Sawmill booth

[Bruno of NH]

I added a fold up desk to my sawmill booth it's ended up being my office and a place to eat lunch for me and 2 helpers . I can fold up the desk at lunch time so we can all sit in the heat during the winter months. I'm going to add more shelves and a tool box for the common tools we use for mill repair and maintenance. 

 

 

 

 

 

[jpassardi]

Lookin good - keeps things organized.

[Andries]

Thats a fine looking booth Bruno, a busy man's office and now complete with desk. 😊
I see foam insulation next to your desk and remembered/wondered if that's the booth heated with your compact diesel heater. 
Its been a while now, does that heating unit work out as well as you hoped for?

[CCCLLC]

I'm likin' that. Wifi is coming. 

[Bruno of NH]

The diesel heater works great. 
I cleaned it this fall.
Keep an extra fuel pump and glow plug on hand.
It heats great and cheap to run. Hit the remote on my way by when I head to get a coffee. Nice and warm when I get back.

[Bruno of NH]

I do have wifi lol

[CCCLLC]

Dang, that's a fine setup 

[Andries]

WiFi in the sawmill booth!
StarLink up topside, a new desk, heat and lights under the roof.
Nice, and a little 'earned comfort' never hurt a guy. 
Good on you!
I couldn't help but notice those beefy headers that are over the openings on both left and right side of your sawmill.
Is that your own design and how much of a span do they cover?
The whole building looks like it could take a 6 foot deep snow load. 👍

[Bruno of NH]

It is my own design 
They span 28' and are 28" deep
This week I'm going to tighten up the reverse king post cables.

[NaySawyer]

Bruno .. "reverse king post cables" .. missed that when l checked out the pics .. and is that steel strapping on the vertical webs connecting the top and bottom cords?  What size material are the trusses made of? .. did you ever do the math on what load they would carry?  Interesting.

[moodnacreek]

My diesel heater used to be a 318 Cat [D6 engine] Now that I am electric I'm cold. That diesel heater thing has my interest.

[Jeff]

Home sweet Home.  I spent a good share of my life in a sawbooth.

[Bruno of NH]

I get offended sometimes as some customers and visitors to the mill call me lazy because I have a booth.
I have my walking and standing health issues but still work most everyday. 
I have my operation set up so I run the mill just like one would at a large mill.
I guess that makes me lazy in some folks eyes.

[Ianab]

I guess that makes me lazy in some folks eyes.

Or working smarter not harder for us that know ;)  The folks making those comments never offer to offload for a day.... 

[Peter Drouin]

I can't say what I would say to them on here. Let it go, you are far from lazy.
I am proud to call you a friend.

[moodnacreek]

Since I got electric/hydraulic carriage and already had live log deck stop and load and turner some have said I don't work anymore, just push buttons.  More production on the log end means more work on the board end for me.

[thecfarm]

They're just mad because they don't have one.  ;D

[Ron Wenrich]

Home sweet Home.  I spent a good share of my life in a sawbooth.

Same here.

[barbender]

Bruno, if it was light hearted jest, I would just take it as such. If not, I'd tell them I was ambitious enough to accompany them to the front gate and tell them to not come back.

[Bruno of NH]

Bruno, if it was light hearted jest, I would just take it as such. If not, I'd tell them I was ambitious enough to accompany them to the front gate and tell them to not come back.

Surprisingly it was real 3 times . It shocked me as well.
I'm finding lately that folks will say anything now.
I was taught that be wise what you say to others. 

[SawyerTed]

Don't let those naysayers in your head rent free!

Who cares what they think?  Who are they anyway?  Mostly just nobody.  Tell them, "I've got it made."  

[barbender]

 Everyone has a different sense of humor...mine is maybe "overdeveloped" by others' standards. I very rarely mean to make someone upset, but I do unintentionally sometimes. That said, I'm sure if I stopped at Bruno's to check out the operation or buy a whack of lumber, I'd be ribbing him about "going soft" sitting in that booth😊 Absolutely no harm intended, just making light of him being in that comfortable saw booth because I'm jealous!

 Now if someone had the audacity to come on to my place and insult me intentionally, they'd get chased right out and told to not come back🤷

[Jeff]

Bruno, those little comments can dig. I will say that I know I am creative. It is my nature. I love to create things that are different or do things in a creative way.

The worst thing someone can say to someone like me, when I'm sharing something I've created is,
 "You must have to much time on your hands." 
I hate it, its wicked, but over time I have learned that the real defect lies within the person that feels the need to try and lesson your accomplishments within your own eyes with words because they can't accomplish what you do in deeds.

[Andries]

Bruno .. "reverse king post cables" .. is that steel strapping on the vertical webs .. did you ever do the math on what load they would carry?  Interesting.

NaySayer, that caught my attention too. if you check out those pictures, you can see a cable go from one end of the truss work to the other end but it also goes to the bottom of a short block (a 'down-under' king post?). 
Is that the cable you're talking about Bruno? How often does it need to be adjusted?

[Bruno of NH]

I haven't adjusted the king post cable since it was installed last January. I used green spruce lumber when I built them. They have settled some and are ready for a tightening. We are also going to add 1/2" cdx plywood to one side of each truss before winter sets in. It will be glued and nailed every 6" .