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I was happy to see this thread - you don't often hear "show me your anvil!" These two are from my father, who was a founding member of ABANA and the national president back in the early '70s. The German one was purchased new over 40 years ago, so before RIGID bought them. The american style...

Nicely done! serious wood working skills and good delivery. THANKS for sharing.

BTW - I also was inspired by garages on this site - 12 Gage Garage for example (I have a smallish space). It was referenced on another site -spent a few hours reading and made the decision to get to work on mine. That was earlier this year. Then I realized later I had originally joined GJ in...

Great Progress!!! This thread could also be called: "Cleaning up my shop - and philosophical discussions on space, stuff, and mind set." In my own progress to clean up and make a more useful space, some "rules" or principles I started with have proven to help with decision making (like no...

YOU CAN DO IT! haha trying to provide support. I started cleaning up my modest shop this past Feb. I had to make a mentality change and become ruthless about what I keep and what I toss, give away or sell so I could enjoy my space. You seem to have reached a good point on that already...

Here is an alternate idea. I do a LOT of work on cars and I have completely abandoned using drop lights of any type. I saw a Top Gear show were the mechanics were wearing head lamps used for camping and thought "there's an interesting idea!" and tried it. Never going back. I got a Petzle...