For the DIYers
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@Dashrender said:
I'll have to see if I can find the pictures of the 10+ player poker table I made over a decade ago.
It was perfect, but it was pretty nice, with a padded rail and a leather center betting zone (instead of felt).
I was thinking a convertible table with a flat top for eating that can be taken off to reveal a sunken playing area. The big thing I want to do is add side rails that can mount book holders or small writing surfaces for character sheets. This way they are off the table but still accessible.
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There's a company that does that full time. But damn their tables are pricey. I think a small table starts at $1500. The larger tables are well over $5K.
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I happen to know someone who builds things like this @art_of_shred, just not in winter (shop isn't heated).
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Oh, no. You ain't volunteering me for more woodworking stuff...
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@Minion-Queen said:
I happen to know someone who builds things like this @art_of_shred, just not in winter (shop isn't heated).
But I have a heated shop and a wood worker I can borrow during the winter. He's super busy so most of his tools don't get a lot of use right now.
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Yeah Art works too much for me on the NTG side these days to do much woodworking.
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@Minion-Queen said:
Yeah Art works too much for me on the NTG side these days to do much woodworking.
The question is.. does he bring in more cash with NTG or wood working?
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Woodworking isn't as steady.
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@Minion-Queen said:
Woodworking isn't as steady.
That makes sense, unless you can find your way into making commercial furniture, you'd need a huge customer base with tons of cash to make that type of work steady.
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@Dashrender Yeah pretty much. He did that and remodeling for years. But it sucks in the winter months.
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@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender Yeah pretty much. He did that and remodeling for years. But it sucks in the winter months.
If that was a primary source of income, wouldn't it make sense to install a propane heater in the garage?
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@Dashrender said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender Yeah pretty much. He did that and remodeling for years. But it sucks in the winter months.
If that was a primary source of income, wouldn't it make sense to install a propane heater in the garage?
I'm finally parking in the garage again - and I'm considering installing one
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@Dashrender just more visits into the house to get warm.
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@art_of_shred said:
Oh, no. You ain't volunteering me for more woodworking stuff...
I need a server cabinet...
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@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender just more visits into the house to get warm.
That's a double entendre if I've ever heard one
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@Dashrender said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender just more visits into the house to get warm.
That's a double entendre if I've ever heard one
Was wondering if anyone would catch that one
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@Dashrender said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender Yeah pretty much. He did that and remodeling for years. But it sucks in the winter months.
If that was a primary source of income, wouldn't it make sense to install a propane heater in the garage?
Actually, I have a complete woodshop, aside from the garage. The main issue is with things like open-flame heat sources and sawdust...
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@art_of_shred said:
@Dashrender said:
@Minion-Queen said:
@Dashrender Yeah pretty much. He did that and remodeling for years. But it sucks in the winter months.
If that was a primary source of income, wouldn't it make sense to install a propane heater in the garage?
Actually, I have a complete woodshop, aside from the garage. The main issue is with things like open-flame heat sources and sawdust...
Enclosed room and radiant heaters are how my uncle (the aforementioned woodworker) solved that issue. They make these really cool forced hot air heaters that are basically just a big thermal sink with a fan on it. Hot water comes in one side and then much cooler water goes out the other. Not as efficient as normal heat but much safer then an open flame pilot.
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A farmer friend of mine build a fairly large wood burning stove on the outside of his garage/barn (1200 sf 25 ft ceiling) and uses force air to heat the building - it's amazing how warm it can get.
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I'm just not out there enough to justify the cost to put in heat and then to keep it heated. If I were heating it up and letting it cool off at night, think of what that does to raw wood. It's so much simpler to say screw it, I don't do much in the winter months. I stay inside where it's warm.
