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10051
« 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.
10052
« 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. 
10053
« 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.
10054
« 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.
10055
« on: November 09, 2015, 10:49:20 PM »
10056
« 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.
10057
« 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.
10058
« 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.
10059
« 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?
10060
« on: November 08, 2015, 08:40:42 PM »
10061
« on: November 08, 2015, 12:20:17 AM »
That's pretty cool in my book
10062
« 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.
10063
« 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.......
10064
« 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...
10065
« 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..........
10066
« 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....... 
10067
« 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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10068
« 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
10069
« 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?
10070
« 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
10071
« 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.....
10072
« 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!
10073
« on: November 05, 2015, 05:21:32 PM »
My old man always claimed insurance was the work of the devil........
10074
« 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.  
10075
« 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?
10076
« on: November 03, 2015, 05:34:39 PM »
10077
« on: October 28, 2015, 10:11:25 PM »
10078
« on: October 28, 2015, 09:19:26 PM »
Thanks JR, my rule with motorized atv's or go carts etc was I only allowed one out of the shop at a time. Guaranteed if you have two there will be a wreck. My kids proved this theory just a week ago with their bicycles. $60 later, new wheel on one bike and new tube on the other........ Actually, my neighbor had those and his boys loved em.
Welcome back Shawn!!!!
10079
« on: October 28, 2015, 09:15:09 PM »
So I started this evening on the loft since I had an extra set of hands from my twelve year old. From here out I can finish this myself.  prior to this I added more storage on the south wall earlier in the afternoon. 
10080
« on: October 28, 2015, 04:56:09 PM »
Currently its called patience, was supposed to be here last week. Kinda hard to build on something I haven't received as of yet. Not that it seems to be an issue a this thread has turned into a DOT'ed work of art........ But I agree, I've almost forgot why I bought it at this point. edit: Tate, the girls loved this thing. Lots of good memories, it was funny to see how their unique personalities really shined thru when you put them on a gas powered vehicle and give them a small taste of freedom. Tate, you need trainers?
Maybe we should call this a how to spend thread? Little about a build, just spending $$$ waiting for a delivery
Whats this about again???
10081
« on: October 28, 2015, 01:21:35 PM »
SMH, call me whatever you like things ain't a changing now!
OK, called dealer this morning. Last of conversion parts are going on tomorrow. Will pick it up Friday and pass by the wonderful SPD to have them do a check and make sure it's road worthy so I can get it plated. So should have some snap shots and go over details of this unit shortly.
10082
« on: October 28, 2015, 09:17:53 AM »
Restoring old tractors is good fun, hard on wallet and like pulling hundreds of dollars out of your pocket and setting them on fire.
I restored an Allis C to wide front and electric start 13 years ago and then I bought a WD45 and used it to log a woods. What an experience, makes you have a lot of respect for the guys who farmed with these machines.
I was 19 years old when my grandpa passed away, I happened to be living with him and my grandmother on their farm at the time. I took over farm upkeep on a WD45 and it gave me a whole new respect for those machines. I recall mowing one day and after getting beat on it came in sat down and fell promptly asleep. Once I woke up my grandmother all 5'3" and 120# told me how she used to plow the fields with that tractor in the spring to help my grandpa out.
10083
« on: October 27, 2015, 10:46:30 PM »
Supposed to be about a bike that still hasn't showed up at my door, guess I better make a phone call and see what the hey is going on. & no I don't have a following on CL, that was Don or Ken or somebody....... ;) They might fit your CumminGs....maybe that's why it smokes so much, it has used Polaris pistons!
What was this thread about? icr
10084
« on: October 27, 2015, 09:31:57 AM »
10085
« on: October 27, 2015, 08:59:57 AM »
When we moved we killed cable as well, best descision we ever made. Only thing we miss is some sports, mainly NFL but going to invest in a digital antennae for the tv as all the Bronco games are on local channel & church has football nights where they play the games on the big screen in the worship area and bring in a half dozen food trucks to vend supper. Last turn out had 300+ people attend. Killed the cable a while ago, gotta wait for FTWD to hit Hulu or Netflix. All these spoilers on season 6 are killing me!
10086
« on: October 27, 2015, 08:52:47 AM »
I also buy/sell on Craigs quite a bit out here in WA... biggest pain is lowballers.
Just had my old wheels and tires from the LBZ on there for $400, and can't even count how many texts i got that said "will you take 200?".. no hello, no hi i'm interested in your tires... just straight lowball fishing offer. One of these times i'm going to say "sure dude meet me at ____ at 9pm and you can have em"... and then wait for the next text from my recliner ;D ;D ;D
Buddy of mine flips used vehicles on there. Every time he gets a will you take this amount he adds $500 to original price and counter offers........ ???
10087
« on: October 27, 2015, 08:49:54 AM »
10088
« on: October 26, 2015, 10:37:52 PM »
Curves
10089
« on: October 26, 2015, 10:36:23 PM »
Chick-fil-a
In-n-out Burger
Carl's Jr.
Wendy's
10090
« on: October 26, 2015, 10:34:34 PM »
*Service Master which is parent company of the following:
-Merry Maids
-Terminix
-American Home Shield
*Tyson Foods
10091
« on: October 26, 2015, 10:32:23 PM »
Mary Kay
10092
« on: October 26, 2015, 10:31:35 PM »
Hobby Lobby
Forever 21
10093
« on: October 26, 2015, 10:30:23 PM »
Trijicon
10094
« on: October 26, 2015, 10:27:45 PM »
Alaska Airlines
Jet Blue
10095
« on: October 26, 2015, 10:23:58 PM »
Interstate Battery
10096
« on: October 26, 2015, 09:27:34 PM »
Sounds like a liberal Don. All about diversity, inclusion, and tolerance....until you disagree with them....then they want to shut you down...
Don, the back story to that Vaseline comment is that we call that homoslist back in Indiana. Cause no one ever sells anything on there. You just get guys texting you with no money who want to trade you for some video game or a set of bald tires from their moms 84 Honda. In the end I really think they're just trolling for a date.....
10097
« on: October 26, 2015, 08:14:16 PM »
I like it, way to be resourceful!
10098
« on: October 26, 2015, 04:17:11 PM »
Those videos make this site worth a few thousand more........ Nice! Updated w/ a couple new ones
10099
« on: October 26, 2015, 02:57:15 PM »
Geeesh... I make a small comment and look what happens...
Job accomplished I guess?? Now that I have completely derailed poor Shawn, maybe I should jump over to Dons thread. That old non-running pile of money hasn't seen much talk lately... :P
& it ain't running is right! :'(
10100
« on: October 26, 2015, 02:53:16 PM »
Good church sermon yesterday, 2 Timothy 2:1 was just sharing is all definitely wasn't my idea by any means..... ;) Well, since I've ah been a slackin I can head that up. Where do you want it? Lets get some more feedback but I think you're on the right track anyhow. Good trajectory Shawn
Haven't we all discussed before making a thread of trusted retailers?
Wouldn't be a bad idea if someone wants to jump on it
Conditions would be that first we separate it into broad categories, such as groceries, auto parts, hardware, medicine, services, and whatever. Then if you actually make a recommendation for or against, you would have had to first done the research to be sure you are right.
comments/ideas/criticisms?
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