hot rod garage in the works. 38x56

[E.rodz]

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Man, I can't believe I hadn't read this thread before!

E.rodz has the skills!



Amazing work on everything !

thanks for the words of intrest. stay tuned for more to come.

 

[go_n_low88]

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the unit is just for the in floor heat closed loop system. don't even have running water or a sink in the garage.takes up to much space. thoose little boilers are just awsome.

Garage is looking great and love your attention to detail.
I'm curious as to where you picked up all your radiant supplies, boiler mostly? i'm just pricing it all out for my soon to be built 700sq ft garage.

cheers,
Parrish

 

[E.rodz]

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Garage is looking great and love your attention to detail.
I'm curious as to where you picked up all your radiant supplies, boiler mostly? i'm just pricing it all out for my soon to be built 700sq ft garage.

cheers,
Parrish

the boiler is a hydro shark made in Germany bought it at local bldg. supplier menards. if I did it again I would use a gas boiler it does really cost some jing to run in a cold climate. hope this helps.

 

[E.rodz]

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just a little update got to use the paint booth yesterday painted the new 1898 shear. and as long as I covered the booth with over spray I decided to prime the air compressor enclosure. oh yea the whole idea was to paint a friends tractor. sometimes A.D.D. has its advantages you can get three things done at one time.. ok maybe there not done but still moving forward.

Next finishing the compressor cover and the english wheel.

 

[JC23]

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Nice work - as usual!

You sure you ain't got time to paint a clock with us???

You'd have the whole month of April!

 

[E.rodz]

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Nice work - as usual!

You sure you ain't got time to paint a clock with us???

You'd have the whole month of April!

Jc i just can't keep up with you guys I just picked up a couple trash cans to join in your paint a can contest.
I think next time we need to have a paint some kind of shop eqip. contest. then count me in if i had a clock in the shop my wife would not believe that my new clock does not work.

 

[E.rodz]

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still working on getting the eqip hooked up to the dust colection system. the vacuum system for the miter saws works awsome.still needs a back stop hooked to the system but the way it is is way better than it was..hoping to start assembling the shear tonight.

 

[E.rodz]

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am i the only one that has at least 20 projects at a time going on?
ok so the tractor is done and now its time to paint some more eqip. did a little repair on the cast iron stomper a little stick welding with 308 rod.

also going to get the air compressor housing painted hope to get these finished up and on to the battle of the killer clocks.like I needed another project.

 

[Motown 454]

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Its coming together nice!

 

[JC23]

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"also going to get the air compressor housing painted hope to get these finished up and on to the battle of the killer clocks.like I needed another project."

haha Stop whinning and start paintin' e! We wanna see what you can do with a clock!

 

[E.rodz]

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hi.. just glancing inward on your build... nICE... I was wondering about you dust system for paint fumes and the need to run a wire around the PVC to take care of static electricity (spark/exploison)... I know they do this with woodworking dust collection systems... also did you do anything in the duct work to prevent things from getting sucked through?

I PLACED SOME FOIL TAPE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PVC AND RAN ABOUT 5 TECK SCREWS THOUGH THE PIPE AND RAN GROUND STRAPS TO THE STEEL DUCT AND THEN TO GROUND. There are 2 seperate systems one is for dust collection and one is for painting 2 seperate fans. Idid not do anything for traps to keep things from accidently sucked up. but there is a clean out on the bottom of the horz. run. hope this helps.

 

[YellowLakeWelding]

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I think I saw you a couple years back at the 50's E.rodz with car covered in Sharpie! Can't remember when it was...anyways, great looking shop! Your doing some really detailed work there, I must say I'm amazed and I bet your neighbors are too! I love what you did with the cedar beams and the distressed copper finish it looks gorgeous. I just flipped through this post and I didn't get too thorough with reading EVERY post but I'm curious about the fire department thing I just skimmed over...did someone call because of the drywall dust thinking there was a fire or did you actually have a fire? Look forward to seeing you at the 50's this year if I get something finished I'm working on in time.

 

[E.rodz]

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I think I saw you a couple years back at the 50's E.rodz with car covered in Sharpie! Can't remember when it was...anyways, great looking shop! Your doing some really detailed work there, I must say I'm amazed and I bet your neighbors are too! I love what you did with the cedar beams and the distressed copper finish it looks gorgeous. I just flipped through this post and I didn't get too thorough with reading EVERY post but I'm curious about the fire department thing I just skimmed over...did someone call because of the drywall dust thinking there was a fire or did you actually have a fire? Look forward to seeing you at the 50's this year if I get something finished I'm working on in time.

Thanks for the intrest. stay tuned for the final details on the front of the garage got waylaid to early to finish it before the massive early snowfalls.hope to get back on the outside soon.almost done rounding up parts to finish it. The fire dept. got called for all the sheetrock dust being blown out of the shop.lol. funny to turn around and bump into a fireman. a old friend from high school.lol.hope to see you at back to the fifties my car has been the same ever since.as soon as I can finish this shop I can get back to it again!

 

[E.rodz]

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Its coming together nice!

Thanks Wayne hope your car is coming along well hope you can drive it this summer. someday I would like to get back to mine.

"also going to get the air compressor housing painted hope to get these finished up and on to the battle of the killer clocks.like I needed another project."

haha Stop whinning and start paintin' e! We wanna see what you can do with a clock!

JC. your not going to cry when me and the boy beat you with our clock colored with crayons are you. were going to give you a head start before we start on ours.

