26'x28' Shop Build. FINALLY!

[HotWire]

I used a cold rainy afternoon to finish the insulation in the main shop.



I get to hide all the scraps in here! I’ll Be doubling up on insulation and wall board in the compressor closet. Rock wool for sure.



I’ll be wiring in the 220v and a light plus switch tomorrow or Sunday.

Happy Friday!

Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

I got the 220v tied in, pulled the 120v box to the new inside wall, tapped an outlet for my light switch and mounted a light today.

It’s ugly but that 6awg is a stiff mother and I used all I had. I’m not messing with that stuff anymore. I’ve been tapping into the 50a RV circuit that was already here and been keeping it all rated accordingly in case I need it in the future.





I also found a little 5gallon part washer for free. Pump is shot but I’ll just use it as a basin.




Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

I picked up the RockWool for the compressor closet this morning with the 3yo while we let Mom sleep in.




Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

I found a Cummins Industrial?? 2 speed porta-band for sale for $30 used so I had to check it out. The blade was on wrong (some people are amazing) and it was missing the little table/plate. I got it for $10.



The plasma cutter and drill press came in handy to make this new plate.






Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

I was able to finish insulating today.
Here’s the compressor closet.





I also finished the door. Routed in the hinges and trimmed out the door so it closes tight. I found some leftover board in the attic that I ripped down.





Also used up some caulk I had lying around.



Its so much quieter now when the compressor runs and I don’t even have the wall board up yet.


Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[M-technik-3]

If you do sound board which is another fiber material with say drywall over it you might forget it's in there.

 

[captain14]

I like the custom woodworking you did for the door handle and lock.

I am not an expert on the insulation of the concrete wall but would think your harsh winters everything would help.

 

[HotWire]

If you do sound board which is another fiber material with say drywall over it you might forget it's in there.

Thanks, do you have a link to the product?


Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

I like the custom woodworking you did for the door handle and lock.

Lol! Those are temporary until I find a proper lock set. I think there are one or two old ones around the house.




Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

Working on some rally armor for the Subaru.






Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

New tool day! I don’t normally seek out Harbor freight tools, but how can you go wrong when you have the super coupon for a 20 ton press? $144 out the door.

I can’t even buy the steel for that.

I will probably weld all of the joints at some point.




Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[gruuvtek]

New tool day! I don’t normally seek out Harbor freight tools, but how can you go wrong when you have the super coupon for a 20 ton press? $144 out the door.

I can’t even buy the steel for that.

I will probably weld all of the joints at some point.




Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Nice, I bought mine used on Craigslist here in Phoenix for $100. Came in handy when I did my ball joints and bushings on my truck a few months ago. So far...

Sent from my VS987 using Tapatalk

 

[HotWire]

I was doing some drilling yesterday and kept having to run across the shop for bits.

A piece of scrap solved that problem.





Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[captain14]

Ah. More custom woodworking.

 

[HotWire]

While welding up these bike racks it became apparent I needed more electrical outlets in the fab area.



I decided to swap the duplex boxes for quads instead of adding additional duplex and running more wire.







Now I have 12 plugs available in that area. Much better!


Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

Payday! I used the money from the first 2 of 10 bike racks to order a sheet of 3/8” steel to top my welding bench!

Also picked up the used bender last night. $100 seemed fair.



Adding capacity to the shop!


Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

So many tabs!

Each rack has 8 tabs. 4 to mount the sign and 4 for anchoring.





Started out with the abrasive chop saw, but decided to use the portaband to reduce cleanup. I’m glad I did, that cheapo saw ran great. Made 54 cuts like a champ.

 

[HotWire]

A friend helped me pick up my steel table top this morning. 3’x6’x3/8”



My plan is to use it as is until I get paid for the rest of this bike rack job, then I will reinforce the feet and add wheels and weld the top to the base, then paint.


Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

Things are moving fast around here all of a sudden. I got two racks done today; went to quote a railing job this afternoon, then came across this bandsaw for $200 locally.

It’s an older a Taiwanese made Craftsman Professional 15” 3spd Metal Cutting Bandsaw with heavy gage steel and cast parts. Everything works, but it does have one rough tire. I’ll pick up a pair.






Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

Ran out of material. 1 stick shy.

Oh well, I still need to pick up the 2nd half of the steel for this job.


Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[captain14]

Just like a project.... always at least one more trip to the store to finish.

Bike racks look good. It’s always good to invest some of the profit back into the business so you can broaden your opportunities.

