Paint it for sure. No paint and it will look dark like homes of the 70's and useless to work in unless you're dragging lights around with you all day.
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'72 K5 - Greg's @MightAsWellK5 Build
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This is the build description. I will improve this later. (GB)
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3/4 ton status
Did you orient the boards so the groove faces downward so as to not collect moisture? Having wood rather than drywall is nice for mounting stuff on the wall easier, but paint or clear coat would be nice to seal it and make cleaning easier.
I'm surprised that you're not going to paint it, (though the natural wood look is very nice). You were all about that Kiltz paint in your last place.
We’ll see. Super light colors on the lower walls is always going to look dirty anyway (BTDT). I’ve got TONS great lighting in this shop so I really don’t see myself regretting using a bit of natural wood for some character. I’m thinking about painting the upper shiplap white to break up the sheer volume of wood everywhere but no firm decisions on that yet.
-G
My walls clean up easily with compressed air or the leaf blower, which I do (nearly) every Sunday once the day is done. I’ve only wanted for white painted floors and its reflective properties.
I’m digging your approach and layout. It makes me want to foam the roof of the shop.
David
Two tone! Nice!
Nice lumber truck...
I think that will really help with shop noise, and it looks great. Nice job.
I think that will really help with shop noise, and it looks great. Nice job.
The problem with clear or raw pine is the how it will yellow over time. Would have been really cool to grab 4 or 5 different rustic colored stains, lay a clear over it and then install the TG in a random pattern. You could easily wipe it down and it would look rustic enough not to show imperfections. Kinda like what @AgDieseler did with the reclaimed wood.
Yeah David has a great-looking shop!
I fully intend to do the "rough, reclaimed shiplap" style as well, but that is planned for the back wall of the garage where my toolboxes and workbenches will be.
My dad built a big 3-story barn fully-cladded in T&G pine. Is has darkened and aged over time, but I think the look it has now is awesome. If the wood gets a bit darker, or yellower I don't mind a bit.
-G
Does it matter which side gets BLACK vs RED on a 220V outlet?
The ground was clearly marked on the receptacle, but the other two were unmarked which leads me to believe that it doesn't matter.... still, I'd like to confirm before doing the rest of the 220V hookups.
-G
The ground was clearly marked on the receptacle, but the other two were unmarked which leads me to believe that it doesn't matter.... still, I'd like to confirm before doing the rest of the 220V hookups.
-G
Doesn't matter, each leg is a HOT.
Ditto
I agree with them, doesn't matter, both sides are a hot 120V circuit, they are just shifted in phase.
I will suggest you flip it around since its upside-down, many NEMA 6-50 plugs, cables, and adapters will have the ground at the top when you plug them in, more like a commercial application. So if you leave it that way you may end up with cables that go up before they bend back down. Also, if you look up the NEMA 6-50R or 6-50P it will show the center ground at the top.
I will suggest you flip it around since its upside-down, many NEMA 6-50 plugs, cables, and adapters will have the ground at the top when you plug them in, more like a commercial application. So if you leave it that way you may end up with cables that go up before they bend back down. Also, if you look up the NEMA 6-50R or 6-50P it will show the center ground at the top.
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Heath,
I know I at least got the orientation of the ground pin correct...
. All my existing plugs cords want the ground at the bottom or the cords will be aiming at the sky!-G
I think you should make every other one different... just in case. 
Heath,
I know I at least got the orientation of the ground pin correct...
-G
Sounds like you got it under control, but that's strange, mine are all the opposite, including the 30 ft extension cable and the factory 6-50P on the miller plasma. Even the dryer plugs are that way, although those are NEMA 10-30, not 6-50.
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Greg, code changed years ago and the ground is to be at the top. The thought is that if something were to drop and fall and hit the plug it would pull the plug out and hit the ground prong rather than the HOT and Neutral or in this case 2 HOTs.
Sounds like typical California.....
“Do not iron clothes while wearing”
“Caution: hot coffee is hot”
“Do not eat Tide Pods. Not a food product”
-G
Sounds like an EX CALIFORNIA person talking.Sounds like typical California.....
“Do not iron clothes while wearing”
“Caution: hot coffee is hot”
“Do not eat Tide Pods. Not a food product”
