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  • _ _Damian S_

    9m x 7m x 2.7m high to the gutters (higher in the gable).

    Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010

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    Roger Wright
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    Damn! I'm envious. I could really use that kind of space but it won't fit on my lot and I definitely can't afford it. Beautiful job, BTW. I've built a few from Sears in my time, and I know the instructions aren't all they should be.

    "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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      Damn! I'm envious. I could really use that kind of space but it won't fit on my lot and I definitely can't afford it. Beautiful job, BTW. I've built a few from Sears in my time, and I know the instructions aren't all they should be.

      "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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      _Damian S_
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      No, the instructions themselves were kind of alright, but yes, the reality of putting it together didn't quite fit what they said to do... Particularly the gables!! What an unmitigated disaster that was for quite some time! Still, it's up now, and turned out alright!! Luckily my brother (a plumber) and one of his friends (a builder) were on hand!! Me, I lifted heavy objects and held the dumb end of the tape measure!! It's been quite expensive to build, and even though I've been fortunate to get mate's rates for a fair bit of stuff (concrete, fill, earthmoving equipment etc), it's still well up over $10K. Got my sparky coming in the next week or two to cable it up - three-phase into the shed (one outlet), a bunch of lights and some heavy duty 20 amp "standard" power points.

      Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010

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      • _ _Damian S_

        No, the instructions themselves were kind of alright, but yes, the reality of putting it together didn't quite fit what they said to do... Particularly the gables!! What an unmitigated disaster that was for quite some time! Still, it's up now, and turned out alright!! Luckily my brother (a plumber) and one of his friends (a builder) were on hand!! Me, I lifted heavy objects and held the dumb end of the tape measure!! It's been quite expensive to build, and even though I've been fortunate to get mate's rates for a fair bit of stuff (concrete, fill, earthmoving equipment etc), it's still well up over $10K. Got my sparky coming in the next week or two to cable it up - three-phase into the shed (one outlet), a bunch of lights and some heavy duty 20 amp "standard" power points.

        Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010

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        Roger Wright
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        When you get your "sparky" in house, try to emphasize that you don't want a grounded delta configuration for your lighting circuits - they're a PITA.

        "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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          When you get your "sparky" in house, try to emphasize that you don't want a grounded delta configuration for your lighting circuits - they're a PITA.

          "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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          _Damian S_
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          And in english this means?

          Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010

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            Norm .net wrote:

            Listening to you makes me feel I in the wrong job

            You might be; how will you know until you try something different? In my case, I was forced by fate to try other things than I'd intended for my life. But it can be voluntarily, I hear. :-D My dad was a fairly wise man, I think. He told me once, "Son, when a man could expect to live 35 to 40 years, it made sense to have one career and excel at it. But now that we live for 70, 80, even 90 years, that no longer makes sense. You spend the first 20 years learning how to live, the next ten or so mastering your first trade. That leaves maybe 60 years of doing the same old thing, day after day. Nobody can do that. Plan on changing course a few times in your life and you'll be much happier." I'm paraphrasing, of course - that conversation took place spread over many talks. But the wisdom in it remains, and is eternal. If what I do sounds interesting, more interesting than what you now do, maybe it's time to think about a change. You're never too old, you know. I did my time programming computers, and I still enjoy it, but I no longer have any wish to do it for a living. Perhaps you've had enough, too. :)

            "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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            NormDroid
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            Roger Wright wrote:

            If what I do sounds interesting, more interesting than what you now do, maybe it's time to think about a change.

            I still love programming, and learning cutting edge technology. If it was for new technologies appearing I'd of started my own business by now. But as my job pays extremely well and I have good working hours ( < 40 ) I don't think I'll be swapping careers just yet.

            Software Kinetics - Moving software

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            • _ _Damian S_

              And in english this means?

              Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010

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              Roger Wright
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              :laugh: Never mind; it would take all day to explain it, and it really isn't that big a deal. We have one site that uses this configuration and it's constantly having trouble, but that may just be the user's unique situation. For the most part, I prefer to deal with what's called a grounded wye connection; it's inherently safer. But I'm sure whatever is standard practice in your area will work fine. What are you putting in the building that takes 3-phase?

              "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                Roger Wright wrote:

                If what I do sounds interesting, more interesting than what you now do, maybe it's time to think about a change.

                I still love programming, and learning cutting edge technology. If it was for new technologies appearing I'd of started my own business by now. But as my job pays extremely well and I have good working hours ( < 40 ) I don't think I'll be swapping careers just yet.

                Software Kinetics - Moving software

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                Norm .net wrote:

                I still love programming

                Then it's too soon to change! :-D But someday, maybe, you'll get the itch to move into a new area. Then you might want to look into it.

                "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                • R Roger Wright

                  Close. But I expect we'll have a lineman do the job. There is some element of risk even in routine switching, and they have the specialized protective gear for it. But I'll definitely be watching!

                  "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                  Roger Wright wrote:

                  But I expect we'll have a lineman do the job

                  "Looks like we need another Timmy!" - Dinosaurs :laugh:

                  Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon

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                    :laugh: Never mind; it would take all day to explain it, and it really isn't that big a deal. We have one site that uses this configuration and it's constantly having trouble, but that may just be the user's unique situation. For the most part, I prefer to deal with what's called a grounded wye connection; it's inherently safer. But I'm sure whatever is standard practice in your area will work fine. What are you putting in the building that takes 3-phase?

                    "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                    _Damian S_
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                    Nothing specifically that takes 3-phase, but since it's available, I might as well run it to an outlet... never know when I might need to use a big-ass welder!!

                    Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010

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                    • _ _Damian S_

                      Nothing specifically that takes 3-phase, but since it's available, I might as well run it to an outlet... never know when I might need to use a big-ass welder!!

                      Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010

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                      _Damian S_ wrote:

                      since it's available, I might as well run it to an outlet

                      I like the way you think! :-D There's no such thing as too many tools.

                      "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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