Thread: New build

That's not a mess - that's a real shop

Very Cool Oneye. Nice Unisaw! I see you have alot of good space and timber. I also spot some cool vintage woodworking tools hanging on the wall. Someone may have asked you already where in the states do you live?

Thanks for the photos and sharing your workshop with us.

Bret

I live in wisconsin.
I have a propane heater mounted to the ceiling.
It gets really cold here and really hot. Heat i don't mind so no cooling can't stand cold so have to have heat.
Not a lot of progress this weekend.
Didn't like the gas tanks so remade them added a little detail.
Other wise i mostly sanded parts and started glueing things together.
I varnished the inside of the cabs so i could glue the roofs on.
Only have a pic of the revamped gas tank.
Think i pushed the wrong button on my camera again have to read directions and reset it.

[QUOTE=oneye;1577244]I live in wisconsin.
I have a propane heater mounted to the ceiling.
It gets really cold here and really hot. Heat i don't mind so no cooling can't stand cold so have to have heat.]

I am always amazed at the temperatures of that area of the US even across to to NY. The extremes are....extreme.
Where I am here it can snow, but only ever a dust, we have corkers of frosts though through the winter and our summers can go over 100* for days at a time.

As I get older I don't like the cold but I am finding that I hide from the heat as well. (maybe I am turning into a woman, never satisfied)

Originally Posted by oneye

I live in wisconsin.
I have a propane heater mounted to the ceiling.
It gets really cold here and really hot. Heat i don't mind so no cooling can't stand cold so have to have heat.

G'Day "oneye",
When I worked for Sullair and later Baxter Healthcare, I used to deal with companies in Chicago, Michigan City & Toronto and they all said they'd get feet of snow each winter with the ground freezing to a depth of 6-8ft, thus deep, big under the house basements.
I'd complain about how cold it was here on the Lower Blue Mountains [say as a low 40deg"f"] but they used to say that'd be a good day.
Anyways, back on track, keep up the great WIP photos & build notes.
Cheers, crowie

Hello Oneye,

You and I are on polar opposites. I can't stand the heat. Have an A/C mounted in the garage and no heat. It doesn't get that cold here in Central TX. I love the cold anyways. Have the whole garage insulated well so it never gets below 60* even when its in the 30's. Sept to March is my favorite time of year. August is the worst.

Thanks for the WIP photos. Keep up the great work. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Bret

I am so jealous of your workshop mine would fit in one corner of yours (only 12' X 8')

was such a nice day i sneaked out of work early today
it was warm enough to have the shop door open all day
got a lot done today
mounted all the axle blocks,put the doors on the hopper bottoms and mounted them
put fenders and bumper on regular tractor
made the light boxes and trim and mounted them
made the dolly's
cut the sides of the trailers to size
made the bumper and mud flaps for the trailers
starting to finish some parts tonight will mask some off and mount after finishing
also made the quarter fenders for the cabover

Looks great Oneyee. Thank you so much for taking the time to document and photography your great work.

Bret

Originally Posted by bj383ss

Looks great Oneye. Thank you so much for taking the time to document and photography your great work.

Bret

and !!!

Great build Oneye, I've enjoyed it so far and look forward to the run down the home straight. Thanks also for sharing your workshop with us, looks the goods.
Cheers, Ian

Well done on the build so far as said before breat set of how to pictures, like most I do enjoy a good W.I.P.
Like the detail even in the smallest bits

a little setback today broke my glasses had to get some new ones before i could work in the shop
got both roofs done,trim glued on one side and horns and lights glued to tops of cabs

all the parts are done
masked off everything and started finishing
put a coat of finish on some last night,this morning and again tonight.