[TheForge] Foundations and shop design

[Ekaterina Harrison]

Frosty,

> I'll send you a couple pics of it in the works if you'd
> like.


I would like that very much. A picture is worth a thousand words!

Thanks,
Ekaterina

On May 23, 2008, at 12:43 PM, theforge-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 08:51:36 -0800
> From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Foundations and shop design
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> I can't say much about hammer foundations but lots of
> guys here have plenty of experience there. I just
> thickened my slab to 8" and doubled the rebar where I
> thought I'd put mine. (when I get or build one)
>
> The floor is another matter though. In floor radiant
> heat, you want it unless you live in one of those
> inhumane places where it gets hot in summer and stays
> unpleasantly warm in winter. <grin>
>
> In addition to making grounding points, I set heavy
> wall 2 1/8" ID sq tubing flush with the floor on a 4'
> grid to be receiver tubes for jigs, equipment mounts,
> stops for hydraulic benders, etc. They're welded to the
> rebar so they're grounded independently from the
> building itself. The sockets are also connected to a
> sub floor exhaust system so my welding and cutting
> tables will be down draft and keep the smoke out of the
> air altogether. They'll also draw the cold air off the
> floor in winter instead of the warm air out of the
> eaves.
>
> I'll send you a couple pics of it in the works if you'd
> like.
>
> Frosty
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