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JimT
climber
Munich
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Jan 25, 2014 - 01:32pm PT
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Not pretty but creative if unutterably boring I guess, last weeks work!
4" tube horizontal rings rolled to 48ft dia in 18ft sections, 3" verticals with 1" connectors and all welded up in place in a very black concrete tank underground. Itīs the stainless steel heating system for a bio digester.
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Jan 26, 2014 - 11:01am PT
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I built a new airplane, and it's made some new videos...working on the next one already.
interview and photoshoot with the Sacbee today, I'm excited..
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Jan 26, 2014 - 02:51pm PT
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currently trying to prototype a pollution monitoring drone copter that will map and swarm in real time...these are the sensors and I'm working on running them off the micro instead of the mega board, dump everything to sd card while also transmitting it over 2.4g radio w/GIS data to a central processing unit...
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Jan 26, 2014 - 03:02pm PT
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Brandon,
That is a pretty unique gazebo!! I bet your one of the few guys outside
working in those conditions.
I'm in N.H. as well, but I'm lucky to have my shop inside. I just finished this for my wife, in Cherry --cedar lined. Dovetailed front and back.
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Jan 26, 2014 - 03:04pm PT
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JimT
climber
Munich
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Jan 27, 2014 - 02:40am PT
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why the step down to 1" diameter for the connections jim?
To restrict the flow, stainless is a poor conductor so we use bigger tube to get enough surface area but need to restrict the flow into each tube (there are 16 of them) so they are equally supplied. The taps at the top are so we can balance the whole system to get the heat even around the tank.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jan 27, 2014 - 08:01am PT
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it is great to know all of you
through your work.
so varied our we in our interpretations of this passage,
and the expressions shared thru the creation medium of
building well magnify the beautiful idiosyncrasies that
each of us beholds.
thanks for sharing.
stevea, your wife is a lucky gal to have a hubby who puts together
extraordinary craftsmanship, artistic flair, and supreme functionality
as displayed in the stellar chest. the moths'll be pissed when they fail to party in the woolen wares stored there.
sierra ledge rat, your's is a handsome, well crafted and nostalgic scabbord.
brandon you are hard-core: steel-like skin though soft on the inside (as suggested by your love threads.) when god was assigning blessings, i was at a dead show to0 high to stand up. i'm happy to know that you picked up the slack.
pagan is super techy. my hat's off to you, sir.
jim you study fluid dynamics too? oh man, thermodynamics killed me on the eit test. hate that shite but i admire those whom grasp and then master application of that science.
squishy im a big fan of bernouli, too!
rsin that's a bitchen story about the flying plywood and other jobsite antics. wind is an incredible force. i build commercial formwork for a living, and sometimes we erect 20' tall wall panels. the wind always keeps me honest with my anchors.
on and on i could go with the accolades, but for now i've got to go build the children some healthy lunches.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 27, 2014 - 11:05am PT
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SLR, love the swords! Too bad you didn't get to girth those up on yer dress whites, eh?
SteveA, beautiful chest, really beautiful.
Brandon, yer an animal.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Jan 27, 2014 - 11:11am PT
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Brandon....c-o-l-d.....what a project, though....
Steve...that is BEAUTIFUL! Lucky wife....and I'm sure not just because of the furniture
What "bios" does that thing digest?
PMB....LOVE electronics....stealth little sensors there!
Susan
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Jan 27, 2014 - 11:33am PT
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A 16x46 pergola...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 27, 2014 - 11:34am PT
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^^^^ In Norway they'd call that a cod-drying rack.
But it is a very nice cod-drying rack.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Jan 27, 2014 - 11:40am PT
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^^^^ In Norway they'd call that a cod-drying rack.
But it is a very nice cod-drying rack.
I used the plans for building an "orca" drying rack. You can get it from the BlackFish site.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jan 27, 2014 - 12:57pm PT
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Does that mean Cash On Delivery...?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Jan 27, 2014 - 01:51pm PT
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We wanted it to be high and not claustrophobic so it is tied into the roof with some metal "sleds" that are lagged into the existing rafters right through the roof. Drop the matching angle pergola rafters into the sleds and bolt them in. It ought to hold up.... It helps that the roof is new, since it will be some trouble to re-roof in the future. Not a huge deal, but a little extra work for sure when that time comes.
I guess it all depends on how high your fascia is as to where the normal tie in might be. Lots of joist hangers right on the front of the fascia is pretty standard, as is a ledger board underneath. Out here on the sand, we see it all...
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jan 27, 2014 - 01:58pm PT
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When's the building inspector showing up?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Jan 27, 2014 - 02:02pm PT
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^^^^^
I am the building inspector.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Jan 27, 2014 - 02:31pm PT
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Are your pergola column anchors all the same, and what did you use?
I see that one is in a new concrete footing, but I'm assuming the ones on the existing slab are just bolted to the slab?
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 27, 2014 - 05:48pm PT
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Well, hell.
I'm asking for advice.
How do you tie together the cap on an octagonal wooden roof when it ends in a cupola, at a single point?
The shingles for the cap need to intersect.
Do I let one run proud and cut the other to match? What about the change of plane when the coursing of shingles ends right at the peak?
It's within my grasp, and I'll figure it out, but if someone has a good way to do it you'd be doing me a huge favor in telling me.
Also, there will be five inches of lead descending from the peak, so those five inches are invisible.
I've currently got ten inches to the weather.
If it helps I've got photos.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 27, 2014 - 06:49pm PT
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Brandon, when I built my timber-framed mini-monument to Brunelleschi I had the same problem which I had to solve with metal straps over the top. Not pretty but between you, me, and the shingles nobody knows.
Oh, and don't be bragging about yer ten inches on this thread cause we ain't impressed here.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jan 27, 2014 - 08:00pm PT
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You strapped the top course to flex it to the contour of the peak?
I'm not willing to do that, but it's a good idea.
I'm really at a loss. I might fir out the peak with appropriately dimensioned shakes, just to give myself positive nailing, but it might mess up the look. Not sure.
Time constraints make this project stressful. I'm the new guy and I'm in the lead on the job. Gotta make it work one way or another.
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