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11-21-2008, 07:03 AM
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Name: Danny City: Seagrove State: NC County: Montgomery Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Looking good. 
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11-21-2008, 07:17 AM
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Name: Andy City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 50 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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The Phoenix is rising!
Very nice!
It says a lot about how you treat others and their property when someone will let you borrow a 25 ton crane.  | |
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11-21-2008, 07:34 AM
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Name: Michael City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Scott, I am always amazed and inspired by what you accomplish. I knew from our meeting a while back that you were into a lot of things, but man, is there anything you can't do? Keep up the good work but please don't let my wife see all that you've done.
Maybe North Carolina Woodworker should cartoonize you like that insurance commercial and you can be the official mascot
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11-21-2008, 08:00 AM
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#19 | | Senior Moderator
Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Wow Scott. Great progress on the "Super" shop.
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11-21-2008, 08:51 AM
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Name: Steve City: Summerfield State: NC County: Guilford Join Date: Mar 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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WOW! ...and I thought my shop was small before | |
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11-21-2008, 09:59 AM
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Name: Scott Smith City: New Hill State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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All: Many thanks for the kind and encouraging words. It's taken a while to get to this point, but as many of you know there is a lot of self satisfaction from building something yourself (a trait that we all share), as well as the sense of indenpendance that is beyond my ability to describe.
Rob - be careful what you offer... I may take you up on it!
Andy, re the crane, in this case it's one of those "what went around, comes around" type of deals (It's always nice to have someone else owing you a favor, right?!). I do try to be careful with others equipment and return it in better condition than I borrowed it.
Dick, re the floor heat, I plan to use some type of hybrid system made up of water heaters, solar, heat exchanger from the generator, and potentially a wood fired boiler (and not necessarily in that order).
Mike - AMEN! That's already part of the planning process; my biggest obstacle right now is having adequate quantity and pressure for the system (I'm on well water). I've got some ideas in this area, but the sprinklers will probably follow the construction completion.
Glennbear - I like Farmtek a lot, but in this case I opted for an "open" radiant heat system that would not require the more expensive pex-al-pex tubing that a closed system would require. Mine uses around six thousand feet of plain old 1/2" pex.
MikeL and Doug - <grin>
DaveO - I'm still waiting for the architechs at the green square project to agree to a final milling thickness. I've recommended 5/4 to them, and let them know that they have until the end of December to make a decision. I'm planning to mill the logs sometime in January, and will let you know.
I'll post more pix as the project develops.
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11-21-2008, 10:23 AM
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Name: Jerry City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Nice work Scott...and quickly too!
What are you planning to do for your bioD? Are you going to set up your own "refinery" for converting feedstock, or are you planning to reconstitute/recycle fryer and other vegoils?
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Last edited by jerrye; 11-21-2008 at 10:24 AM.
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11-21-2008, 10:28 AM
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#23 | | Asst. Webmaster
Name: Bas City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 35 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Scott, do you play an instrument, sing, paint or sculpt? Because if you got one of those talents, then you are truly a Renaissance man! Or, in more modern terms, MacGyver with big toys  Awesome progress on the shop, what do you have planned after that? Hydrodam? 
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11-21-2008, 11:10 AM
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Name: Fred City: franklinton State: nc County: franklin Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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concidering your location you could tap into shearon harris!   | |
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11-21-2008, 11:29 AM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I imagine you will need some kind of water tower or stand pipe to supply the sprinklers, you don't want to depend on electric power for the water pressure. If you have a perfect storm with all systems failing during a fire you want that pressure to be there.
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11-21-2008, 12:11 PM
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Name: Todd Vaughn City: Holly Springs State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 34 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Electric from a water wheel, Bas.
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