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10051
« on: November 14, 2015, 11:37:07 AM »
2nd loft space, side to side this area is approximately 13' wide. This loft will be 4' deep and not incorporate the beam above, thank heavens. I ordered 2 (roughly 2x12) LVL's to screw together and span this 13' space. All the material should arrive Monday from the lumber yard. So this should be straight forward and be able to park the JK up there when complete.... 
10052
« on: November 14, 2015, 11:22:20 AM »
That's pretty sic Nate, thanks for sharing!
10053
« on: November 14, 2015, 09:06:40 AM »
10055
« on: November 14, 2015, 08:56:00 AM »
God Bless Ted and all the innocents lost yesterday.
10056
« on: November 14, 2015, 08:54:50 AM »
PTSD, a lot of things are getting labeled as PTSD. I just went through that CERT course and when they covered the Disaster Psychology portion they brought in a lady to cover that chapter who worked in the records area of the PD. She was working towards a masters in Psychology and she brought up a personal experience where she aborted a child at seven months due to some problem (can't recall the name) but basically the child did not have enough x chromosomes and would not supposedly survive outside of the womb. The child did have a heart beat. Anyhow rather than her have to birth a child that they claimed would not survive she aborted at 7 months. So her husband then finishes school and tries to get hired as a police officer and can't pass the psych exam. So they label him with PTSD because of this abortion. I don't know enough about psychology to say whether he was or wasn't. My thought was yeah maybe he had remorse for ending a child's life and maybe that screwed him up. However, when she labeled it as PTSD dummy me did pause and question the use of that term in that application. I guess what I'm saying is they seem to use it as a one size fits all label and I don't think you can do that.
10057
« on: November 14, 2015, 08:43:05 AM »
Keith that is a fine line so to speak. What I'm saying is if you read what our government puts out anyone who disagrees with them could be categorized as such. Meaning everyone on this forum who jokes, complains or outright disagrees. Be careful what you ask for, this is the exact effect that "those" in power want from such an attack. Never let a good crisis go to waste if you will. I think Big D called them psych ops, it's how we received the patriot act which had nothing to do with patriots just chiseling more of our freedoms away "for our own good". You want to fix this then go after the problem, end of story. You are correct Don, the government does know where they are but they are just going to "watch" them. They won't do anything because the are American citizens and have rights.
In my opinion, if any US citizen chooses to support monetarily or physically participate in a known terrorist group within the States should have their "Citizenship" revoked and delt with according
"Let God sort them out"... I think everyone knows the first part.
Semper Fi
10058
« on: November 13, 2015, 11:37:52 PM »
Well. It's just the "JV" and they are contained.
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Good quote, pretty sure all the useful idiots agree too
10059
« on: November 13, 2015, 11:36:09 PM »
10060
« on: November 13, 2015, 09:41:55 PM »
What's the difference? And our dear new guy want to let 25k of them in here...
Thoughts and prayers to those affected.
I thought it was around 100k???
10061
« on: November 13, 2015, 07:34:55 PM »
Just read more than 100 victims inside the theater are dead, I hope that is not accurate but prayers go out to these people and their families.
10062
« on: November 13, 2015, 09:22:59 AM »
We have a little in the bank at the moment...hoping to spend it on Christmas for some of those Christian refugee children. We made Christmas possible last year for one family...Thanks again for all those who helped!
Here is something that we are doing through our church and is headed up by Samaritans Purse. We have our daughters kinda lead the way on this project. http://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
10063
« on: November 12, 2015, 05:52:02 PM »
Never, maybe I'm wrong but unless I blow a line it doesn't get flushed..........
My granddad was mechanic in WWII then farmer and he taught me and that was never part of the maintenance on any vehicle or tractor.
10064
« on: November 12, 2015, 05:07:14 PM »
That is very disheartening Big D, years ago I along with GLO donated heavily to them. They were no where near as large as they are today. It appears they have strayed way off course, big money will do that though I guess.
10065
« on: November 12, 2015, 05:01:20 PM »
OK, so clamps flipped. Sheeting for flooring laid, loft is officially ready to be loaded up. Sorry for the bad picture I have two big picture windows mounted up high either side of this loft and it screwed with camera. One thing to note with this design, when I was fixing my screw up I noticed there was essentially no tension or load on the chain with the loft empty. My theory is this, the way this is designed only the outer corner or half of the loft will ever be hanging from that chain. If I keep more weight in the back corner or half then it minimizes the load on the front half and chain. The short back wall the joists are supported down to the floor and then on the front corner against wall that joist is supported down to the floor as well. So what happens is from corner to corner on the supported joists the frame acts as a fulcrum. If you have more weight in the back corner it will lessen the load on the chain and beam above. So with that said I will load it heavy in the back corner. On to the next & last loft, no screwy beam clamps needed so I should be gtg. 
