Now that winter has really arrived, I have begun working on the interior of the shop. A neighbor gave me an old wood stove he had in his barn. After I cleaned and repainted it, replaced the firebrick, and bought new stovepipe, I cut the hole on my new roof and installed the chimney. I have ordered a couple of fans to attach to the stove to provide hot air circulation in the shop. Even without the fans, the old stove does a decent job of warming the place up.
I have installed four high output flourescent light fixtures in each bay, and am in the process of running the wiring through steel conduit for all the fixtures and outlets. Once that is done, I'll be able to clean up the place and put my tools and machinery in place.
I tried to dig the trenches for the sewer, water and electrical conduits, but the frost was just too thick for my little backhoe. Denny Weaver brought his big backhoe up and did the job in no time. Once all that is hooked up I will begin building the bathroom. Wow! Heat, lights and running water - not too shabby. The only thing missing is the stereo.
