wdwerker Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 One of the advantages to surface mount boxes and conduit it the flexibility to chage it down the road when a new machine needs a different box and outlet. I ran my conduit down the wall at 48" high. Benches and machines fit below it, pegboard and cabinets go above. I always go one wire gauge above code just to be safe. I also use the best outlets and switches possible. An engineer told me that CSA rated electrical equipment is a better standard than UL, apparently the Canadian standards are higher and they have more enforcement powers. If it's not CSA rated you can't sell it there, they pull samples from store shelves if it is not up to the standard it gets pulled ! UL is funded by the people it regulates. I have little faith in the Interteck or other international certifications. I could be wrong but I think this applies to all electrical devices and appliances . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 The highlight of shop time tonight was putting together my new planer stand. It is very solid and now I can just wheel it where I need it. I used to have to pick it up every time I needed it and put it on top of something. Damn thing is 100 lbs. I will be picking up some electrical supplies tomorrow after work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Its funny I am chicago and I think we might be one of the few cities left where rigid conduit and steel boxes are code minimum for residential. No romex and no plastic boxes. Whenever I see I picture of a panel with a bunch of romex hanging out or see it fished through a wall I think "i can't believe they let people wire houses with lamp cable." NYC is the same way. Armored cable everywhere... or use to be. Freddie, you do much work in the city, is it still code there? Holy crap, I just noticed this thread today! I now have 12 pages to digest! Where you been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Chop, I rarely do work in the city, and I have absolutely no knowledge in electric. If it ain't wood, I dont give a damn haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I did, however, do the floors in the brooklyn clock tower penthouse, 32 million dollar place. That was a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I did, however, do the floors in the brooklyn clock tower penthouse, 32 million dollar place. That was a good one. This one? http://www.boredpanda.com/old-clock-tower-transformed-into-penthouse/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 My electrician has me picking up materials and he will do the main hookups to save me money. Im grabbing a 125a main lug panel with 20 spaces. Not going to be maxing the panel but just to have the flexibility. He told me to get 4/3 romex to run to the main panel. I need 60 feet to get from the main panel to my sub. Does that size wire sound too overkill? My dad said i should only need a 6 wire, but if overkill is better then ill just grab the 4/3. Its 3.84 a foot from the electrical supply house. And is there code for outlet height in a garage? Or is there a preferred height for them for hooking up machines? Listen to the installer, however, I will say that a 100A service usually is installed with 2-2-2-8 which is what I did my sub with. If this is a sub, what size breaker are you using in the main? If your going for a 60a sub then #6 should be sufficient, call and ask why he spec'ed what he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 This one? http://www.boredpanda.com/old-clock-tower-transformed-into-penthouse/ yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 That floor was finished with rubio monocoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 That floor was finished with rubio monocoat. How is that to work with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 very easy, you apply wet with a buffer, then switch to a dry towel under the buffer to take up the excess and even the finish out. It has no film and little protection, so its not for everybody. We did another house that was featured in architectural digest, the customer requested the finish. We sanded off the old poly finish and when we were done she hated it because it had no shiny layer. Well, thats what she wanted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 When we were sanding, they told us not to hit into the cabinets because they were a quarter of a million dollars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 LOL. That's like the people that have old homes and want to put poly on top of these nearly century old floors that have been waxed a hundred times!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 And I cant believe the price went down so far on that penthouse! When we were in there in 2009 I believe it was going for 32 and an nfl player was looking at it. I dont know who because I could care less about sports well, except for monster trucks, I love monster trucks, front row this weekend at the coliseum baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneRider Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 http://mjobee.com/projects&news/NEC%20Art%20310.15.pdf 100A call for #2 guage wire. My shop has 60A breakers at the main box and has #6 gauge wire between the panels. Which is another reason I was careful to balance the load in the garage. And the big consumers are 240 or evenely split between the 2 phases. lights -> split AC, table saw, and dust collection are both 240. If all 3 are going I figure that is about 20A on each leg, or a total of close to 4,800Watts of power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 My toothed blade arrived today for my LN la jack, so naturally I was distracted playing with that. I finished ripping the old sheetrock down the back wall of the shop, and put the rest of the insulation I had up. I need to pick up more tomorrow, and I will call the electrician and pick his brain about what i need so I can start picking it up. Naturally, my shop is a complete tetris mess right now, nothing is usable due to the over cramming. At least we are making some progress though finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Gotta get worse before it gets better! Congrats on the new blade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Amen brother, and thanks, its a really sweet blade! I recommend it to all the la jack plane owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 The biggest news for my shop came today. I can knock down the big closet in the back of the garage. This upgrade will reward me with 80sqft more shop space than i had before. Truly feel blessed today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 More room, more fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Many happies today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 The big question is, what do you plan to do with the extra space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Yes, quite a bit of additional space! What do you plan to do with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 The big question is, what do you plan to do with the extra space? Build a closet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Im going to put a car sideways in the back of the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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