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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 13, 2011 - 06:56pm PT
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BTW, I'm cooking dinner and watching 'Dirty Jobs'.
Dude is learning to use a draw knife.
He should be made to sharpen his own knives, as that's a huge part of the learning curve.
Carry on...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 13, 2011 - 07:19pm PT
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I hear ya Brandon. A hard job but dirty? Only in that ya gotta have a pair
of tosser pants due to the sap build-up.
Ol' Mike shoulda been with me the last two hours...
Impressive build-up, eh? Yeah, up in my attic bagging rock wool preparatory
to demoing the ceiling tomorrow. I figgered two hours of misery today was
better than two hours of rock wool avalanches tomorrow. Is that logical?
Not really, is it? Especially seeing as how I'm not gonna be tearing down
the ceiling. Oh well, at least I'm still good looking according to the Part-time Columnist.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 13, 2011 - 07:36pm PT
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So, I'll check in with my work. It's tough being a carpenter but someone's got to do it.
I spent a while turning a cape into a saltbox.
I sided a house I built this spring with cedar shakes, five inches to the weather.
Now I'm putting a new roof deck and shingles on a hipped farmers porch.
Next up is the big one. I'm removing the siding and sheathing off of an inhabited house, panel by panel, to facilitate higher R insulation (dense pack cellulose). Through the cold ass NH winter.
What's everyone else up to?
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Dec 13, 2011 - 07:57pm PT
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FPV airplane (first person view)
This is an airplane that you fly from a monitor or video goggles not line of sight. It has a HUD or OSD (on screen display) showing speed, altitude, compass, location among other things. It has a GPS autopilot and a RTH (return to home) failsafe. It's still not done and is taking months to get it together. Lots of soldering, troubleshooting and testing, but when it's finally working smoothly it will be lots of fun. I also have a nice HD camera on there for recording the flights. I plan to blend my hobbies and take this to some of the beautiful places I know to get some great areal video...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 16, 2011 - 07:28pm PT
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My electrician (who used to be a building inspector) came over today and we stared at this
conundrum for quite a while without coming up with one good reason for its existence.
But then that's been said of me, too.
WTF??????? If this wasn't 25 or 30 years old then I woulda said some
n00b had been watching too much DIY TV.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 16, 2011 - 07:32pm PT
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WTF?
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Dec 16, 2011 - 08:48pm PT
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Reilly, what don't you understand about the history of your new project? Perhaps the author of this masterpiece can enlighten you.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 16, 2011 - 09:04pm PT
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RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!
Guido,
A friend of yours or was that the local junior college framing master class?
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Dec 16, 2011 - 09:17pm PT
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Reilly lad-I thought it might be a cousin of yours mate, he being an O'Bryan and all.
Your project must have been wired by the same guy who created this mess:
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john hansen
climber
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Dec 16, 2011 - 10:40pm PT
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Lots of fine craftsmenship in this thread. Mine is a bit more commercial.
Some how I ended up being the project manager expanding a few school's here in Hawaii..
Kauhale o Iwe o Puu Kapu Hawaiian language charter school. Big Island Hawaii.
Building B , almost ready for HVAC, plumbing and electric work
And building C, on schedule, about 4 or 5 weeks behind building B
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 17, 2011 - 08:34pm PT
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You reckon that beam had a post or wall under it at some point?
Yes, it did but it still makes no sense as it seems rather extravagant just
to put one 2 x 4 up to one rafter. And it would not have been that beneficial
to the ceiling joists. People are weird.
Guido,
I'm sure he must have been a kissing cousin, so to speak.
That was a big boat, mais non? Maybe he didn't vent the head properly?
I think my wife got this catalog.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Euroford
Trad climber
Louisville, CO
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Dec 20, 2011 - 04:03pm PT
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new spring perches to adapt my original 1950 axles with some jeep YJ springs.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Dec 20, 2011 - 04:23pm PT
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reilly
the (2) 2x4's at the beam-end
are tension members supporting
the end of the 4x10? beam
by transferring the beam end-reaction
up to the roof rafters.
the ceiling joists, in turn, are supported
by the beam via those metal framing anchors.
the builder was adding support to
the mid-span of the ceiling joists without decreasing head clearance.
my best guess.
edit,
the end reaction of the beam must pass
thru the connection of the 2x4's to the beam-end.
it looks to be a lag bolt, maybe 3/8" which is
good for about 430 #'s in shear.
there most likely was no live load up in the attic,
other than during construction.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 22, 2011 - 08:40pm PT
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Norski,
I could buy that if the rafters were more than 2x4's x 16' on 2' centers!
That beam is gonna drag them down before they're gonna give it any help.
Besides, that beam is only 3' from that parallel wall. It makes no sense.
It's history real soon. Gonna put some real meat in with actual support.
I'm so tired of hearing about how the old skool carpenters rocked.
Some of them were smokin' rock. :-)
From my Industrial Art Album - Laser Dust
(Hand sawing to a laser line) [I was 7' up on a ladder handholding in the
dark so it isn't very sharp]
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 22, 2011 - 10:15pm PT
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Reilly, you're using a traditional hand saw? Where's the love for the Japanese pull saws?
Nice shot though.
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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Dec 22, 2011 - 10:29pm PT
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treez, cool rig.
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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Dec 22, 2011 - 10:46pm PT
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norski,
i must be missing something in that beam pic. i fail to see how it is doing anything. the load on the near end is transmitted to the rafter above? wtf?
just curious.
cool thread all!
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dogtown
Trad climber
Cheyenne, Wyoming and Marshall Islands atoll.
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Dec 22, 2011 - 10:49pm PT
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Just finished restoring this 1958 panhead police special for a retired L.A.P.D. Motorcycle cop. every nut and bolt from a bare frame to better than new. These old cop bikes are hard to find it was a real thrill and a good payday to boot!
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Dec 22, 2011 - 10:54pm PT
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Nothing personal -- but to heck with the baby I want one for me.
Trolly all around the house, stop and nap anywhere ---- but I'll need a beer mug holder on mine.
Treez very nice.
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strangeday
Trad climber
Brea ca.
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Dec 22, 2011 - 10:58pm PT
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My 3 japaneese saws, and my gouge set will be the first thing I save in a fire...wait, second after my wife.....
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