A Fab Rat's UPDATE You've All Been Waiting For! 

If I had known that you were doing your own wiring of the shop, I would have volunteered to do it for you. I just hope that there are not too many inspectors watching because there are many non-code and even violations happening here. Be sure to test each and every circuit before spray foam, otherwise it will be a nightmare to trouble shoot any issues and even worst to repair, ask me how I know! If you get in over your head give me shout, i'm retired now so I have the time. Everything is looking good can't wait to see it in operation.

Good to see Socks is still around, he'll be a great critter catcher for the shop

Don’t use PVC pipe for your air it can explode. Watch Larson Farms they just did a episode on this with there new air compressor installation

Moe, Curly, Shemp & Larry electricians extraordinaire! For future reference, if you need more wiring conduit can be run over the foamed walls... 😊

Watching Ben doing the wiring in the rafters reminded me of Po in the Kung fu Panda movie. Ben was imagining a cookie up there by the roof. Haha. Good stuff Fab Rats the shop looks terrific.

So many scary wiring situations. Your local inspector must be a good friend. 😳

PVC pipes for air will last a few years. Once it explodes once, you will have more explosions after you repair it, as the shock weakens the rest of the line. Unless they make this pipe better than they used to. Has this stuff in my workplace and had to get rid of it.

I like the "NOT A WORD". You guys say some shit that just isn't a word. Love you guys. Cheers!

Insulating a shop is the best money you can spend and more important to me than anything else. Here in lower Alabama near the Gulf Coast we have extreme heat and the worst humidty. If you properly insulate, you can tell a huge difference immediately. Congratulations Fab Rat Team.

Great seeing this channel grow with the new bigger shop..couldn’t happen to better people!

The Problem with PVC Pressure Ratings Pressure ratings on PVC pipe can also lead to confusion. Many PVC pipes are rated for 300-600 PSI. Since the average industrial compressed air system is pressurized to 100-125 PSI, this may sound like it is more than enough. However, there are several problems with this assumption. The rating is for the pipe itself, not for seals and joins. PVC is notorious for failing at the joints when used for compressed air. Many adhesives used for PVC piping are not compatible with compressor lubricants, making a failure just a matter of time.

Well that will nice ,breathing room for your shop. Have a great week and count your blessings amen.

Tons of work building the new shop. Tons of new projects will be done within. Great ❤❤❤

Oh yeah the Fab Rats team is on on deck and prepping the new shop for electrical wiring, security lights, and concrete pouring. They even mounted a door! New chapter for the Fab Rats team! Always good to see Grandma Lolly she's so precious! These guys sharpened their electrical skills and plumbing too. Making good progress on the new shop. Good video.

Nice to see other owner/builders getting put through their paces and paying dues. Figure'n runs, figure'n capacities, chace'n cable, etc. are all part of the fun. The sound difference between a room that is sheeted on one side before and after insulation brings a satisfaction only a DYI'er can appreciate. You're almost there!

Its amazing what you guys have accomplished under pressure. I think Hunter should take fair warning, if you poke the bear, you're always going to have to watch your back. Lots of fun, thanks for the video.

Congratulations, it's looking great. There's lots more room!😊

Shop addition is looking amazing!!!! Can't wait to see it finished. The rollback project can wait.

good job u all!

It's not that you screw up, its the fact you know how to fix it when you do! Awesome work guys!

It's a bit scary watching you guys do electrical... I'm an electrician and lets just say there's a few code violations. But that's ok, it's not recorded for everyone to see or anything.😄 As far as switches for your walk through lights, do yourself a massive favor and put in lights with occupancy sensors! You just leave the switches on and no matter what door you come in from overhead or pass doors the lights will just come on. Great for when your hands are full or you drive in and the lights just come on. Bonus the kids won't be able to leave the lights on because they will shut off by themselves!

This reminds me of doing projects like this with my dad when I was a kid. Good times!

Pvc is a no go for compressed air. It doeant always go wrong (insert comment of someone that has used it for 100 years here), but when it does, it splinters and those splinters get propelled by the air.

Now we all know exactly where to cut in the wall to disable all the security cameras at once!

Great job on the shop I'm sure Ben climbing around was all OSHA approved and safe...lol

Fantastic show on shop build. God bless you all.

