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Message: <blockquote data-quote="g36 monkey" data-source="post: 1448094" data-attributes="member: 10997">I got the storm door hung back up, which means I finally got the garage cleared out enough for this:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2eo7yFy" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7921/46851574054_789d353d7d_k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />20190331_174854</a>I don’t think I ever posted a finished shot of the shed.  I secured it in the ground with a few 4x4s that are cemented in and lag bolted to the platform.  I put some shelving inside that makes it so I have more usable space:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/2fpputA" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7851/47522550072_b1871e8861_k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />20190403_164805</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2e6byFP" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7813/46659974085_3580935466_k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />20190403_164844</a>Then here is my pull up bar.  It’s a pair of 12 foot 4x4s.  I bought a nice new set of post hole diggers just for this job.  I got the holes deep enough that I was no longer able to remove dirt with the diggers.  A little more than 3.5 feet in the ground – so I cut the bottoms off to make sure my bar was 8 foot tall exactly.  Otherwise it’s just a 1 inch galvanized pipe with floor pieces on it and a pipe insulation cover thingy.  Make sure if you build one that you measure the pipe, since pipe is measured from ID not OD.  I ended up having to get busy with a sledge hammer to get this bad boy through the hole.Of course when I was digging I encountered a ton of roots, so I ended up having to use my chain saw.  Then I encountered roots much lower that the saw couldn’t reach.  My neighbor thought to use a floor scraper all sharpened up and that did the trick.  Anyhow, pics:<a href="https://flic.kr/p/TkPVmm" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7810/33698558328_4382d4eafb_k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />20190404_122108</a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/RHEBNM" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7909/32632992677_da86534708_k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />20190408_094351</a>I built it sort of in line with the gate on that side.  I’m hoping to go for runs around the neighborhood.  I live on a loop so I’ll just do a lap, grab a few pull ups, then keep rolling.  I used to be able to do 20 at a time with a weight between my legs.  I can’t even do 10 right now.  Time to get to work.</blockquote>