jeffmoss26
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What a great write-up!!
Above 1200 Sq/FT building my BIG PARTY garage
- Thread starter don long
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
What a great article Don, congratulations on the awesome job your wife and you put into your place. The article is a great example of how hard work pays off, awesome!!!!!
Wally
Thanks Wally
I've known David (the editor) for a very long time and he does a great job with his magazines
Thanks Mike
I'm impressed that you took the time to go through the entire thread
You are right I am truly enjoying my golden years and get excited every morning that I'm still on the green side of the grass and still get to play.
I sent you a P.M. for a visit
Thanks Jeff
It's good to hear from you again
Don
Hounddog
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Good find Don. That's my next target.
Hi Hounddog
I was just browsing ebay when I ran across this one and jumped on it
Great article...congratulations...one of my favorite threads on the Garage Journal
Thanks Bears Fan
I'm glad to hear that you enjoy my thread
Hi Coop
Yes that is a light on the top of the jack.
I went to the Pomona swap meet looking for the lens for that light and came home with this!
It's 18' long with neon to light up the GOOD YEAR letters
I also found a Coats tire changer and a vintage complete police emergency phone
I also picked up another floor jack to add to my collection
It's a walker roll a car 1 1/2 ton mechanical jack
It has a strange looking handle
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Hounddog
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Man what you guys have available to you on the west coast ALMOST makes me want to move on in.... almost. And the car scene is very impressive. Nice haul Don.
Thought of you when I saw this on our local CL... Wondered, what would Don do???
Strubler Candy Scale
http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/atq/5134843538.html
Thought of you when I saw this on our local CL... Wondered, what would Don do???
Strubler Candy Scale
http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/atq/5134843538.html
jbmatth
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I have a Blackhawk jack very similar to yours, it is a beast and will do anything I've ever asked of it. I wish you luck on getting that light, from what I've heard you really just can't find them. If you happen to find 2 please put me on the list for one of them. 
I'm sure it'll look better than new when you are finished with it.
JB
I'm sure it'll look better than new when you are finished with it.JB
Man what you guys have available to you on the west coast ALMOST makes me want to move on in.... almost. And the car scene is very impressive. Nice haul Don.
Thought of you when I saw this on our local CL... Wondered, what would Don do???
Would that be (WWWDD) Wonder What Would Don Do
Strubler Candy Scale
http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/atq/5134843538.html
You say the Goodyear sign has neon and lights inside? Nice.
Hey Don ,I don't know if you have ever showed a picture of your property from a drone view. or google type air view? The last picture shows almost a tree lined drive? Beautiful
1949 caddyman
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Don, how is the light in the jack powered?
Thanks for checking in again Coop
I could hardly contain myself when I found it.
I plugged it in and found one letter broken so I took the neon pieces up to my buddy and in 1 hour the sign was all lit up. So I started polishing out the tin on the sign and the paint came back very shinny I'm in seventh heaven tonight.
Hounddog
Funny that you should say that because every time I go to buy something on Fleabey it says pick up only Florida somewhere
We do have a very big car culture out here.
(Thought of you when I saw this on our local CL...)
I'll tell you what to do "GO buy it and send it to me with the invoice" Thats what!!!
Thanks for the visit man
I have a Blackhawk jack very similar to yours, it is a beast and will do anything I've ever asked of it. I wish you luck on getting that light, from what I've heard you really just can't find them. If you happen to find 2 please put me on the list for one of them.
JB
jbmatth
I found one that I thought would fit but it was on an old bike that the guy was way in love with $1500.00 in love so I didn't bring it home
I will find something that will work I hope
Thanks for that vote of confidence, I'll do my best not to let you down
Thanks Mike
You just never know what will pop up at Pomona
Hi BUGTHUG
The light inside the letter cans are neon.
