Tim's big garage reorganization

[timdp]

Nice project! I see a couple of Dietz-style lanterns in your very first pic - anything of vintage age? Do you use any vintage lanterns (Dietz, Coleman milspec, etc.) in your WWII re-enactment hobbies?

Cool stuff!

Dave

Yes we do use the lanterns for reenacting at field (camping) events. There is also the matter of living well out of town where many trees fall in the winter, knocking out power... Here is my "collection" with interestingly enough, no Dietzes, but there are three Feurhands.

Pic 1: Two modern Russian military lanterns on the right and my favorite, a vintage-ish Feurhand in original paint with lots of extra guards. Took me a while to figure out how to take it apart... Supposedly wartime, but stamped "Made in Germany", so an export model, possibly prewar, but more likely postwar.



Pic 2: A Little Giant and two baby Feurhands, a 275 in well worn nickel plate and a brand new 276. On the right is an LED lantern for use when we are not allowed any flames at all because of fire danger (California).

 

[timdp]

I am liking that lathe in post 26. Can you tell me a little more about what you think of it.
I would like to find an affordable one for my own shop. I like the size and looks of yours.

Best Regards
Herb

Here ya go... Location doesn't help you but this is what you should be looking for: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/tls/5062244445.html
Massive amounts of tooling. Tooling costs often equal the cost of the lathe, so this is a steal.

Although that lathe does look suspiciously similar to mine...

 

[timdp]

A small progress update. The old Stacker upper tool chest has been taking up an unacceptable amount of space on one of the workbenches. Was looking at the messy drill press shelves that hold taps, drill bits, holes saws and other random stuff and reading taumac/Gerard's 5 Stitches Garage thread with his many over-workbench tool chests when the light went on... Mount the tool chest on the lowest shelf and put all the drill press tools into it. Lowered the shelf a bit for easier access and top opening clearance and ta da!, the chest is mounted (but tools have not been sorted and stored yet).

Two birds - one stone!

 

[taumac]

Thanks for all the kind words.... What brackets did you use to hold the shelf up? Isn't it amazing how much space you freed up once you lift that box 6 inches to 12 inches of the bench?

 

[timdp]

Welcome to my humble thread, oh great Taumac!

Brackets and supports are heavy duty commercial Garcy pieces lag screwed into the stud with 5/16" lag screws at least 3" long... Like these: http://www.richelieu.com/us/en/cate...es/brackets/wood-shelf-bracket-no-723/1062804



Here is the shelf support compared to a regular residential support:




The chest wasn't actually ever on that drawer unit. There used to be three shelves there, barely visible to the left of the drill press in this pic:

 

[taumac]

Thanks,

let's see magnet holders try theses.

I picked them up a few years back at Sears for say 12.99. Work great.

Tool bench came out nice. Yes there are many schools of thought on tools and storage. I prefer boxes cause the sheer amount of tools that can be stored in a small foot print. Plus I like mine on wheels verses in a bench. I look at it like "what if" I need to move it. I can't without a folk lift or emptying thing out. The HF 26 is nice box and something I do like is you can get more and have multi stacks. I wouldn't mine getting 2 tops for my 44's but if think about it 3 26 boxes and side cabinet and only be few inches over 2 44's.

I got lose on compressor build.

One suggestion I do have is that HD is selling those black bins with yellow tops now for $10 iirc. With all your war stuff you can make a wall of bins and keep it organized and dust free.

The place is taking shape from your first posts. Don't loose you r momentum. Keep up the good work

 

[timdp]

Thanks,

let's see magnet holders try theses.
I picked them up a few years back at Sears for say 12.99. Work great.

I picked up a bunch of the HF ones for $4 each, so I'm good for a long while.

Tool bench came out nice. Yes there are many schools of thought on tools and storage. I prefer boxes cause the sheer amount of tools that can be stored in a small foot print. Plus I like mine on wheels verses in a bench. I look at it like "what if" I need to move it. I can't without a folk lift or emptying thing out. The HF 26 is nice box and something I do like is you can get more and have multi stacks. I wouldn't mine getting 2 tops for my 44's but if think about it 3 26 boxes and side cabinet and only be few inches over 2 44's.

Yeah, I'm quite liking my open tool storage and am still figuring out what is going into the HF chest and what stays out in the tool cribs. The HF26" stack has tripled my box storage, so I am moving that way. We shall see if I start finding vintage tool chests and trying to fit them in my already crowded garage...

I got lose on compressor build.

