Hide Site/Bug out location Part 8

[Flyin6]

I really need to clean up these doors!

[Flyin6]

Cool how everything fits in the barn. There was no need to park outside, then walk inside through the mud.

[JR]

Nice, guards on the tilt rams.

[Flyin6]

Nice, guards on the tilt rams.

And cool thing is they take just two bolts and they are off (Easier to paint back at the casa in a heated space.

[Sammconn]

I really need to clean up these doors!

Chief, you said hang wrong here. 

[Flyin6]

I really need to clean up these doors!

Chief, you said hang wrong here. 

Exactly!

[Flyin6]

It's the day before Turkey Day, which really means, "Clean up the house day," but I managed to push the ball downfield a little more.

The steel was finished to cover the tops of the big sliding doors, so I picked that up.

Next, I ordered a new Jenkins Iron and Steel Auger plus a 9" and a 12" auger bit/boring bar.

https://jenkinsironandsteel.com/

I was so impressed by the quality of the Grapple that they sold me, that I looked no further when it came time to purchase the new auger. I sold the Blue Diamond unit I had for several years and notably, this new one cost me around the same $$$ as I sold the older BD unit for!

The price for everything was $2750 delivered to my driveway! That is an outstanding price.

[JR]

Nice, I got the same bits for mine. Didn't need the 18in.

[Atkinsmatt]

I've got an 8". The 12 is what I should have got the first time.

[Flyin6]

So what I am planning is to lay out the shed additions and then bore 12" holes to full depth of the boring bar. I want to fill the holes with concrete and rebar then set brackets for posts on top of the concrete piers. I could just set posts directly into the ground, I suppose, but I always have trouble setting a post exactly right. And you only get one chance to get it right. So with a pier, I figure I can find the exact post location, then drill and bolt a bracket, then set the post into that. Well, that's my plan anyway...

[Atkinsmatt]

Some epoxy for anchors is very strong. And you can put it where you want.

[Flyin6]

Some epoxy for anchors is very strong. And you can put it where you want.

Do you mean once I drill the fresh concrete for the exact bolt-hole location? Then epoxy the hole before tightening everything up?

[Sammconn]

Some epoxy for anchors is very strong. And you can put it where you want.

Do you mean once I drill the fresh concrete for the exact bolt-hole location? Then epoxy the hole before tightening everything up?

There are specific anchors that are made to be ‘set’ in epoxy.
They are great and the fastener companies wil tell you they net a higher yeild strength.

It is very easy to misalign but in fresh concrete probably less an issue but ultimate strength may be compromised depending on how fresh. 

[Atkinsmatt]

You can wait and drill in not so fresh concrete. Locate, drill, give it a squirt and drive the anchor bolt. If you want to wet stick it, use a j bolt and that works well also.

[stlaser]

I have the same auger, only have the 12” bit but used it again today then put it on a skid and tarp’d it (technically ky flag over it) for the winter.

I’ve been using these https://www.midwestpermacolumn.com/product/pc4600 and am very happy with them.

[Flyin6]

I have the same auger, only have the 12” bit but used it again today then put it on a skid and tarp’d it (technically ky flag over it) for the winter.

I’ve been using these https://www.midwestpermacolumn.com/product/pc4600 and am very happy with them.

I like those.

That KY flag...smell like tobacco? So many tobacco barns smoking the leaves...Classic KY country scent.

[stlaser]

Negative, blue, says made in China and I always caught a glimpse of them flying from truck and trailers with no taillights in the tuck…..

[Flyin6]

Negative, blue, says made in China and I always caught a glimpse of them flying from truck and trailers with no taillights in the tuck…..

Made in China...Hmmm
Know what isn't made in China?
All of us!

[Flyin6]

Been down at the farm for the past two days. Felt good working in the cold. I saw a low temp of 23 and a high of 47. The camper stayed toasty warm thanks to that catalytic propane heater. The dogs did not like the cold as much as I thought they would. I ended up letting them sleep in the Suburban last night.

Saw this cool halo around the moon at around 0100

[Flyin6]

I completed three major tasks. first was to fully assemble the doors so all that was remaining to do is simply to hang them in place...Done

Secondly, I cleaned up the area below the shed where the wind destroyed the gazebo and some other things: Done

Finally, I ran the sawmill to ensure it was ready for the big job of ripping into a big red oak this coming week.

Along with those things I cleaned all the glass in the track loader, did some service work to the Talon, and moved some gravel around.

I actually started off with cutting down the sawmill base and finished graveling in the area around it.

[Flyin6]

A gazebo/deck thing I built before was tossed around by the wind. Instead of burning it, I disassembled it to save the lumber. I think I saved most of it, and all of that will be incorporated into upcoming projects.

[Flyin6]

I disposed of the metal, burned everything combustible, then scraped up some more gravel.

[Flyin6]

The barn door sliding door system is pretty slick:

[Flyin6]

The sawmill checks out great. It is better than the one I had.

I cut up one older Cedar log that had some rot in it from sitting. Nice thing about Cedar is the white wood may rot, but the purple stuff lasts forever. I scored 90 board feet from that one log!

[JR]

Wish you were close enough to saw up a mantle for me.

[Flyin6]

Wish you were close enough to saw up a mantle for me.

I'll do it JR. Figure out the biggest thing you can ship FedEx or UPS and I'll send it to ya.

[JR]

They ship anything, but I imagine the cost would be prohibitive, but I may look it into it.

[Flyin6]

They ship anything, but I imagine the cost would be prohibitive, but I may look it into it.

OK, well I have 250 year old oak logs, Eastern Cedar, and some Red oak. Other species will be coming along...

[TexasRedNeck]

Don, this is what I use.  Pour your concrete, then when you are ready to set your post/bracket location, drill holes, clean them out well, squirt in the expoy and then insert stainless threaded rod.