 

[HotWire]

Bike racks look good.

Thanks!




Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

Sometimes you go to snag a $10 steel office cabinet and come home instead with a 7-piece matching set of garage cabinets for $200!




Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

Between the bandsaw and the shop cabinets I have spent all of my wall board money.

So for now I used up some scrap material and finished the wall board behind; and built a permanent ladder up to my material storage loft.

I’m sure it’s not OSHA approved, but I don’t live in Wisconsin anymore [emoji15]



My goal is to have nothing permanent encroaching into my overhead door opening. Eventually everything else in the shop that doesn’t sit against the wall will have a frame with wheels under it.

I want to keep this a modular open space.

Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[captain14]

Sometimes you go to snag a $10 steel office cabinet and come home instead with a 7-piece matching set of garage cabinets for $200!

Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Dis you know they were there or they just screamed your name?

That was a great deal for the garage cabinet set!

 

[HotWire]

Dis you know they were there or they just screamed your name?

I almost didn’t see them!
They were still mounted and full of stuff. They hadn’t been posted yet as they were waiting to clean them out. I just got lucky. A garage door installer was going out of business. The sellers were accepting Venmo.



Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[DynoDave]

Nice score on the saw and cabinets!

 

[HotWire]

Nice score on the saw and cabinets!

Thanks! I’m stoked on them.


Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

I needed my dollies back to move other projects around the shop, so I threw the cast-iron casters on my welding bench and secured the top.

The rest of this bike-rack job will go much smoother now!

Also quoted a job tonight for a wood and copper hand railing for an acquaintance’s front steps.








I do think I will need to replace the feet with square tubing in the future, but this will do for now.


Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

I found an old lock set to install in my compressor closet door. Now I can get rid of the block.




Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[M-technik-3]

Thanks, do you have a link to the product?


Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

Sound board is just a fiber based wall board then you add some resilient channel then drywall. Any building supply company can fill you in.

 

[HotWire]

Sound board is just a fiber based wall board then you add some resilient channel then drywall. Any building supply company can fill you in.

Thanks! I believe I found it.





Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[M-technik-3]

yup, thats it

 

[HotWire]

A few more small things I have done recently.

Pulled two more circuits. I had 4 spare 15a breakers.

One for future exterior lights and one for an overhead outlet above the welding table.



Light switch for the half of the overhead outlet that feeds the task lighting.



Other half of the outlet feeds the drop cord.



I have two of these reels now, the other one is centered in the shop.



Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

Lots going on in the shop today. Finished cutting the steel
for the rest of the bike racks.

Replaced the tires and blade as well as dialed in my new (to me) vert. bandsaw.



Fixed some things on my Mountain Bike.


Met a guy to look at a horizontal band saw...































...and bought it!


Now for movie night with the Wife!




Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

Started cleaning up the saw today. The guy who sold it to me is sending me a new blade he had laying around.

General cleaning and inspection until
the blade arrives. I plan on rebuilding the clamping mechanism as it is a little rough. Functional but fugly.

I straightened all the sheet metal, repaired a swivel caster, repaired the hinges, rewired the switch, lubed the clamp screw, added plugs to the leg tubes, added a lift handle, and planned the replacement parts to improve the clamping mechanism.














Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

A fresh pair blades showed up for the saw yesterday. I threw one on and roughed in the alignment.

The saw cuts!

I had a small wire wheel lying around so I made a bracket and mounted it to help clean chips from the teeth.

Now to rebuild the clamping mechanism.






Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[HotWire]

I had been waiting on a cheap cylinder from Amazon to get the auto feed on this working. I new the cylinder was trashed when I bought the saw for $250. I tried to get him down to $200 but he had 2 brand new multi-pitch blades and wouldn’t budge further (it was listed at $450****).

Anyway, I scrounged around and found some fittings and a piece of aluminum tubing to turn the little cylinder into a proper auto feed.



I think the aluminum round stock is way better than the single bolt that had been there before.



It works!

(I took a video but don’t know how to upload it here)



Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal

 

[gtsonoma]

That steel top will not be flat. The welds on the bottom will warp it....

 

[HotWire]

That steel top will not be flat. The welds on the bottom will warp it....

Yes, the corners pulled more than I would’ve liked, but I knew the risk. I staggered welds, and checked with a level. It’s really not too bad.

I did not want to spend the money for a heavier table now. This is for general metalworking, not fixturing.


Sent from my iPhone using Garage Journal