Only in Texas, Don and Harv doing

[mudcat]

Beautiful job!!

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Don I must have the antsies for the barn skinning in Lee County.

I'm practicin' ; > )

This was this morning.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

And this is what I had this evening. We had a breeze so sometimes it was a little interesting because I was working by myself.

This is a twelve by twenty four loafing shed with ten foot front and an eight foot back. I'll do the roof and trim tomorrow.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Five maybe six or seven years ago Fastenall gave me a steel cutting blade for a circular saw. They gave it to me because it was a new thing and wanted an opinion. I ended up giving it away because I thought it was something I wouldn't use.

The other day at my tool supply store I picked up a Morse 7 1/4" thin metal cutting blade for my DeWalt worm drive saws.

I like it.

 

[Bird]

And this is what I had this evening. We had a breeze so sometimes it was a little interesting because I was working by myself.

This is a twelve by twenty four loafing shed with ten foot front and an eight foot back. I'll do the roof and trim tomorrow.

I'll bet that did get "interesting" at times, working alone in the breeze we had.

 

[txdon]

Harvey, I like the way you used the board and clamps for a straight cut. Are there lots of sparks and noise when you cut?

Here is my question for the day. What edges get trimmed? Is all the trim "L" shaped? Are there different widths of trim? I'm feeling a bit lost on what to order. How do you measure to order the trim? Is the trim cut at a 45 degree angle or all 90? As you can tell this really is my first metal building.

We are having trouble picking a color. We like a shade of brown for the walls but what trim color? The barn and the house are both unpainted wood so a brownish color seems to mingle with the existing structures. The only browns I found so far are tan, (too light) dark brown and slate (too dark).
I found my stash of wood flooring, from that house I took apart, and that will be enough for the front gable. I also found enough leftover barn wood that I could also use. Decisions, decisions ....

 

[EddieWalker]

Harvey,

The blade looks real interesting!!! Will you be bringing it to Don's??? I'd love to see it in action. I've always just used old framing blades that are put on backwards. They are extremly loud, but do the job. How would you compare my way to your new blade?

How thick of metal can you cut with it? Can it cut metal pipe??

Thanks,
Eddie

PS. Nice job on the moble horse shed.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Harvey,

The blade looks real interesting!!! Will you be bringing it to Don's??? I'd love to see it in action. I've always just used old framing blades that are put on backwards. They are extremly loud, but do the job. How would you compare my way to your new blade?

How thick of metal can you cut with it? Can it cut metal pipe??

Thanks,
Eddie

PS. Nice job on the moble horse shed.

This blade is for thin metal. You can buy them for different thicknesses. I'm sure it would work great for pipe or rod.

I won't use the reversed wood blade and I don't like the abrasive blades because of the noise. The noise seems to bother me more than it does the average person.

The biggest issue I found with this blade is the size of the chips. Let's say using a band saw with a twenty four tpi (tooth per inch) blade puts out chips the size of the period of a font of a real small font. This blade kicks them out the size of a period of a much larger font. And of course they are steel and they are hot. Safety glasses are an absolute must.

Dry cut, so called because previous circular blades made of steel for cutting steel had a liquid bath, blades cost a lot compared to abrasive blades. They're a bargain if you're doing a lot of cuts comparing cost of individual cut to abrasive saw cutting. This blade listed at sixty plus dollars.

For me they're the cat's meow for cutting the sheeting. I planned on putting duct tape on the shoe of the saw to keep down the marring of sheet paint. But as I was setting up I realized the depth of the saw cut would allow me to use a one by as a guide and a guard. It went slick and the cuts were not only good and clean, they were easy.

I'll make sure the saw with the blade is in the stuff Scott brings to the party.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Harvey, I like the way you used the board and clamps for a straight cut. Are there lots of sparks and noise when you cut?

Here is my question for the day. What edges get trimmed? Is all the trim "L" shaped? Are there different widths of trim? I'm feeling a bit lost on what to order. How do you measure to order the trim? Is the trim cut at a 45 degree angle or all 90? As you can tell this really is my first metal building.

We are having trouble picking a color. We like a shade of brown for the walls but what trim color? The barn and the house are both unpainted wood so a brownish color seems to mingle with the existing structures. The only browns I found so far are tan, (too light) dark brown and slate (too dark).
I found my stash of wood flooring, from that house I took apart, and that will be enough for the front gable. I also found enough leftover barn wood that I could also use. Decisions, decisions ....

Color is a difficult issue once you leave basic white or galvalume. I never liked the rustic red color we're using on this shed and barn. But I've became a little more fond of it because it is more rural in color than some of the basic earth tones. Those have a tendancy to look more industrial in my book. Especially if the trim is the same color. I do recommend a light color roof though.

For the loafing shed I ordered header trim for over the opening at the front. Header trim is J shaped. Jam trim is shaped the same way by but the horizontal leg is shorter. I ordered jam trim for whole perimeter of the shed for the bottom. This is a safety thing just for horses. I'm not putting on a gutter but I did order rake trim for the sides.

The thing to do is print out some of the pictures of the framework. Take those to your supplier. They'll know what trim is required and how much. They make a piece for every situation and you supplier should be able to help you order exactly what you need. Well, exactly is a relevant term. The pieces come in ten, twelve, and fourteen foot lengths.

 

[EddieWalker]

Harvey,

Thank you for the explination and info on the saw blade. I'm not bothered by the sound too much with hearing protection, but even then, it is LOUD with the wood blade. Most of my metal is pre-cut, so it's rare that I have to cut very much, but a nice blade would be nice. LOL

You mentioned red for metal panels. I was looking at doing red roofs on my buildings as it's a look I really like, but from what I read, it's the only color that doesn't carry much of a warantee or gurantee. One guy told me the pigment fades in red faster than any other colors.

I've seen plenty of white buildings with red roofs that didn't look faded from a distance, and I have no idea how old those roofs were, but it sure is a nice look that I really like. Oh well, I went for the green roof instead on my home.

Eddie