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Post by phoenix1967 on May 21, 2011 11:47:40 GMT -5
After much delay, the tutorial for the Near free blacksmith shop iis in the making... I'm heading out to put up the walls... Pics later this evening. OK folks, here we go... Here's the spot the shop is gonna occupy... Kinda disasterish lookin right now... Now for those what remember, this is the same spot I broke my leg in a coupla years back Here's some of the materials... You can pick 'em up anywhere, if you ask, folks are likely to give 'em to ya. Ya start with one corner, stand 'em up put nails here and here, to tack 'em together. Dont worry about it comming apart, we are gonna strap the corners later. now for this part, you are gonna need a board of some sort... I'm using slabs from the sawmill, I get 'em for free. you dont really need it to be continuous, slats from other pallets will work as long as you overlap the seams now you need one for the top of the pallets... make sure it extends above the pallet enough that you can nail into the next row of pallets note how I didnt have the ends of the boards meet at the same spot Then it's just a matter of adding pallets now for the second row, you'll need some more boards... they are gonna go in the fork cutouts, and secure the second row of pallets upright This is about 3 hours work, after a day of workin on a metal building with a friend. More to come!
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Post by whitedove on May 21, 2011 18:20:21 GMT -5
That looks good Phoenix...my brother Tommy has some ongoing projects.And he actually had made a fence at parents old house.He used to pick the pallets up at an old place he worked at a few yrs ago.Said they were thrown away anyhow,and anyway few yrs ago put a fence up using the one side of the pallets,they were already somewhat put together,anyway for several yrs he no longer occupied the place,got married and so on,life changes brought him back.And someone helped themselves to his fence.They removed all of them and even used our yard for parking their stuff.It's our folk's old house,so now I believe I'll show him this post,and he can pick back where he left too.And maybe it will help with the discouragement of starting all over again,for him.The tutorials are good,and it makes for interesting subjects.Like they say,,, a pictures worth a thousand words...and with different peoples learning styles,it reaches all of em...Good Job Phoenix.....with the economy as it is,,,it helps people save where they can.... Have A good Day!!!!
WhiteDove
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Post by phoenix1967 on May 22, 2011 13:19:25 GMT -5
Seriously though, there are many places to get building materials for free... Stop at EVERY construction site you pass, ask to be allowed to pick through the scrap heap... Most will be happy to allow it, since they have to pay to have it removed... Bridge construction sites will often have timbers that were used for dunnage that they will be happy to give ya, as well as a lot of plywood form materials... You may even talk them out of some crane cable or rebar. It doesnt pay to make special trips, but stopping on the way to somewhere else may net you a bunch. Sharpen those scrounging skills!
We havent got to siding or the second floor yet!
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Post by ThunderMoon on May 22, 2011 13:25:00 GMT -5
Just don't be trying to hiest none of them used railroad tracks lying on the side of the road... Pretty thrifty there Phoenix! Check out actor Dennis Weaver,he did stuff like that,made fences from used tires..
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Post by phoenix1967 on May 22, 2011 14:05:38 GMT -5
Dennis Weaver has always been one of my favorites
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