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Sadly, I still have no updates. I’m still waiting for my debris removal, which I’m hoping will be any day now. In the meantime I’m trying to get quotes on the new construction. If anyone has a recommendation for concrete contractors in the Lancaster, Palmdale, Castaic, or Santa Clarita...

I figured out the locks, I hadn't considered at first that someone swapped out the lower door. There is nothing behind the logo, but thanks for the info! I'll probably just rig it so that it stays unlocked. I don't need to lock it in my own garage.

or actually, now I'm thinking that the cabinet is supposed to be the sigle slide up door, and someone has changed it to the double door.

As far as dating it, what I've found so far is that the logo thats on it was used from 1950-1964. Haven't found anything on the locking yet though.

Hey everybody, A friend just got this Craftsman toolbox for me. He came to help me move my damaged lift for defrost removal after my garage fire. He saw that the hand tools that I’ve replaced are just in the boxes they came in on the floor of my shed, and took pity on me, and got this toolbox...

Oh man, I think that's probably worse than what happened to me. Once i knew there was a wild fire, I knew there was a possibility of my stuff burning. Just coming hope to the complete surprise of it must be awful. I learned that there is a county sponsored cleanup program that will clean up...

Thank you. Yea, this fire season was bad all over. I have a friend in Oregon, who I checked up on. Luckily nothing was near him. I'm glad it turned out ok for you too.

Well, I don’t know anything about concrete, but I’m going to assume that this concrete is bad. Looks like it’s about time to start shopping around for concrete.

Thank you, I'll check those out. I made good progress on cleanup the last two days. Hopefully after tomorrow, I'll be ready to pressure wash the concrete and get a good look at whats going on there.

Glad, you ended up alright. A few people have mentioned the sprinklers. Something to look into. I'm on a well, so I'd also have to figure out a generator solution. The house lost power right when I evacuated, so it wouldn't have helped much. I suppose a gravity feed situation is possible...

Thank you. Yes, I lost my '54 Chevy, and '23 Model T roadster, as far as cars. And I lost all my tools and equipment. Along with alot of vintage parts. The vintage stuff that was lost is what gets to me most, and it's not so much that I lost them. It's that they don't exist anymore, more...

And this is where I'm currently at with the cleanup effort. The plan is to finish the cleanup, pressure wash the concrete, so I can make a decision where to start. That's when my questions will begin.

Here is the aftermath of the fire.

Hi guys, I haven't been here very much for a long time, but I'm back. I had a thread on my garage before, but didn't really keep up with it because it wasn't a build, just moving into a new garage. 2020 has changed that for me. Unfortunately, on Aug 12, a wildfire broke out in my area, and...

I got all the lighting done. I was afraid I was overdoing it with the lights, but it turned out perfect. There is no glare, but also no shadows. I’m really happy with it. Also got all the wiring run for my compressor and my 220 and 110 outlets, and the new breaker panel put in. Didn’t get to...

Got a lot of wiring done this weekend. Next saturday, I hope to have all the wiring done for lighting, compressor, 220v and 110v. Then I can finally have a functioning garage again.

Haha, that's quite a limb you're out on. :D I do it for a living and a hobby. My interest in cars and styling starts to drop off rapidly after 1965. I'll replace the whole piece eventually, but today I repaired it exactly as you described.

What do you guys think is the best method to repair this beam? I was thinking of jacking it up a bit and screwing some long 2x4’s to either side. Any opinions? And the rest of the photos are the cool stuff I found in the rafters of the garage.

I haven’t updated, but I’ve been busy. I got all the cars up to the garage, and a ton of parts. And got the parts all organized on their shelves by car. After that, I started hanging the lights and should get all my electrical done this weekend hopefully.

Thank you! Yea, the machines have been great so far and work for 99% of what I do. I wish the lathe had a removable section of the bed for larger stuff, like trimming flywheels and such, but luckily the lathe at my work has that ability. Cutting that wall was a bit of work, but I already feel...