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Re: Shop: almost a booboo
By:Noel Bennett
Date: 12/12/2010, 2:22 pm
In Response To: Shop: almost a booboo (Bill Hamm)

: ... I realised that
: there were no electrical outlets, duh. So back to HD, boy has
: wire got expensive! Now on the shop part of the basement have 5
: nice new outlets basically wired, on two separate 20 amp
: circuits btw. The stationary tools will be run from overhead
: outlets so I don't have to trip over cords anymore :)

: Bill H.

The wife and I stopped over at the "new to us" house today. She wanted to measure windows, I wanted to get a good look at the basement. There's more than enough space to set up a workshop, right in line with the door. Putting a strongback in there, building a kayak, then retrieving the kayak will be fine.

However... the only power outlets are two prong (ungrounded) sitting in the incandescent bulb bases. They're not even being used... there's a set of fluorescent lights plugged in now. So I'm almost in the same situation you're in, Bill.

The wife chased me out of the basement as soon as she had her measurements, so I didn't get time to look at it in depth. I'm hoping the wires supplying the light bases are grounded, and it's just a case of the outlet itself not being three pronged. Then there's the gauge of the wire... and how is heavy the breaker it's connected to...

Might be a headache, but I won't complain. If I wanted no headaches, I'd buy a boat...

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Shop: almost a booboo
Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:28 am
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Noel Bennett -- 12/12/2010, 2:22 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 12/13/2010, 10:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2010, 3:14 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/14/2010, 2:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2010, 1:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2010, 1:25 am
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Noel Bennett -- 12/13/2010, 10:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2010, 3:15 am
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 12/14/2010, 9:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2010, 1:22 am
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Noel Bennett -- 12/17/2010, 10:23 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/18/2010, 6:41 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/19/2010, 12:24 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/19/2010, 6:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2010, 4:02 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/17/2010, 10:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/13/2010, 12:26 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/4/2010, 11:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/5/2010, 12:24 am
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Farback -- 12/5/2010, 11:02 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/6/2010, 12:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2010, 2:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/5/2010, 1:20 pm
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Eric -- 12/3/2010, 7:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:27 pm
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Eric -- 12/6/2010, 12:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2010, 3:53 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/3/2010, 4:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 5:00 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/3/2010, 5:13 pm
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Will Clarke -- 12/4/2010, 5:45 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/4/2010, 10:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2010, 6:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 5:56 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/3/2010, 6:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 6:28 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/3/2010, 7:23 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/4/2010, 9:06 am
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Farback -- 12/3/2010, 10:31 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/4/2010, 11:02 am
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/4/2010, 11:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2010, 12:41 pm
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Farback -- 12/4/2010, 11:16 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/4/2010, 4:28 pm
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Farback -- 12/4/2010, 6:45 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/5/2010, 6:52 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2010, 9:17 am
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Farback -- 12/5/2010, 10:59 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2010, 12:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2010, 6:55 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:30 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/3/2010, 4:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 4:53 pm