The Man Cave
 

Here is what we do for fun during the winter in North Dakota! 12' x 16' will have 8' walls and barn style roof.

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ill put up more pics as soon as there is more progress, we just started today

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Shoulda started last summer, so you could be chillin' right now. :D

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What are those things covering your hands? Also, what is that on your head? Is that white sand? I don't understand. Why would anyone want to work in that weather? Winters are for fishing !! 75 here today & went fishing. Sorry...

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Tough guys live in North Dakota. ;) It actually wasnt bad today, about 5 degrees, the wind chill was cold tho....will finish up the floor tomorrow. After the floor is complete, we will be able to build the walls in the warmth of the garage. We are planning on putting a loft in it for storage, and a porch too...screened in. A/C in summer (yes it does get hot in the summer here)....now we will have no excuse to get all our planes flying!

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My man cave. It is 14' x 24' complete with 18,000 BTU A/C and electric heater. My wife told me I need to build a bathroom in it and I could just live in it since I spend so much time in it.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...heli/shed9.jpg

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now ours looks puny...but nice! Put a bathroom minifridge and microwave in it and your all set!

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I already have the mini fridge but no microwave. Look, it even snows here in central Texas. I have built quite a few sheds in my life but I cannot take credit for this one. When I started throwing around the idea of building one I priced the lumber and then priced a prebuilt one. I paid $6,500.00 for this one and it would have cost me over $4,000.00 to build it myself which would have taken up alot of my time that could be spent elsewhere. So I choose to pay for someone elses labor.
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haha yea and an hour later it was gone right?

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I think you might need some help. I would not be caught in that scene for less than $45/hr. It's cold, snowy, and windy here, and I'm happy as a clam in my tiny extra HEATED bedroom, computer at my side, plane being built on the hollow door in front of me, and my radio planing some sweet tunes.

Ok that's a half-truth. CD ended about 5min ago, time for a change;)

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Well luckily this snow started about 4:30pm and lasted til about 9:30pm. So the kids were able to go out and play in it. It didn't really melt away til about noon the next day. This was about a month ago. It was about 80 degrees here today.

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2 x 6 studs and 2 x 12 rafters and you could heat it with a lightbulb. Go for it. I'm jealous. Tell your wife you'll drop in once in a while.

Bill

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I don't see the satellite dish. Is it mounted on the back side?

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every shop at least needs a tv!

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As you can see in this pic I need more shelves and maybe a set of drawers under the workbench. The blue tote under the bench and one in the loft are full of over twenty years worth of rc stuff I started gather up when I was about 13 years old. That is my son's NP Ultimate .40 on the bench. I finally started on the aileron servos and linkages. Still trying to decide on a pilot.
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Some of my play toys. The drillpress in the background was a Christmas present.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...i/playtoys.jpg

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Completely off subject but this my favorite toy "besides my wife" and I thought I would share a pic of it.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...i/100_0592.jpg

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Just a pic of mine, on the inside.
It's 10x16 and wired,heated and
insulated.

Bob

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north dakota kid, just make sure you plan out your work bench height carefully, because it will make life alot easier if it is just right.

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The first thing I did was wire mine with a 220 service from a 75 amp breaker from my homes panel to a secondary panel in the shed. I need to insulate it because in the summer time it gets pretty hot even with the 18,000 btu a/c and I have to use a fan to help out the a/c.

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i was just gonna ask, what are the dimensions of your workbench? I am clueless as to where to put benches....i gotta put into consideration the fact that its only 12 by 16. I was thinking maybe 2' benches along the wall, and a bench that can be moved around in the middle for working on assembled aircraft. i dont know how high though.

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My bench is 8' x 3' x 3/4" heavly sanded ply. How high you build it is personal preference. Its just a matter of what makes you comfortable. Do you plan on standing all the time or sitting and standing. I built mine based on the idea that I would be sitting on a stool sometimes and standing sometimes and so far it has worked out great.

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My question is, it a ARB (almost ready to build) man cave and did you get it at Tower? What page in the catalog?:D

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I wish I had a toy like that. I wanted a quad, my parents were iffy about it at first, and then my cousin crashed, he wore my dirtbike helmet which saved his life. He got a broken thumb. Then, my other cousins boyfriend crashed and got brain damage. FortunatelyHe's ok know, but every body was pretty scared. I am still not scared of riding them, but my parents don't want me on them. Oh well, theres always the dirtbike!

nice mancave.

