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Post by kevlar on Apr 11, 2023 19:42:01 GMT -6
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Post by skfarmboy on Aug 2, 2023 11:46:28 GMT -6
Any updates on the cabin?
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Post by kevlar on Aug 2, 2023 15:03:46 GMT -6
Unfortunately not, trying to get as much summer in with the family as I can, and a bunch of other odd jobs that have needed done for a long time that I finally got around to doing. Getting stuff ready for harvest right now and some grain to haul out, hopefully get some more done before we get in the fields.
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Post by kevlar on Dec 16, 2023 14:30:49 GMT -6
Finally got around to getting some tin for the outside of the cabin today. Got it from a colony that does tin and shop packages so they had a bunch of off cuts and leftover so got it at a pretty good price along with the j channel and base strips. I was wanting to go with cheaper used stuff as much as I can but I’ve found trying to get used tin that’s in decent shape is hard to come by, and then trying to get it to work with the holes already in the tin can create a lot of waste and extra work. Hopefully get a few days working on it next week, supposed to be nice weather. I timed it good too, got there just before coffee so I got to have coffee and homemade donuts 👍
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Post by northernfarmer on Dec 16, 2023 15:12:17 GMT -6
While used tin is a good idea in the sense of savings, often used tin is taken off for a reason and dealing with holes and scratches in the paint, fading and so on. This way you have new tin that should look good for years and no compromises with water leaks, should be a good cabin for many years that perhaps even your non existent grandchildren may enjoy !.
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Post by Oatking on Dec 16, 2023 20:06:53 GMT -6
Finally got around to getting some tin for the outside of the cabin today. Got it from a colony that does tin and shop packages so they had a bunch of off cuts and leftover so got it at a pretty good price along with the j channel and base strips. I was wanting to go with cheaper used stuff as much as I can but I’ve found trying to get used tin that’s in decent shape is hard to come by, and then trying to get it to work with the holes already in the tin can create a lot of waste and extra work. Hopefully get a few days working on it next week, supposed to be nice weather. I timed it good too, got there just before coffee so I got to have coffee and homemade donuts 👍 Kevlar ? What do you use for cutting the tin ? I have a dimikk kk at project except it’s a garage . Is their a simple way? |
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Post by kevlar on Dec 17, 2023 6:34:03 GMT -6
Finally got around to getting some tin for the outside of the cabin today. Got it from a colony that does tin and shop packages so they had a bunch of off cuts and leftover so got it at a pretty good price along with the j channel and base strips. I was wanting to go with cheaper used stuff as much as I can but I’ve found trying to get used tin that’s in decent shape is hard to come by, and then trying to get it to work with the holes already in the tin can create a lot of waste and extra work. Hopefully get a few days working on it next week, supposed to be nice weather. I timed it good too, got there just before coffee so I got to have coffee and homemade donuts 👍 Kevlar ? What do you use for cutting the tin ? I have a dimikk kk at project except it’s a garage . Is their a simple way? I just use an angle grinder with cutting disks, it uses up the disks pretty quick but I stock up on them any time they come on sale. Power shears would be good if you do a lot of tin work, that’s what any of the guys that built our shops used, I don’t work with tin much so a grinder it is. |
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Post by northernfarmer on Dec 17, 2023 11:06:11 GMT -6
Years back in putting siding on some old buildings we used the trick of using a skill saw with the blade in backwards, I believe they make a longer life type blade for a skill saw made for cutting thin metal though. Also made up an angled jig out of 1x4 wood for the end angles of the building or doing straight cuts would use a piece of 1x4 clamped to the tin for an easy guide. Wearing ear and eye protection was a must !. As for tin snips, that is a whole art I never learned very well but finally clued in a few years back that a typical straight tin snip was only meant to cut to the depth of the blades, there are right and left units that are meant to actually cut straight or in a curve to one side so have to have the correct unit depending on the direction of curved cut. The other trick is not to cut your hands on sharp tin, haven't perfected that one either !. And like you said Kevlar, power sheers which I also have had nothing to do with.
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Post by shmiffy on Dec 17, 2023 11:32:55 GMT -6
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Post by kevlar on Dec 17, 2023 12:09:03 GMT -6
I just looked up some power shears, they are actually quite cheap, not so why I don’t have a set. Maybe I just prefer bleeding on all my projects so that’s why I use hand tin snips for fine tuning?
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Post by OptimallyDismal on Dec 17, 2023 12:21:56 GMT -6
To do a lengthwise cut on steel siding I score as hard as I can with an Olfa knife (it is easier if you can follow a seam) and then bend the sheet back from the score line and it will snap like a charm.
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Post by kevlar on Feb 18, 2024 21:22:19 GMT -6
  image hostVery slowly getting a little done on the cabin. Going to put barn board above the bottom layer of tin, then tin on the top part, hoping to give it some character. |
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Post by SWMan on Feb 19, 2024 0:26:10 GMT -6
Looks good kevlar, maybe being on wheels the gov't won't tax it! If you are buying abrasive cutting discs get Walter ones, last way longer than anything and don't explode as a general rule like cheap blades. Also these are decent: OX Diamond blade |
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Post by kevlar on Feb 19, 2024 11:02:32 GMT -6
Those blades look pretty good. I’ve had good luck just buying cheaper ones, usually stock up when they go on sale. Have only ever had one come apart but I was doing something I shouldn’t have been.
Going to call Guinness book of world records and see if I’m in the running for slowest build ever.
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