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old Ron wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 9:48 am You guys are doing really nice jobs !
I am still working on mine ........ not as fast as I would like but it's moving along .
I spend a lot of time organizing & working on things in the shop .
With the days getting shorter I had to get some lights up to see to work .
I hope to have the first floor of shop 3 framed by winter .Soon I will be splitting fire wood so things on the shop will slow down a bit .
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That is going to be one nice shop!

bullsi1911 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:10 pm I cannot let my wife see that plant sliding thingie. I would be building those in front of all the windows.

My “shop” now has lights, electrical, and AC!

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Question for the gurus-
I have decided I need some sort of floor covering in my little hideaway. The particle board decking has already flaked off a couple of chips, and I don’t want to have to re-deck it. What would be a good covering? It is about a 12x17 foot area

Budget? DIY?

I would get vinyl sheet. It would be a little $$ because you would have to put down sheets of luan.
Cheapest would be to watch ads for an area rug. We have an Ollie's that has them cheap.

Well, I’m hoping for cheap as possible. I was looking at the interlocking rubber mats, but that was almost $130.

So… that is a possibility, but I’m looking for options

bullsi1911 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2023 6:12 pm Well, I’m hoping for cheap as possible. I was looking at the interlocking rubber mats, but that was almost $130.

So… that is a possibility, but I’m looking for options

Thats probably the cheapest and most easy option.

Or a rug. They really tie the room together.

I am laying sub floor on my second floor of shop 3 now ..... it's 16' x 50' area
It is a pain in the butt to deal with .
I will probably put under lament over the sub floor after I have all the walls & wiring done .
Then decide on what type of flooring I want up there .
I am thinking a lament floor .
That area will just be used to display collections so not a high traffic area .
The first floor will be used a lot more so probably go with commercial tile .

I only have 4' more to go on the floor on the second floor of shop 3 .
Then I can start on walls & rafters .
They are calling for in the 80s for the next few days so I won't be working in that heat up there .
Once it cools back down I will be up there pounding away [/size][/b]

These were like $24 at the Homeless Despot. We shal see how they work in the shop.

Buy a hammer extension. You’ll thank me.


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Not sure if those fit the TC, but they make them that do.

I’ve never seen one with a bonafide safety. Only a selector that goes from center fire to rim fire.
Regardless, it’s safe when the hammer is down. Anything else is redundant.

That's an OLD Contender. Safety and a rotating front to select CF or RF

I probably won't shoot it much so will try the hammer extension cpj told me about .
I do have a few other choices I can make to go shoot .

Building shop 3 & 4 has really cut down on shooting .
Doing the construction myself has set me way back on things I would rather be doing .

For winter 2023 .
So far I managed a few done stamps on guns .
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Nicely done!

Thanks sako .
Next I will finally get going on the stock for me Winchester 1873 44- 40
A lot of fitting needs doing on new wood .

I bought a skyjack to work on my west shops .
That should help a lot with the high work .[/size][/b]

Good luck with both projects. Really looking forward to seeing the 73 done. 44-40 is a favorite of mine.

I hope they all come out nice .
When the heat & humidity hits here I will work on stocks .
I tried out the sky jack yesterday ...... that thing goes a long ways up !
I managed to get 3 more 8' lights up yesterday .
A guy need sea legs up on those !
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I’ll bring the shop thread back up and maybe entice Ron to jump in…

Been a while. Some work done in my shop. But two of my current, cooler items going on…

This Texaco gas station sign was here on my farm for years. It was made in 1965. It was given to a buddy of mine years ago. He decided to part with it and let me have it back. So I hung it up in the shop. As seen, I also put in a sink
While picking up the sign, my buddy offered me this 1983 Coke machine, for free… knowing it doesn’t get cold, I graciously accepted. If nothing else, I figured I’d gut it and use it as a powder storage cabinet or something. After finding out its age and where it came from, I decided to see what it would take to get it running and make it a beer fridge. $561 later, I’ve got the parts ordered…