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Shorty -- good to see you again. I'm spending more time in the garage than in my house -- -- just as it should be.

I'll have more room once I get done fussing with those two bowling alleys and make the frames for the workbenches.

Really nice shop you have there. I particularly like the Lista-supported work bench and the mezzanine. Subscribed!

BIG DAY TODAY - 28MAR21 Webster's defines a "garage" as "a building or part of a building where vehicles are kept when not in use. 2 : a shop where vehicles are repaired". Today my hobby shop officially became a garage. The weather cooperated - temps were in the low 60's. I placed several...

It's been 2 years since I bought them. I do recall the salesman used a computer program in which he entered the dimensions of my shop. He allowed a foot for the chains attaching the lamps to the ceiling and a work surface of 40" for bench work. IIRC - he came up with 70FC -- that is a very fuzzy...

I am finishing up a 2300 SqFt Hobby Shop and am starting to populate it with stuff. What stuff? How is it all gonna fit? See below (sorry -- my OCD kicked in and I got pretty detailed): GENERAL • Build as big as you can afford/fit on your property (or you'll regret it). • You gotta know your...

I shopped and researched for proper lights for months before committing to these in the high bay of my shop INTERIOR MAIN SHOP – 14’ Ceiling 7x HB 150001 50 LED: 18” x 30” 150 Watt 18,500 Lumens 5,000° K $150 each These are dimmable. If you go with LEDs (and dimmable) you'll need specific...

In the excitement of stocking the Icon Tool Chest and fussing with the bowling lane segments, I overlooked posting a small improvement. I really don't know the impact of this but I wanted to try to attenuate the noise from the air compressor in my loft. I bought 64 sound-proofing 1'x1' black...

19Vert64 I coupla questions on your bowling alley bench top: 1. How did you lift the lane onto the frame? 2. How did you attach the lane to the frame? 3. Could you post photo(s) or sketch of the frame and bracing? I am building 2x 8-foot benches with bowling lane tops and...

Hybridss -- I know this, thread is over a year old but - - - How did to attach the bowling alley top to the frame? or did you simple lay that heavy SoB on top the frame is? And no matter how it is/isn't attached, how did you lift to alley in place? Craig

GoldCar Terrific use of space. You are using every millimeter of floor space, wall space and have admirable organization using both the cabinets you bought and those you made. You have refurbished the floors, painted the walls in a multi-color combination, updated the electrical service and...

Jayman17 -- Thanx for the compliments. I ended up pulling the trigger on the Icon quicker than I expected. Harbor Freight had a 10% sale on all tool chests the last weekend of February. For $40 I joined their Insider Club for a year -- unpublished sales, increased discounts on announced sale...

The day prior to the delivery of my new Icon tool chest, the weather cooperated and I made the 90 minute trip to an outfit in Denver that salvages items for repurposing: ginormous wooden wire spools, snow fencing, wine barrels, bowling alleys, . . . . ah ....... bowling alleys? . . . . . ...

HOLY COW -- I wasn't even half way through my little tool chest tour and you already commented! Obviously you are subscribed (thanx for that). Always a pleasure when you pop in.

The drawers on the right bank are smaller. I dedicated them to electronics. First - misc electrical stuff Second - multi-meters, analog tach/dwell meter, etc. Also note power strip along right side of the drawer. It is designed to plug in chargers for battery powered tool. Third - a deep...

The next drawers are self-evident Drawer 3 -- Screwdrivers and Nut Drivers. I really like Facom's Ergotwist screwdrivers. They are no longer made. Drawer 4 - Files, Drifts and Gasket Scrapers Drawer 5 - Allen Wrenches, blades/sharps, miscellaneous stuff. Drawer 6 - Pliers and Vice Grips Drawer 7...

The top two drawers are full width -- the uppermost is deep enough to hold sockets in vertical racks. Note the 2x 110V outlets and 2x USB ports above right side of top drawer. The first two photos are of the top drawer. Yeah -- prolly more sockets than I need. Left 1/3 of the drawer is 1/2"...

Getting to the end of building/populating my hobby shop and am about to begin actually working on my cars. I bought a small Snap-On tool chest in the late '80s. It served me well for decades, but I out-grew it a few years ago. I shopped around for a replacement for months. I considered Snap-On...

78SC4X4 -- why the huge overhang of the eave on the one side of the garage? Is that to protect the retaining wall from rain splutter? Curious Craig in Colorado

78SC4X4 -- from the title of your thread, I thought you'd have a really nice garage and large work space. Once I looked over your plans, I see you have nearly doubled that space with the mezzanine. Nicely done. I thought I had issues with a treed lot and un-level building site -- but your...