As another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter.
As I have already addressed how non donors force me to be Inspired in finding ways to do things, which in turn provides information to other poor people, so they can not shiver in the cold, this post is about the first time I ever had my own work bench, inside.
The old man never had a garage or bothered when they were cheap. Me, I have swung between throw away trailer houses for storage to what JYG had on his lot in a 30 foot travel trailer that was junked by rich people.
It is a Globestar.....never have looked it up, but probably will as I have to figure out the wiring and gas heater to not have to rely on extension cords.
As the original plan was a bus, that turned into this trailer, JYG had already started gutting the front bedroom, which was probably a dining room too, or whatever. That helped in his demolition as all I had to do was move the bed and bed frame out of the way.
The trailer leaks or did in the HAARP monsoons of the past years, I have to crawl up on top and patch the seams, but otherwise it is sound. I told TL today that everyone needed to have a travel trailer, that way it would cure them of ever wanting one again. I thought trailer houses were cheap. These 100,000 dollar travel trailers have walls that move if you push planks against them
JYG charged me 300 dollars for this one. His estimate was due to two running gears at 150 bucks a piece. If this thing ever falls apart, I will have a heavy duty trailer to haul things around with. This is the purchase which keeps on giving.
A garage will now cost around 50,000 dollars. Mine cost 300 with 75 dollars of recycled wood which was not in the best of shape, but shelves do not have to be that great, just the top bench which you attach things to like vices or drill presses.
I went with a pretty basic design of a U Shape just under the windows far enough so I could open them yet. It was all 2 by 10 and 12 plank. Some had wet rot and some had termites, but most was good enough when you trim out the pieces. I really have never had good wood to work with on any project in my life. That makes the job harder and my rule of thumb measuring does well enough with star torque screws to hold things together.
That I want to address. Forget about nails, nail guns and whatever. If you are going to build something, get a 3/8ths or 1/2 inch drill. Mine came out of Harbor Freight and I have never had any problems with them. In fact in pallets I have snapped screws off as the wood was that hard, so these drills are good enough for projects for most people doing projects.
I had originally thought about putting the bench around the entire trailer, but the kitchen was in good shape, the cabinets were in good shape and the back bedroom was cozy. The cozy part is where the incubator was put and it was a good place for it.
I have lots of closet and drawers with shelves for everything a shop should have. Mine is on wheels so I do not pay real estate taxes on it. It is not a trailer home so it does not need a license. It is just jacked up on the frame so the tires do not rot and that is a great deal for me.
I expect after this posts that a trend will appear in people taking these travel trailers and converting them to shops. They would be dandy for rural needs, from a livestock vet office you could pull to a pasture, a portable shop to fix things on location, to a hunting camp as I see a few parked around here on bluffs for fall hunting trips. Better than a tent, and most of them are in better shape than the one I got. I'm sure if a person looked around, and invested a bit more, they could probably get one in better shape, but then again what is the point of that, unless you are like me and want to take a nap in one and not leave the shop.
I will probably put down some mats to keep the carpet a bit cleaner as I'm not ripping out the carpet.
JYG likes the things I do with his stuff as we always keep things and use them, so he gives me deals on things. I don't argue with him on prices as he is honest and always evens things out.
Oh this trailer inside is 7 1/2 feet wide. It is perfect for me to be on one bench, turn around and be almost on the other bench, without bumping into TL. It is about a four foot center in this shop and it is just lovely and very handy to work in.
I finally have a shop. It did not cost 50,000 dollars.
I remember telling my brother to get a horse trailer for hunting geese. He was too priss and got what the other boys had. Thing is probably rotting away now out west as it was a light thing, and not something you could pull across fields and fauna.
If you have any sense, there is allot of equipment trashed every year which you could make use of. Just because someone else is not doing it, does not mean it will not work. As I said, this information flow comes off this blog, several assholes will steal it, claim it as their invention, and then it will be en vogue to do, and all the brats will be running the price up on these junk trailers.
They won't ever use them. Their fat ass women will bitch about them and the moment buddy falls down, they will dump his ass into the old folks home and their shop on wheels will be pulled to the junk yard, probably with all the tools in it, as women are spiteful hags.
I'm still thinking or seeing if I can run a plywood shelf under the bench top, so I could store things in there like nuts and bolts, or whatever I think I need at hand.
Be an easy make, as there is not any room with these shit walls and all those windows for anything.
Am very pleased with my God blessed junk.
Nuff Said
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