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Re: Not quite Jacks 12gage garage, but I'm inspired thanks, The wheels ended up being mighty close to the support bolt in the middle, but fortunately they do not rub.

Re: Not quite Jacks 12gage garage, but I'm inspired When I was taking the last pic, I thought some of you might enjoy the thing I made for hanging the delicates. So here it is . Again made from mostly stuff hanging around left over from other projects except the main hanging rod is 1 1/4" OD...

Re: Not quite Jacks 12gage garage, but I'm inspired Here is what inspired this madness: The first pic is how bad the drawers were when I started. The next is how messy the garage got and the last is where I am now. I made that blue thing to hold my sockets and separate the ratchets. (Love that...

Re: Not quite Jacks 12gage garage, but I'm inspired I had some SS sliding doors that I took out of a bathroom cabinet and those are going in the smaller bottom cabinet hanging off the big one. I did that because I wouldn't have been able to swing the doors open on the big cabinet if it was too...

Re: Not quite Jacks 12gage garage, but I'm inspired The shelves below my workbench have been clogged up by tools in very large protective cases which have taken up all the room below the bench. I like the storage shelves I have near the ceiling because they don't add too much visual clutter and...

Re: Not quite Jacks 12gage garage, but I'm inspired The box I made for the shallow wall cabinet would have been too big for me to add on that bottom part, so I cut off the excess and set it out by the tree to age for another project. Next is the photo showing the basic box sitting on the bench...

Re: Not quite Jacks 12gage garage, but I'm inspired So the trolley/hoist is done and relocated down the wall and screwed to a steel I-beam over the middle of the garage by tapping 2 - 8mm holes into the beam. Now I have more room. The photo shows both tool boxes and workbench moved into the new...

Re: Not quite Jacks 12gage garage, but I'm inspired So I took the old hoist and build a new trolley. I'm pretty happy with the result.

Re: Not quite Jacks 12gage garage, but I'm inspired The problem is when the unfinished trailer is done I will still want to store it in the Garage, cause I can't see leaving it outside in the weather if I have an option. One trailer will probably have to go, I really don't use them enough to...

Re: Not quite Jacks 12gage garage, but I'm inspired Here is a little better shot of the congestion. If you look carefully in the second photo, you can see a gray motorcycle trailer hanging on the wall by a harbor freight hoist and held to the wall with some straps. And there lies my plan. What...

I have a big 3 car garage with an in floor lift, which has been nice over the years. Unfortunately my tool boxes needed to turned upside down and shaken so I could start over. Over the last 25 years I would take some little part, nut, bolt, piece of metal or bracket that looked like it might be...

It's really appreciated when a pro takes time to part with some hard won advice. We all are pro's at something after all. I had the same issue with the E release sticking and the motor wouldn't engage. Remove the 2 secret screws (manual does not explain this-jerks!) on the bottom of the front...

I agree with Bjcouche; single support from ceiling and a single 4' lateral brace from the man cave. Simple, cheap and does not block your view. A piece of steel tubing from the ceiling could be painted to match the walls and would not look ugly.

I AM an industrial buyer and I can tell you why this stuff happens. We have only so much time to spend on sourcing and our bosses determine that by the workload for actual buying: typing in and placing orders etc. I worked with a guy that bought for HD and he said the place was a giant cluster...

Have you poured the slab yet? I have Pex in my floor and I could give you some advise on that. In general, you don't need to cover every square inch to have it work well. You can easily leave areas with no pex if you think you might want to drill into it later for mounting something.