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mike528 · Oct 13, 2015

finally starting to make some progress on the garage so time to start my thread. we bought our first home in january, it was built in 41 and the garage in '66. we are the second owners. we have been working mostly on the house removing wallpaper and painting. the house doesnt really need much work as it was built well and taken care of. just needs a little updating. on to the garage and pics.

moving day

security

the plan. the opening in the bench is for my kra2411

the open shelves are for stereo and speakers. the cabinet on the right will house the air compressor and floor jack and some other various things. the enclosed cabinets will be set up like this for small parts and hardware storage.

where i was at friday.

and where i was at when i came in last night. did most of the work sat. and sun. but finished framing the right window last night after work.

burried a 2" conduit from the house to the garage, just need to get a core bit and hammer drill from my uncle to run the LB into the house foundation to tie in to the main panel for the service panel in the garage. lights, and 2 outlets that will be running the mini fridge and stereo will be running off of the origional 110 circuit from the house, and the air compressor and a couple circuits of 20A 110 will run from the new service panel. left the lights where they where due to the wiring from the house. they are on relays.

mike528 · Oct 13, 2015

for those with image shack what size do you use to put your pictures on. these are kinda small. i used forum

edit: nevermind. switched to photobucket.

mike528 · Oct 16, 2015

Got some insulation up tonight after work.

mike528 · Oct 19, 2015

Got 3 sheets up last night after everyone went to bed. Had kind of a lazy day yesterday so didn't get much done. I've got one more sheet on hand that will go up today. Then working on framing up the bench until I can get to menards on Thursday.

mike528 · Oct 20, 2015

A little more progress tonight after work. Planning on cutting the cross members for the bench tomorrow and having it framed up.

bld movs · Oct 20, 2015

Looking good!

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sstrawsb · Oct 20, 2015

Looks good! Can't wait to see how it turns out.

captain14 · Oct 20, 2015

Nice sized garage. Has the site supervisor gave the ok on the garage

mike528 · Oct 20, 2015

Thanks. Got the bench mostly framed up today. Ran out of screws so going to town tomorrow for my plywood and screws.

And thinking about making a hidden compartment over the fridge under the bench top since I have to splice the 8' sheets anyway.

bld movs · Oct 21, 2015

What is the hidden compartment above the fridge for or what do you mean?

mike528 · Oct 21, 2015

Just a hidden box within the 2x6 framing. The plywood for the bench top will eventually hinge up to access it. Not sure what all will be going in it just yet. Seemed like a good idea. Plywood sheets are 8' so I will have a 2x2' piece on the end anyway

bld movs · Oct 21, 2015

mike528 said:
Just a hidden box within the 2x6 framing. The plywood for the bench top will eventually hinge up to access it. Not sure what all will be going in it just yet. Seemed like a good idea. Plywood sheets are 8' so I will have a 2x2' piece on the end anyway

Gotcha. Sounds good!

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mike528 · Oct 22, 2015

Neighbor came over and helped me run the sheets of 3/4 through the table saw. Got the tops on both the bench in the garage and the one I have in the basement. Also moved the kobalt tops to the basement as well.

mike528 · Oct 23, 2015

Not as much progress as I was hoping for. Had to stay over at work last night so didn't get as much done as I wanted to.

mike528 · Oct 23, 2015

Bought a radial arm saw from the neighbor

I'll be building a different stand for it and probably a larger table once I get it situated

mike528 · Oct 25, 2015

Worked on the air compressor, got the cord on it, pump all put back together just need to torque the head down, and got the hockey puck feet on it.

Temporary shelf up for the stereo

Trimmed the edge of the bench top and mounted the vice

Cleaned up the garage so the wife can get her car in when winter hits.

deckmonkey · Oct 25, 2015

Looks great so far. You've done more so far then I have in a year. The secret compartment is a good idea. I know a guy who has one above his built in fridge in his house to keep a small safe. You could also use it to keep your extra stash of play money the boss doesn't know about. Or the good rum until your friends find it.

Your windows make me think I need some skylights in my garage. I only have one window and it opens to the tenant's backyard so I hardly use it. Are you going to flush mount the lights between the trusses if they fit? How many do you have and what's the coverage like?

mike528 · Oct 25, 2015

I have 6 lights, the coverage is pretty good, I would like to have the second row be more towards the front of the garage but the doors, track and openers would interfere. If I had 2 more lights I would flush mount them in the rafters. But will probably just screw them straight to the ceiling and trim them for appearance until led prices come down

mike528 · Oct 25, 2015

also current plan as im working on it and looking how its coming together is to omit the floor cabinet around the air compressor, my floor jack is longer than i thought it was. will just do an overhead cabinet and maybe a wall mounted shelf over the floor jack.

crazytrain · Oct 26, 2015

Your garage looks great, and you seem to have a good plan of attack to get it where you want it. keep up the good work.

