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Tag: House

  • A House at Night Illuminated by Porch Light

    a barn roof house at night illuminated by porch light, trees in the background,

    After I moved the oak lumber and cement mixer off the porch of my folks’ house, I took this photo at night.

  • Blue Skies Reflected in a Window

    Window in a brick house reflecting clouds in the sky above.

    After Hurricane Helene passed by, we had blue skies and wispy white clouds in the sky.

  • Grizzly Sawdust Collector Assembly Project

    Shop panorama with Grizzly dust collector in the center.

    While I was visiting my folks, one of the larger projects that needed to be done was assembling the Grizzly G0862 3 hp dust collector (completed in the center of the photo above) for his planer, edger, and table saw.

    Grizzly G0862 dust collector boxes.

    It began with these three boxes and their contents.

    Floor space for building the dust collector.

    Then, I made space to put the dust collector together in a space near all three machines. Note the stack of thick rough cut boards on the left side. These will be planed and edged before being installed as the stair treads in my folks’ house.

    The instructions call for having two helpers to lift the top motor assembly while a third person secures it to the supports with bolts. Thankfully, my dad’s forklift was running, so we repositioned the forks close together, picked up the top motor assembly, and positioned the stand beneath the motor assembly while we threaded the bolts.

    Dust collector drum close-up.

    The only trouble that we had during assembly was securing the collection drum to its lid. It only has two buckles that lock down to secure the drum to the lid. Then, you raise the drum off the floor and the suction during option keeps the lid and drum mated. However, the two buckle system–despite adjusting the buckle lengths–didn’t always hold the drum and lid together. I removed the two drum bumpers from the base, which helped the drum better align with the lid for a more secure connection. It seems that adding one or two buckles would avoid this problem. Another solution would be to run a nylon tie strap around the drum over the closed buckles to keep them from releasing.

    Dust collector in the foreground. Planer in the background.

    After connecting the dust collector to 220v, we did a test run with the planer and it worked spectacularly. Now, my dad will use this to plane and edge the stair treads out of rough cut cypress boards sourced from trees that he cut down on.

    Planer in the foreground. Dust collector in the background.

    Eventually, the new cypress stair treads will go on the currently roughed-in stairs between the first and second floors.