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I got all the broken crappy concrete off the driveway and have been working on regrading. I had this hair brained idea of scraping gravel off the existing geotextile fabric, fold the fabric back, do what grading I needed, then put the fabric back in place to reuse. That didn't work. Kept...

Mine's a 30x40, door on gable end. I would have opted for the other way 'round, but it would have turned into a much more expensive building.

Again with the awesome toys... I like the third pin lower!

Congrats on getting started, and good luck! Shop carefully for your site and concrete guys.

I recently retrieved some manual pipe threading equipment from my late mother's house. If it'll help, you're welcome to borrow. (I have not yet thoroughly examined it to see if it's in usable shape). It's probably something Mom picked up at an auction to give to Dad. They were kind of...

Thanks for the positive words. Sometimes it seems I am just getting a slow start to life. Always wanted a decent garage to work on cars in, finally at 41 I have something built... now that my old '67 Caprice is about rusted away into oblivion. I guess I'm going to learn rust repair!

I doubt the vise is worth more than what a comparable vise is at the big box store despite the name (does look like a later import), but the bench looks pretty good. How tall is it? Does it feel like a cheap filing cabinet or more like a decent tool box level of sturdiness? I'm not sure about...

I just picked up a couple of the cheap Baker types from Tractor Supply for $150 each... then the day after I unpacked it all and set it up, I noticed Home Depot had the Metaltech ones with the hatch floor on sale for the same price. Oh well. Still need outriggers to fit. Bottom chord of my...

Absolutely!

Just walking around on dry floor, it's fine. I suspect it will be considerably more slippery if wet/muddy/oily vs uncoated concrete. In other news... The top of the hill where the new workshop (gravel) driveway joins the house concrete driveway had a little parking/turnaround pad made of...

I used Eagle Supreme Seal. It's apparently meant for driveways/patios/outdoor spaces, but it seems to work well so far. Without a door, there's been plenty of time for fumes to dissipate. I parked my truck inside and it left a couple oil drips that sat there for a week plus. They wiped up...

I see your fab capabilities, your shop, your tools and toys... and I ask myself, where did I go wrong? :eek: I may someday hold you to your invite (after GJSS a few years back) to drop by if I'm ever in the area. Just to marvel at everything.

Don't we all?

I am starting to finish my 30x40x12'4" Morton out. I'd go bigger on the doors. Maybe even a single large door. I went with a single 16x11 opening planning to also store a travel trailer inside. It also gives room to maneuver it in. Downside, my door is still backordered. ETA is currently about...

These are Husky branded. I also have a 72" high by 77" wide "Ironton" branded one in the basement, both seem a bit concerning of their capacity when putting them together, but they get decently solid when done. I do like that the Husky ones are completely toolless assembly. The Ironton one has...

Big shelves. These are the 90x90x24 shelves sold by HD. Three package quantity and each comes with 5 shelves, connected together it makes five bays wide that takes up nearly the entire 40 foot side wall.

I really wanted to dust that stuff all over my porch (wife had a bad habit of putting trash bags out there instead of in the can which caused an outside infestation of the porch... then they occasionally came inside). Decided against it due to our cat that stays on the porch, and apparently...

I could totally see that being a good retirement life... work on parts of one of these from your campsite: https://allenmodels.com/locomotives/allen-mogul.html

I thought that was WRX drivers. :lol_hitti 'Course I ordered mine without the vape vent (sunroof).

Damn... I thought the stereotypes had finally faded and I was safe to break out the gold chain again.