Register your Radial Arm Saw here and have them send you the the update kit. I did mine and they sent me the new guards and hardware along with a new table for free.

mike528 · Oct 26, 2015

crazytrain said:
Your garage looks great, and you seem to have a good plan of attack to get it where you want it. keep up the good work.

Register your Radial Arm Saw here and have them send you the the update kit. I did mine and they sent me the new guards and hardware along with a new table for free.

Where can you register the radial arm saw?

crab · Oct 26, 2015

You might think about a metal top for the work bench, looks good though. You could put a front on it with diamond plate with doors. If you do a lot of work on the bike a lift would be nice, cutting a pit for it to fit in works really good, not in your way when not in use. I did that, look to the left for a picture.

mike528 · Oct 26, 2015

Was going to have an ss top bent up for it in a few years once the rest of the garage is done, I had the plans for the afab lift table but seemed to have lost it, was going to put it in a pit and make the top out of 2-3" flat stock to double as a welding table.

mike528 · Nov 11, 2015

Had the air compressor fired up a couple weeks ago. Po must have messed with the switch when he was having problems with it. It went over 140 psi and blew the aftercooler gasket. Waiting for those now, first order they where discontinued, second one they are waiting for more stock. Got my drill press from dads yesterday. Will probably restore it over the winter, I'll try to get a better pic of it tonight after work.

mike528 · Nov 14, 2015

Got my riser built for the mini fridge, gets it up off the floor and fills the gaps.

Finished my workbench compartment with a 3/4 osb bottom, and spaced it out another1.25 inches to be flush with the bottom of the 2x6.

Either the wall or the bench had a slight now to it but I ended up with a slight gap at the back so I just ended up using a piano hinge for the lid. Just need some cabinet latches to help hold it down

stagen · Nov 15, 2015

I like the hidden compartment idea, cool idea.

mike528 · Nov 16, 2015

Got a pegboard up on the end of the shelf to hold my pc tools.

It's need a few more shelves and some bins so I can go through the boxes of **** and getting it organized

mike528 · Nov 19, 2015

Got my aftercooler gaskets in last night for the big compressor and got it on, and pressure switch adjusted right. Finally have a compressor capable of running my so impact long enough to take a whole 5-8 lug tire off. Been waiting for this day since I moved out of my parents. Had this compressor for 3 years, she finally works.

mike528 · Nov 21, 2015

Neighbor found me a 1/2hp block grinder at an auction today for $25.

Cleaned up and painted the base.

And waxed the toolbox, while waiting for the wife's car to dry so I could wax it.

mike528 · Nov 24, 2015

Got the grinder done.

Started to shorten the cord on the drill press to get rid of a bad spot, heard the insulation cracking and decided to replace the cord... And

That escalated quickly.

Hoping to have it cleaned, painted and back together by the end of the weekend.

mike528 · Nov 29, 2015

Did not get to spend as much time in here as I wanted to this weekend, but got the dp all cleaned and painted, just needs put back together. Need to pick up a new toggle switch and some so cord so I can wire it up before final assembly.

JustinS · Nov 29, 2015

"That escalated quickly"

Lol, that's how all of my projects start out

Brian80 · Nov 29, 2015

The drill pressed turned out great. However I may be biased towards that color. My truck goes in for paint the end of January and that cement gray is the color I decided to go with.

mike528 · Dec 7, 2015

All that is left with the dp is the plug and handles. Need to pick up some bar stock to thread for dad so I can have the originals back for this one. And get a link belt.

mike528 · Dec 20, 2015

Here's a better shot of the dp

Got the holes drilled, tapped and helicoils installed. Just need to paint the hub and get dad to give back the original handles
My helper this evening while I was trying to figure out why my car wouldn't start.

mike528 · Mar 8, 2016

The weather is starting to get nicer and the cars are all fixed so I finally have the time and motivation to get work on the garage going again. Got some more outlet boxes installed and ran most of the wire today. Just need to tie in the last box and run to the sub panel. Have the rest of the insulation now and planning on picking up enough osb to finish the walls some time this week.

Forgot to put an outlet up high in the wall for the stereo so figured this would work. Also my new bluepoint underhood light has a nice storage spot that also comes in very handy under the shelf.

The one up top will be for a cord reel at some point. Had to build the wall out some to mount the osb to between the doors to hide some ugly spacing for the door mounts

Anyone know where I can find some updated switches for these? Have 2 doubles in the garage and 2 singles in the house. One works the garage lights and the other is a light pole at the end of the driveway.

Operates two of these

mike528 · Mar 26, 2016

A little progress tonight.

Cris B · Mar 27, 2016

Great job on the drill press restoration.

mike528 · Mar 27, 2016

Thanks. Just waiting for dad to get his new handles made for his so I can get the originals back for the atlas.

mike528 · Mar 27, 2016

3 more sheets up on the south wall

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