Air-Zool Tool “Box”

Posted on December 30th, 2011 by Ryan
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An interesting idea for a tool box replacement. I guess you would call it a cart. In any case, it was found by a gentleman on The Jalopy Journal. He found it at the Kalamazoo Air Museum where it serves their general repair man. Kind of a neat idea…

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Ridgid 1952

Posted on December 27th, 2011 by Ryan
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I don’t guess I’ll ruin it with words.

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Vintage Floor Jacks

Posted on December 21st, 2011 by Ryan
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It seems like once a year, I get a hankering for a vintage floor jack like a Walker Shorty or one from the “Boy” series. I haven’t pulled the trigger as I’ve yet to find one close enough to make the transaction economically feasible. Still, I yearn…

And this annual yearning gave me the urge to post this… I think we need a vintage floor jack picture thread fellas. Let’s start one here!

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Vintage Indy Garage

Posted on December 13th, 2011 by Ryan
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So I was farting around on Flickr and found the above photograph. It’s a diorama that was put together at the Indy 500 museum to show a typical 50′s/60′s era workspace found within Gasoline Alley. I find it to be incredibly inspiring… I love the way the workbenches are constructed and detailed, the chain supported task lighting is incredible, and who doesn’t need a chain hoist mounted high and proud?

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Plastic Bins

Through the years we’ve had some pretty amazing articles pop up here on The Garage Journal. The following is just a few of them:

  • Pass/Fail

    Love the prices of discount tool houses, but not the quality? Learn which cheap tools make the grade and which don’t right here.

  • Two Car Garage Gallery

    Have a typical two-car garage and want to use it as effinciently as possible? You’ve come to the right place for ideas. Check it out.

  • Nimrod’s Domain

    Our favorite work shop in the world… You can’t buy cool and you can’t by atmosphere. Nimrod proves it!

  • The BMW House

    Need space to hold Bavarian’s finest? No sweat. Just follow this build from start to finish for some incredible ideas. Check it out.

  • The Bunker Garage

    It’s huge, gorgeous, and almost done… Check it out here.