Bill Lewis
02-28-2005, 10:11 AM
Hi all
I have been participating for a couple of weeks now, so I thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself. Though new to the creek, I am not new to online discussion. I used to only participate on the usenet rec.ww, and I see some familiar monikers here, but for some reason, new ISP, new computer, whatever, my posts weren't showing up. So when it came time to sell a few things (for upgrades:D ), I went in search of the pond but found the creek.
Actually I have been away from WW for awhile, about 3.5 years at this stage. To make a long story short, my wife and I were in the process of building a new home. Our old house sold in 3 days, and everything went in to storage. Well, there were complications (to say the least), so it took us 2.5 years to finally get in to the new house. After a settling-in period of about a year, I was finally ready to build the shop.
The new shop is in the basement, and though I have been using it for other projects in the interim, I just couldn't take anymore of the three (dim) 100 watt light bulbs and the disorganization (stuff still in boxes) anymore. So I spent the holiday's framing the walls, wiring outlets, hanging and finishing drywall, installing cabinetry and sink, suspended ceiling and lights, etc... Recently I have been installing the dust collection system. Some of you may have seen a few of my posts in response to other discussions. This brings me to another point. In the process of performing this installation I think I've gathered some valuable tips for installing a metal duct (snaplock pipe) system. If there is enough interest, I can create a new thread on the subject. Also if there is interest, I can post pictures of my shop and DC system.
Anyway, I like the creek, lots of great activity here. Thanks for listening.
I have been participating for a couple of weeks now, so I thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself. Though new to the creek, I am not new to online discussion. I used to only participate on the usenet rec.ww, and I see some familiar monikers here, but for some reason, new ISP, new computer, whatever, my posts weren't showing up. So when it came time to sell a few things (for upgrades:D ), I went in search of the pond but found the creek.
Actually I have been away from WW for awhile, about 3.5 years at this stage. To make a long story short, my wife and I were in the process of building a new home. Our old house sold in 3 days, and everything went in to storage. Well, there were complications (to say the least), so it took us 2.5 years to finally get in to the new house. After a settling-in period of about a year, I was finally ready to build the shop.
The new shop is in the basement, and though I have been using it for other projects in the interim, I just couldn't take anymore of the three (dim) 100 watt light bulbs and the disorganization (stuff still in boxes) anymore. So I spent the holiday's framing the walls, wiring outlets, hanging and finishing drywall, installing cabinetry and sink, suspended ceiling and lights, etc... Recently I have been installing the dust collection system. Some of you may have seen a few of my posts in response to other discussions. This brings me to another point. In the process of performing this installation I think I've gathered some valuable tips for installing a metal duct (snaplock pipe) system. If there is enough interest, I can create a new thread on the subject. Also if there is interest, I can post pictures of my shop and DC system.
Anyway, I like the creek, lots of great activity here. Thanks for listening.