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It was on page 216 of the Tower catalog but it has been discontinued :D

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I don't own a helmet because I cannot afford one :D . But that is another heated debate all in its self.

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I'd cover it with Ultracote. Solartex or Coverite fabric breathes too much! You're going need a Allison on that thing to get it airborne! :D Your ambitious in the cold. My hats off to you. My man cave is a 30x60 garage. I was fortunate when I bought the land for my house that the garage was on the property. I added a oil fired hot air funace the size of a Toyota Corolla. It stays nice and warm. Thank god oil has gone way down. Got a lot of the ceiling full of planes. My wife hates the place, says I should live there! My ride is a 08' Harley Road King but my favorite ride is still my wife!:D Especially when her motor runs.[X(]

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Whatever size you build, it won't be big enough! :)

My man cave is 12x14. It sure seemed roomy and spacious when I finished it, and before I moved anything in. It filled up fast! [X(]

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I think you need more stuff....lol

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You know what's great about this site. Every time my wife complains I have too much stuff, I just show her some of the pictures of the other member's "collections" and it gets me off the hook!:)

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Some of you guys have way too much creative juice!!!!! And the money to make it all happen...
My airplanes share a 28x30' garage with our Harleys and a Honda Rubicon ATV. The ceiling is my hangar parking space and the workbench has always got a project on it. I actually enjoy building more than flying (at least when the temps are in the -40f range). Thank God there is a 75,000BTU radiant heater in my little piece of heaven. I recently upgraded the flourescent lighting and you have to wear welders' goggles when they are all on...
My latest project~ a 76" Tiger Moth is calling me!!!!!! Woo Hoo!

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I agree with you on the -40 degree weather, its no fun to be out in that crap. Haha. Well I dont know if were gonna continue with the building today...Vikings are playing! Plus one of our cars right rear wheel locked up....gotta figure that out too...

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My highschool gym teacher got his degree from Mayville College. How are you planning to keep it warm for building? I couldn't even afford the costs to heat the garage at this time of year. I need something that size first to store the lawn mower, garden tools, bikes and snow blower. Right now I have some kits stored in the garage (insulated) for future builds.

Jim

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It will be insulated, a wall mounted propane heater will be installed, not sure of btu rating but it will be enough to make it nice and cozy inside. We also have a couple small kerosene heaters to use until we do get the propane heater.

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Kmot pegged it; you will never have a big enough space.

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It's never big enough. My dad told me, when i built mine, that i should go bigger. Now i wish i would of.

Mine is 14x16, insulated, window air, and an electric oil heater. Works just fine for me in the cold, plus i have a dog door on it for the guard dog! It keeps him nice and toasty in the winter.

And the 5x10 enclosed trailer next to the shed, i picked up for $1500, just to store my dirtbikes and Harley in the winter. I figured if i was going to build another shed, i might as well just get one with wheels on it! lol

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I have a 20x 20 slab in my backyard to build on which is ok if I stay with 40 size ships. But if I start giant scale stuff, there goes the room.

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Here are some pics of my cave. It seems funny most of us also have harleys and dirt bikes too.:) I, like others share my building space with most my other toys and projects. My plane bench is 3'x10' and masonite covered over butcher block maple, super solid and straight. I also have a 3'x10' general workbench made from a old butchers' cutting table. It is 4" thick laminated maple block. 3rd picture shows my oil fired hot air furnace. It heats the whole garage to 65 degrees in about 15 minutes. Worse thing is, this time of year the garage get cluttered up and not picked up enough.

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im officially jealous of your shop

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Well mine mine not be the best, but it's definitely a cave! And for being in college and only one summer into the hobby, I am pretty good shape. It's winter break and I've been stuck in this 'cave' for a week now. It's so small I had to climb in the closet to take the pics! Anyone who knows me can now see why I'm limited to 120 size planes! I absolutely love it in here:D

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Druff1....is that a Chesapeake Bay Retriever in one of your pictures?? I'm pretty sure that's what it is.

Regardless, you guys have WAY too much stuff. If you decide to get rid of anything, I'll give you my address :D.