Man, I haven't heard "How Now, Brown Cow" in 50 years!! Thanks for the flashback, Paul 🙂

Outstanding! Absolutely outstanding!! Paul & Co, Managed to get such a tremendous amount of work done, and then squeezed into this video for all of us to watch by going along with them!! Bravo to Michelle, Who I call, the un-sung hero of FAB-RATS! we hardly ever see her on video. And yet we know that she is a driving force and get so much done behind the scenes so we can watch every video. She deserves a lot more than you could possibly know folks. More than you could possibly know.

Lots of work put into the new shop Paul. You and the guys did a grand job getting it together, even Horizontally Challanged Ben. (kidden Ben!) Will be one of heck of a place you guys will have to work in. Glad to see it happening for you. 👍👍👍

It’s hard watching y’all do construction. That door for starters. Oh my!

Congrats on the addition and the progress! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

Just like mechanics/fabricators doing building work, looks great guys. Can’t wait to see it all done and working, good luck and enjoy it.

That's a sweet upgrade to the workspace!

That shot of Ben up in the dark corner on that beam was like catching a crazy leprechaun lurkin' about!!!

Sweet y'all had a boat load of fun I can tell

Paul, a much better bit for drilling holes lumber is a spade bit with a screw tip. They come in many sizes, and they suck themselves into the wood. They do the work for you.

Shops looking awesome! Can't wait to see the final product

Excited to see the finished shop. Ya'll have worked so very hard and I think you thought of everything you will want.. Great job! Thanks for sharing.

As an electrician I am MORTIFIED! I wish a few of us could've volunteered a weekend....🤦‍♂️

According to (OSHA) pvc piping for compressed air lines is a no no, because it can rupture when impacted and send shrapnel flying, (Ask me how I know) I've always used Copper, Pex or black iron piping for compressed air lines, just a recommendation, the shop is looking great, been watching this channel from the start and look forward to the content on the scheduled day's!

I hope those runs of wire for the cameras are shielded, or those shop lights don't have ballasts, otherwise, you may have cameras with lots of noise in the images. We even had one that would go off and back on because of electrical noise.

Ben climbs around like I do. Our brains don’t always recall that we aren’t as young and agile as we once were. We don’t bounce as well either. But we still do it. Go Ben!

Goooood morning everybody and thumbs UP to Fab Rats! 👍

you'll have a great looking shop when it's finished and it's great having a security camera just keeping things safe...and the spray foam insulation will keep your shop warm and hopefully cooler in the summer heat...great work..

The new shop looking good!! You guys rock big time! Awesome progress! Thanks for sharing! Best regards from Norway!

Your 'Fab'ricating knows no boundaries. I've lived my whole life that way. Whatever needs to be done, get after it. If you hit a snag, phone a friend. I am super jealous of your new shop. Every guys dream. It is kind of sad to see that you need security cameras though. We all know what that means.

Hunter definitely seems to be the most involved camera man on you tube... Good stuff👌👍🏼

I'm pleased for you guys. Great work.

Shawn, you hoser. Ty for taking us along

So happy for you getting the new shop. Every man who ever tuned wrenches dreams of that day. Great video!

Hard work, Some Perseverance…. Pays Big in the End…. Nice to see Good things Happening to Great People…. Fab Rats……👍😎

Man oh man! Wish I had u guys at my shop.. your helping me motivate thanks rat pack! The things we do for hardest hobbies/ life.

Wow! Nice big new shop. Congrats 🎉

Glad that everything is going well guy God bless you all

So glad you actually read the comments I absolutely love the way you add all your family the content is always spot on wish I could of seen Paul at kc was in the VA hospital at the time he is probably in my top 3 fab guys in the world in comparison I have met a lot

This crew absolutely rocks, a group of hard working people that has fun doing it.

Love the old school Swiss army knife (or whatever brand) to strip the electrical wires. As usual a fantastic diversion to my "real world" - thank you all!

It's finally getting done and looking great.

YAY!

PVC will deteriorate with time and become brittle. I don't think that It is a good choice for an air line with all the pressure. It's also too easy to break if you're rough with the connections.

This shop is going to be an awesome asset for the fab rats great group effort!