10066
« on: November 11, 2015, 09:54:36 PM »
Picked it up week or so ago, was delayed for a week fighting tank of bad gas and worn out stock battery in wife's car. She commandeered Jeep for the week so I had no way to go get it.
Scheduled road worthy inspection with SPD for Dec 15th ::) and then found out local town PD (one officer) is certified to do them as well however he has not gotten back to me. So between screwing up the loft build with my upside down clamps :( (which sucks fixing for the record) planting trees and buying tires I might as well be stuck in that loft..........
Gotta get garage ship shape then I can focus on bike. In mean time I have been researching new parts.
10067
« on: November 11, 2015, 09:47:07 PM »
It was about 40 degrees out when I picked them up (sitting outside). These tires are extremely soft & are siped every which way, I didn't want the hassle of studs. However, they were mounting a lot of studded tires both times I was there today. Like I said we've never run snow tires on any vehicle and anything is better than those slicks (gas savers) that we run on it normally. If it's really bad she'll take Jeep but I wanted her to have a fighting chance if she happened to be out and about when the snow started to fly. IIRC last time I was talk in to the guys at my local tire shop, the studless perform just as well, and you don't have to worry about taking them off to avoid tickets, tearing up the road, etc. I'm no tire pro, but at least that's what they told me when I was looking for a set for my old Tahoe.
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10068
« on: November 11, 2015, 09:40:39 PM »
Test drove a quad cab a month ago, hard to beat for the price. Ash has been buying Dodges for last year or better only, Ford and GM are over priced........
10069
« on: November 11, 2015, 06:22:12 PM »
Purchased a set of Blizzaks (non studded) on separate rims this morning from Discount Tire, I'll be mounting them on the car at home myself before next snow. Apparently and I wasn't aware of this but if they mount the wheels on the car then the tire pressure sensors had to be in the wheels which ran another $60 per tire. I personally hate those tire pressure sensors as does every tire guy I know. Thank you big brother again.........
10070
« on: November 11, 2015, 10:41:09 AM »
Received our first 3" or so this morning, time to go tire shopping. Thanks for the input RMTS!
10071
« on: November 10, 2015, 04:02:02 PM »
Our shop is 80x80. The heat has 2 separate zones so we can keep the office warmer. Had it professionally installed. They put a special high pressure Styrofoam down then the tubes and then concrete. That insulates it from the ground. The building sits on a 4 ft tall concrete stem wall that is a foot thick. Pured that using lite form so its insulated really good.
Did you pour those walls yourself? You were talking about the crete forms made of styrofoam correct? Always wondered about those.....
10072
« on: November 10, 2015, 03:58:58 PM »
100% agree I'm not in disagreement there JR, I'm just saying this self serving "former radio and televangelist" is playing up an already known fact for self promotion IMO.
10073
« on: November 10, 2015, 03:58:03 PM »
Guess the radio was blowing up this morning over Starbucks this morning. My wife who is a coffee addict stated she would never drink another cup of their brew again. I agree we have to vote with our pocketbook. He can believe it what he thinks as can the employees. I will not buy anything there.
I guess their profile trumps federal law and the Constitution,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10074
« on: November 10, 2015, 02:34:54 PM »
Copy, just saw your post. Every picture I saw of them they were rotated this way never second guessed it. Makes sense though, just have to flip and notch for the set screw then and as you stated re mud them in place.
That rating is with them installed the other way. The squared off part of the clamp opening is supposed to on top of the beam. The screw is not supposed to support the weight, just hold it in place. We use several thousand of those things all over this platform at work. They work great and are easy to hang stuff just about anywhere. It may never fail the way you have it, but I would not leave it that way. You should be able to cut out the sheetrock under the beam where the clamps are. Then cut a notch in that 2x to make room for the part of the clamp with the screw in it under the bottom of the beam. Finish it back off with some mud and slap the unistrut back up there.
10075
« on: November 10, 2015, 02:22:25 PM »
Cribbing, or reinforcement etc. All the 2x6's have support directly below them going to the floor so shear is not an issue & they are all secured from rotating off of their individual ledges.   Laid first piece of 7/16" OSB for the floor & screwed it in place. 