LOL! Quite understandable. Its turned into a much more complex (and time consuming) project than I expected.

One suggestion I do have is that HD is selling those black bins with yellow tops now for $10 iirc. With all your war stuff you can make a wall of bins and keep it organized and dust free.

Wall space is already completely gone. Wall cabinets pretty much everywhere its possible to put them. Garage is only 8'-4" high, so no overhead space. Did pick up some of the ********* bins with yellow tops at Costco for $8.50, but once you load them up, they are almost too heavy to move. Much of the reenacting gear is upstairs in the big game room/workshop over the garage and in the attic, so I get plenty of exercise going up and down the stairs carrying gear.

The place is taking shape from your first posts. Don't loose you r momentum. Keep up the good work

I'm happy with the progress so far, but have been sneaking garage stuff in while working on the very long "honey do" list for her shindig on Friday. Next week its back to the garage full time. Yay!

 

[taumac]

I agree on bench. It's really nice to have a bench set up with tools and go to work instead of multiple trip back to the box. I started getting all those vintage boxes not cause they where necessary for tools but just to store stuff. I really didn't need all that I have but was more going for a look.

Some of my bins are heavy also and one of theses days they will be replaced but at the moment they are holding up. I don't feel like spending $200 plus to just replace what I already have.

I used to sneak stuff in all the time but I finally ran out of room. Many times you just need a plan but then that doesn't always go to plan. The 5 Stitches is attest to that. LOL. Actually only plan I had is that 2 cars MUST fit with all my SH@T. It was and still a challenge. LOL

 

[timdp]

OK! The book club meeting went well and I'm off the emergency honey do list regime, so its back to the garage. Was not quite up to chopping up (shortening) another kitchen cabinet, so it was off to an exciting project: sorting the sockets... So much fun! Also managed to get all the drill bits, taps/dies and holes saws stashed in the drill press tool chest.




HF socket holders. Not sure I have the drawer depth to stand the deep sockets up though. At least a set of sockets will be kept in the shallow drawer under the drafting table (tool crib 2) for quick access. No idea where the 15 orphan sockets came from...

 

[timdp]

Took down the cabinet over the lathe to replace it with a much larger but shallower cabinet. shortened it by one set of doors to make it fit and got it up and installed today. One slight problem is that I don't seem to have the four doors for the top shelf. Emailed the guy I got them from to see if he knew where they were. We shall see...

The last cabinet is now up and running, so its on to more sorting and organizing (and filling up all the new cabinet space).

 

[coma13]

Looking good, Tim! Keep it up!

 

[timdp]

Thanks Coma! I see you have started your build thread. Congrats. Will be following it.

Was going to post a pic of my latest acquisition, a small horizontal band saw, but Photobucket is down. Have wanted one for a long time... Now I can cut steel without using a grinder! Of course I have no idea where its going to go because I was not expecting to find one cheap, so my organizational plan is now in ruins... Seller also has a really nice 230v 5 HP Baldor motor, 80+ gallon compressor with multiple filters that will be up for sale soon, but the thing is just too huge for my garage

 

[timdp]

Baby band saw:


Cute little table the original owner added for use in vertical mode. Its about 4 x 4 inches. I like the idea, but the execution could have been better. I think I will make a slightly larger one that is thick enough to allow for completely countersunk mounting screws.

 

[timdp]

Have been trying to finish the garbage can "garage", so not a lot done in the real garage. Finally got stuff moved away from the front of the HF tool chest so I can put stuff in it and sorted Allen wrenches today.

Wrenches in HF wrench holder worked out pretty well.





Initial socket load in. The deep 1/2" sockets are too tall to stand in the drawer.



And how about a great big bowl of yellowjackets? Found a nest near the house a few days ago and have been trying some non-toxic methods found on the web to kill the nest. Bug zapper sitting right next to the nest does nothing night or day. Tried putting a clear bowl over the entrance (so they don't know to open a new entrance because they can get out and see light) but it looks like they were able to get under the edge (oak leaves and litter), so added two more nesting bowls but they are still getting out. Today we are trying to flood them out with the hose. Will see if that works tomorrow...

 

[taumac]

Have been trying to finish the garbage can "garage", so not a lot done in the real garage. Finally got stuff moved away from the front of the HF tool chest so I can put stuff in it and sorted Allen wrenches today.

Wrenches in HF wrench holder worked out pretty well.





Initial socket load in. The deep 1/2" sockets are too tall to stand in the drawer.



