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   Armin_ | Mar 06, 2002 05:21am | #1

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   A pic of the stove side

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   Armin_ | Mar 06, 2002 05:23am | #2

   *corner shot

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   Armin_ | Mar 06, 2002 05:24am | #3

   *inside of lift.

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   Armin_ | Mar 06, 2002 05:25am | #4

   *closeup of curly maple mantel

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   Armin_ | Mar 06, 2002 05:29am | #5

   *Pic of lift down in the shop. The trap door in the ceiling is open, the panel to the right of the elevator is a swinging door that holds an assortment of drill press stuff. The winch and controls for the unit are down in the crawl space.

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   Stan_Foster | Mar 06, 2002 05:33am | #6

   *Armin: Neat elevator. Is it motor driven?

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   Don_Papenburg | Mar 06, 2002 05:48am | #7

   *That s neat , I think Blodget has something simalar he calls it Kathy .

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   Armin_ | Mar 06, 2002 06:15am | #8

   *Stan, yes its motor driven, I have a friend that scavenges every mechanical device he can find, tell him what you need and he will drag something out of the weeds and rebuild it to your specs. The elevator is gearbox driven, the remains of flower hoist from a defunct bakery.Don, this little gem was a gift to my wife Becky, it's going to save her a lot of work.

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   PDF | Mar 06, 2002 11:52pm | #9

   *That is really cool. I love it. Your friend sounds like a gem. Thanks for sharing!Paula

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   Rich_Watkins | Mar 08, 2002 01:03am | #10

   *Armin,Nothing like a piece of furniture to deliver some more logs. Really Nice!Wish my dad had that in our house when I was growing up. Imagine what I could have done to my little brother.Rich

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   matt_hambrick | Mar 08, 2002 01:27am | #11

   *Armin- That is a great project. I am planning to get a shop with living quarters upstairs under construction this summer and have wondered about the firewood scene up the stairs.Was this your starter place? And what are the dimensions? I am thinking 30'x50' with only a short knee wall upstairs and a steep roof. Did you separate your garage from your work area with a partition wall? Also, do you have access from both inside and outside? I'd buy one of those elevators. Great idea.

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   Armin_ | Mar 08, 2002 01:53am | #12

   *Matt, This is my third shop, the main footprint is 26 x 62, three years ago I added a 17 x 40 ft wing. The upstairs consists of 800 sq. ft. one bedroom, kitchen dining area and living room. Big bath and small laundry and office. The new wing has a deck off the second floor as well as a full basement, with storage and the wifes gym equipment. The shop has a seperate exterior door as well as a door to the foyer with stairs to the second floor. Photo below is shot of exterior. I don't have an attached garage, at some point I want to do a car port but its not high on the list. I also have a seperate 42 x 56 pole building for lumber storage, finishing room and space for one truck.

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   matt_hambrick | Mar 08, 2002 04:57am | #13

   *Armin- Your spread is inspiring. You must have some acreage to fit all that plus horses. You have gotten me more motivated about my project and anxious to be done with all this snow. I've got some catching up to do.

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    Armin_ | Mar 08, 2002 06:03am | #14

    *Matt, The place sits on 45 acres of which 10 is pasture, the rest woods. You got snow? Where would that be? We just got dumped on with 40 inches last weekend, more expected tomorrow so much for an early spring.

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    matt_hambrick | Mar 08, 2002 09:33pm | #15

    *Armin- I'm in Anchorage so we got snow. What about you? 40 inch dump does put the brakes on an early spring...maybe the Sierras? I've got a little ten acre piece of land out in McCarthy in the Wrangell St. Elias Nat'l Park. Park is the size of West Virginia. I built a 3 sided log place out there for myself and would be happy to base out of there still but I am getting married and need to get a little more civilized I guess. Plan is to build the starter garage/apartment in Homer where there are a few more distractions like stores and restaurants and telephones.