Took the first step towards building my shop

[Toolmaker51]

Stripped cogs or not, they beat unobtainable crystal balls any day of the week.
My immensity of space is far more conservative, only ~ 1/2 acre or so. So trailers and floor work space are a little more valuable than the property they sit on.
Found out long ago, whatever is conceived is best left flexible. Never know when extra roof trusses, equipment or other such treasures fall into our lap.

[Frank S]

Stripped cogs or not, they beat unobtainable crystal balls any day of the week.
My immensity of space is far more conservative, only ~ 1/2 acre or so. So trailers and floor work space are a little more valuable than the property they sit on.
Found out long ago, whatever is conceived is best left flexible. Never know when extra roof trusses, equipment or other such treasures fall into our lap.

I used to have a crystal ball well not crystal but black plastic, but I dropped it and the glycerin the orb floated in ran out. From then on any question posed to the ball came out as answer not available.
relocating the second trailer can come much later as access to where it will be relocated will not be restricted by anything other than a door. Another reason it may be a while before I move the 2nd trailer is in order to do so I will have to use my Freightliner to move it which means I will have to make a 200 yard long road leading way from where the trailer will be dropped .

[Frank S]

Well pretty much at the halfway point on the lean to roof now. Would have been finished by now if was using straight new metal. But my standing seem sheets have been used at least twice before and have been transported lots of the sheets have damaged edges which has to be hammered back in shape before the next sheet will interlock over it. plus I only have half enough full length sheets so am using half sheets every other space.
got nine sections on yesterday then ran low on screws and had a threat of weather so knocked off around 2:30 in the 106° heat to go after screws.
Got started this morning and by 2:00 again the thunder wind and lightening brought things a halt but now am right at halfway.

[Toolmaker51]

That will sell like hotcakes; riders and material haulers alike.

[Frank S]

That will sell like hotcakes; riders and material haulers alike.

Through my reworking the design I bent a couple of the applied for patents and one of the current patents so bad that me and the patent owner sat down and together had to write up several new points for him to submit to his attorney. But I didn't tell him about one main item I have designed to replace some componentry I'm writing that one up myself as a standalone which will not be use restricted so if this thing goes south between us I will have it and he wont be able to incorporate the system if he decides to take it elsewhere.
One thing in the new configuration that I made sure to incorporate is the platform can reach dock height something his can not do I feel that dock high capability will expand the market potential. Think about a pallet of machine parts needing to go to shipping warehouse or vice versa cutting fluids and what ever. or the landscaper who picks up a pallet of sod then delivers it to the jobsite.
Variations and options for the machine will add versatility which I have preliminary designs on but not set in stone as of yet

[Toolmaker51]

Oh my, I should say so. Can tell of dock height issues all afternoon.

[Frank S]

The past couple of days have been non starters so far as getting anything accomplished.
My friend from Ct. was planning on pulling out early on Monday morning so he and I spent much of Sunday removing a dew things from the container that he felt I should have like a 200 amp 24 circuit electrical panel a bench grinder an air tank, an old heavy wooden work table truck batteries for my Freightliner and forklift plus several other items then re packed the few of his house hold items which had to be removed in order to get out the things we wanted I insisted he lock it up. Then we inspected the Prevost RV for any maladies which may require attention prior of his trip home. I gave it a quick greasing of the zerks as the last time this had been done was when he was here previously. I swear someday I am going to install a 4 ft wide 60 ft long grease pit in my shop complete with alcoves containing shelving and drawers, cut into the walls of the thing just for instances like Sunday. We spent the rest of the day discussing the venture he and I are hoping to get kicked off soon. He pulled out around 3 Am on Monday Jane and I spent most of the morning doing what I hate more than anything else in the world, spending money in town restocking our monthly supplies, which meant the day turned out to be a wash out for working in on or around the shop and it already appears as though today will be a repeat of the past 2 days since I need to repair a flat on my tractor and do some much needed mowing of the fields

[Toolmaker51]

"weather observatory ports"? Anything like screen doors on submarines...

[Frank S]

"weather observatory ports"? Anything like screen doors on submarines...

Naa those only keep out the flyfish

[mwmkravchenko]

Nice to work somewhere that you don't have to worry about frozen ground over the winter moving things around for you.