Author Archives: Jay Bates

Day 351 – Lean to Lights and Ninja Stuff

It’s interesting to reflect on some things that we thought would be a major win but ended up being a “meh” moment, while things we thought would be “meh” moments actually end up being very impactful. Installing lights unde…

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Day 340 – Before, During, and After the Storm

We knew a big storm was in the forecast, so we spent some time tidying up a few things. I made sure all of our scrap metal was stacked and weighed down. We get pretty bad storms every year, and so far, I haven’t experienced any major damage since…

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Day 350 – 40×60 Shop Lighting, Part 1

Let there be LIGHT! In my last two shops, I used LED light kits from American Green Lights. I became a big fan of these lights two shops ago when I first installed them. These lights have a high CRI (Color Rendering Index), meaning they emit light thro…

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Day 330 – Pallet Racking

We’re going vertical! This shop will hold not only all of my woodshop but also all of our household belongings until the house is built. After the house is built, I’d like to dedicate some pallet racking space to store summertime tractor im…

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Day 326 – Cats and Dirt

Another day, more progress. We had a stretch of picture-perfect weather and have been enjoying it. This time, I’m making progress on the mud pit outside of the lean-to. Also, BPo3 now has outside cats. Jamie’s uncle has a stray cat in the n…

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