My work shop build in progress

[Frank Surber]

Does the roller start and stop with a foot switch? Dang Frank, powered and geared, that thing must be a beast. Our work manual roller would only do 1/8th inch. I never tried to max out the power roller.
hugs, Brandi

No I had built the power unit for other applications and I used a spool valve set up with 3 spool valves. Rather than strip the power unit and change out the manual spool valves for solenoid operated valves I just capped off the 2 extra sets of outputs the pump and motor is a combination of salvaged parts from a couple of automotive lift power units the 3 valve bank valve is salvaged from an auxiliary hydraulic circuit off of some machine I had disassembled the tank for the power unit was a 12 gallon barrel no idea what it was originally used for I bought a whole pallet of them years ago the cart is salvaged from a small pressure washer.
The hydraulic motor that powers the slip roll is off of a zero turn mower.
Getting to the guts of the slip roll the frame was made out of salvaged beams and other steel the bearings were salvaged from High line stringing pulley assemblies the 2 main rollers are 6" sch 80 pipe each having 9 2" thick disk inside of them on a 2 3/8" diameter shaft turned down on the ends to fit the 55mm bore of the bearings. the top roll is a single solid 3 1/2" diameter shaft salvaged from a cotton gin turned down to 45 mm and 2 bearings are fitted on both ends the adjusting screws were made from a 2 1/2" threaded rod Yes it is a beast but about the same size dimensionally speaking of a commercially produced unit of comparable size.
My only reason for building it was because a friend of mine had asked me to exactly duplicate the air tanks for an antique truck he was rebuilding I told him I could thinking I could find a metal forming shop with the capability to roll the cylinders for the tanks to the dimensions required. Sheet metal shops couldn't roll the thickness or the lengths I needed and larger plate roll shops couldn't roll down to the diameters I needed or wouldn't even talk top me for a production of just 3 pieces and there was no tubing made of the correct OD's I needed let alone the proper thickness I could find some that was way too thick like 3/8" with the proper OD or some that would have been way too thin after turning down, the thought of having to turn down tubing 44 inches long to wind up with the proper OD sounded silly to me plus I would have had to weld a faux seam weld to make them perfectly match the originals
Hence

 

[bindian]

No I had built the power unit for other applications and I used a spool valve set up with 3 spool valves. Rather than strip the power unit and change out the manual spool valves for solenoid operated valves I just capped off the 2 extra sets of outputs the pump and motor is a combination of salvaged parts from a couple of automotive lift power units the 3 valve bank valve is salvaged from an auxiliary hydraulic circuit off of some machine I had disassembled the tank for the power unit was a 12 gallon barrel no idea what it was originally used for I bought a whole pallet of them years ago the cart is salvaged from a small pressure washer.
The hydraulic motor that powers the slip roll is off of a zero turn mower.
Getting to the guts of the slip roll the frame was made out of salvaged beams and other steel the bearings were salvaged from High line stringing pulley assemblies the 2 main rollers are 6" sch 80 pipe each having 9 2" thick disk inside of them on a 2 3/8" diameter shaft turned down on the ends to fit the 55mm bore of the bearings. the top roll is a single solid 3 1/2" diameter shaft salvaged from a cotton gin turned down to 45 mm and 2 bearings are fitted on both ends the adjusting screws were made from a 2 1/2" threaded rod Yes it is a beast but about the same size dimensionally speaking of a commercially produced unit of comparable size.
My only reason for building it was because a friend of mine had asked me to exactly duplicate the air tanks for an antique truck he was rebuilding I told him I could thinking I could find a metal forming shop with the capability to roll the cylinders for the tanks to the dimensions required. Sheet metal shops couldn't roll the thickness or the lengths I needed and larger plate roll shops couldn't roll down to the diameters I needed or wouldn't even talk top me for a production of just 3 pieces and there was no tubing made of the correct OD's I needed let alone the proper thickness I could find some that was way too thick like 3/8" with the proper OD or some that would have been way too thin after turning down, the thought of having to turn down tubing 44 inches long to wind up with the proper OD sounded silly to me plus I would have had to weld a faux seam weld to make them perfectly match the originals
Hence
/QUOTE]
Frank,

