Took the first step towards building my shop

[Toolmaker51]

"Temporary" here doesn't mean less important, as Frank S proves daily, and fact we get treated to each next post. It's what makes progress occur, dependability.
So in applause of tenacious welds; whatever their purpose.
It's bad economy spending rod or wire on poor welds, which are rotten insurance.
1'll bet he'd agree this preserves materials for re-use too, lacking groves of I beam trees. IYKWIM

[Frank S]

"Temporary" here doesn't mean less important, as Frank S proves daily, and fact we get treated to each next post. It's what makes progress occur, dependability.
So in applause of tenacious welds; whatever their purpose.
It's bad economy spending rod or wire on poor welds, which are rotten insurance.
1'll bet he'd agree this preserves materials for re-use too, lacking groves of I beam trees. IYKWIM

And so far there is no indication of an iron ore deposit on my property so setting up a foundry and making my own beams is probably not feasible

[Toolmaker51]

And so far there is no indication of an iron ore deposit on my property so setting up a foundry and making my own beams is probably not feasible

That's what we used to call a "Be the first on your block, to be last on your block" situation.

[Frank S]

Looks like the perfect place to store a few thousand dollars worth of extruded aluminum

[Frank S]

Ok this is part of what the pad was for


just a little heavy that tire has 60PSI in it

backing in place using the power of the hydraulics and the winch on the trailer to position the container where I needed it



this will be parked between the containers after I roof over them and close in the ends

[Frank S]

Now that the box van is down and leveled in place on concrete blocks I can back fil the low spot in the Southeast corner of the shop

[Frank S]

The steel genies reside in the slag cauldrons, they are almost impossible to contact and none that I know of ever looked like Barbra Eden . most looked like Jafar and sounded like Johnathan Freeman. If you are real brave you might conjure one up in the sulfur smoke of an open hearth forge but be warned they give a new name to malevolence. I wont attempt to repeat the lyrical chant to call one up as the wrong one might appear and take back any gifts left by previous steel genies. It is by far better not to question why, how, when, and absolutely not where, just accept the gifts if ever there are any

[Toolmaker51]

re post #297 , by metric_taper.
It's correct, that assessment on legislating building codes and politics in general.
The true codes, I think are works of art; such as NEC, NPC, NBC, NFPA, and certain local adaptations like Los Angeles County electrical or New York fire. The idea experts produce these, assure regards to public safety, material specifications, how they are built, and connection to infrastructure. All's well (broadly speaking) in government, until politics enter.
A good example is a neighboring city. Police and fire departments country-wide think 25% ratio of private homes versus rentals is the maximum density for managing safety. It's parking, utilities, schools, traffic, trash collection, fire control and so on, legitimate benefits of incorporated cities; big (major) factors in property value.
---------However----------
Property developers make w-a-y more per square foot on rent, especially big apartment structures and office leases, than single family homes. So, aforementioned city's council of five members are and have been real estate agents, ongoing for decades. What rent/ own density prevails there? 40? No. 50%, No. It's over 70!

Some few politicians have their head on straight, until coerced by lobbyists and lawyers, which ALL represent special interests. Those "Special Interests" is just polite description for agendas of conniving schemers.
Save those few politicians, the crowd are in politics, drawing sophisticated version of welfare because they won't get or hold a real job.

[suther51]

My grouch with codes beyond the lunacy of some of them is when industry can loby to have their super gadget required by code regardless of price asked. This is the pursuit of profit not safty. Money spent on training and teaching common scene would have much greater returns to society.

[Frank S]

Care to take a guess what is going on this pad?

Updates coming soon