10076
« on: November 10, 2015, 02:16:13 PM »
I would have just drilled through the beam. Coming off on both sides is better, but the weight needs to be off the set screws.
Contemplated drilling, however those beam clamps are rated at like 700#+ each so those sets screws ain't going anywhere. Never had the need for an inspection camera before but yeah it would have been handy I will admit.
10077
« on: November 09, 2015, 11:29:28 PM »
Good friend of mine did this in his shop 40x60, however he failed to insulate around the perimeter of the foundation. So essentially all his floor heat was sucked out into the surrounding frozen ground with the lack of an insulation barrier there to keep the heat in. He ended up putting in forced air unit using the exterior wood boiler and completely foregoing the floor heat, big waste of investment. If done right this type of heat is hard to beat, I've had friends who heated the floors with electric heater units and also exterior wood burning stoves. Nothing beats in floor heat. We can pull a piece of equipment inside in the middle of winter with a foot of snow on it. By morning its all thawed out and the floor is dry. No more cold feet. The only problem is if we have to open the big door (42x23) we have to fire up the Val 6 to take the chill out. Its pricy but worth it.
10078
« on: November 09, 2015, 10:49:20 PM »
10079
« on: November 09, 2015, 01:44:10 PM »
Nice Job! When I first saw the picture of the style of clamp you used I thought "oh no, he is going to twist that beam". But I was relieved to see you already thought of that. Using those on only one side of the beam may work fine at first, but if enough weight is added it could be a disaster. I had never thought of using one on each side, but that should work great.
Yeah, with that 2x4 strapped to the bottom and it covered in drywall these seemed as easy as anything else I found. Plus I walked in to Home Depot and $12 later walked out with a set of them.
10080
« on: November 09, 2015, 12:27:15 PM »
Progress!     Started this morning by drilling couple pilots holes near bottom of beam to locate actual steel. Then opened it up to find it appears they attached a 2x4 to bottom of steel beam. Didn't measure it but I believe the beam has a 3/8" thick bottom flange so it's fairly HD. Once I opened it up I took a drill with a 1/2" bit and bored a hole bottom either corner and then drilled in bottom center to remove wood that was in the way for the beam clamp. I then used a box end wrench to tighten clamp to beam after hammering it into place. A little bit of drywall that I cut out was reinserted and some mud. Now I have an adequate attachment point for the near corner loft support. Then landscaper called and trees are in route so I'm side tracked once again, we'll let that mud dry for a bit I guess. Edit, worth noting I placed a clamp on each side of this beam for the loft mount. I will tie them together for a single attachment point below the beam centered up. The reality is I doubt the steel beam is going anywhere but having it twist and fall over is always a concern when working with an I-beam so you want your load directly on top of it or below it.
10081
« on: November 09, 2015, 12:24:44 PM »
Here's my setup on the cheap, honestly only portable heater I had left after the move. It does take the chill off my enourmous 700 sq ft though......... ::)  Those fires affect us here on the eastern slope as well. I'm 20 mins from mountains and there were quite a few days where the smoke blocked them entirely.
10082
« on: November 09, 2015, 09:57:31 AM »
What I was getting at was this pastor is focused on a cup, seriously it took a red cup to give him a clue when the rest of us already knew about their progressive policies?
10083
« on: November 08, 2015, 08:40:42 PM »
10084
« on: November 08, 2015, 12:20:17 AM »
That's pretty cool in my book
10085
« on: November 07, 2015, 10:56:09 PM »
Completed this program today, we did active shooter drills. I got shot on four different occasions, don't think the goal was to get killed but I kept becoming a target somehow..... :o
We also did a vehicle roll over crash / injury drill. Was fairly realistic, but I recall from a real life scenario once that the adrenaline really pumps when it's real and not so much in this drill.
Active shooter was a little more intense. All in all it was well put together and definitely gives you some inside the box perspective.
10086
« on: November 06, 2015, 11:11:14 PM »
I think we need a brig, maybe off shore someplace.
That or just send Don a bottle,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Don, offshore & bottle or a message in a bottle. Hmmmm maybe on to something but I'm not sure how big a bottle for all the messages I know he needs.......
10087
« on: November 06, 2015, 09:55:26 PM »
I'd say just ban me but I don't think I have been unbanned since the last time. Which then brings up a new conundrum can you technically fire someone who is currently banned? In theory if I am banned then I am performing no relevant job duty. Not that I ever claimed I was ever capable of doing any particular job to begin with. Oh and don't get me started on Ash just go ahead and fire him already....... How about Ash? He's here even less than Duane!
