Hear me out here...Need to not use part of my shop for winter 20' pontoon storage; then I could have room for a 3D printer, drill press and lathe. Got a nice bandsaw, scroll saw and planer. Just need to get that damn boat out of there
Need a door big enough for the NASA crawler, and a tank farm in the back for LOX tanks and so forth.
We use conex boxes all the time at work for storage, the issue is long and narrow, as more stuff goes in the stuff nearer the rear get harder to get too or the box has to be emptied to get it out. A storage unit style roll-up door can be framed into the middle of one side and then you have access to either side. Most used conex boxes are not water tight, be prepared to build a roof on top as they have been known to leak. Make sure and pick the one you want, open and close the doors, look closely at the rubber seals around the doors, go inside close the doors and look for pinholes/daylight (easy to do as a container with no lights and the doors closed is about as dark as you can get). Check the floors, most are wood and may need a oil to restore the lost moisture if too dried out.
They did take a huge jump....about the time covid hit and containers were getting scarce for shipping, now it might be cheaper to build an 8x40 shed.....
Just be aware of any cutting tool, especially hole cutters with a smooth cutting edge, will have to sharpened and polished. If you have a bench grinder get a buffing wheel for it and some white jewelers rouge for the polishing. Stropping something like a hole punch will take forever to polish by hand.
lot better than a 40-foot building.
That is in the eye of the beholder. They are fine on my 23-acre farm.
I thought in the context the range of $4-7k was a lot better than the built cost of a similarly constructed 40-ft building.Define better.
They do nothing to increase property values, and they look absolutely horrible.
They're a great place for burrowing animals and vermin to live under. They get so hot inside during the summer months that whatever you are storing in them will degrade due to the heat.
And upgrading them to counteract these issues is throwing good money after bad.
There's a lot of pristine beautiful country out here in our area... the latest trend is Conex buildings and mountain sized piles of used tires appearing.
I priced buildings- 12x36 foot is about 9-9.5k. An 8x40 high cub connex is 6200.
No, it's reality. It's a real estate thing.... talk to your agent, and your neighbors.
One of my neighbors has a Conex box out by the woodpile. Another has a material storage rack behind his loafing shed. The third stores his construction equipment out back. I'm thoroughly unconcerned, because we're all zoned Rural Agricultural and none of us are closer than 600ft to each other.
3K might be worth having enough space inside for workbenches/machinery on both sides and still have room for a walkway down the middle. Does the price for the 40' conex include the extra doors etc. as mentioned by @rharshberger? If not, the price difference might be even less.
My neightbors all have them and my farm is valued at 60k more than I paid for it 8 year Al’s ago. I think it depends on what you are looking for. Obvious, it is not as important with agriculture.
If you buy a decent lathe you will never regret it. Quick-change toolpost and DRO is a must. Taiwanese ones are really good but you will pay for the privilege. If you want precision it is the way to go. If you are not chasing the micron fairies the Chinese ones might be better value for you. With a big lathe, say 1m between centers, the bed and headstock are usually quite rigid allowing for serious cuts without chatter.
you always make me feel so ignorant when I see how intelligent you are
Just 30+ years of collecting the stuff for that or several 100K dollars...
When I win the "Mega Million" lottery.....