It’s stronger than the concrete and you don’t risk cracking concrete with wedge anchors.  Literally the concrete will break before the epoxy fails.

I had 4x4x1/4 steel posts with 1/2 inch baseplates.  I set them where I wanted then drilled through the holes then used the epoxy/stainless allthread.

https://usa.sika.com/en/construction/repair-protection/multi-purpose-epoxies/anchoring/sika-anchorfix-2.html


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[Flyin6]

Don, this is what I use.  Pour your concrete, then when you are ready to set your post/bracket location, drill holes, clean them out well, squirt in the expoy and then insert stainless threaded rod.

It’s stronger than the concrete and you don’t risk cracking concrete with wedge anchors.  Literally the concrete will break before the epoxy fails.

I had 4x4x1/4 steel posts with 1/2 inch baseplates.  I set them where I wanted then drilled through the holes then used the epoxy/stainless allthread.

https://usa.sika.com/en/construction/repair-protection/multi-purpose-epoxies/anchoring/sika-anchorfix-2.html


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Great tip, I'll use that

But, I think I am going to pour a concrete pad for that 12X12 shed attachment part of the project. I will use piers, obviously for all the porch deck construction, so the epoxy will get used there.

[JR]

Try not to set the rebar where you set the anchors. I had to buy a special bit for that.

[Flyin6]

As a part of the project, I am currently milling lumber. A friend dropped a huge Red Oak which I will mill. I made a deal for 50/50 for the lumber. His tree/my sawmill. He also has a big white oak which we will mill next. The white oak will be used to build all the cabinets and the Red oak could be used for flooring, or even the walls. She wants to experiment with various degrees of white washing/stain on the oak to see if she cha get something she likes. If she CAN settle on something, then I will save thousands on having to purchase pine T&G.

This afternoon I sawed the largest trunk into four-8' sections. The actual logs weighed between 2200-2500 pounds each. I am estimating them to yield around 1000bf of lumber. Not bad for what will amount to one day's work. I still have three 8-10 foot sections to load and haul down. This single tree will yield all of the wood I will need for all the cabinets, the whole floor, and the doors as well!

[Sammconn]

That is a great deal and score for you!

[Flyin6]

That is a great deal and score for you!

Indeed! And a great score for the gentleman with the timber who, shortly will have hundreds of useable boards.

[Flyin6]

Take a look at the first log (not the largest) that we milled:

[Flyin6]

That turned into this cant (rectangular chunk after milling away the round edges), which we used to mill off some flat pieces, then bisected it into a 6" wide cant and an 8" wide cant

[Flyin6]

Once you get the rectangular pieces, I was stacking two or even three alongside each other, then with each pass, I had 2-3 new 1" thick boards.

I was using the Kubota and that new Jenkins Iron and Steel grapple to move those big logs with ease. The largest logs were around 2,500 pounds each.

[Flyin6]

A friend and I worked about eight hours milling four big logs. We have three more remaining to complete this one massive Red Oak. We divided the lumber equally. I cut a variety of boards ranging from 6" to 18" wide in 1" and 2" thick sections.

He wanted some bar top so we did a bunch of live edge 2" thick by eight feet long pieces that weighed around a hundred pounds. I took a number of those so that I could build heavy countertops if I so chose in the cabin. Usually, one cuts the bigger pieces down to relieve internal stress, then reglues them after flopping or inverting adjacent pieces. But for now, I'll just let them dry and see what shakes out.

My stack is in the garage and my friend's is on his trailer.

[JR]

That looks like some great wood. I sit that cold or just being in the shade?

[TexasRedNeck]

Nice Don. Those chunks look like the white oak I used to make this table.   Still a work in progress





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[Flyin6]

Nice Don. Those chunks look like the white oak I used to make this table.   Still a work in progress





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Thanks, and we are only about 30% through processing all the logs into useable boards/posts/whatever

Cool table

[Flyin6]

That looks like some great wood. I sit that cold or just being in the shade?

Cold all day. I find it invigorating to work outside in the cold all day. Talk about a good night's sleep!

[Flyin6]

We did it again, and with this day's cut, we finished processing that single big red oak.

The bottom 8-foot log was too heavy for my tractor to lift, so Dave had to cut slabs off of it. Even then the MX-6000 Kubota stalled during the lift. I only made it by 1" getting the forks up and over the bed rails on the dump trailer.

Here it is dwarfing the sawmill deck:

[Flyin6]

We took 1" full-width slabs off of it for who knows what, but I have an oak board 24" wide and eight feet long.

After that and a bunch of other oddball cuts, we ended up with two huge cants. The smaller one is in the jaws of the CTL and then again on the mill deck. I think we got 19- 1" x 7" boards off this one. The larger cant yielded 19- 1" X 11" boards.

[Flyin6]

The huge stack of lumber I accumulated necessitates my erecting a temporary tent structure to stack it all in. That will again yield the floor space for other work and storage.

Still looking for some help to hang those two big garage doors...

[JR]

Beautiful wood. We always seem to need more storage.

[Flyin6]

Beautiful wood. We always seem to need more storage.

I'll save ya a piece if you want it! ;-)

[Flyin6]

Switching to White Oak this time along with some smaller Maple logs.

Still accumulating lumber for the remodel/build of my cabin

[Flyin6]

It was leaning into the hillside and fence on a neighboring property. I wanted to drop it along a narrow strip of land right beside the paved driveway, and somehow that's just what happened.

[Flyin6]

Darn pictures are showing up 90 degrees out again, and these were shot with my Sony camera, not the krapple phone.

Anyway we ended up with another day of cutting ahead of us.

The white oak will e used for cabinets and furniture.