Now that's an idea...Fire Ash
Never thought of that one!
Good idea!
But if I fire Ash, then I'd have to fire Shawn as well...you know, just cause...
10088
« on: November 06, 2015, 09:41:43 PM »
I don't think that has much on Hughes' Spruce goose other than it was 40 years behind..........
10089
« on: November 06, 2015, 05:34:53 PM »
So I stopped by HD today and picked up a pair of these for $6 each, should do the trick once I chisel some wood and fireproofing out of the way....... 
10090
« on: November 06, 2015, 04:24:58 PM »
I like the idea but would use someone's well engineered kit if there is one. Problem doing it yourself with home brew is you will probably have twice the initial headaches and more money spent in the end than you intended, kit cuts to the chase so to speak imo. I've done things both ways in the past and kits are normally easier if they are well designed. Thats why I am up in the air still. Sounds good, and would look cool but do I really need it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10091
« on: November 06, 2015, 10:19:49 AM »
Copy, never heard of a company doing this. Good idear though......... Our new project will likely roll with 42" swampers that i will have spun ground to make round.
What is this spun ground you speak of? Burnouts?
No, you know about grinding tires round, right?
A machine rotates the wheel while a knife scalps the high areas, effectively making the tires round.
Those old swampers and any tire that company made was never round, but they got great traction in extreme conditions. So we'd buy the tires, mount then, have them cut round
10092
« on: November 05, 2015, 10:35:10 PM »
Our new project will likely roll with 42" swampers that i will have spun ground to make round.
What is this spun ground you speak of? Burnouts?
10093
« on: November 05, 2015, 10:31:38 PM »
Yeah yeah I know the site says truckworks n all however in a former life I owned several 4x4's and am now down to one. The wife drives her car quite a bit (work between 3 seperate facilities) and am looking at a dedicated set of snow tires & wheels for her for the winter here in northern Colorado. So for those who have used snow tires what do you recommend, for what its worth there are plenty of threads on the intard web but rather have your opinions.........
and yes I will be buying a set of 4
10094
« on: November 05, 2015, 10:24:34 PM »
It's steel I-beam, you see in a former life I used to play with that stuff ALOT...... Anyhow drill punched thru drywall went almost to center and hit steel. These beams are either wood or I-beam, never saw tube used for this application ever. Was looking at mc master carr and they have some beam mounts for uni strut I'm gunna order up and fix this then mud it back in like you all said.....
10095
« on: November 05, 2015, 10:17:58 PM »
I think if you are carrying anything over 4" or 6" it is illegal now....... If this was an attack with a firearm the handwringing would be intense.
Heard anyone say we need to ban knives? or Muslims?
Knife Control Laws, anyone?
http://www.gopusa.com/news/2015/11/05/student-who-stabbed-4-at-california-college-identified-as-faisal-mohammad/?subscriber=1
You make a joke RN, but in England after the gun ban and confiscation, death by knives skyrocketed. So believe it or not, the Parliament actually considered regulating the blade size! I think everything over 10" was to be made illegal.
Stupid is not concentrated in just our government it would appear!
10096
« on: November 05, 2015, 05:21:32 PM »
My old man always claimed insurance was the work of the devil........
10097
« on: November 05, 2015, 04:22:49 PM »
Ok, so ran into another conundrum with this darn ceiling. If you look above the horizontal 2x6 in top pic there is a beam running the width of the garage. I thought it was a wood beam with drywall laid over it. After drilling to lag a vertical piece of uni strut to it to hold up this outside corner I realized it's steel..... So now I have to figure out how I'm going to mount a hanger to it without destroying the drywall. The drywall is a fire protection for the beam which holds up our master bedroom so I really don't want that beam to weaken during a fire when I'm potentially sleeping...... edit: best I can tell its a wide flange I-beam, I know they make mounts to grab bottom of the flange either side that I could hook uni strut to or even cable down to the 2x6 joists. Open to all idears.  
10098
« on: November 05, 2015, 04:17:39 PM »
For as flimsy as they look, they do hold alot.
Those jars remind me I need a BIG BIN drawer setup. Half my mess is little stuff.
I use those metal wall brackets a lot. They're pretty stout and long lasting
Shelf brackets are great for less than $2ea, the jars are free so why the hey not?
10099
« on: November 03, 2015, 05:34:39 PM »
10100
« on: October 28, 2015, 10:11:25 PM »
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