lock in place and allow you to divide the cabinet up. I picked up a bunch at a state surplus sale.

For the second item, I used these lateral files:
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I made a 2x4 base and fastened them down to that and then put a countertop across the top of them. Most of my hand power tools are in them along with associated supplies like strips of nails. The cabinets are big enough to hold tools in their cases and - again - have dividers so that you can make a "bin" to put loose items into. There are three bays of wide cabinets in the middle with short cabinets on either end to hold smaller items.

I painted them with Hammerite paint for the heck of it:
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For the third and fourth items, I put up pallet racking for larger loose items as well as boxed items. Whereas the cabinets are for regularly used items, the pallet racking is more long term storage. To get something out, I'm probably going to have to shuffle some things around rather than just grabbing it. The trick is labeling stuff so that I know where to find it when I finally need it.
 
Lil'John said:
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(916) 444-7225

From a year or so old estimate:
The 7'x2' up rights were $55 each.
The 8' beams were $20 each.
The 2'x4' racks were $16 each.

These were brand new. I'm sure craigslist has better pricing. The lockers were ebay scores many years ago ;)
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Thanks a bunch! After I get all the house storage stuff moved out of my shop, I'm going to have to get some decent shelving. Hope their shipping won't be too expensive.
 
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