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Hey Mike....Yeah it has been SEVERAL months since there was any sitting around the pool! Any idea what a place would charge for a wrap that was "Fridge size" ? I like the idea, but wondering how costly it might be....anyone done it?

Hi 3Pedal....Yes, I am glad to be back to work on the shop. Since I was cleaning up from the fire, I did quite a bit of prep for the spray insulation. I had to pull the bats of fiberglass insulation away from the metal roof and ended up going over almost all of it with my shop vac to clean it...

I think the theme will definitely be "petroliana" of some kind. Not for sure exactly how I'll get there, but I'm thinking wrap or at least decals may be the way to go. Cool pics of the old gas pumps....Thanks for posting those.

Hi Lee -- Looks like you're well on your way to creating a really nice work space. I like the "L" configuration on your miter / table saw setup. What size wood did you use for the frame and what are you planning to finish it out? Shelves underneath? Nice work! Chris

Hi JettBack...Thanks for stopping by. We originally built this shop with an apartment inside and lived in it for about a year and a half while our house was built. So much of the framing was there. I wanted to keep solid walls so I'd have a place to mount cabinets, shelves (signs and...

Thanks Red Leader...Good to hear from you again. Hard to believe that acciedent has been a year ago now! You're right...the biggest blessing was that everyone was safe. As much advice and tool info as you pass along, you may not remember, but I spotted a similar Shop King vice on Taumac's...

Thank you sir! Thanks SunBimmer....Enjoying your build as well. Thank you Bogdan...We've both been through some remodeling...although I would say yours has been much more work! :thumbup:

Good idea JC...I'm a bit leary of doing too much to that fridge. It's old enough (going on 20 years) to make me worry about how long it will be around, but not old enough to be cool (looking....no pun intended!) on it's own. I 'd really like to replace it with a 40's-50's era fridge with newer...

Good eye CK! Yes in fact it is. He's a fire fighter and their banquet was that evening. I believe he said he plays the bagpipes. He was a few cars behind us and was one of the first on scene. He helped us all crawl out the sunroof and gave a good descripition of the incident to the police...

Hi SunBimmer -- very nice place you've got going there! It's amazing that so many people are interested in recreating the vintage service station look. I've got a bit of a Texaco color scheme/petroliana theme started as well. There is no shortage of inspiration on this site and I think yours is...

Well...It's time to get some things done. I've got lots of things that need finished up. I've still got an ugly open space above the garage door, I need to put some trim on both sides of the red wall stripe to finish off and cover my paint fiasco and I need to make doors for the two upper...

Thanks TB....Good to hear from you! It lacks some of the character of your great wood walls, but hopefully with time it will develop some more personality and become a work and play space (it's doing ok on the play side so far!). Good idea's Ompha....Your $.02 is always worth much more! Cool...

This post is more to test posting pics as an attachment rather than an imbedded link. Assuming this works, is this the preferred method for most folks? Seems like the larger images can make the thread load slower sometimes. Anyway...just a few catch-up images on the current state of the shop...

Thanks ShopNut, BigRob and Ompha...I did like the original red as well. There is something about bare cast metal and polished machined metal together that I really like though. I will probably enjoy it as is for a short time and then paint it. I will try to bring out some of those art-deco...

Hey Guys! It's been a while...you know with all the relaxing by the pool and all, it's been tough to get much done in the shop! :beer: Actually it's just been crazy busy (4 kids, wife and I both working and life in general will do that to you!). I must say the poolhouse side of the shop got...

Hey TB -- Been a while since I checked in...the place is still looking great. Glad to see you're getting to spend some time on the cars...I know you've been looking forward to that. Chris

Hi MWB -- Great looking barn. I just read through the entire thread yesterday and today. I love the wood!! Great job on the doors..very impressive. I know it had to be a longer and more expensive process than a steel or other building type, but people will be enjoying your barn hundreds of...

Hey Wingnut....It's been a while! Garage is looking good... I like the continued color scheme from the floor onto the walls and the gloss black stripe. It's really great to see the bus project underway...looking forward to following that. Quick RaceDeck question...Am I remembering correctly...

Hey ShopNut -- It's been a while and I was enjoying getting caught up on the Asylum today. So sorry to hear about Pekoe and the story of him waiting for you to get home almost brought out a man-tear. On the brighter side, the loft came out very nice...looks like lots of storage and room for a...

Re: garage refurb Looking good NUTTs....I hadn't stopped by in while. I think you'll like that cord reel on the ceiling. Out of the way, but always close by when needed. Looking forward to seeing your air line project complete...keep it up! Chris