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I have a lounge in my workshop. A stereo, a few seats and a working Glasco coke machine that fits bottles of beer nicely. I don’t like the term man cave much. I think of that as a bar to watch tv in. My garage has a man cave look with signs and things hanging up but it is fully functional for...

Finished the insulation and built the door. The heater unit I bought works awesome. Thanks again for the help.

I bought the $80 northern tool one also. I got the 5000W one to cover my 10x20 work shop. I am not quite finished wit it yet so I can't say how well it is going to work. I have see recommendations for a 2 stall to take a 5000W. with your 3 stall you may want to look at a 7500w unit. I would see...

Thanks. I am excited to get a door built. Running that heater for just a bit I can tell its going to work well. The recommendation for that 5000W heater is for a two stall garage. I will see how fast it heats my 1 stall space. That heater also has a 3000W setting that may work better. We will...

Here is a little progress on my workshop. Thanks for helping me decide what heater to go with. Once I get a sliding Barn door built and a quick coat of paint I will be finished.

I decided to go with the $100 dollar unit from Northern Tools. it was $50 cheaper than the Menard's here in town. This Heater wont get used all the time just when we are in there working. I am looking at insulation options now. Thanks to everyone in helping me decide which route to go. I will...

Thanks again for the good responses. I did some online shopping and saw both the Dayton units and the northern tool ones. I also found a unit by King. I think a 5000w unit will work for my space. What are the pros and cons of the different units? I like the ability to be able to use a wall...

That is about what I am looking for. Thanks!

The garage was wired up by the previous owner and it doesn't look 100% correct. even if it is right I don't like how the lighting in the garage was wired up and I have to add some for the new space.

Thanks for the response everyone. I am having my electrician friend come to help me with wiring and I am going to see how hard it will be to wire the garage for 240v. I think the panel is 100A. I like the idea of a hanging ceiling heater. I will update with what I decide after I talk to the...

I am building a small work shop in the corner of my bigger garage. The room is going to be about 20'x12' with 8' ceilings. I am planning on insulating the walls and ceiling. I am looking on heating that room and not the rest of the garage. I will only heat that workshop when I want to work in...

I bought non chlorinated cleaning solvent from a local oil distributer. It was about $9 a gallon. Always use gloves with it. you can use it in a parts washer or just in a drain pan.

It has been quite a job. I have a friend who wanted me to trade engines from one T to another. One ran great but didn't have a starter and the one with a starter hadn't run in years. the car with out the starter is more fun than the other one so that's the reason for the switch. When I got the...

I had a model T explode on my work bench!

Good question.