Friday, January 11, 2008

Making space to Build


I've decided to begin the build in my garage. I have a standard three car garage, and will try to use the single car spot for my build. It's approximately 10' wide by 24' deep. This way I'll be able to to keep two cars in and leave the older Durango outside. I considered doing the build at the airport, and though I only live 5 minutes away, that would mean spending too much time away from home. It's really convienent to be home to take care of the home/family and find time to get some plane work done. I'll actually save money and stay healthier by not having to eat out as much too.
This is the current status. I removed all the household storage containers and put them in a shed I had installed on the side yard. The shed is only 8' by 8', but surprisingly swallowed up all the storage items and is barely 50% full. Of course I've been tossing out a lot of stuff as well.
The pic shows my 6' long workbench, 21 gallon oil-less 5hp peak compressor from Harbor Freight. My tool box needs to be organized to separate aircraft tools from general tools we all have at home. I'll detail the tools later, but did get a great deal on an Avery Tools RV Tool kit. http://www.averytools.com/ I had already previously had the three part epoxy flooring done, so clean ups will be easy. I had the same flooring done in my last hangar, and it held up incredibly well.
I'm not done with the golf cart, I rescued it from the rust yard!


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