And how about a great big bowl of yellowjackets? Found a nest near the house a few days ago and have been trying some non-toxic methods found on the web to kill the nest. Bug zapper sitting right next to the nest does nothing night or day. Tried putting a clear bowl over the entrance (so they don't know to open a new entrance because they can get out and see light) but it looks like they were able to get under the edge (oak leaves and litter), so added two more nesting bowls but they are still getting out. Today we are trying to flood them out with the hose. Will see if that works tomorrow...

Looks like time to make a homemade flamethrower.

 

[timdp]

Looks like time to make a homemade flamethrower.

Much too dry for flames. Flooding with water does not seem to have worked so I guess its back to the old standby-gasoline...

 

[timdp]

Scored a bunch of stuff at an estate sale on Friday, and today(50% off).
Craftsman toolbox with mismatched and beat up interior tray $5
Craftsman combo wrenches 1/2" - 7/8" $7.50
Set of Craftsman wood chisels
Crescent brand adjustable wrenches in 12" 6" and 4"
3" x 18" belt sander
Bunch of pliers including needle nose, flat nose and a little needle nose vise grip.
Half gallon of wood glue
Bunch of random cold chisels including some big ones
ABC fire extinguisher
A bucket full of PVC fittings for an upcoming retaining wall/drip system replacement
Couple of 25' tape measures
Set of 1/2" Powrkraft sockets and rachet $10
Chunk of 3" ABS for making drive holders
Half of a five gallon bucket full of 8d galvanized nails

...and a bunch more stuff. Been cleaning and oiling the tools, mounting the fire extinguisher and reworking my tool crib tool layout today. Wheeee....

 

[timdp]

How about a vehicle break?

Part of the truck herd


2001 Tacoma S-Runner. Limited edition truck that is factory lowered and comes with a rear sway bar. Has dealer installed supercharger on the 3.4 V6, Additional lowering, big *** stereo (4 x 10" subs), HRE wheels and lots more.


Stereo


Autocrossing


1989 Toyota Pick up. Bought new, but a deer hit smashed up the front, fender and door around 2004. Will be drive line and wiring donor for the 1931 Ford AA at some point.


And the daily driver 2001 Tacoma 4 banger with shell.


Under the cover: 1971 Challenger. Was a 318 car but I wanted to make it a TA, so added a 340 with a bit of cam as well as the 3x2bbl six pack, original cast iron TA headers and the rear sway bar. Its lowered with fat tires (265/295). Because its a '71 the 340 six pac is a CA legal engine for it. Went through the whole CARB referee thing and it now sports a plate that reads: "Required Equipment - 3 x 2 Barrel Carburetors". Its been sitting for awhile and needs new rubber and a good interior cleaning (rats…)




WWII Studebaker deuce and a half. Accidentally bought this on ebay for $152. Wanted to use it for Russian reenacting but getting it to events would be a problem. Probably not going to do anything with it now.


And the '31 Ford AA. Got it for reenacting to replace the Studebaker (Ford AAs were produced under license in Russian during WWII as GAZ AAs). Was going to put the '89 Toyota drive line in it to make it drivable to events, but our primary vehicle friendly reenacting location went away, so getting it to events 400+ miles away is again a problem. Still want to build this though.

 

[taumac]

Lots of good finds at estate sale. Wow, you have a lot of vehicles sitting around. You need a bigger garage to store them. LOL

 

[timdp]

Lots of good finds at estate sale. Wow, you have a lot of vehicles sitting around. You need a bigger garage to store them. LOL

Store vehicles in a garage? What a novel concept! Has not happened even once since we bought the house in '97 and is unlikely to ever happen.

The Studebaker and Ford are stored elsewhere. Our lot is 1.4 acres, but its ALL at 4:12 slope. The house and septic field take up all of the front (upper part) of the lot so the only vehicle sized access to the lower part of the lot is by the road that services the two community wells at the bottom of the property. Would probably be possible to build a garage back into the hill, but its more money than I want to spend at this point.

Am considering a new workshop (9' x 24') under the deck (15' high) to take all of the dust making tools (table saw, miter saw and two belt sanders) which might make it possible to move stuff around enough to get part of a car inside to work on it. There are, however, a 150' of retaining walls that need to be replaced before this happens.

Tim

 

[247]

Hi Gentleman,

the Picture in Post Number 14, the Screwdrivers on the right, can someone
tell me the Brand of them? My Father have the same respectively similar.

