Recent content by bnbswrth4

The garage hasn't been the only thing getting some attention. With the help of my wife we've slowly been redoing each bedroom in the house. I don't have many progress pictures but here is a before and after that I'm pretty proud of. Before After As for garage related content, the...

I've finally made some big progress on the air compressor storage shed. Last year we poured the slab and the project has sat stagnant until recently. Because this project has been so long in the making, I'll make this post a full recap of the construction. This is how the shed looked when...

A couple more shop updates on the way. Here are some current shop pictures. I finally got the frame jig and welding area setup the way I like it. I've added some wall control pegboard behind the welding table. This has been a big upgrade in quick grab tool efficiency. I also picked...

Picking up where I left off. The past few months have been incredibly busy starting a new side business and a new full time engineering position in Downtown Denver. I'm finally getting to the point of where I feel that this is a functional shop. Most of the clutter has been discarded or...

Eventually there will be a small home business run out of the shop. I am still in the planning stages of what that will be. Until then, I plan on doing the small odd fabrication jobs/machining jobs. The plan is to have enough income from the side business to support my growing tool...

Thank you! I got into bike building after graduating college with a mechanical engineering degree. I have always been into fabrication and bicycles. Combining the two passions felt like a natural progression. I use a Miller 200DX machine and I absolutely love it. I bought it used with...

Big item off the check list finished. The shop has heat now! All that is left is to finish hard mounting the gas line and wire in a new programmable thermostat. Hoping to blow insulation into the ceiling within the next couple of weeks. The heater is an older 25,000 BTU unit. It may be a...

Thanks for following along, happy to share with like minded individuals! I fixed the broken images, thank you for bringing that to my attention!

To be honest a router table never even crossed my mind. The unisaw has cast iron wings on both left and right side, so if I ever did want to integrate one, I could do a fold out extension on the left wing. As far as the mill placement in the corner, it's just the most efficient use of space...

The Tuff shed was here already when I bought the house. The current plan is to raise it 2x3 ft off of its metal foundation and build crib walls to support anchoring directly into the concrete slab. The compressor room will be a 4ft extension from the rear of the tuff shed. I've been going...

The shed/compressor storage construction has started and the new foundation has been poured. Completing this process will free up the needed room for the new mill and as a bonus keep the shop noise to a minimum. Completed forms with 1 ton of gravel to level out the new location. Fifty...

I also found a great deal on a Wilton C2 vice at an estate sale. From a serial number lookup I can tell that it's from the mid 70s. I've always wanted a Wilton bullet vice and feel very lucky to finally have one in such great condition without spending an arm or a leg. It weighs in at just shy...

Sorry for the delay in posting. It's been a busy summer! Continuing where i left off. In order to mount the casters I counter sunk nuts into the bottom of the tubes and fusion welded a nut inside flush. When cleaned up, the nuts are flush with the bottom of the tube allowing the casters to...

Wrapped up a few more smaller projects last week. Got the Logan Lathe all set back up. Included in this I replaced the old leather belt with a modern serpentine, leveled the bed, added new cross feed gears, and repacked the spindle bearings with new grease. Picked up a load of 14 gauge...

Thanks that's really good to know. We have some small drywall cracking on the ceiling of the house, and I think it's partly because the attic gets so hot in the sun which is part of the reason I decided to vent the attic on the garage. Before I installed the soffit vents a neighbor recommended...