Recent content by Johnsons Garage

I built a 36x40x12 behind my one story ranch several years ago. It is 100 feet behind the house with a shallower pitch roof and looks fine. Having lived with it for several years I would say the only reason I would go 14' is if you want some sort of loft area. I can reach all my lighting and...

A big plus 1 on farm type stores. One of my best sources of hardware is junkyards. We have 2 pull it yourself type yards locally. Every time I go scrounging for cool upgrades for one of my "projects" I always pull fasteners, clips, body trim fasteners, clamps etc. I always take along several...

My local Home Depot stocks a wafer board subfloor product that is much denser and smoother than regular wafer. It costs about $18.00 versus $14.00 for the regular. I won't use anything else for workbenches anymore. It is far more stable than any of the other sheet goods I've tried. The resin...

It appears your woodworking skills are not as limited as you might think. Very nice work. Having built and used several of these over the years I will offer this bit of advice, After this bench "seasons" over a summer/ winter cycle check it for "bone" which means square and "plane" or flatness...

I too vote for the Bridgeport. If you have the space for it they can't be beat for value. As previously stated it's a great time to be buying. Use a Variable Frequency Drive to convert power to 3 phase , it gives you infinite speed control. I've been buying used QUALITY tooling lately for less...

Started buying tools with gift money at about 8 years old. Told my parents all I wanted was tools or money for tools for B'days and Christmas. Got my first job at 13 and spent all my money on tools, motorcycles and control line airplanes (not much radio control back then). Still buying tools 40+...

I did this last fall, added a 14 x 32 behind my barn. I can't believe how much space it has freed up. Highly recommended upgrade.

Quite Simply, Brilliant solution to a age old problem. Well done!