I am a Craigslist bottom feeder and over the years have accumulated
enough free insulation to fully insulate my 25x40 barn.=C2=A0 Not as
easy as just buying what you need but very=C2=A0cost effective!
=C2=A0Matt Williams


SKILL SAW =E2=80=93 A portable cutting tool used to make studs
too short.




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From: Tom Dugan  To: OLDTOOLS  Sent:
Wed, March 9, 2011 11:01:04 AM Subject: RE: [OldTools] Drove a Nail
(bio update)


The canoes already get built in the garage. The shed would be for
joinery, mostly.

-T

> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:24:08 -0600 From: mike@g... To:
> oldtools@r...cornell.edu Subject: Re: [OldTools] Drove a Nail
> (bio update)
>
> A shop is always too small no matter how large you build it, usually
> by a factor of 15% or more. If you plan on making a 20 foot long canoe
> your shop will be too small. If you are going out there to escape the
> house and de-rust tools it should be fine. 8 x 12 is pretty small,
> especially if you have guests over. It is also a lot better than what
> you have now. Mike
>
> On 03/09/2011 11:12 AM, Tom Dugan wrote:
> > OK, not that I'm in danger of actually completing any projects, but
> > I'd like
>to hear some opinions about something I'm contemplating.
> >
> > Right now both of my "shops" are in unheated, un-airconditioned
> > spaces,
>leaving me little time to work in comfort. I'm kicking around the idea
>of sealing and insulating an 8X12 shed that can be heated and cooled
>with little trouble.
> >
> > Is 8X12 going to be big enough? Obviously, wood storage and large
> > power tools
>won't live there.
> >
> > -T
> > PS - Fitted out, the interior would be more like 7X11.
> >
> >
> >> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 10:59:19 -0600 From: w.taggart@v... To:
> >> eppler.kirk@g... Subject: Re: Re: Re: [OldTools] Drove a Nail (bio
> >> update)
> >> CC: oldtools@r...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mar 9, 2011, Kirk Eppler=C2=A0 wrote:
> >>
> >> :: Foul
> >> ::
> >> ::
> >> :: Foul
> >> ::
> >> ::
> >> :: This whole project process is rigged.=C2=A0 It requires
> >> :: completing stuff.
> >>
> >>
> >> Indeed.=C2=A0 If we count projects BEGUN or "in process", I should
> >> be a strong
>contender.
> >>
> >> 384 sq. ft. shop space (16 x 24), way too many projects "in
> >> process."
> >>
> >> And I note that the original challenge did not state that they had
> >> to be
>woodworking projects, or any type of project in particular - just
>"projects."
> >>
> >> I currently have a 4-cylinder sailboat engine spread all over my
> >> supposed
>woodworking shop, in hundreds of pieces.=C2=A0 The reassembly will
>begin soon, hopefully.
> >>
> >> - Bill T.
> >> - Who also gained a little more potential space last night in the
> >>   garage,
>with the sale of the spare car.=C2=A0 Wifey already has cautioned
>against filling up said space, however.=C2=A0 I did go out there last
>night and put the legs on my forge (which until that time had been
>disassembled and buried behind a pile of plywood) and stood it in the
>middle of the empty space, just to get a feel for where it might
>reside.=C2=A0 As one might imagine, wifey is thrilled at the thought of
>a coal forge operating in the garage, which still houses her car.
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