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I mounted the last two LED fixtures above the sink and man door tonight. My shop was not dim prior to these 5 new LED fixtures going up, but still it’s a big improvement. I was working at the bench tonight replacing the batteries in two Kindle readers and the extra lumens were very helpful for...

Skylark - that $119 is for a pair of the lights, not just one.

Jay - Thanks! Happy New Year to you as well. LaCorski - Huh, lots of similarities. Let me know when your next coming to the Seattle area and I can meet you at The Shop and give you a tour. Happy New Year.

In my experience the failure mode of LED lights is too much heat cooking the electronics. This also matches the reviews of these LED panels saying there was a high failure rate of the ballasts. I decided to mount the ballasts separately on a board attached to the back wall of my upper...

Riley - Thanks! I made that last post and then had to run off to pick up my daughter before I could continue with the description. In answer to your question, I removed the electrical boxes off the back and remote mounted the electronic ballasts. To do this I had to remove the back panels and...

Thanks Grumble! So, when I built the upper cabinets above my workbench, I brought them right down to the tops of the windows to maximize the size and volume of the cabinets. However, when I open the windows, the top of the window frame tilts into the garage. What this means is if I want to...

Unruh, great work! It looks fantastic and like its ready for another 70 years of service.

There is what looks to be a nice condition model 80 for sale on Portland Or Craigslist for $10 right now. https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/tls/d/portland-craftsman-drill-press/6785702442.html Someone go get it fast.

I had fun tinkering in the garage today finishing up some of the ceiling details (new/better pics uploaded to the previous post on the ceiling) and then threw together some shelves for the south wall to stow manuals. books, and a couple of vintage Sun Electronics instruments. I did a shelf for...

Murd - Yah, we don't really know how big he'll get. Right now we are also fostering his brother (Flynt) while the woman who runs the rescue is out of town. After meeting Flynt while over at our house at Christmas, it looks like my mother in law will likely be adopting him. They are both 4...

Today I rehung the heater and the last light fixture. I tried to take some good pics of the finished ceiling, but its hard to get a good shot in the dark. Here are a couple shots with the lights off and on. EDIT: I replaced the original poor pictures with better pics of the completed ceiling...

After Christmas was wrapped up I was able to move on to installing the metal panels on the ceiling in the garage. It took me a day and a half to do the roughly 380 SF interior of my garage. I rented a drywall lift to help with the install which I did solo. Having to remove and reinstall the...

For Christmas I did another woodworking project. My wife had been asking for a Little Free Library (https://littlefreelibrary.org/) to put in front of our house. The dog door project gave me a taste for small scale details, so I build my wife a library that incorporates a bunch of the details...

OK, I just saw this and have to share it. It is tangentially related to GJ as when you see this guy's workbench, it is a nice setup with steel pegboard, slatwall, storage bins and other nice touches. It's what he does with it that is so fantastic though. He create the ultimate booby trap...

He is a mutt from a rescue. We are pretty sure he is a terrier and chihuahua mix, so he shouldn’t get a lot bigger. He’s cute and a real cuddler and a great addition to our family.

Started training up the new shop dog today. He’s got to learn not to eat the wood chips off the floor still, but he’s good company.

Bob - With three large steel sash single pain windows and a single pain uninsulated glass garage door, I think it'll take more than a candle. Rich - I am looking forward to it the added brightness and finished look.

In getting ready for finishing the ceiling of my garage, I asked a friend who specializes in building metal prefab structures if he could hook me up with some white metal ribbed siding. Not only did he have a pallet of it I could have for free, but he was also able to hook me up with some...

SM - Fun idea.

Congrats again Unruh. Looking forward to following the restoration progress.