Only if it doesn't sweat and drip on everything. jmho :-( OTguess that means no rusted tools!!!
I FINALLY finished my shop!
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Ouch! Another pissing contest? Talking about being polite? NOT! jmho
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A good nail gun and good nails will make their own holes in the thin metal joist hangers. jmho
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No doubt a framer before he became a GC.
OTActually, 300 series stainless is slightly magnetic but I get your comment none the less. I have literally oodles of steel plate in every dimension and gage in the big barn so practicing on scrap is a non issue here and being 'frugal' I tend to hang on all forms of steel anyway. I never toss anything as I might have a use for it someday. Only thing I do toss is bad reloading brass and that goes in a special container as brass brings a pretty good price at the local scrap yard.Good luck with the overhead crane gantry with the magnetic hoist used on stainless. (just kidding). End clamps with eye hooks will suffice.
Be sure to visit your local scrap yard for learning material. Learning curve can be long and expensive.
In my old shop, many many years ago, I used an old single bar meat rail for my overhead gantry. Four different rails leading to different parts of the shop for different jobs with four different switch points. Similar to what is used on a railroad track. Much better methods available today.-
View attachment 1130907Similar to what I used in the 70s. Was able to purchase 300+ feet and switches for less than $200
Those days are gone forever. jmho
I understand frugal. Nobody reloads around here anymore. At our local club, I scrounge all the brass. lol. Brings a pretty penny here also. Sorry for hijacking the thread a little Mr.Metsa. lol
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Can I only put joist hangers on one side? I will be using Simpson connector screws to attach them. I think that I will only be able to fit underneath one half of my structure to get the hangers on.
they go on both ends/sides
any wood screw will be fine, I personally love GRK's but SPAX has good stuff, simpson as well
Check with your Dad. He is there and knows what’s going on.
I’m not convinced you even need them for that project.
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Well, our treehouse has them. This has to be the biggest expenditure I've ever made and I don't feel like it all coming crashing down.
If you used screws in those joists you can skip the hangers. You might have to add another screw to each joist in 25 years to tighten things up again. People are over thinking this.
Now if it bothers you, there is a simple way to beef it up. If it were me I would skip the hangers and put a block between each joist at the rim. I would have doubled the rim joists. You probably already have the scrap lumber Save $100. Screw the blocks on the face of the rim, put two 16HDG toenails on the inside into the joist ends. For the doubled rim maybe two screws or nails every 16" or so. I would have also run blocks center span but that's just me.
But this is all nitpicking. The shop turned out great. I am very impressed.
Now if it bothers you, there is a simple way to beef it up. If it were me I would skip the hangers and put a block between each joist at the rim. I would have doubled the rim joists. You probably already have the scrap lumber Save $100. Screw the blocks on the face of the rim, put two 16HDG toenails on the inside into the joist ends. For the doubled rim maybe two screws or nails every 16" or so. I would have also run blocks center span but that's just me.
But this is all nitpicking. The shop turned out great. I am very impressed.
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You know any cheap crane guys? I could always lift the main frame off and put on hangers.
Now that's impressive!You are in middle school and have such a workshop and tools.Damn,i wish i had such a shop.Like bro,where do you even have all the money for all the tools the saws and for building such a thing?Im really impressed.
looking at about $400-600 for a "small" crane's minimum, im not sure how close the setup would be but im betting a 10 ton could do it for maybe a little cheaper
that being said, you are on the hook for the crane even if they cant set up or reach, once they leave the shop its all on you to make sure they can do their job
There's room to reach under from the outside and install joist hangers with screws and impact driver by feel. Won't be fun or comfy, but once you get down there and try it won't be a big deal and will go fast. You only have a few to do.
My uncle built his cabin on skids. When the old timer he rented from passed away he winched the cabin up on a flatbed and moved it to another site.
a simple floor jack would do it also, or just slide under there like I would do it, to add hangers on there it would take me all of 10 minutes with just a hammer and a handfull of nails
Mets your shop is fine, just keep those recommendations in mind if building a bigger structure, deck, etc in the future.
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alright. Good to know. I will use the money for better things.