What you are looking at is the shot from the house back yard down the driveway past the party garage 10 garage doors on the right and the grass parking on the left as you head to the work shop in the back
Here is a shot from the other end looking to where the police box was when I shot the other picture It's about a 400 foot drive
caddyman
I assume it is battery powered but I haven't looked at the jack that much
Thanks for the visit
Don
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jbmatth
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Don and Bugthug,
I have heard the little cheapo lights from Harbor Freight will work and the workings do fit in the handle but I haven't gotten any further than that to date. The way it was originally there was a convex lens covering the bulb on the jack then a wire running from there inside the handle next to the release rod and a button inside the left handle hole. Mine is missing the button, wire, bulb and lens so I can't really help more than that, but here is a picture of an original lens.
Best of luck to you on finding this part.
JB
I have heard the little cheapo lights from Harbor Freight will work and the workings do fit in the handle but I haven't gotten any further than that to date. The way it was originally there was a convex lens covering the bulb on the jack then a wire running from there inside the handle next to the release rod and a button inside the left handle hole. Mine is missing the button, wire, bulb and lens so I can't really help more than that, but here is a picture of an original lens.
Best of luck to you on finding this part.
JB
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OzarkMan
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Awesome finds Don!
Love the jack. Totally unique. I remember the police call stations from living in NY. They were on the parkways every few miles or so. I guess with cell phones all those cool things have disappeared along with pay phones.
As always, I enjoy reading your posts and looking forward to those odd bits you bring home!
Love the jack. Totally unique. I remember the police call stations from living in NY. They were on the parkways every few miles or so. I guess with cell phones all those cool things have disappeared along with pay phones.
As always, I enjoy reading your posts and looking forward to those odd bits you bring home!
HOTFR8
Banned
Don, If you had two of those phone you could set them up like an intercom with one at each end of the building.
Thanks for your help JB
You offer a good direction to go with the jack. I'll find some time next week to look it over.
Thanks Mesa
That jack is calling out to me for some help for sure. the call box is something some what new to me, I have a couple of fire boxes but this police box is my first. I'll stay on the hunt for more stuff for sure.
Thanks for the suggestion Simon
I have one in a fire box but I don't know who I would talk to.
Hounddog
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http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=468052&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1439298070
I thinking about that lens that your missing Don... I saw a guy use a kit once that was for making a tail light lens. I believe it was a red one that he did. But there may have been clear and yellow available as well. I bring this up because he custom made his mold from clay I believe...the plastic ? resin hardened and a replacement lens was born... Wonder if you could find this stuff and make a replacement for your jack???
I thinking about that lens that your missing Don... I saw a guy use a kit once that was for making a tail light lens. I believe it was a red one that he did. But there may have been clear and yellow available as well. I bring this up because he custom made his mold from clay I believe...the plastic ? resin hardened and a replacement lens was born... Wonder if you could find this stuff and make a replacement for your jack???
I spent the last couple of days working on the goodyear sign that I drug home Sunday
I found the broken neon tube and had it repaired. Then I started cleaning the sign
While cleaning it up I tried buffing out the porcelain
Before
After
After buffing out the entire sign I had to figure how to mount it. I moved one transformer and wire in a plug then it was time to test out my work and it lit up beautifully
With the help of my fork lift and my man lift ,The sign is hanging in the party garage
I found the broken neon tube and had it repaired. Then I started cleaning the sign
While cleaning it up I tried buffing out the porcelain
Before
After
After buffing out the entire sign I had to figure how to mount it. I moved one transformer and wire in a plug then it was time to test out my work and it lit up beautifully
With the help of my fork lift and my man lift ,The sign is hanging in the party garage
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akdiesel
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don
Great work. Its amazing to see you work on these projects, get them done, and still have time to work on your vette.
Great work. Its amazing to see you work on these projects, get them done, and still have time to work on your vette.
Thanks for the visit AK
The sign was a welcome change for me
The Vette took a back seat to the sign this week along with having 3 grand daughters here playing up in the game room, swimming, Disneyland and the beach.
My sweet wife took them shopping for school clothes giving me a chance for some much needed shop time today.
The kids go back to Utah on sunday and then it's back to work full time on the vette
The sign was a welcome change for me
The Vette took a back seat to the sign this week along with having 3 grand daughters here playing up in the game room, swimming, Disneyland and the beach.
