Recent content by gnerdalot

Thanks for the replies! I do wish the garage was larger - even 24x20 would make a huge difference. as the drywall was just put on, I saw how small it was. We don't have a driveway to back the cars into, and outside parking is limited. Being a townhome with a paltry yard, no space to build...

Other important thing: quietness. I often don't get to "go shopping" until after 10pm, so I am dictated by quietness. Our home is a townhome, but I don't want to be the neighborhood jerk making noise at 11pm. I got a quiet compressor (Rolair JC10), drill press is very quiet, micro-mill is...

I finally am getting a house and will have a 20x20 garage. The back right has a 2x8 notch with a sealed window. Ceiling is 9'5", and has a beam going across that is about 20" high. The wife wants a clean garage - no mess in sight. Oh and we are parking sedan +suv inside. I plan to build...

Background - grew up working on leogs/bikes/RC's/Cars and sometimes had a garage, mostly not. A couple jobs I had in the past we had a shop so I gained some shop knowhow there - including mills, sheetmetal tools, punches, grinders, presses - ah the work was quick and precise. Else at home...