Micro Farm Coop Worklog [UPDATE: SHINGLES ON - PAGE 27]

[will hunt for food]

I am interested in the roto zip. How do you like that tool? Did you use the special "window and door" cutting shank to cut the openings? Nice coop BTW.

 

[DarkWolf]

I just used the 1/8" guidepoint zip bits.. Mind you, I broke two bits but I was rushing.. Also, the T1-11 is thinner material than some thick siding.

I'd have been much better off using window and door bit and swapping out to the larger collet.

It's a pretty decent tool, not one I get alot of use out of though. It is one of the tools which I took possession of when my father died.

A decent router with a flush cut bit will do the same work, if you happen to have one around.

 

[Suburban chick farmer 09]

I like the door, the one i'm using is alot like it.

 

[will hunt for food]

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I found one for sale locally. It is as new, and I think I can get it for around $40.00. I like it more than a router (I think) because of the ergonomics and weight. The one that I have seen for sale has the cut-off wheel attachment.

Did you need a guide to cut straight, or does it run acrosss the frame studs for a guide?

 

[DarkWolf]

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I found one for sale locally. It is as new, and I think I can get it for around $40.00. I like it more than a router (I think) because of the ergonomics and weight. The one that I have seen for sale has the cut-off wheel attachment.

Did you need a guide to cut straight, or does it run acrosss the frame studs for a guide?

No guide.. Just cuts along the inside and rubs against the stud during the cut. I'd also used it to cut the opening for the dog door I installed in the wall of the house when I put the paneling back up.

It's basically a dremel on roids. In fact, I think you can use dremel tips in it, but don't hold me to that...

Think I'll test that idea later when I hit the shop. My dremel bit the dust a while back.

 

[will hunt for food]

Hey thanks. I may get the one I saw advertised. fellow said he used it 1x.

Keep up the good work. BTW, nice job on fitting the door.

 

[DarkWolf]

Got a little more work in today after the wife got home. All I've got done however was just putting the ridge beam up and getting it braced in place.

I'm not a huge fan of heights, but oh well. I've got some 2x10's I'll tack across the walls and just lay down a sheet of OSB while I work on each side so that I have something to stand on.

I'll take a few pictures tomorrow after I get some rafters in place. Once I get the angle for one cut I'll be able to see if it's set up how I want and if I want to mess around with cutting a bird mouth into each, or if I just want to edge lay them and hardware it in place.

will hunt for food: Thanks for the kudos, eh and good luck with the rotozip deal... It's a decent tool, if you can find enough uses for it.

 

[brandytab]

I'm following your progress and it's going great! I'm working on my wee coop, and planning for my big coop. This thread is helpful!!

Brandy

 

[DarkWolf]

Brandy, glad it's of some help to someone..

Thanks for the kudos!

Thought I'd snap a few pictures. The chickens are starting to organize for a revolt over their current living arrangements, so I've really got to get this coop done!

"These accommodations are atrocious! We demand a hotel room, with mini bar!"

Here's the ridge beam, looking more like a gallows than anything else at this moment.

You can see the OSB cross bracing at the top. These were glued and screwed into place. Also the hardware is in place to hang the rafters off of at the end.

I felt like planting this, so I stuck it in the ground by the coop door. It will fill out that area nicely, for sure.

 

[DarkWolf]

I have not been able to do much on the coop these last few days due to all the rain. It's been rather aggravating to say the least.. I NEED to get the roof framed out and sheeted, but the RAIN is keeping me from working.. Ironic, no?

ARGH!

I'd been dodging rain drops for the last couple of days getting done what I can.. I've got the final part of the wall sheeting up and have blocked off the nest box opening until needed. All I need to do is get the roof up and then I can move the chickens in while I work on it.

On the bright side, I did manage to frame out the storage loft over the door and over the roosts. I needed to get those up so that I had a sturdy place to stand while I work on the rafters. All I've got to do is cut the OSB and get that in place.

Since the garden shed is next years project, I wanted to make sure that I had plenty of storage space for anything I needed to get out of the way. I figure the 3' sectioned off area as well as the two lofts totaling 48 square feet of space combined will be plenty of space for general storage and can be used to store shavings, hay and feed as well.

With luck, I'll be able to at LEAST get some rafters up this weekend and will be able to tarp the structure off.