My sweet wife took them shopping for school clothes giving me a chance for some much needed shop time today.
The kids go back to Utah on sunday and then it's back to work full time on the vette
akdiesel
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don
Its nice to have some relax time. Work on these type of things seems to be a play on words since we all have a labor of love with this stuff.
Its nice to have some relax time. Work on these type of things seems to be a play on words since we all have a labor of love with this stuff.
HOTFR8
Banned
Don, You do not have to talk to any one but think of the fun your guests would have once they found out they both worked and could talk between the two phones.
Toolfool
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That Goodyear sign wouldn't fit in most garages but looks right at home in yours.
dcmus
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Extrememly cool!
Amazzen
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Great looking sign Don, well done (as always).
On the Jack lens... failing finding a suitable replacement, know that making your own might not be worth it (obviously for those of us that "gotta have it", there's no compromise). Having made a few lenses, I would mill an aluminum replica on a lathe and then make a silicone mold from this buck. Clear cast resin is readily available to mold the finished lens if you're so inclined. Best tip I can give you for casting lenses is to polish the aluminum in areas you want a crystal clear surface finish.(silicone molds transfer to a very fine degree). Start with clear resin and if you want a different color, simply tint accordingly. By the sounds of it, you might be able to sell a few and recoup some tooling costs, LOL.
Be well,
Paul
(BTW, check out some You Tube tutorials on casting if you get serious about making your own lens)
On the Jack lens... failing finding a suitable replacement, know that making your own might not be worth it (obviously for those of us that "gotta have it", there's no compromise). Having made a few lenses, I would mill an aluminum replica on a lathe and then make a silicone mold from this buck. Clear cast resin is readily available to mold the finished lens if you're so inclined. Best tip I can give you for casting lenses is to polish the aluminum in areas you want a crystal clear surface finish.(silicone molds transfer to a very fine degree). Start with clear resin and if you want a different color, simply tint accordingly. By the sounds of it, you might be able to sell a few and recoup some tooling costs, LOL.
Be well,
Paul
(BTW, check out some You Tube tutorials on casting if you get serious about making your own lens)
You can find some good vintage Blackhawk jack repair and lighting system info here:
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=101999
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3112305#post3112305
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=101999
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3112305#post3112305
Ak I agree
And I am lucky enough to have 6 saturdays a week to relax and play in my garages
Don, You do not have to talk to any one but think of the fun your guests would have once they found out they both worked and could talk between the two phones.
Simon I get it
Thanks for the great idea, I'll work on that
Toolfool
You are probably right. I know that the minute I saw the sign I knew just where to hang it.
dcmus
Thanks, I do think it adds to the overall look of the gas station
Holy ****! that Goodyear sign turned out nice
Bears Fan
Thanks, I was supprised how well it polished up.
When I bought it ,I didn't even think to ask if it still lit up.
Thanks Coop
I'm looking over your garage thread a little each night
Nice work going on there
Yea Buddy
some things are more important than the cost of it. I'll look at the Utube sights thanks
CRTDI
That is a lot of help Thanks
Now you have built a fire under my **** to get started on that jack.
HOTFR8
Banned
I knew you would and it should not be to hard to set up. Do you know any ex telephone linesman or phone company employees ?
Making them ring would be the best part.
jbmatth
Well-known member
CRTDI,
Thank you for those links, they will help me as well when I get to my jack.
Don,
That sign turned out great and fits in so well with everything else, I just don't know how you keep finding room to put all of your finds.
JB
Do you know any ex telephone linesman or phone company employees ?
Making them ring would be the best part.
Yep Simon
I'm working on it tonight
Well Coop
That's what caught my eye too
JB
That is great info I agree
Signs, There is a ton of room it the building for more signs, It's the wall space that I'm short on ,but I have a plan brewing in the back of my head
Thanks for the visits guys
Don
HOTFR8
Banned
Ring Ring 
Keep us posted as to how that works.
Keep us posted as to how that works.