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[Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

I thought I would give a brief update on what I have been doing.  This 
is only part, it has been crazy year.

I have completed the shop structural.I started a year and a half ago 
with a typical pole barn.  I built false walls between the poles, 
insulated with R-13, then covered with OSB.  Then a few weeks ago I 
installed a tin ceiling and blew in 6" of insulation.  I am now 
installing lights and air.  I have two air drops in the center and an 
air hose reel with 5' of hose near the front.  I put four hanging power 
outlets near the center.  Down the center are four switched outlets for 
task lighting and I am installing strip lights for overhead lighting.  
My dream shop is coming together.

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/reel l.jpg
In the picture above you can see the strip lights.  One on the far is 
not working but I think I know why.  In the near foreground you can the 
hanging hose reel and behind that and to the left is the drop light on a 
reel.  Further back are the hanging power and air.

On the sewing room front I finished the toilet install.  This was a long 
term project as first I had to get water to the sewing room and pay a 
sewer pipe away.  Then I built up a platform, tiled it, and installed 
the toilet.  Since we have water I installed a sink and under sink water 
heater plus a cabinet over the sink.

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/toilet l.jpg
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/sink l.jpg

Another part of the sewing room was adding electrical outlets.  I added 
seven outlets on two circuits and a motion detector light by the door.

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/MD .jpg

Since we installed a wood stove I needed to get some firewood laid by.  
Over the last week I have dropped a couple of trees and split them up.  
About half of this wet wood will be traded with a friend for dry.

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/firewood .jpg

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Don Bowen           KI6DIU
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