July 1, 2025Jul 1 This post was recognized by John Morris! Chirogyro was awarded the badge 'Great Content' and 10 points. "Great looking digs there Chirogyro! Thanks for sharing your woodworking domain and thanks for the great content!" So this project began way too long ago, and was interrupted by a career change, a bachelor's degree and a master's degree. The building itself is a poorly built 20x22 garage in Houston, TX with some termite damage that gets repaired along the way.. Anyway... This is how it started: As one can see this is an exemplary shop, streamlined and purpose-built. How its going: The main line for the dust collector is a 7" 20 gauge spiral pipe from the nice folks at Duct Direct here in Houston: Hopefully this weekend will see the completion of the miter station an installation of the remainder of the main trunk of the dust collection main trunk and take-offs. Edited July 1, 2025Jul 1 by Chirogyro Adding in some explanatory text
July 1, 2025Jul 1 Awesome transformation!! Love the ceiling joist addition and overhead storage. Congrats on the degrees, too!!
July 1, 2025Jul 1 Author Popular Post 3 minutes ago, lew said: Awesome transformation!! Love the ceiling joist addition and overhead storage. Congrats on the degrees, too!! The ceiling joists are actually one of the major reasons that the project ended up taking so long. first I had to clear out the shop... THAT took a LOT of work. Then I had to fix some termite damage, shore up the walls and put in some load transfer studs, insulate the walls, put up sheathing... Then school interrupted. (*ahem*). Then I had to re-route all the wiring from the main electrical panel in the back of the garage (which went diagonally across the garage ceiling into the house) so that the beam would fit. [The beam is laminated 14"x22' LVLs sandwiched by 3/4" ply] THEN I had to line up help, get scheduled during a time when it wasn't unbearably hot (when winter falls on a saturday in Houston, you can actually get something done!) and install the beam. THEN the joists. THEN the lumber rack... THEN ... Then... You get the point. And here we are today. :-)
July 1, 2025Jul 1 Author 27 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Very nice! Does it get a little hot in there with the exposed ceiling? Well, the past few days have seen it hit over 100 in the shop. I have a 2 ton mini-split which will keep things manageable, plus I still have the wall unit if I need extra help. One of the upcoming tasks is to put insulation sheets over the joists to isolate the "top" from the "bottom". The insulation and sheathing on the walls helps a LOT, but as you stated, the exposed ceiling is the worst of the offenders. The tin-can garage door doesn't help, either.
July 1, 2025Jul 1 Excellent transformation thus far. Love your table saw set-up. I'll also offer my congrats on the degrees; the "tassels are always the rewards for the hassles." Thanks for all the progress pictures; much appreciated. Keep them coming as time permits.
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