Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT "DaBarn"

[Power Sedan]

As always, amazing craftsmanship! You've really got a keen eye for those restoration project details. Love the metal roof, I'm going to be looking info replacing our roof in the next couple years. A steel roof with its longevity has been something I've considered. I like how they even offer a 3 dimensional design now. Thank you for sharing!

 

[Bears Fan]

Im a fellow suffering Bears fan... Really enjoying your garage and all the time and effort youve put into finding the unique little display items and displaying them perfectly. Love the pipe shelf brackets.

I really cant get over how the Kendall sign looks like a "hello, my name is" name tag sticker...

Thirdyfivepickup

Thanks for checking out DaBarn and the complements. Its is really getting frustrating watching the Bears games! Its just time for them to get rid of Cutler and start rebuilding

The Kendall sign was made that way so you could add the name of your company into the white section, I had thought of having the local sign guy print me something out in vinyl letters and put it on the sign, maybe DaBarn

Well I clicked on the link in your signature a few hours ago and finally made it to the end. You have more antiques and collectibles in DaBarn than most of us could dream about having !! I am also wondering what you will pull out of your basement next and show us.


I have gotten a kick out of your calling your shop/man cave a "barn". In my world a barn is something different all-together

jblnut

Thanks for the visit to my "little party garage" I like following along on the adventures out on your farm, I grew up on a small farm (nothing compared to your operation) And I always think I would of enjoyed that life style but it never came to be I guess I might have to change the name of DaBarn to DaPolebuilding

Just went through this thread, really cool stuff! I have a 30 x 40 shop too but after 11 years I can "Bearly" LOL walk through there.

bluebolt

Thanks for taking the time to check out DaBarn! I do believe I have a touch of OCD so I try to keep my barn cleaned out and it also seconds as the man cave, so I do host some football watching/beer drinking parties in it! but the basement in my house is a different story (that's where I hide all my excess ****)

 

[Bears Fan]

It's just a great job!

Vieux

Its a honor having you checking out my barn!!! I think everyone here on The Garage Journal is amazed at your repair skills, I really enjoy following along on your adventures in your garage and your photos are awesome

I see why they call you the professor

As always, amazing craftsmanship! You've really got a keen eye for those restoration project details. Love the metal roof, I'm going to be looking info replacing our roof in the next couple years. A steel roof with its longevity has been something I've considered. I like how they even offer a 3 dimensional design now. Thank you for sharing!

Power Sedan

Nice having you back for a visit, and thanks for the complements! I really like how my new metal roof came out, its a good feeling getting it taken care of and not having to worry about loose shingles or leaks. I got a good price on it and the Amish crew done it completely in one day

 

[Bears Fan]

Got our first real snow accumulation of the season in northeast Indiana today

 

[Bears Fan]

Scored this great piece today A 1930's air compressor made by The Electric Spray Company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. I will have to build a nice shelf for it to display in DaBarn

 

[1/2 Cup]

BF, that's just tooo cold for this black duck...

Says me going into our summer..

The compressor is just way to cool.

Regards

 

[shortykorte]

We finally got some Florida snow which you might refer to as rain. I'm with 1/2, to cold.

That is a cool compressor. Does it work. That would be cool to use with an air brush.

 

[Bears Fan]

BF, that's just tooo cold for this black duck...

Says me going into our summer..

The compressor is just way to cool.

Regards

1/2 Cup

Heading into our winter here! Highs only to be in the twenty's this week! I really like the season changes around here and I don't really mind the cold like some people. I wasn't even looking for that air compressor, but I saw it in a guys garage that I was at for something unrelated and asked him if it was for sale? twenty minutes later I was walking out the door with it I always say the best time to buy something like that is when you see it

We finally got some Florida snow which you might refer to as rain. I'm with 1/2, to cold.

That is a cool compressor. Does it work. That would be cool to use with an air brush.

shortykorte


The air compressor works great! I believe it was manufactured in the thirty's, The motor is not original, but the rest of it is. I want to pick up a small cloth braided airline for it and maybe restore it in the near future

 

[sublime68charger]

Nice find on that compressor!

What temp due you have da Barn at for when your out there working on things?

I love the winter as well.

gives me time to work on inside projects when the temp is to cold out side but winter ATV riding is more fun in short burst of time! Helps with Heated grips and thumb warmer!

 

[Z06Joe]

Absolutely love this build. I went through the entire thing and love everything that you have done sir!

 

[Carl_WI]

I like the air compressor. That company turned into Thomas Indstries. I applied for a IT job there a long time ago. Glad I did not get the job as they moved to get cheap labor. I drive past there old plant quite a bit.

 

[Bears Fan]

Nice find on that compressor!

What temp due you have da Barn at for when your out there working on things?

