Recent content by Smokey bear

Use sticky pads to catch him put them on his "route".

I'm building a small trailer to carry my gearbox (shifter) kart. Space is limited because I still live in my family home and share a garage with my father so in the long term I plan to enclose it so that the kart and gear can be left in the trailer in the yard. First off bought this...

The shine is mesmerizing, well done, you've done a great job looks like a nice place to work and should help your motivation to keep it tidy! :beer:

I read your first post not the rest of the thread, was just trybig to be helpful. Snide comments not welcome, thanks.

You're worried about the cost of a new compressor... why not build a box for the compressor you have and house it outside and put some sound deadening on the inside. I replaced the motor on my compressor last year and cracked the pulley in the process, the new pulley that arrived was smaller so...

Re: First garage(s)! That integra looked interesting, really nice space you've got and you've made good progress!

Just starting to read the thread, first thing I did was read your into. That's a rollercoaster you've been on, I hope your health is some way improved now. I'm looking forward to reading the thread because you've said it's not going to be just about garage but a bit about everything. Anyway I'm...

If something is unplugged and you can still get a shock then it's usually because there is a capacitor inside somewhere storing energy. Never had one myself but I heard you can get a nasty shock from them. Usually found in older tube tv's, old radios and on compressor motors (probably loads of...

I bought a steering wheel for my Xbox just before Christmas so I spent Christmas Day putting a frame together for it. Lots of poor welding but it's strong enough for what I want and makes sitting down to play racing games feel like a bit less of a waste of time. I had a carbon fibre bucket seat...

Got that location sorted. Thanks for the warm welcome!

Came across the garage journal through the 12 gauge garage, I really enjoy reading about everyone's work space. Great forum! ���� I'm lucky enough to use my fathers garage to carry out work to my cars and shifter kart. I've made some changes to make it a nicer place to work such as painted...