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I use a Mr. Heater propane heater in my 3 car garage. Works great. I also have a CO2 detector in there as well. I live in Michigan and can usually turn it off < 30 minutes of running.

Amishman, I was thinking I needed one just like you. I simply bought storage tote with a lid in the size I wanted. I throw my brushes in there and keep the liquid in it as well. Keep the lid on when I am not using it. When it get dirty, I let it sit and drain off the acceptable and toss the...

The previous owner to my house left a large plywood box/shelf thing in the basement that had doors on it as well. Look at the lower left-hand corner of this board and you will see three holes and notch for a hinge. If you look just north of that, you will see the same holes again. This was a...

Plans for this custom beauty are available upon request. The unique paint job and matching seat were added later. In all seriousness I am jealous of many of your your work tables (and shops)! I threw this together out of necessity one day and it has been my main work surface ever since. As...

Look at California Air. Quiet, oiless 120V.

Here is what I did. Big cardboard box with a furnace filter in the back. It is a better one. I put a box fan directly in back of it. Has a very good vacuum to contain the fumes. When I look at the box fan I don't notice any paint on it. To replace I simply peal of the used filter and tape...

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Sears Dunlap electric motor that powered a table saw and/or scroll saw. Pulled from the dump. It's now my buffer.

I thought some of you might me interested in my old Sears shop vac. I think might Dad bought it in the late 60's. I now have it. It still works perfect. The cord, hose and possibly the switch have all been replaced. A few interesting facts on it: 1. I still use it almost weekly. 2. I think...

I have a older (2003ish) MTD 8hp 25" 2-Stage. It was given to me. Before I used it the first time, I did the auger mod. I had some stainless bolts and locking nuts kicking around along with some used rubber single stage auger paddles. I cut out the rubber strips and mounted them to the...

And greetings from SW Michigan as well. I'm south down 131 about 40 miles-ish.

Have him watch this video. Start at about 1:30 into it:

I removed my guard as well for my wire wheel. I am happier with it that way. Note, I always, and I mean always, wear safety goggles (not just glasses). My current wheel can throw those wires and I can't imagine the damage that would happen if one stuck in my eye. I am going to buy a very...

Here are pics of my setup. I have used it about 15 times so far and have yet to replace the filter. Works great for smaller items. Pic 1 has arrows to the hook that holds the item and crank on the top that can actually be turned by hand while your are still painting Pic 2 is a close up of the...

In my cardboard box setup I just put a coat hanger wire through the top. Bent the top of it so it could be easily rotated. Easy peezy.

I live in Michigan as well. I tried many different 120V electric heaters. I had the same results as Jagmandave. I could feel the heat if right on me, it did little to warm up the garage. I have a 30-60BTU propane Mr. Heater. That worked good in my uninsulated Michigan garage. I moved to a...

Here is my solution. I did this at my previous house and will do it it in the next few weeks at my new home. See the attached two pictures. Photo A shows what I bet most of us have on our furnaces. The standard on/off switch with a fuse tied into it. Photo B shows what I changed. You can...

I have a large cardboard box like the others have mentioned. Sealed it up and cut two large square holes on either end. Placed a strong wire in the top for holding parts. On one of the cutouts I taped a high quality fabric furnace filter. I then place a cheap box fan next to that opening on...

I thought I would share my garage heater and small welding cart hack. So the challenge was making the setup and teardown of my Mr. Heater 30,000/60,000 BTU propane heater easier. It was always a bit of a pain to: 1. Haul out the heater 2. Haul out the propane tank 3. Get a wrench and connect...

At our transfer station, "nice" things are set off to the side for the taking. Below are some recent hauls post cleanup/refurbishing. Yes, it is amazing what some people throw out. If they didn't, we couldn't do what we do!