In a nutshell, You're a metal genius and it is a beast!
hugs, Brandi

 

[Frank Surber]

I wouldn't know about the genius part I've been called savant at times though

 

[Frank Surber]

Yesterday Jane and I managed to get the last of the poles in the ground even with all of the safety inspectors and the building inspectors all having to put their 2 cents worth in
First off it was the job site superintendent sending the building inspector into one of the holes as it was being backfilled

then the civil engineer showed up to make sure the fill was properly compacted

Then the safety officer had a conference with everyone before we were allowed to go back to work

I figured that today I might get 2 of the end trusses up but was going to have to move the bus scaffold and lower its height some how.
But then this morning I had barely finished breakfast and my 4th cup of coffee dreading the prospect of what was ahead for the day, About this time some guy who is not chopped liver.

By the end of the day in near 100° heat this is what we had done. When there is a second pair of hands around to help hold things and move things quite a bit can get done even with taking more breaks than working. Crawling out to the middle of a bar joist that is only chained off on one end and resting on top of the pole on the other to release the lifting strap several times is so much fun I recommend it to everyone Just don't tell Jane what I did

Now we are 2 bar joiset and some bracing away form having a 25 by 60 ft structure ready for sheet metal

 

[Frank Surber]

Well pretty much at the halfway point on the lean to roof now. Would have been finished by now if was using straight new metal. But my standing seem sheets have been used at least twice before and have been transported lots of the sheets have damaged edges which has to be hammered back in shape before the next sheet will interlock over it. plus I only have half enough full length sheets so am using half sheets every other space.
got nine sections on yesterday then ran low on screws and had a threat of weather so knocked off around 2:30 in the 106° heat to go after screws.
Got started this morning and by 2:00 again the thunder wind and lightening brought things a halt but now am right at halfway.

 

[Xfaxman]

:thumbsup:

 

[bindian]

Yesterday Jane and I managed to get the last of the poles in the ground even with all of the safety inspectors and the building inspectors all having to put their 2 cents worth in
First off it was the job site superintendent sending the building inspector into one of the holes as it was being backfilled

then the civil engineer showed up to make sure the fill was properly compacted

Then the safety officer had a conference with everyone before we were allowed to go back to work

I figured that today I might get 2 of the end trusses up but was going to have to move the bus scaffold and lower its height some how.
But then this morning I had barely finished breakfast and my 4th cup of coffee dreading the prospect of what was ahead for the day, About this time some guy who is not chopped liver.

By the end of the day in near 100° heat this is what we had done. When there is a second pair of hands around to help hold things and move things quite a bit can get done even with taking more breaks than working. Crawling out to the middle of a bar joist that is only chained off on one end and resting on top of the pole on the other to release the lifting strap several times is so much fun I recommend it to everyone Just don't tell Jane what I did

Now we are 2 bar joiset and some bracing away form having a 25 by 60 ft structure ready for sheet metal

I guess the union boss what hiding from all of them.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Frank Surber]

From the pre dawn light till 1PM have all but maybe 8 sheets on now ran out of screws again Knew that would going to happen again because when we went to town the hardware store was closed so borrowed all the screws an friend had didn't go back to town yesterday so will go later this afternoon maybe h,w, store has finished computer upgrade and inventory

 

[bindian]

I hate to go to town when in project mode. I try to buy more than I need and just return it all, or save it for a rainy day.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Frank Surber]

Finished up the roof around 8:30 yesterday morning Even had maybe enough left over standing seam material to have covered an additional 6 to 8 feet much better than running out of materials like running out of screws as this particular standing seam is no longer made exactly in the same configuration. Just as corrugated and R or U panel materials have changed over the years.
The only thing left to the lean to now is to add bracing then tie it into the shop van and the container and close the weather observatories in the roofing material
We got started at a fairly early time laid the last 8 sheets down and had all tools put away by 9Am.