Recent content by tasso

Butter my **** and call me biscuit, I am absolutely astonished. Thanks for sharing it with us, a credit to you sir.

Could it be acid leaching out? Was the floor acid etched prior? When I did mine the reseller said make sure all acid is thoroughly rinsed off with water.

That's awesome, must have taken a while to do.

Absolutely impressive. Very well laid out and organised. Nice setup with the compressor and AV setup, all you need is a motorised big screen hehehe.

Very nice, clean lines and everything in its place. Well done. What are you looking at for the floor (budget allowing)?

Thanks for your comments. My son has read this thread and have agreed he shall place tools where he sees fit with the guidance of most used tools at waiste level. I am happy with that.

New oil have additives such as zinc, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, molybdenum etc, nasty stuff. I have seen a Shell tech guy that touched oil all the time, now has severe dermatitis. Used oil has so much more nasties.

The tool chest I bought for him is the same size as the snap-on KRA4059PES 9 draws. He hasnt enough tools yet to fill this up yet. Just waiting on a sale to get the roller cab. He is still at school, so by the end of the year the garage should be well equiped. Then when he gets an apprenticeship...

I have been to that link, Show me your tools, man I am still drooling. They do have a common streak through them which is what prompted me the question. Separate draw for each type of tool seems the way to go, means I'll be in the market for a mobile 7 draw tool cabinet. Thanks guys.

Hi all, this is my first post here so here goes. My son wants to be a auto technician (mechanic), so I am renovating the garage and have bought all sorts of equipment etc. I have bought for him a 9 draw tool chest and various tools to put in. Here is the question, is there a rule of thumb...