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    Lets see your workbench

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    Engine Building Garages

    Engine shop is 22x16 off the side of the new 3 car work shop
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    Engine Building Garages

    Sorry pics so big have not got the hang of this yet!
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    Engine Building Garages

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    Engine Building Garages

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    Possible move to Suffolk county, NY

    Been here most of my life and dont know if I'd leave. Yes its costly but the salary's reflect that.Older homes are less on taxes.I my self just finished a 3 car garage and machine shop[took 3 yrs w the town,but got it done]. Lots of race cars here[but no track *****] 15 min from any thing you...
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    Wall paint ideas. Chime in!

    Sherman Williams has a nice website upload pics of the room and pick the colors to see what it looks like.Even to stripes and such.Spent many hours on there.
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    bench grinder guestion

    Thanks 54ford good idea maybe even some sort of static cling plastic sheet. No guards installed because of size of the stuff I'm usually polishing,manifolds, blowers and such.Does any have pics of dust collector sys. hook ups on grinders?
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    bench grinder guestion

    I use my 2 bench grinders A LOT,well 1 is a grinder and 1 is for polishing,and they make a mess,ecp the polisher,compound and buff threads everywhere.I polish manifolds on the side.I covered the wall behind said polisher with stainless but still can take hours to keep clean.With the building of...
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    Worksurface ... butcher block or stainless

    Although I haven't gotten to the bench building stage, plans are calling for a few different surfaces.A nice laminate for precision assy. work, stainless or alium. for disassembly work and plain plywood for the hammern times.Sheets of alium.can always be changed.
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    From A Thread On Another Board I Read

    Funny how people differ huh. Keep my ac on 67 it's 40 out there now maybe I'll close the windows tonight.
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    4yrs and still not done

    Thanks Motown. I see you got a Bill Mitchell motor in your sig. Almost had a job with him . How do you like it?
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    4yrs and still not done

    Thanks all, Been viewing here a few years and got lots of good ideas[and a few of my own] for the shop Will post pics of the inside this weekend.
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    What will happen to your tools when you die?

    This is a guestion I'v asked myself. I have spent my life collecting tools and machinery,being a racer coming from a father who was a racer, and I havent been blessed with children.Now I,m depressed!!
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    4yrs and still not done

    Thank you. Yes an addition to the house was done at the same time. On the rght hand side will be my machine shop. The addition to the house helps hide the windows from prying eyes[I live on a corner lot]
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