Originally Posted by fjmurph
Who me? That's what they make sky hooks for ain't it?
Originally Posted by fjmurph
Who me? That's what they make sky hooks for ain't it?
Had a real test tonight. We had a severe thunderstorm with 70 mph gusts and an inch of rain in an hour. The Shed still stands and the floor is dry.
Folks up the road had softball sized hail.
If you didn't bring jerky what did I just eat?
Glad to hear your shed is okay, Kyrat. Hope the rest of the homestead is as well. Up here, we just had a tad bit of rain and a ton of lightening. Stay safe!
”There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.” ~Johnny Rotten
A shed looking like it was built around a telephone pole. The pole sticking through it. That woulda been a comical sight.
The pessimist complains about the wind;
The optimist expects it to change;
The realist adjusts the sails.
- William Arthur Ward
Oh, man. That would have been awful to just having completed the shed only to be pounded by monster hail. You must be paying the preacher the right amount.
Hummmmm.......
Worked on a church.....we were doing prep work for HVAC.....was almost framed and inclosed......storm cam along and blew it down.....
Had to start over.....
Just when it was almost framed in again....blew down a second time.....
I think if it was me.....I would have picked a different spot....like an omen from above......"Don't Build Here"
Third time was a charm......my boss lost his butt on the job...and he was donating a lot of labor and equipment at cost...twice.
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First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
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I am wiring the workshop today.
It is not a complecated job. I am running a single 30 amp circuit for now. All my gear will run on 110ac.
I am going to use plastic boxes for this application to avoid short circuits and lose wire problems and such.
It seems that while I was in the construction phase of this totally metal building I had a worn spot on my electric drill cord. Said bare spot came into contact with some of the metal when I laid down the drill and I electrified the entire structure, which I noticed the next time I grabbed part of the building.
Strange tingle, metallic taste in the mouth, realization that this did not happen the last time I touched the building....
Anyway, the building is about to be put on the grid.
After the power is run I will build workbenches using the internal power rather than a tangle of extension cords.
If you didn't bring jerky what did I just eat?
Now I know why you showed up late to camp. Ya know you can't electrify a tent...
Maybe run a ground rod with strap to a wall?
I have 250 ft, outdoor buried Romex 10/4 2-30 amp breakers......down the hill to my shed....with electric box for distribution......box grounded on the lower end....rod and strap.
Geezer Squad....Charter Member #1
Evoking the 50 year old rule...
First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
Member Wahoo Killer knives club....#27
I could do that Hunter. The shed is 3 feet away from the ground rod used for the house and I could run a ground to it with no problem.
As for electrifying a tent??? Do You really think I have never done that???
I have rigged tents with electric blankets, lights, refrigerators and window fans, not all that the same time of course.
If you didn't bring jerky what did I just eat?
Yeah....We had (friend and I) full gallon Ham radio station in "Tent City" Boy Scout Camp.......Tapped the line to the out house yard light. (Wasn't me, but the kid who's father ran the Co-op".
Shooting skip was great in 1963, lot of sunspot activity.
Geezer Squad....Charter Member #1
Evoking the 50 year old rule...
First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
Member Wahoo Killer knives club....#27
Wait a minute. If you just power the skin on the shop it would save you installing outlets.
Used to be a guy on many forums.....think he was/is a mod on a few....12vman
Was professing using your copper pipe as a leg of a 12 v. circuit.
If a ground was wire form the house can't see where should any problems.
That said and as all electricity works on FM.....I would still add a ground.
Geezer Squad....Charter Member #1
Evoking the 50 year old rule...
First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
Member Wahoo Killer knives club....#27
Got that sucker wired!
I still have three outlets to go but it is now connected and hot.
Tomorrow I clean things up and start getting the equipment sorted.
Amazing how much stuff you accumulate.
If you didn't bring jerky what did I just eat?
Strange tingle, metallic taste in the mouth, realization that this did not happen the last time I touched the building....
Anyway, the building is about to be put on the grid.
Sounds like a "shocking " experience
The first crane I run in 1982 was a Phoenix Skyhook 100'. We had the last crane by Phoenix and also the first on Manitex made when they bought them out in the mid 2000's. Now, we have 5 Manitex and 2 Elliots. But, we rent cranes all the time. Usually, 40 tons and use there stick and kib with our man basket when our booms won't hit.
I got the workbenches installed today. 13 feet of bench space. Moved some of the equipment in. Trying to figure out why I own three belt sanders and two drill presses? Got some shelves in there.
Sure would be nice if it had been a couple of feet longer!
If you didn't bring jerky what did I just eat?
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