The Log house Project begins........

[MotorSeven]

I hope you haven`t hurt yourself.....Missing your posts Tony

You mean other than the lower back, snapping and popping knees/elbows, and that crook in my neck:laughing:?

No, I am still on it, but it's the slow tedious stuff....not worthy of TBN photo space For example, I have all the french doors up, but not "right". I spent 4 hours yesterday getting two of them shimmed up & permanently screwed in. One of them I completly re-did 5 times. I am not a perfectionist, but the thing was either opening perfect and crooked in the frame(by a quarter of an inch), or it was straight in the frame and would not open worth a hoot. After trying different methods & places of shims somehow, accidentally on purpose I got it "right". I even READ THE INSTRUCTIONS...twice...I swear:laughing: And no they were of zero help. One more to go....so today I will throw some salt over my left shoulder while facing East while clutching a chicken foot(the chicken won't appreciate this) while chanting in a swamp voodoo island voice, "Dees franch door will succumb to my ahvery coomand!"

..........yes the lack of sunlight in the winter makes me loop-ey....er....

 

[tony Cecil]

Sounds like you are a `happy` soul Sometimes when a person is posting regularly, and working up off the ground, and the doesn`t post for a while, it makes me worry...I think (in your case) maybe you stepped back to admire the large door opening above the garage.....Keep up the good work Tony

 

[tony Cecil]

Wondering if you plan on a year`s absence?? Tony

 

[MotorSeven]

Wondering if you plan on a year`s absence?? Tony

I have neglected the farm for almost 6 months while working on the house. I am way behind in firewood, fencing needed attention, maintenance on veh's, etcetc. Having the house in the dry allows me to get caught up...kinda...if that is really possible:laughing:

 

[bindian]

Having the house in the dry allows me to get caught up...kinda...if that is really possible:laughing:

Caught up? HAhaha.
hugs, Brandi

 

[MotorSeven]

Yesterday was one of 'those" days.

The West deck will be 32' or so long & 10' wide. Since it goes over the garage end of the house I don't want any support post in the way of vehicles(IE:wife:laughing. A few years ago I scavenged some bridge I beams, two 44'x16" & two 44'x12". I used the tracor to lift one end up of a 44x12"er and placed an axle under it so I could move it out of the pasture. I then got out my not so trusty torch set to cut off several smaller railing I beams and cut the beam to length. My oxygen regulator was pooched...leaking bad. So off I went to the pawn shop to pick up another set. I went to 3 in one town & they had none, in the second town they had 3 sets so I bought a Harris set up with regulators, hose & torch for $65. 20 miles & back home...yep then dang thing leaked at the oxygen regulator too. So I put my gas bottles & cart in the truck & went back, got my money back then tried the other two sets...both also bad.

I had noticed a brand new Victor set thay had in a locked case for the past 3 or so years marked $365{gulp}. After some negotiating I got them down to $175, so I bought it. 20 miles back home I got it all put together, fired it up and started cutting(whoohoo)....then ran slap out of oxegen

Back to town today for a new bottle & finally got the thing cut to length. If the rain holds off tomorrow I will get the wheels back under the now 32' section and tow it up to the house with the tractor. I will use the remaining 12' section as the one post cemented in the ground at one end, the other end will sit on the retainer wall.

Trouble with Photobucket..stand by....

 

[MotorSeven]

New gauges:

She's a long one:

Axle set up:

Ta da;

 

[MotorSeven]

The I beam & post will look something like this:

Actually the post will be about 6 more feet to the left.

 

[forgeblast]

375 down to 175 wow! nice haggling

 

[MotorSeven]

375 down to 175 wow! nice haggling

Well...kinda....... they are Victor Advantage II originally sold through Sam's club & no longer made and not the top of the Victor line by any means. I looked them up after I got home and a fleabay seller has them for $153 shipped to the door. But, having them "now" and "here" was worth a few bucks to me. Besides I have in the past got some really good deals at this shop, so I am still way ahead of the game. For instance last year, I picked up a 1978 Delux Sporter 10/22 in perfect shape w/walnut checkered stock for $160....it just doesn't get any better than that:thumbsup: