It’s 99% done. I cut the platform panels an inch too wide, so I’ll need to rip those down. That’s a PIA, because the only way I have to do that is to lay them out on the driveway on a sheet of foam insulation and cut it with the circular saw.

The Vevor pocket hole jig worked perfectly. It’s the first time I’ve used one. I picked the Vevor over the Kreg because the Vevor is made of machined aluminum instead of plastic and was also cheaper. Recommended.

If I were going to do it again I’d build it almost entirely out of plywood and hire someone with a big CNC router to cut the parts. I just didn’t think of it till after I started, even though I used a 5’ X 10’ Multicam CNC router at my last job. I only thought about how I could build it with the tools I had. Man, it would have been so much easier, would have come out nicer, and probably wouldn’t have cost too much more.

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      1 month ago

      My parents grew up during the Great Depression. We had a second full-size freezer in the kitchen full of food. I don’t do that, but I do tend to keep things I use in stock, I guess I got it from my parents.

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      1 month ago

      While we are judging OPs garage space can we get an explanation of why it was appropriate to put 50 gallons of gas fired hot water up on a custom wood stand?

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        30 days ago

        That “custom wood stand” is required by code for gas water heaters, and came with the house. It’s pretty damn sturdy. I think it’s about keeping the ignition source above gas vapors.