 

[E.rodz]

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trying to get the shear put back together but its just not happening as fast as i would like it to. got the wrong springs twice and the shear was in alot worse shape than i thought at first the table had been repaired with 1/2 thick of bronze silaca welding rod. and just about every bolt was stripped out or broke off. ended up filling the back up with concrete epoxy to make a level spot for the new reinforced back bone. fabricated a new cart for it and now if the right springs show up i think i can finish it soon.


now back on the compressor cover.

 

[JB22]

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awesome work man, awesome!

 

[E.rodz]

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awesome work man, awesome!

thanks for the intrest. hoping to get to finishing a major corner up in the next couple of weeks then back to the outside.

this is the new reinforcing back bone. hope this does the trick.


almost functional be done soon.

 

[JC23]

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Man, you made that shear look like new! Great job!

 

[E.rodz]

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Man, you made that shear look like new! Great job!

was hoping to finish it this weekend but the new springs don't have enough umpff. maybe the compressor enclosure will get some more paint.
hope to get more shop finishing done soon.

 

[E.rodz]

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Man did I get by but kicked last night.had some problems with the masking tape pulled some of the base coat off. so i decided to sand the compressor housing again and seal it up with some clear. well that was a save and it worked.
went to bed thinking I was going to do some airbrushing on it today.NOT! walked out to the garage to find the caulking that holds the plexi glass in let loose and a whole panel ripped out of the cover!!!
Going to try to fix this thing and make forward progress today. wish me luck.!

 

[E.rodz]

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Ok last night worked out a little better got alot done.Damm you JC. look what you made me do.lol. finished repairing the air comp. cover and got everything painted with the base color.this is alot of pait to paint a clock.


things are going to start taking shape in the next couple of weeks. Good news is the snow is almost gone!!

 

[E.rodz]

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holy cow that was a hell of a month. big changes are starting to take place and being as things are getting finished its all good! here is a couple of picts of a little changes we made. we as in me and my son and also a great friend and apprentice.B.J willard.



this is one side of one of the doors that we painted up!

 

[Motown 454]

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That looks sweet! excelent work.

 

[E.rodz]

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That looks sweet! excelent work.

thanks Wyane hope your car is coming along enough to drive it this year!

 

[E.rodz]

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Here is a couple of picts on progress on the clock for the shop. check out the battle of the killer clocks to see more.cool clocks!
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92787&page=29

it si just awsome to see the boys intrested in making cool stuff. just having a blast with them!

GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING CREATIVE WITH YOUR KIDS!!!!

 

[Motown 454]

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thanks Wyane hope your car is coming along enough to drive it this year!

Thats starting to look like a pipe dream. I was supposed to get it back in April but he hasn't finnished it yet. I'll be too old to drive it by the time I get it back.

 

[E.rodz]

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Thats starting to look like a pipe dream. I was supposed to get it back in April but he hasn't finnished it yet. I'll be too old to drive it by the time I get it back.

don't feel so bad I have been so busy working on finishing my dream garage I have not had any time to work on anything else. I am just chomping at the bit to get to work on the belair!still kicking around the dream of going on the power tour in the mock up form that its in now.

 

[Motown 454]

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Thats my dream too. Power Tour

 

[E.rodz]

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Thats my dream too. Power Tour

someday . hope to hook up with you maybe next year on the power tour.

 

[E.rodz]

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oh man it has been so busy at work and trying to finish lots of details around the shop.things are starting to shape up there is just not enough time in the day.
here is a few shots of more progress.

this is one side of one of the doors that me and one of my sons painted up.

this is the air compressor cover for hell. this thing has given me a really hard time but it is back one and it works great.hope to finish it soon.

here is a little more progress on our killer clock wall.

 

[napa68]

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That is just AWESOME!

 

[naki kid]

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What he said. Ray

 

[Red Leader]

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still working on getting the eqip hooked up to the dust colection system. the vacuum system for the miter saws works awsome.still needs a back stop hooked to the system but the way it is is way better than it was..hoping to start assembling the shear tonight.

I don't know if anyone has commented on this yet, but beautiful Parks/Craftsman 18" band saw! Nice resto on it as well - I like the engine turning on the blade guard. I may have to do that to mine when I get it restored

 

[colt zantop]

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looks killer!

 

[knedgr]

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Holy **** Batman! You have some seriously mad skills. Do you even sleep? Are you human?

 

[E.rodz]

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thanks everyone for all the intrest and kind words!
I had a kick azz weekend of serious bust **** work. got the main beam up painted and installed that was a lot of climbing and up and down the ladder!. a couple more brackets to make yet but almost there.hope to post picts. soon as I can. this is going to be awesome! been tripping over this microlaminate beam for a year and a half and its finaly off the floor!
stay tuned in for more finishing details.

 

[E.rodz]

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here is some shots of the picking beam its almost done!!

welded up some plates to clam shell the beam, and routered them flush to go under the cap plate.


painted the side plates after beating the hell out of them black after the black dried dry brushed copper spray paint on the pieces then after that dried sprayed clear on them and the clock at the same time.

progress is good I love when I can get things off the garage floor and put thing in place were there saposed to go.

 

[Motown 454]

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Your making some nice progress. It looks plenty stout to me.

 

[E.rodz]

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wow life just goes by to fast. thought i would be done with the shop years ago but still plugging away on it. here is a little more progress it is starting to come together now.




wahoo almost ready to try the new lifting beam.

 

[Jack Olsen]

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Congratulations on making it into the Popular Mechanics article, E.rodz!



I think you and I were the only garages included that actually involved a car parked in a building. But it was great to see another GJer in there.