Thread: Coming soon: An addition to the Northeastern GIS herd.

Whats the difference between "economical" and "premium", apart from the price?

Originally Posted by Sumbloak

Whats the difference between "economical" and "premium", apart from the price?

Economy: http://www.duckworksbbs.com/supplies...poxy/index.htm

Premium: http://www.duckworksbbs.com/supplies...rtip/index.htm

Ok, so different name, same goop.

Originally Posted by Sumbloak

Ok, so different name, same goop.

Supposedly the Silvertip has a longer working time and is non-blushing. Not worth $110 to me.

Fair enough. Non-blushing is a convenience, but blush is easy to remove anyway. It only causes problems when beginners don't know how to deal with it.

As long as the work time is adequate for the conditions it doesn't matter either. Where I am we get a lot of hot weather, so work time becomes a major factor in preventing cock-ups.

Haven't updated a while. No progress on the boat yet...but the boat shack is coming along. My garage was a mess. The space was wide open to the rafters with open soffits in the eaves. It was maybe 4* warmer inside than it was outside in winter.

Here's what it looked like:



And so far today: Those lights are LEDs at 2000 lumens each X 12. I think I need sun block in there. But they only draw 280 watts in total. I'm doing the electrical myself...pray for me. I'm running the lights off the existing 20A feed and installed a 50A subpanel (which you can see to the left) to power the rest. The house only has 100A service and since I just lost my job, I don't want to bounce for the $2000 200A upgrade yet.



I installed 2 x 8 x 20' joists 16" on center and then a skin of OSB for the ceiling. Painted white it looks pretty darn good.

For the insulation I'm using 1/2" rigid foam with radiant barrier on top of 1" spacers to create an air gap. Then R19 fiberglass on top.



Then another skin of 1/2" OSB for an attic floor. My house does not have a basement or attic so any extra storage space is welcome.



I've never done anything like this before and am working alone, so progress is slow. But I can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

This morning I woke up and it was 16* outside and 42* inside. Not bad for only having half the ceiling insulation done and none of the walls yet. I'm getting a good feeling about this.

The good news about getting fired is that I have more time to accelerate this project. In a month or so I hope to have an updated pic with a Goat in progress inside.

Garage looks great. No dawdling now! You have to have the vessel done in time for the Small Reach Regatta this summer.

I envy you ... in Australia we are not allowed to do our own electrical. I've been a TA for a sparkie and ddone some when I was with him and he said I do a better job than his apprentices but alas I still can not do my own


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

Originally Posted by paulie

Garage looks great. No dawdling now! You have to have the vessel done in time for the Small Reach Regatta this summer.

I'm definitely going to the SRR, but I don't know if I'll have the boat done by then, let alone learn to sail it well enough to run those waters. I've been a lake sailor mostly.

I've been wiring outlets for what seems like days. Next the wall insulation and then the walls. Then the floor. Then...

But the good news is the new coffee roaster arrived. I had to run a separate 50A line to power it. Oy! Working with 6ga wire sucks.

At first glance at that pic, I thought you had yourself a nicely restored antique flux capacitor there. Rare as hens teeth, those. But if coffee is your thing, it sure looks like a nice machine.

Holy Toledo! That's a heck of a roaster! I hope that roasting is your new line of work, because if you are using that for personal consumption, you'll be turning out a GIS per week.

There are always empty crew berths available for SRR. I might have one myself. My wife can't come this year. I've already offered the slot to Brian Carney, but he may get his GIS done in time. Either way, get on the SRR Facebook page and wait for people to start looking for crew.

Alan, I'm laughing with you, not at you! My wife and I have committed to (me) adding a bathroom in our basement. So naturally I bought a vintage bicycle to refurbish.

Go cut some okoume, willya?

Originally Posted by paulie

Holy Toledo! That's a heck of a roaster! I hope that roasting is your new line of work, because if you are using that for personal consumption, you'll be turning out a GIS per week.

There are always empty crew berths available for SRR. I might have one myself. My wife can't come this year. I've already offered the slot to Brian Carney, but he may get his GIS done in time. Either way, get on the SRR Facebook page and wait for people to start looking for crew.

Thanks for the tip on the SRR crew ops. I'll keep my eyes peeled. I read over on Brian's build thread that your side and bottom butt joints don't line up, so I wouldn't be caught dead on your boat

Yeah, I'm officially unemployed as of the Friday before Christmas. That will tell you everything you'd to know about my ex boss. Quite the classy guy he is. So I might just give this coffee thing a go. I've been interviewing at body shops in the area, but I'm overqualified for most. I've gotten offers, but I'm holding out for the right gig.

Here's the first batch:



It's heavenly. at least 40% better than my old home made roaster. Much rounder mouth feel and balanced taste. I'm stoked.

Originally Posted by davlafont

Alan, I'm laughing with you, not at you! My wife and I have committed to (me) adding a bathroom in our basement. So naturally I bought a vintage bicycle to refurbish.

Go cut some okoume, willya?

So what vintage bike did you get?

I can't even begin to think about starting the boat until I get this garage done. I have racks of shelves outside on my porch just waiting to come in from the cold and damp. I can't work in a mess. I have a hard enough time working in a organized shop.

And the project just took a detour. This started of as a small refurb, but has grown considerably. I never secured permits up front and figured I'd just take my chances. I live on a private lane in the middle of the woods so there's not much risk of an inspector peaking inside my garage or a neighbor raising a fuss, but a construction project manager friend of mine raised an eyebrow when he saw the extent of the work.

So unless somebody talks me out of it, I think I'm going to go to the local building inspector's office Monday, dropping my pants, begging forgiveness and hope they don't put me through the ringer. I've been building everything to code, but I've never done anything like this before, so who knows what I might have overlooked. The walls are still uninsulated, so now is the time. But it stops me in my tracks from working on it.


By the way, you started it at the GGG, then I heard a TV Dr. guy reiterate. So it's been over 3 months since I've had any processed sugar or flour, wheat or otherwise. Also, no partially hydrogenated veggie oil. My Dr. calls it embalming fluid. I've been juicing like a madman and eating fruit, potato and rice for carbs. I'm down 30# from 255 to 226 and heading below 200. I feel 10 years younger. I couldn't imagine what this garage project would have been like in my old body. I surely would have had a serious accident or two.