I love the winter as well.

gives me time to work on inside projects when the temp is to cold out side but winter ATV riding is more fun in short burst of time! Helps with Heated grips and thumb warmer!

sublime68charger

Thanks for stopping in! I usually leave the heat off in the barn until I go out there to work, then I keep the thermostat around 60 degrees...With a 125,000 BTU Modine furnace and a good insulation job it doesn't take long at all to heat up The only down side is that the Modine's blower is a little loud. I have a Honda 400ex and it sits just about all winter! being only a 2 wheel drive it doesn't do well in the snow, but it is fun on the ice

 

[Bears Fan]

Absolutely love this build. I went through the entire thing and love everything that you have done sir!

Z06Joe

Thanks for taking time to visit my barn and the complements...I really enjoy spending time out there, it keeps my mind occupied And I always like visiting The Garage Journal too

 

[Bears Fan]

I like the air compressor. That company turned into Thomas Indstries. I applied for a IT job there a long time ago. Glad I did not get the job as they moved to get cheap labor. I drive past there old plant quite a bit.

Carl

Thanks for the visit! I think the compressor is a great piece from the past, I want to pick up a new power cord and air hose for it then maybe do a restore on it when time allows, I got lucky on finding this piece and the guy was willing to sell

 

[sublime68charger]

Bears fan,

Get a 2nd set of rear tires and put chains on them and you'll get around okay!

Though if a cross bar lets loose you'll have fender damage.
I love snow riding on the atv cept for the getting cold part.

 

[Bears Fan]

Not really Garage related, spent the morning making Christmas cookies with Mrs Bear, Raspberry finger cookies and Mexican Wedding cookies. Both cookies turned out awesome

 

[Bears Fan]

We got a new addition to the family this week, My son Cody got his daughter a new puppy for Christmas. Its a French Bulldog named Biscuit, Snapped a picture of her when they came over for a visit. My granddaughter loves dressing her up! Biscuit already has a small wardrobe of cloths

 

[1/2 Cup]

BF, its lunch time here and those cookies look awesome..

Biscuit is a little cutie

Cheers

 

[Grumblebum]

Hmmm cookies, they look good.

If you don't mind posting the recipes there is a recipe thread in free parking here:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=339806

Cheers GB.

 

[shortykorte]

Wow those are some cookie racks.

My wife will love Biscuit's outfit.

 

[Bears Fan]

Got some Garage time in today! It was 24 degrees outside, but inside the barn it was 52 degrees with no heat on, I worked on putting together a vintage Gates fan belt display, I had picked up all the pieces separately and it finally all came together.

I even scored eight Gates fan belt sleeves, now I need to find eight old fan belts to finish out the project

 

[Bears Fan]

BF, its lunch time here and those cookies look awesome..

Biscuit is a little cutie

Cheers

1/2 Cup


The cookies were awesome! especially the raspberry finger cookies. My new favorite

Hmmm cookies, they look good.

If you don't mind posting the recipes there is a recipe thread in free parking here:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=339806

Cheers GB.

Grumblebum


I will have to get Mrs Bear to write the recipes down for me so I can post them.

Wow those are some cookie racks.

My wife will love Biscuit's outfit.

Shortykorte


My wife really likes her new cookie cooling racks, they are from Pampered Chief, Biscuit is already spoiled

 

[Bears Fan]

I bought myself a new Christmas present this week I had my old single stage, 6.5 hp, 60 gallon Coleman air compressor for 19 years now and it has been a good one and it still works great! The problem is I have been trying to do more sandblasting lately and my little single stage compressor will not keep up and if I keep using it I'm afraid I would just fry it? So I went and invested in a new Quincy 5 hp, 2 stage, 60 gallon air compressor. I wanted to go with the 80 gallon tank but it was almost $500.00 more then the 60 gallon tank, but this should be fine for my little hobby shop I need to pick up all the new plumbing items for it before I can hook it up, not sure exactly how I want to do it yet?

 

[Bears Fan]

I took some winter pictures to post up here on The garage Journal, I got some snow sliding off my new metal roof and then it froze in place, it made for some interesting pictures

 

[1/2 Cup]

BF, here we are heading into summer proper and you guys are posting snow, chills me to the bone just looking at your pics...

Stay warm or do a holiday out here for a few months..

 

[dlcwent]

BF, I'm jealous. Your DaBarn is filling up with some truly awesome stuff. You have the makings of a wonderful museum. I'll be following along from now on if you don't mind. Thanks for sharing and I wish I'd read through your thread before now. Well better late than never.

 

[shortykorte]

Bay Minette AL! That's just 3 1/2 hrs down the road. My similar Husky is going on 17 yrs and I wonder how it will do when I actually get busy. Let's know how the performance is between the two compressors.

The picture of the snow on the eave is cool but unless I have skis on, no cold weather for me.

 

[53PontiacSD]

That's a really great picture of the snow, but I'd hate to be going in the man door when that stuff decides to fall off.

 

[Bears Fan]

This was the dash thermometer on my truck this morning when I got in it at 7:00 am -18

 

[rixtrix1]

Darn. I thought it was cold this morning at 31, but I live in Phoenix. I did have to scrape frost off the windshield, though.

