new house for mikemike

[M4wdFab]

i think chip has big ladders

[mr.mindless]

60 vs 106 kWh monthly if I run 8’ lights 15hr/wk

My rate is usually 10-11c/kWh depending on use (more=cheaper

So that’s like 6 vs $10/mo. Am I doing that right?
I was expecting much worse.

[M4wdFab]

you bought the wrong property if you are only having the lights on 15hrs a week lol 


 


i think your math is correct ish

[mr.mindless]

well what that tells me is: fix the dim side, and just fix the ones that are burned out on the bright side because it's not gonna pay for itself in power savings by any stretch.

if they were on 60hrs/week, it would pay for like 2 bulbs a month in power savings 😂

a single 25 pack does all of the far side. I'll start with that...

[M]

I'd still swap to LEDs.

Brighter, more consistent light.  No flickering. No having to wait for the CFL to come on when it's cold inside.

[mr.mindless]

I'll worry about dropping an extra $500 on lights as a nicety once necessities are closer to all set. There's a lot of things ahead of upgrading things that are currently functional or mostly functional, like pallet racking in particular

[etk300ex]

I'd run it!

[etk300ex]

When we do retrofit tubes it's often 20+ year payback.  And I have a feeling a lot of the Chinese led tubes will be failing much sooner than their lifespan.

[M]

I'll worry about dropping an extra $500 on lights as a nicety once necessities are closer to all set. There's a lot of things ahead of upgrading things that are currently functional or mostly functional, like pallet racking in particular

Didnt realize it'd be that much....   yeah, makes sense.

[mr.mindless]

perfect ladder just went up for 20% of retail. makes me think it's likely hot or a scam. texted on it, phone number is gone from the ad now.
https://rochester.craigslist.org/tls/d/rush-westward-12-foot-ladder/7138092258.html

[M4wdFab]

always fun to see what comes up on google

http://www.joyjobs.com/cv/vw/pdf/veprek.doc


a few things match up to the number i see and first name.   address, email and second phone avail. 

[mr.mindless]

Guy got back to me but someone was on the way. They did grab it. Seller not a subscriber to the Craigslist Doctrine of First Cash

[mr.mindless]

sketched up the shop yesterday, put some ideas in my head to kick around.

Most of those ideas say that 4 post lift is in the wrong place. I think it may belong next to the paint booth on the other side, or might belong nowhere here. but I think that's a mid-term not a short term change.

Started looking for some pallet racking. this doesn't look like a bad start
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/758912394638507/

I'm also very curious how strong the top of the paint booth is and what could potentially be done to have storage over that. It's much less a waste of space if at least it could be storage above. Not that I'm hurting for storage in general - what I'm actually hurting for is heavy item storage. Steel rack, axles, engines, transfer cases. Pallet items. The way things are set up in here, I'm pretty limited on accessible wall space that I can put 4' deep racking on. The only part where that works is behind the office.

If I start parting things out, body parts above the paint booth is what comes to mind for proper weight-density. Body parts never seem to move, though.

I think I can think about a toolbox or two now, too, with some clue of how things arrange.

I do wish I had easy access to see roof construction on the second bathroom near the staircase. Considering removing it; also seriously considering it to be a pallet drop point for loading things to the upstairs storeroom. I think I'll have to pull sheeting off the top side to see what it's built of and figure a load rating. Hard deck ceiling underneath.

EDIT to add:
paint booth is about 14' wide. So 12' load beams and pallet racking uprights are no help there.

[M4wdFab]

i thought i needed a metal rack, untill i realized the pallet racking diagonal supports work great for storing 24' sticks of things.  i have a wood section, conduit and PVC section and steel.    its amazing lol   

id take more racking above the wood shop, and some other smaller stuff over by the waste oil area. 

[M4wdFab]

thats a shit price for pallet racking.  1000$ for (6) 10' uprights and (12) 8' beams?   

i paid 500$ for (10) 14' uprights and (32) 8' beams, (32) wire racks 48" deep.  that was probably a crazy deal, but you should be able to do better than above.