http://www.garagejournal.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:08:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's an interesting find... A set of government issue SAE ratchets. I don't believe I've ever seen them before and was wondering if any of you fellas have the goods on them. The site offering them claims the utmost of quality for around $150. Regardless, they are damned cool looking! Check ... http://www.garagejournal.com/?p=456 I've recently been outfitting a vintage, sort of condensed, tool box at my office. In doing so, I've been thinking a lot about socket organization. Typically, I've always used Hansen style socket trays as pictured above. I just like the fact that with a glance you can see what sockets ... http://www.garagejournal.com/?p=452 One of our members sent me an email the other day and included a link to a Flickr account that featured some amazingly restored old tool boxes. I've been staring at them for the last few days and have finally decided to post them for all to enjoy. Take some ... http://www.garagejournal.com/?p=449 So I was just sitting here at the Atomic Industry world headquarters, minding my own business, when some dude walked in with a book under his arm. Turns out, it was Lee Klancher and he wanted to show off his latest release - Motorcycle Dream Garages. A quick flip through ... http://www.garagejournal.com/?p=446 I recently got an email from a guy in Copenhagen who had just finished up his new garage space. Interestingly, he focused on using old/aged materials in the construction of his benches, shelving units, and other items in an effort to give his new space and old feeling. From the ... http://www.garagejournal.com/?p=443 It's dangerous to leave a man to his own devices - especially if he is surrounded by tools and has a mind dead set on speed and fear. Dowie found himself in such a position and just had to be concerned about what might happen. It was warranted... Introducing the motorized ... http://www.garagejournal.com/?p=439 Now here is something you don't see everyday... Some guy in Tennessee disposes of airplanes for a living. One day, while preparing to dispose of a DC-10 fuselage, he gets an idea. "Man... That thing is damn near big enough to make a garage out of..." And something glorious was born. Check it ... http://www.garagejournal.com/?p=436 I was cruising another blog this morning and stumbled across a brilliant set of "mini" saw horses. Use them for taller subjects or stack them and have a standard set of saw horses. They also look to be great as extra seating, step stools, etc... For plans and details, check out ... http://www.garagejournal.com/?p=433 If you don't read Mr. Jalopy's blog, you should... He's one of those guys that just isn't quite right upstairs. Maybe some wires got crossed or maybe something over developed as a kid or... something. He's the definition of eccentric. He's also brilliant. Anyway, he recently posted about hand painting his ... http://www.garagejournal.com/?p=428 Back in the day, Popular Mechanics was THE magazine for fellas like us. For whatever reasons, the publication kind of disappeared and folks just stopped thinking about it... Or, at least, I did... Recently, I've been paying more attention to Popular Mechanics - especially online. Today, I stumbled across something ... http://www.garagejournal.com/?p=425