New garage time!

[fatjay]

Welded on the 3wk inverter. Peaked at over 3500w welding, didn't seem to fade at all. It's supposed to handle surges to 6k.

Got the 4th set of rails made and up. Broke a bit with the magdrill. That was fun, it spun off and went flying when I tried to go to fast and the bit bit. Tomorrow I'll try to get the panels up. The first one takes a bit getting lined up and spaced, but after that they go up quick.

And finished the battery rack. More cells are supposed to arrive tomorrow, I'll head down on tuesday to pick them up. 600lb in the back of the ocean.

 

[fatjay]

5 more up, trying to make hte most of it before the weather turns.

 

[fatjay]

Got started on my bus bars. I gotta say, drilling copper is not how I expected. I was thinking something softer and more malleable, like aluminum. But I feel like it's tougher than steel. Steel is hard, but malleable, but copper is hard, and feels brittle. I was getting a lot more chips than strings than I do with steel.

I got the 4 mount holes for the bars, plus the bar mount itself that I'll mount to the wall. I'm trying to figure out if I should do a vertical or horizontal.

Next I need 24 holes for lugs, and then I have to tap them. Tapping is going to be rough, I can feel it.

 

[murphy1244]

I'm starting on a three-floor garage build, measuring 24x44x35, designed for practicality and comfort. Here's a quick breakdown:

• Ground Floor: 12' high ceilings for vehicle lifts.
• Second Floor: Will house my metal shop and office.
• Third Floor: Split between storage and a man cave, featuring a vaulted ceiling.

Key features include radiant floor heating, two large garage doors, side man doors, and an internal elevator.

I'm doing the excavation with my classic 1953 Oliver backhoe and will be deeply involved throughout the build. Any tips on heating systems or managing such a build would be greatly appreciated!

That sounds great! We love to follow your progress. Start a new thread so we cam follow along.

 

[fatjay]

Came in at 10pm, wife said cold shower. I said i'll fix it.

6 hours later...

I cleaned the boiler, then replaced all filters, rebuilt everything.

Now I have an oil leak at the pump.

 

[fatjay]

So first thing this morning, after working 10pm to 5:30am, I woke up and headed to RE Michals for a replacement pump. I figured taking it apart will do me no good, the gaskets went and I don't have any replacement gaskets, so a new pump is my best bet.

RE Michals had nothing, so they sent me to riley sales. There, I waited in line for 45min, everyone and their mother was there, and there was only one sales clerk. When it was finally my turn, they also did not have what I needed.

Buddy of mine texted me while I was driving home asking for help moving his old boiler out of the basement, he got a new one. Hard water had killed his. I called him up right away and said I'd be there in 15min, i need his oil pump.

Showed up and sure enough, holy ****, exact same thing.

Took the whole assembly, bound to be useful spare parts in there.

It was 1pm by the time i got home, so I took a nap, I was on 3 hours sleep.

 

[EddieWalker]

That's more of a day then I ever what to have!!! Happy it ended with you finding a the pump.

What type of work do you do for a living? You seem more knowledgeable about stuff like this then the average person.

 

[fatjay]

That's more of a day then I ever what to have!!! Happy it ended with you finding a the pump.

What type of work do you do for a living? You seem more knowledgeable about stuff like this then the average person.

Oddly enough, my job and litterally everything else I do, are completely unrelated. I'm in software engineering.

Making some bus bars. Drilling and tapping for m8 screws. Made it 17 before the tap snapped. I can't find my spare, so that's it for tonight. What's the point of buying 2 if I promptly lose one.

 

[murphy1244]

That looks like my bench. Do you use any juice like Tap Magic?

 

[fatjay]

I have cutting fluid I use.

All tapped and ready to go!

Choo Choo.