rtb's Workshop

My last shop was an old , windy, barn. It burned to the ground 2 yrs ago this coming august. thanks to good insurance I was able to recover enough for a new building and contents. (one hint: Keep a running inventory of EVERYTHING in your shop, even those $5-10 items add up)

The new shop/stable/barn is 36 X 72 steel pole barn with overhead garage doos at each end. The side of the barn is actually the ‘front’ facing the rd and house. It has a ‘man’ door (steel clad) and has a 4” fiberglass reinforced cement floor except for the last 13’, which is horse country. See horse stall under projects. This is wide open. The roof is laid over a thin layer of insulation which prevents condensation which would then fall on everything underneth. The horse does not like showers any more the the machines do. The shop is a constant mess (I subscribe to the theory that a neat, clean woodshop is a sign of a sick mind) The picture do a good job of showing the disorder. Elec and pluming was done seperatly so I was able to to design exactly what I wanted and put it out for bids, which saved me considerably (top two bids were nearly double what I actually paid) Note the ceiling lights (sons idea) They are 52” fans and light fixtures. with the globes left off to reduce heat and 4 low watage (100 wt equ’. light) bulbs.(each) This is a dedicated circut with the fans and lights are on sererate switchs. Plumbing (for the horse) is from and old well which we resurected (ie not through the meter) buried very deep and delivered through a freeze proof hydrant. It sometimes get a little chilly here. The rest is pretty much shown in the pictures. I really have to much room (sorry, guys). Oh yes, Adding the 2 ft of.plex. at the top of walls saves really big $$ in elec bills. (no flash used in pic’s)

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "