We had a garage tour this weekend, and I had the garage cleaned up so I thought I would post up some pics of my 20X40 shop (condo) with 14' ceilings. I also spent a few weekends cleaning up my equipment and painting it which seems a little **** but in retospect it's actually makes things look less busy..
I've been able to scrounge quite a bit of equipment and wall hanging stuff from good friends and family at other stuff has been cost effectively acquired along the way.
Heres a good overall. I have work space at the front and 4 post as you walk in so I can stack two cars. I picked up the 4 post last year. It's a Danmar and overall I am really happy with it, and by far the largest single expense. Ideally I would like a scissors lift recessed in the concrete below it for wheel and tire changes and brake jobs...
I had an electrical contractor friend give me four 6 bulb HO t-5 fixtures that really light things up. I may need additional lights at the entrance of the shop above the overhead door to create a little more light.
My dad had the vintage lights for 20 plus years and donated them. I converted the lights to 100W equivalent fluorescents and hang from uni-strut.
The vintage 1948 cabinets are from state mental hospital and have stainless shelves and bottoms. I picked these up for $300 I think I might paint the white wire shelf to match. I picked up some doors (auction buy for $20) for the front of my work benches (pictured) I'll paint them the same shade of green. I made the work benches from 3" angle and 3" square tubing with double layer plywood tops.
Looking back. I added some 32" wide 13'6" tall speed rack to one side to keep things off the floor. Space is tight. Normally I put the wagon up top to create a little more floor space but I have a few projects to do on the car to get it ready for summer.
Another pic of the cabinets
I tried to match the workbench to the cabinets but they are not quite right. The work bench is from the 50's and it was olive drab. The saw was an auction find 20 years ago from an old, old machine shop. It is a meat saw converted to steel and it works great. The midus sign was a freebie from a sheep shed that I found last year.
My metal fab table to the right. It has 1" surface ground top, and is built from 4"X4" 1/4" wall tube. It weighs about 2000 lbs. I plan on installing pull out cabinets on slides to hide some metal working tools, scrap steel, fixtures etc.
That model A sedan body piece with the number 14 is from a dirt modified that my dad build in 69 and 70. It was really competitive in Southern Mn, and won the MN State Fair Modified Championship. I tracked the body down a few years ago bought it and gave it to my Dad for Fathers day. He thought it would look cool in my shop, the other side is going into the Kossuth County Iowa racing hall of fame, as he was inducted last year.
Here's another pic. The welding cart was fabbed from extra header mandrel bends. My uncle made the vice stand. The vice feet have foot pedals, that actuate cams to deploy casters inside the round tubing feet. The Chevrolet sign is from my Dad's garage and originally was attached to a barn door.
The little shear was a C/L find. I had to make a new pedal assy as the cast pedal was in a half dozen pieces and had been brazed another half dozen times. I used custom ovalized foot pedal that is scrap steel from exercise equipment. It will do short pieces of 18ga. I think it is 1920's vintage.
The press is a new addition as well. I bought this for $45. I had to reinforce the down tubes with the triangular plates as it was tweaked pretty good. I then cleaned it up and painted it. It works well.
Next plans are for a bead blast cabinet, and I would like to update the welder, and start doing some ornamental iron work..
Hope this provides some inspiration, and ideas!
Thanks!
I've been able to scrounge quite a bit of equipment and wall hanging stuff from good friends and family at other stuff has been cost effectively acquired along the way.
Heres a good overall. I have work space at the front and 4 post as you walk in so I can stack two cars. I picked up the 4 post last year. It's a Danmar and overall I am really happy with it, and by far the largest single expense. Ideally I would like a scissors lift recessed in the concrete below it for wheel and tire changes and brake jobs...
I had an electrical contractor friend give me four 6 bulb HO t-5 fixtures that really light things up. I may need additional lights at the entrance of the shop above the overhead door to create a little more light.
My dad had the vintage lights for 20 plus years and donated them. I converted the lights to 100W equivalent fluorescents and hang from uni-strut.
The vintage 1948 cabinets are from state mental hospital and have stainless shelves and bottoms. I picked these up for $300 I think I might paint the white wire shelf to match. I picked up some doors (auction buy for $20) for the front of my work benches (pictured) I'll paint them the same shade of green. I made the work benches from 3" angle and 3" square tubing with double layer plywood tops.
Looking back. I added some 32" wide 13'6" tall speed rack to one side to keep things off the floor. Space is tight. Normally I put the wagon up top to create a little more floor space but I have a few projects to do on the car to get it ready for summer.
Another pic of the cabinets
I tried to match the workbench to the cabinets but they are not quite right. The work bench is from the 50's and it was olive drab. The saw was an auction find 20 years ago from an old, old machine shop. It is a meat saw converted to steel and it works great. The midus sign was a freebie from a sheep shed that I found last year.
My metal fab table to the right. It has 1" surface ground top, and is built from 4"X4" 1/4" wall tube. It weighs about 2000 lbs. I plan on installing pull out cabinets on slides to hide some metal working tools, scrap steel, fixtures etc.
That model A sedan body piece with the number 14 is from a dirt modified that my dad build in 69 and 70. It was really competitive in Southern Mn, and won the MN State Fair Modified Championship. I tracked the body down a few years ago bought it and gave it to my Dad for Fathers day. He thought it would look cool in my shop, the other side is going into the Kossuth County Iowa racing hall of fame, as he was inducted last year.
Here's another pic. The welding cart was fabbed from extra header mandrel bends. My uncle made the vice stand. The vice feet have foot pedals, that actuate cams to deploy casters inside the round tubing feet. The Chevrolet sign is from my Dad's garage and originally was attached to a barn door.
The little shear was a C/L find. I had to make a new pedal assy as the cast pedal was in a half dozen pieces and had been brazed another half dozen times. I used custom ovalized foot pedal that is scrap steel from exercise equipment. It will do short pieces of 18ga. I think it is 1920's vintage.
The press is a new addition as well. I bought this for $45. I had to reinforce the down tubes with the triangular plates as it was tweaked pretty good. I then cleaned it up and painted it. It works well.
Next plans are for a bead blast cabinet, and I would like to update the welder, and start doing some ornamental iron work..
Hope this provides some inspiration, and ideas!
Thanks!
Nice shop. Very nice cars too!