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Re: [Shop-talk] barn door questions

To: steve@hochschild.org, shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] barn door questions
From: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 22:41:41 -0500
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On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 6:29 PM, steve hochschild
<steve-hochschild@att.net> wrote:
> Look, a real shop being built and discussed on shoptalk!
>
> I am about to begin building my dream shop: 1024 sq ft on two floors, metal
> shed roof, exterior stairway, and lots of other fabulous features that I
> will talk about later.
>
> The 1st floor has a ceiling height of 12', so I can roll my travel trailer
> in and work on it out of the hot Texas sun, and I need the full height.
>
> I propose to fabricate a pair of 4' wide by 12' high barn doors, to cover an
> 8'wide x 12' high opening.

You want an opening larger than 8 feet!  8 feet is a pain to get a car
in through (espcially, if you have to push!).  Go 10 feet, 12 if you
can.





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David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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