All your guys hard work pays off, and I love to see it ❤🎉

PVC air lines?????? I'd rethink that!

don't you worry about speed on the rollback build Paul, Your a hard working family man, who's always helping friends, Family and the community. you have many irons in the fire and have to juggle them all to keep them hot. I think you're a stand up guy, and put out great content for us all, I'm Glad you have Ben, Sean, Landon, and Sometimes Hunter (just kidding Hunter) to help you out! and great of Michelle's Bro helping on the new shop also. You have enough deadlines without making any added stress, you'll get that rollback done when ya can, and us loyal viewers and fans will be sitting here watching every video in the meantime!!I also really enjoyed seeing the couple mud recoveries the other day. I love seeing you use the Wrecker as Grandpa Sherm would've and not just keeping it as a beauty queen although it is gorgeous. could listen to that Big block work all day long!! I used to be a Early to mid 70s Ford man and still love that era and own a 78 f250 but you really have made me love square body Chevy's the only other guy I know who really shows their love on RU-vid for square bodys is Derrick over at VGG. he collects them like baseball cards too!!🤘😆🙏🏼✌🏼

Bens funny, to paraphrase, "I just came in on the last one to make it look like I'm doing something". Nice job.

Great Job Y'all 👍🏼 ❤ Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

That is so cool how you added a Google Maps location in the description section, if anyone would like to hire you for a fabrication project or towing job! I hope you let Matt know to do that for his business as well! I want to see you guys get tons of customers!!!

Yay. Been waiting on the video drop all night.

Thank you, excellent work. Much needed space resolved. Working together. You bunch knocked out a bunch of stuff.

Love what yall do! Congratulations on the new space. Excited to see whats next for FABRATS🎉

I'm jealous of your shop addition. Great job gents! Always have fun when working!

New shop is looking great. But it is painful watching y’all run wire. Lol. Keep the videos coming, enjoy all of the content.

The shop addition is looking great. Team work.. Gonna be nice with all that space.

That was a ton of work, thanks for taking us along

PVC is not recommended for air lines. But great video. Can’t wait to see things wrapped up!

Nice shop! Always amazed on how simple and somehow insecure are the US electrical witing. Is like return to 70’s.

Oh yes got to get the new shop done need the space the wrenching and fab work on hold.Great to see everyone working well done guy's thank you for sharing

No Fish & Game on the next visit; but a visit from OSHA😮. Dang spidy Ben.

I love how the guys work together so well. And all the while they are smiling and joking with each other. Hunter gets grief from some for "not working", but his laugh is infectious! Ignore the haters Hunter. You are a great addition to the Fab Rats team!

In today's episode, Ben does some sketchy stuff 😅😂

You guys are always having fun while working

Your new shop will be amazing 🤩

Paul it is a pleasure to see your channel grow and prosper solid work ethic, family values… also love the contributions of Michelle and Ben!

Using PVC for compressed air is NOT good and very risky.

Can't wait to see it all done looks amazing

Hey Dar. Good to see you and glad you’ve recovered from your surgery. I’m an old crushed stone and gravel quarry man. I know how hard it is to keep things running.

Osha inspecters are now planning too license this video as a training video lol

Regular ole galvinized water pipe from local hardware store works great for air lines. Put an air dryer with drain in-line on supply side, will help with the amount of moisture that will collect and get into air operated items, also helps to extend the life of your pipes.

Happy for you all, this is awesome! Good things happen to good people 👍.

Hey Paul and Family love you guys the shop is looking awesome 👍❤️🙏🏻✌️💪🏻

Pvc for airline? That's shrapnel when it explodes. 😬

As a retired electrician I have no comment😂

Love watching grandma she makes the show.

You guys break all the safety rules just as well as professional electricians. And getting your own mother to work for free is definitely a pro move.

Did you remember to install metal protection plates on the studs to prevent puncturing the cables?

If you are going to drill holes for electrical you need to get a 3/4" Speedbor spade drill bit. The best way to drill small holes in wood.

I love the "to do list" carboard cut outs always! Love our Fab Rats!

I can't wait to see the new part of the shop in use. Keep up the good work.

jezz, NEVER use rigid pvc for compressed air. Ticking time bomb.

Paul