How Big A Compressor for Home Shop?

[NewBoots]

Makita are top line but a bit out of my price range. That said I probably will go with the good rechargeable tools. All but the lightest portable compressors would still have been pretty heavy for me to deal with.

 

[perchie.girl]

I would love a compressor and if I could buy them I would go with a good portable at first. The tools are much easier to store and swap out.... Batteries do have a shelf life... I would say exchange shelf life for shelf life and go with a decent sized portable and mount it on a Wagon....

And if its Harbor freight or Home depot... I would go with Home Depot... End of life still may be under Warranty.

Both Home Depot and Lowes have a contractors desk where you can get alot of answers... Plus even if you are not a contractor you can get a business account. I used Home Depot when I was having my Bathroom rehabbed. The guy told me what to buy and I would order it there... Even if it was not in the store... They delivered too when I hired someone to rebuild the green house. All the big beams and wood came on a pallet and they put it where I specified.

Mind you I am just a gal who wanted things done and out of necessity hired local people who could do the work for me.

deb

 

[NewBoots]

Both Home Depot and Lowes have a contractors desk where you can get alot of answers... Plus even if you are not a contractor you can get a business account. I used Home Depot when I was having my Bathroom rehabbed. The guy told me what to buy and I would order it there... Even if it was not in the store...

That is excellent! I had no idea and I will do so my next trip there.

 

[Jim Wellman]

I just built this coop (

) with a 6 gallon Porter-Cable compressor like this (https://amzn.to/2CIbJN9) and I used a Central Pneumatic framing nailer and stapler; both from Harbor Freight . Don't let anyone steer you away from saving tons of $$$ by shopping at Harbor Freight. My HF tools have always worked great. They also sell galvanized framing nails at a great price.

 

[NewBoots]

Very nice coop and run!

 

[perchie.girl]

I just built this coop (

) with a 6 gallon Porter-Cable compressor like this (https://amzn.to/2CIbJN9) and I used a Central Pneumatic framing nailer and stapler; both from Harbor Freight . Don't let anyone steer you away from saving tons of $$$ by shopping at Harbor Freight. My HF tools have always worked great. They also sell galvanized framing nails at a great price.

Awesome video Probably one of the best I have seen I couldnt watch with the sound on so I hope I am not repeating something you discussed.

First of all Harbor Freight is awesome... But you are right invest in the good stuff when you can.

Couple of things...
Consider doing a taller roof on your run... I hate hunkering down...
Love the inside and the whole modular concept of building...

Ideally the perches Should be higher than the nest boxes... To encourage birds to NOT sleep in the box... They do most of their pooping in the coop at night. Keeps the eggs cleaner.

Not a fan of heat lamps... But that's a whole other discussion.

deb

 

[Jim Wellman]

Awesome video
deb

Thank you.
Not sure if I mentioned it in my video, but the city in which I live regulates the height of our coupes to 6 feet. That rule limits the height of my run. I didn't want the run to be above the bottom portion of the roof so I'm left with what you see here.
As for the heat lamp, I hear you. Don't want to burn down my creation or my birds. My chickens were young when I moved them into the coop and therefore I needed a heat source during the 30°F nights. I did all I could to ensure that it was away from anything that may get too hot and burn. Once the weather warmed up a bit and I was able to turn off the lamp, I learned that the birds will try to get up on top of the heat lamp to roost, but quickly fall off.

Recent new additions to my coop are a couple Wi-Fi-enabled Power outlets. I have them connected to the heat lamp and a bug zapper light that's also an LED. This way I can give them heat and light from anywhere in the world. I went out of town last weekend and my chickens did just fine. I was able to control the heat lamp and the lights as needed. It was pretty cool.

 

[perchie.girl]

Thank you.
Not sure if I mentioned it in my video, but the city in which I live regulates the height of our coupes to 6 feet. That rule limits the height of my run. I didn't want the run to be above the bottom portion of the roof so I'm left with what you see here.
As for the heat lamp, I hear you. Don't want to burn down my creation or my birds. My chickens were young when I moved them into the coop and therefore I needed a heat source during the 30°F nights. I did all I could to ensure that it was away from anything that may get too hot and burn. Once the weather warmed up a bit and I was able to turn off the lamp, I learned that the birds will try to get up on top of the heat lamp to roost, but quickly fall off.

Recent new additions to my coop are a couple Wi-Fi-enabled Power outlets. I have them connected to the heat lamp and a bug zapper light that's also an LED. This way I can give them heat and light from anywhere in the world. I went out of town last weekend and my chickens did just fine. I was able to control the heat lamp and the lights as needed. It was pretty cool.

Awesome... Gotto love them code restrictions.... .... so glad you have options....
I have a build to do dont know if I can do it but when I get back to my house I will give it a try.... Designed it in a Three D modeling software

The nest boxes will be my own design Hopefully it will work... Community Tunnel Box with egg roll out to a drawer... Accessible from the aisle way. Everything in the picture is to scale The POultry house will be 24 feet by 24 feet. and fully Roofed.

I hope to be able to sell Guinea Keets and Eggs for hatching... as well as yard eggs.
and I am only hopefull that they will lay in the nest boxes.... Little Reprobates....

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Oh and for what its worth I am not in a wheel chair yet... I designed it for when My arthritis days are bad. The interior construction is Dog kennel panels with chicken wire between to keep any peeps from going over the border.... with out momma.

The exterior on two sides will be solid wall... I have some Garage doors that i talked a guy out of.... I will need help with those.

The other two sides not facing prevailing wind will have a half wall and an Aviary wire over lay. The Aviary wire is very heavy duty spaces are 1/2 inch by 3 inches Any thing that gets through that will be Edible....

The roost system is Totally flexible as to height and placement..... Oh heck sorry for hijacking the OPs original...

cross section

The whole thing iwill be six feet high with added height to hang the roof. I have NO idea how I am going to do the roof since I cant climb a ladder. But it will definately be built with wood joists I can do steel but the steel I have is left over from a horse structure that got mangled due to snow load.

So when I build there will be good solid structure under the roof .... As well as Anchoring system in the ground. Roof for the horse failed because it was only tied to the pipe corral with baling twine.... legs gave out because they didnt keep verticle.

When it came down the only failure on the roof were snapped off screw heads....
Yeh I got a good deal on it. But none of the sheeting was damaged.

BTW I dont draw stuff like this unless its to some sort of scale. Grid paper is my Go To....

deb

 

[Molpet]

cordless framing nail guns

I was going to get one, but the reviews said the framers don't have enough power
and they are not cheap