Home Upgrade Project...

SWest wrote:

Is this going to a ground rod? If so it should be copper going to the sub panel. Nice machine. 

Steve
 

As a Construction Safety Technician by profession- I would like to see you move the gas bottle away from the ignition source  (cap it when not in use) and secure it from falling over in it's new location. 

Nessism wrote:

Yeah, I used underground rated PVC pipe to house 6g copper wire.  The house breaker is 50A, but I used 40A in the new sub-panel.  The in-garage wire, from the panel to the outlet, is 8g.  While I was at it, I also ran a new 120V line to the side of the garage without power.  The garage needs more lighting, so that may be the next project.
 

If I were re-doing the workshop, I would go with the native-LED (not converted) 4' lights: low power consumption and great looking output. I used the 4' fluorescent fixtures and while there are tube-shaped LED replacements, I don't want to switch over while I still have a box of fluorescent tubes.  (The ballasts are still good.)

When my parents got a new shed several years ago, my brother ran the wiring and installed a metric boatload of those 4' LED fixtures. The shed could double as an operating room.

EDIT: if you're keeping some of the wiring and you have those ceramic lamp holders that take a single screw-in light bulb, you can get LED replacements for those. The replacements screw in as well, so they're really easy to use. Home Depot has some that have adjustable light color/temperature and look nice (plain white with frosted shades) and on Amazon I got some that are labeled "deformable lights", meaning they have three flat LED light pods that can be angled as you like. They're also super frickin' bright.

EDIT2: these are the Home Depot lights - www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-...g-54690111/300188965
 

howardhb wrote:

Add a key-less chuck (for the tail-stock) to your list of "must have" tooling...

H.

Any particular brand...that doesn't break the bank?  I bought a Phase 2 quick change tool post, which is considered one of the better asian versions.  A real deal Aloris is nose bleed expensive, and I didn't need to go there.  

Edit: doing some digging and the Rohm brand of keyless chucks seems hits the value target.  I'm searching best deal now...

Blipco
I deleted  your last post 
It was corrupted   Seems like your attachment was all code and no pictures 
Try again but be careful with the pictures
Dave

Street Fighter LTD wrote:

Blipco
I deleted  your last post 
It was corrupted   Seems like your attachment was all code and no pictures 
Try again but be careful with the pictures
Dave

——>>> Yeah, something went wrong with my iPad so I tried to fix it myself.
Not good result.
 

Here’s my lighting for my 12x16 foot shed with a fairly high roof.
I have ten 90 watt led, one high output highway tunnel led fixture which will burn your retinas if you look directly at it and two homemade brake rotor fixtures on a separate switch for ambiance. I’m an electrician and I like light.
There are six receptacles including one on a separate switch for the stereo.

Not shown is the fact that the whole shed is plugged into an outside receptacle under my back porch, LOL.

 

Nice shop
Picture problem solved too
Dave

blipco wrote:

Here’s my lighting for my 12x16 foot shed with a fairly high roof.
I have ten 90 watt led, one high output highway tunnel led fixture which will burn your retinas if you look directly at it and two homemade brake rotor fixtures on a separate switch for ambiance. I’m an electrician and I like light.
There are six receptacles including one on a separate switch for the stereo.

Not shown is the fact that the whole shed is plugged into an outside receptacle under my back porch, LOL.

 

The "Shed-Mahal" !!  Nice, I love it.

Wheelhop wrote:

blipco wrote:

 

Anyone else see the interesting overhead lighting decor? Wheelhop is going to request some safety cables on them. If they fall that could hurt. 

Mikaw wrote:

Wheelhop wrote:

blipco wrote:

 

Anyone else see the interesting overhead lighting decor? Wheelhop is going to request some safety cables on them. If they fall that could hurt. 



 

Good eye but… Each of those fixtures is supported by THREE #12 jack chains. I wasn’t worried about me, more like one of my babies receiving a dent in the tank. Plus the three chains look most elegant.

I just noticed my Goodyear blimp needs inflating.

blipco wrote:

I just noticed my Goodyear blimp needs inflating.

Happens when you get old….