Thx a lot.

 

[timdp]

Hi Gentleman,

the Picture in Post Number 14, the Screwdrivers on the right, can someone
tell me the Brand of them? My Father have the same respectively similar.

Thx a lot.

The yellow and black handled screwdrivers are this Harbor Freight set: http://www.harborfreight.com/12-pc-cushion-grip-screwdriver-set-61344.html

Tim

 

[247]

Thanks for the Answer.

 

[timdp]

Scored a bit of stuff at this weekend's estate sales


Estate sale 1
Huot drill bit chest completely stuffed of drill bits for $15. This guy liked to spray paint everything so some time will be spent removing some of his grosser effects.


Craftsman 26" 2 drawer middle tool chest ($20), which fits in nicely under the old HF top chest.


Craftsman 26" 5 drawer full depth top chest ($40). Still cleaning the missing drawer.


Misc random tools


Estate Sale 2
Got all of this for $50
Kennedy machinist tool chest with tools including some large taps (and a nice sized black widow).


Craftsman tool box and random tools. Really like the sheet metal punch kit and the micrometer.

 

[timdp]

And to continue the yellowjacket saga, they have built a very creepy surface nest amongst the pieces of wood in reaction to using bug chemical into the main nest hole. Don't know if this means they have abandoned the underground nest, but that are far fewer yellowjackets around the nest now. Looks like I need to go in again with the the spray and foam (at night with a red lensed flashlight and heavy clothing).

 

[taumac]

Great finds!!!! I like the Hout drill cabinet and the full depth Craftsman. After having a full depth chest I really don't care for 12" chest. I only wish they made them in Craftsman era I collect. That Kennedy box is great. A lot of small stuff cost a lot of money. Plus I like using those machinist boxes to store small items on a work bench and shelf. I have many and they are great storage Even if your not storing tools.

 

[timdp]

Micrometer turns out to be a Starrett 238Rl Heavy Duty Micrometer 0 - 1". Nice for $2.

The punch is a Whitney No 5 Jr Hand Punch. Still being made: http://www.roperwhitney.com/store/shop/no-5-jr-hand-punch/#tab-additional_information


Here are the tools that came in the Kennedy chest. Broken taps (lots of them) top center.

 

[timdp]

Was looking at toolbox side mounted magnetic tool holders and decided I could do much the same with my stash of HF magnetic tool holders. Needed to chop the top one a bit to clear the tool box lid, so used my new-to-me horizontal band saw for the first time. Yippee, it works!

Instant access 3/8" and 1/2" sockets, rachets and extensions.




Had tried to use hammertone paint on some of the tool crib lumber but it did not work well, so I tried spraying with some cheap Walmart gray primer and it worked. Also rearranged tool crib 1 to take most of the woodworking and demolition tools so they are in one place. Much better...

 

[vexvader]

Wow, what a big difference.

How do you insert the pics in the body of the text? My just show up as attachments.

Vex

 

[timdp]

Wow, what a big difference.

How do you insert the pics in the body of the text? My just show up as attachments.

Vex

Put them up on Photobucket first, then copy the "IMG" link code and paste into the reply.

 

[thetastelingers]

Digging all your workplace cubby holes. That parts washer drawer is a great idea.
Nice place you have going on there.

 

[timdp]

Digging all your workplace cubby holes. That parts washer drawer is a great idea.
Nice place you have going on there.

Thanks!

Space is the final frontier...

 

[timdp]

Made a new vertical band saw table for the horizontal band saw yesterday to replace the funky one that came on the saw and got it mounted today, so now I have both horizontal and vertical bands saws. Won't be cutting any big pieces on the vertical table though.

Simple project: cut the 1/4" alu on the band saw, drill and countersink two holes, Cut the slot (on the band saw), chase the grungy threads and mount up the table.



Also picked up a cement mixer for $25 for a couple of retaining wall projects Now just have to figure out how to get it down the side of the house. (to the left of the mixer in the pic). Going to have to take the axle/wheels and hitch off, turn it sideways and mount it on a couple of moving dollies and make a plank road to roll it down.

 

[timdp]

Been plugging along, although the 64' retaining wall replacement project is going to be eating up a lot of time.

Managed a dump recycling place lighting score, five new condition Lithonia 2 lamp fluorescents for the future shed: $15.



Also got a pair of bifold cabinet doors for the open shelving unit. Hoping the bifold doors with help with opening clearance around the swing arm lamp and Foredom support pipe (far right of the photo)



Picked up another freebie kitchen cabinet and made surprising progress in the stairwell.