Glad I moved south 31 years ago!

 

[Bears Fan]

BF, here we are heading into summer proper and you guys are posting snow, chills me to the bone just looking at your pics...

Stay warm or do a holiday out here for a few months..

1/2 Cup


Australia is definitely on my bucket list

BF, I'm jealous. Your DaBarn is filling up with some truly awesome stuff. You have the makings of a wonderful museum. I'll be following along from now on if you don't mind. Thanks for sharing and I wish I'd read through your thread before now. Well better late than never.

dlcwent

Wow! Thanks for checking in and the compliments I have read a lot of your comments here on The Garage Journal and always enjoy everyone's input. Your always welcome here anytime

Bay Minette AL! That's just 3 1/2 hrs down the road. My similar Husky is going on 17 yrs and I wonder how it will do when I actually get busy. Let's know how the performance is between the two compressors.

The picture of the snow on the eave is cool but unless I have skis on, no cold weather for me.

shortykorte


My old compressor has always worked fine except when I try sandblasting items, I didn't want to burn it up, so I decided to buy one designed to keep up! I will try selling my old one on Craigslist once I get the new one hooked up, I probably won't get to it till after the holidays, I will keep you posted on how it works out.

We have been dealing with a polar vortex here Indiana Its been really cold, wish I had a couple of weeks in Florida

That's a really great picture of the snow, but I'd hate to be going in the man door when that stuff decides to fall off.

53PontiacSD


Thanks for stopping by! I need to go out and knock all that snow off the gutters before they get damaged...

 

[stioc]

Really enjoyed reading and following along so I thought I'd post here as a lazy way of subscribing to it.

 

[Grumblebum]

So with the cold do your trucks have twin crank batteries or one pretty decent CCA rated one? And assuming you let them warm up for a bit from a cold start ?

Great updates as always, like the new Quincy.

Cheers GB

 

[dlcwent]

A quick wish BF. Merry Christmas and I hope it is a wonderful one for you and your family.

 

[upndown]

Bears Fan, your shop looks great! More goodies every time I check in. Looking forward to the gifts you get for your shop..soon to be museum.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!

 

[drivesitfar]

DaBarn: your shop continues to get better everytime i spend a few minutes stopping in to see what's new. since you have a new compressor i thought you might want to see Brent's method of setting his up even though there are tons of compressor threads on here his seems pretty simple to set up.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=344305

Merry Christmas and here's to an even better 2017 than 2016 was.

cheers

 

[jon72vega]

Bears Fan,
For you and your family I wish you Merry Christmas!

 

[Bears Fan]

Darn. I thought it was cold this morning at 31, but I live in Phoenix. I did have to scrape frost off the windshield, though.

Glad I moved south 31 years ago!

rixtrix1

Thanks for checking out my thread, I do sometimes wish I lived further south in the winter, but all my family is within a short driving distance from me and I do like the seasonal changes here, I don't like all the salt and sand that is laid down on the roads around here it makes for one hell of a mess

Really enjoyed reading and following along so I thought I'd post here as a lazy way of subscribing to it.

Russell


Nice of you to check out DaBarn, Stop back anytime..."I don't always post but when I do its here on The Garage Journal"

So with the cold do your trucks have twin crank batteries or one pretty decent CCA rated one? And assuming you let them warm up for a bit from a cold start ?

Great updates as always, like the new Quincy.

Cheers GB

Grumblebum

My truck is a 2012 Chevy Silverado Z71. It does come stock with a place to install a second battery but I don't have one installed. It is now four years old and still has the original battery and it starts fine, even when the temps are below zero, The truck did come stock with a remote start which is just awesome!!! because with the toolbox and ladder racks It will not fit in my garage, I just hit the remote start and let her warm up for ten minutes

This was taken in 2012 when the truck was new.

This is a recent photo of the truck now, it has the company's logo on it, The Silverado has been one awesome vehicle to have

 

[Bears Fan]

A quick wish BF. Merry Christmas and I hope it is a wonderful one for you and your family.

Bears Fan, your shop looks great! More goodies every time I check in. Looking forward to the gifts you get for your shop..soon to be museum.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!

DaBarn: your shop continues to get better everytime i spend a few minutes stopping in to see what's new. since you have a new compressor i thought you might want to see Brent's method of setting his up even though there are tons of compressor threads on here his seems pretty simple to set up.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=344305

Merry Christmas and here's to an even better 2017 than 2016 was.

cheers

Bears Fan,
For you and your family I wish you Merry Christmas!

Thanks to all of my Garage Journal friends that have been here and made my time on The Garage Journal a blast, I have enjoyed showing off DaBarn this year and I always get excited to read the comments posted here

I hope everyone has a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

 

[shortykorte]

Thank you for sharing the pictures of snow. Let's me enjoy a white Christmas without the -18 degrees.

May your Christmas be peaceful and filled with love and the New Year be a time of rebirth.