Thursday, October 25, 2018

WellHaus Barn Door is Hung!!!!!




I finally got the WellHaus Barn Door hung!!!! This has been a loooooooooong time coming and it feels great to see some achievement on this part of the project!!!! We're detailing out the casing design to creating a secure locking device with minimal air gaps. If you noticed the R-MAX ThermaSheath-3 shining on both sides of the door, your looking at the continuous insulation (CI) over the CDX plywood sheathing. While we will be going for R-6 in future builds, the R-3 will help act as a wind rain barrier (WRB) as well as a thermal break. This is essential for reducing thermal transfer through the framing system of the building. After we add some mineral insulation we should have R-23 in the walls (since we build with 2x6 exterior walls) and the R-3 Sheathing just like we did the roof and ceiling. This should give us some great thermal resistance along with some quality noise absorption. 


Thursday, October 4, 2018

New Computer Build "GearGrinder"



Finally getting the pieces together for a new computer that can handle the amount of data I have with video editing in 4K HD with the Nikon D5600. Going to try and keep everything listed and up to date as possible as I acquire the various components.

Since I have been planning this for over a year I was able to keep my eyes open for some deals. Having my Google News preferences set on the list below I started seeing rumours that AMD was about to release a new, next Generation ThreadRipper 2990X. This means the last Gen should start being discounted to make room on shelves for the latest and greatest! I was able to score a combo pack on NewEgg that was exactly what I was after for a nice little discount! That takes care of the CPU with a AMD Threadripper 1950X and the ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme X399 Motherboard.

The Fractal Design Define R6 Full Tower Case happened to be on sale as well so I figured a little savings is better than no savings! Now for those pesky (and expensive) graphics proccessor unit! With Nvidia releasing the RTX 2080ti I thought I'd get a good deal on the GTX 1080Ti but alas, everyone else had the same idea and with the general specifications between the RTX and the GTX being close enough the cost savings on the older model are great, except there aren't very many left in stock.....

Now......to get some more parts.... Sponsorships or Discounts anyone????!??!!?!?!?!

GearGrinder on PCPartPicker


ComponentSelectionPrice
CPU $699.99GOT IT!!!!
CPU Cooler $159.99Buy
Thermal Compound $6.57GOT SOME!!
$6.57Buy
Motherboard $537.00GOT IT!!!!
Memory $276.99Buy
Storage $167.99Buy
Video Card $704.98Buy
Case $109.99GOT IT!!!!!
Power Supply $201.00Buy
Operating System $124.79Buy
Sound Card $149.99Buy
Case Fan $19.34Buy
Monitor $893.94Buy
Total:$4059.13

Monday, October 1, 2018

The trails are very active lately!!!

Had to change out some SD cards in the TrailCam but it was well worth it! So far it's the usual suspects but the bobcat did make a nice midday pass!


Two Bucks came down and walked by ( Upper Left Hand Corner Behind the Well)