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Location: Gainesville FL and Michigan's U.P.
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I'm an engineering graduate and retired businessman. In '03 we built our vacation home in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and two years later moved our Winter residence from Fort Myers to Gainesville Florida.

For 25 years, in fort Myers, I used my Shopsmith in 1/2 of a two car garage, a tight space, but I was able to do a lot of work, from mundane home improvement projects, to shelving units, and even a really nice hooded cradle for my first grandchild. Moving to Gainesville, I was confronted with the project of completing the closure of a two car carport. Although I have been able to do some work with my Shopsmith, the workspace is still very much a work in progress.

Up North I'm in much better shape as I have now completed the construction of a 24' x 28' workshop. This shop is the subject of my recent blog.

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

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GaryK

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posted 652 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks! Enjoy yourself.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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rikkor

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posted 652 days ago

Welcome to LJ. You will like it here.

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cajunpen

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posted 652 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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Max

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posted 652 days ago

Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome…

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

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Scott Bryan

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posted 652 days ago

Welcome to LJs. I am sure that you will find this to be an exciting and rewarding element of your woodworking journey.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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gene

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posted 652 days ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of LJ’s (Enjoy) Come on in, The water’s fine, fine, fine.
You can ask, show, teach, learn, and Share woodworking experiences.
There’s something here for anyone that likes working with wood.
Plus new friends
God bless

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

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Karson

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posted 650 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Teri

87 posts in 653 days


posted 641 days ago

Thanks for the advice on the workshop walls. I have about half of them finished, and I too used OSB, painted white. I would have loved to use plywood, but too expensive right now with all the other costs associated with getting this shop set up. I haven’t purchased the lights yet, I’ll take your advice to heart on that. What did you do for heat?

-- Teri, Kokomo, IN

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8iowa

592 posts in 652 days


posted 641 days ago

Teri:

Hopefully, your workshop is insulated. This will make a big difference.

I have been struggling with the question of heat, especially for the shop in the U.P. I was going to install a “hang from the ceiling” 45,000 BTU propane heater. This of course would also require me to put a 250 gallon propane tank outside the shop. The cost would be around $1500. That’s bad enough, but my second thoughts center around the fact that I am not up there in the dead of Winter.

My shop here in Gainesville FL is a two car carport converted to garage. I insulated it as best that I could and heat it with a single 5100 BTU ceramic type electric heater. It does just fine on those cool mornings when the temperature gets down into the 30’s. Highland Woodworking (highlandwoodworking .com) in Atlanta has these heaters on sale for 29.95 each. I purchased three. Two of them will go to the U.P and I think that this will be all that I will need for the cool Spring mornings up there. These are “smart” heaters that have a thermostat and can be programmed to run a certain number of hours. A couple of these heaters may be all you need. With the cost of propane as high as it is, electric heat is competitive.

Regarding lights, on another posting I described how I have mixed incandescent and electronic ballast fluorescent lights. My T-8 fluorescent tubes are rated at 5000 degrees kelvin (closest to natural light) and the incandescent bulbs help to raise the CRI (color rendering Index) as close as possible to the ideal rating of 100. I know that the old style magnetic ballast fluorescent fixtures are cheaper, but they hum and flicker.

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

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Mario

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posted 638 days ago

Welcome to the site , from another Yooper. I was born in Houghton and now I am forced to live as a troll in the lesser part of the state.

-- Hope Never fails

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PanamaJack

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posted 634 days ago

We welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. We hope that you enjoy your stay/visit each and every time you show up on our door step. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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Napaman

3482 posts in 968 days


posted 631 days ago

Welcome to LJ’s…I noticed you use Shopsmith…I am a newer woodworkier and bought a used 2003 520 last year…and love it…have barely touched its uses…learning a lot each time I use it (which is tough in the school year as a teacher)...

I am going to add you as a buddy so I can see your work when you post it…I hope you post some picts of your shops…so I can get some ideas…

Enjoy the community…!!!

matt

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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Bureaucrat

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posted 286 days ago

Congratulations on a year in Lumber Jocks!

-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!

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woodworm

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posted 286 days ago

Congratulation on your 1st annivessary with LJ’s

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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Will Mego

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posted 137 days ago

I just now noticed your comment on my profile about living in Naperville, IL in the 70’s. That’s actually just 5 mins from where I am (or less) I drive by that block all the time. I think that property is for sale, in fact. Does THIS look like it?

-- "That which has in itself the greatest use, possesses the greatest beauty." - Unknown Shaker

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Miki

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posted 100 days ago

pls not all plywood from CN is bad ,
that related to the price .
give me a chance and will let your see how the quality is .

MIKI
MAIL:plywoodlv@yahoo.com.cn

-- Everything is possible!

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