Before:


After. Kept the cabinet 6.5" away from the back wall to allow space for shelves for the kerosene lanterns, most of which are tucked between the cabinet and the wall - more cubbyholes... The three tall aluminum bottles on the bottom shelf are German WWII water bottles in 10 and 5 liter sizes. The tan and green ones are in original paint. Pic also shows the bipods and tubes (demilled) of the WWII German (tan) and Russian (green) 81/82mm mortars.



Bought a pair of these Mechanics Time Savers magnetic plier holders. Not very happy with them because they will not hold normal sized pliers in the vertical position shown in the photo. They will hold light pliers/cutters like the small dikes in the pic, but don't even come close to supporting the linesman pliers. I guess I will have to mount them ladder style on the tool crib wall.

 

[timdp]

Hit a garage sale this weekend and did well.

The loot minus a tool belt which is hiding behind the tool box. Craftsman machinist chest and Powercraft tool box. All for $20.
Sockets are cheap Japanese






Did not get there early enough to check out this cabinet. It was bigger than I thought it was and too big for my space. Sold for $50. Anyone know what it is?

 

[timdp]

Bought a plastic coated wire spice rack today at Walmart ($3.88) in hopes that it would make a good pliers rack from my smaller jewelry sized pliers and cutters. Unfortunately the wires are a bit too close together (.350" to .375" spacing) to fit most of the pliers. Spacing needs to be more like 1/2".



Thought that it might work for screwdrivers and it does pretty well with them, both stubbies and longer ones with blades up to 6".



Discovered that raising up a bit also makes it work for all my Zona razor saws. Still need to find a use for the lower shelf though. BTW if you ever need a razor saw, Zona saws are far superior to exacto or any other razor saw.

 

[timdp]

Picked up some Makita tools, batteries and chargers to add to the ones I already have so needed to make a charger station. After plugging in all the cords (and completely filling a 4 gang outlet), decided that a power strip would be a better idea so it uses only one outlet and all the chargers can be turned of when not in use.

Thinking about it a bit more I guess that would also be a good place to store the spare batteries.

 

[timdp]

Not been doing much garage stuff recently with vacations and an upcoming retaining wall replacement project, but you guys have got me out hitting garage and estate sales looking for tools on a regular basis now...

Found a Wilton 9300 3" vise. Had been looking for a smaller vise to use on a bench away from my big 5" Chinese vise so this one works. $40 for the vise, four micrometers and a couple of calipers.

Thought that this was my first Wilton vise, but checked my dad's old wood vise and its a Wilton too, so I've had one for a long time... Don't really have an appropriate bench to mount it on though. Pic at the bottom.



Took it apart today for clean and lube. One of the vise faces had a headless screw. Anyone know where to get a replacement? Also found a chip below the fixed face.






And back together again and ready to roll.



Dad's Wilton

 

[timdp]

And just to make sure I have enough space to put those micrometers, I've recently picked up a third machinists chest, so now have a Kennedy, a Craftsman and a Huot. The Huot is a monster, 26.5" long compared to 20" for the Kennedy and Craftsman. Height is about the same but the Huot is also deeper.





Neither the Huot or the Craftsman had much in the way of original drawer bottom padding so I thought I would give replacing the felt a try. Found some green self adhesive felt at Beverly's Craft online store: http://www.beverlys.com/quick-stick..._medium=shopping+engine&utm_campaign=nextopia

Tried it on a Craftsman drawer. Cutting and sticking works pretty well. Adhesive is sticky, but removable, so if you don't quite get the location right it can be moved. Each small drawer takes a sheet and the large drawers will take two sheets, so it looks like I will need to get more felt.

 

[timdp]

Some actual progress today! Got two new cabinets mounted back in the sink corner: a 16x21x36 mounted on top of the white cabinet and a tall skinny one set up next to the sink for tall skinny stuff.



Also got all the taps all sorted out. The cabinet is a very early Akro-Mils metal 30 drawer cabinet. I have a large number of various Akro-Mils multi-drawer cabinets and the one is interesting in that there are no horizontal stops between the drawers.



Even got some set up in a pair of brand new Huot NC and NF index boxes.



Next up: Sorting a lot of drill bits including these that came in the Huot drill index box and have had the paint stripped off of them. One bin is Chinese stuff but everything else is USA made. Drill index and these drills were $15.

Drill bits before:


After: