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BF that frame is just awesome
Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT "DaBarn"
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BuffettFan
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Love that frame!
I've got a similar chart in my collection, may need to borrow your idea. Love the look of the rivets.
I've got a similar chart in my collection, may need to borrow your idea. Love the look of the rivets.
BBChevro
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Jayman17
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BF, great to see an update to your thread. Very creative idea for the frame and very well executed, looks great. 
Jay
Jay
Grumblebum
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That is sweet BF
rixtrix1
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Frame idea fits the chart so well!
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drivesitfar
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BF: i've had to look at your frame post several times and i'm still amazed at it's design and function and love the look. WOW!!
was that all your idea or did you see something close to it and just say hey I can do that?
the old cigar machine looks great too and happy your son likes it cause i know i would.
cheers and have a very merry Christmas and holiday season!!
was that all your idea or did you see something close to it and just say hey I can do that?
the old cigar machine looks great too and happy your son likes it cause i know i would.
cheers and have a very merry Christmas and holiday season!!
don long
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Hey Bears Fan
I thought of you last night as I sat in the stadium watching the L.A.Chargers getting beat.
Stopped by to wish you a Very Merry Christmas
Don
I thought of you last night as I sat in the stadium watching the L.A.Chargers getting beat.
Stopped by to wish you a Very Merry Christmas
Don
BBChevro
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Hey BF, just dropping in to say Merry Christmas to you and your family.
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BF, just saying g'day and to you and yours all the best for Christmas and the New Year.
Bob Heine
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BF, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Bears Fan,
Great job on the decimal equivalent chart!
Nice job!!I really like that!
BF that frame is just awesome
BF, great to see an update to your thread. Very creative idea for the frame and very well executed, looks great.
Jay
That is sweet BF
Thanks for all the kind words on the decimal equivalent chart frame, this is what keeps my mind busy and keeps me out of trouble. I was too excited on how it turned out
My wife tells everyone that every good marriage needs a barn
I hope y'all have a blessed Christmas and a happy new year! And I look forward to following along with all of you on The Garage Journal
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Thanks for all your visits and Christmas wishes for the holiday season! I don't know if this sounds weird or not but I consider you guys my friends even though I have never met any of you in person! but look out when I hit the lotto I'm visiting everyone of your garages.
I hope everyone enjoys a special moment with their family this holiday season!
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all
It has been a while since I have added anything to my thread, I have not been idle, I just haven't taking the time to post anything. I got the idea to redo my office at work! I want to repaint it gray and go with a vintage industrial/fifties look and make everything myself. First I started thinking about the desk and I ordered some i beam for the legs, I had to order it from my metal guy. So in the mean time I restored some small items I want to display in my office, I first started with restoring a stapler then restoring a tape dispenser.
I found a old paid stamp and address index and polished them up! I painted the yellow on the stamp.
Here is a shot of the the items all together, I'm working on a shelf for the office while I wait for the I beams so I can start on the desk. I also picked up three vintage office chairs to restore.
I found a old paid stamp and address index and polished them up! I painted the yellow on the stamp.
Here is a shot of the the items all together, I'm working on a shelf for the office while I wait for the I beams so I can start on the desk. I also picked up three vintage office chairs to restore.
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BF, they are just awesome..
BF, they are just awesome..
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Thanks for the complement and the visit! I had some extra time off between Christmas and New Years so I tried to keep myself busy! I almost have the shelf done that I started on and will post some pics soon
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BBChevro
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I have to agree 100%BF, they are just awesome..
Great work BF [emoji106]
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BuffettFan
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BF, I think you may be addicted to restorations!
Not that it's a bad thing!
Is the red stapler an Office Space reference?
Not that it's a bad thing!
Is the red stapler an Office Space reference?
drivesitfar
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BF: if I ever make time to prep and paint instead of BLO I can tell you that I'm heading straight to yours and Don's threads to get some tips.
I own most of those items you just restored in a box somewhere and they certainly don't look anywhere near that nice.
WELL DONE!!
maybe you'll get some of our nice winter weather cause it's the middle of January and the next week looks like sunshine and 50 degrees which ain't bad for us.
cheers
I own most of those items you just restored in a box somewhere and they certainly don't look anywhere near that nice.
WELL DONE!!
maybe you'll get some of our nice winter weather cause it's the middle of January and the next week looks like sunshine and 50 degrees which ain't bad for us.
cheers
BBChevro
Thanks for the compliment! I really enjoy doing these small projects
BuffettFan
I have no idea what your talking about
drives
Thanks for the visit and the complement! But you can't put me in the same category as Don, he is in a class all by himself, he takes it to the next level!
That's why I hang out in The Little Party Garage and Don hangs out in The Big Party Garage
PugetDude
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Nice job on the stapler, BF
I see why you feel a sense of attachment with it.
I see why you feel a sense of attachment with it.
eric.holmslice
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That frame is wicked! Also like the tape dispenser and stapler. I may keep my eye peeled for these now.
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don long
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Nice job on the shelf B.F.
I do like to use bondo on everything (it makes welds look so good)
I like smaller projects now days too but would never have thought of painting my stapler Good job buddy
We are getting a little winter this week too.
Don
I do like to use bondo on everything (it makes welds look so good)
I like smaller projects now days too but would never have thought of painting my stapler Good job buddy
We are getting a little winter this week too.
Don
shortykorte
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Nice resto and choice of colors. I have a couple of old staplers that would look good with similar treatment.
Great design on shelf bracket. I’ve been looking at brackets and the top screw hole is behind the angled support. Your design solves that and semi-hides the fasteners.
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Great design on shelf bracket. I’ve been looking at brackets and the top screw hole is behind the angled support. Your design solves that and semi-hides the fasteners.
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Jayman17
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Wow BF, you did it again! You have a real knack of making mundane objects look great. I was wondering what you used to make the shelf rail welds look so smooth, then I saw Don's post mention bondo. So that is what makes those look so good? Great choice of colors too, looking forward to seeing the office all decked out and the desk you are planning to build. Thanks for posting
Jay
Jay
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Top job BF I luv your attention to detail
drivesitfar
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BF: don't sell yourself short cause while Don might be the master you are a right in his same class with all the attention to detail you've been doing.
maybe a picture of our sunny morning might warm you up a bit cause OMG it's the middle of January here and I bet it was close to 60 degrees here yesterday and sunny. Also my kids went skiing yesterday, but our snow is in the mountains that we have to drive to on purpose.
keep up the great work and hope your heaters and snow shovels are working good.
maybe a picture of our sunny morning might warm you up a bit cause OMG it's the middle of January here and I bet it was close to 60 degrees here yesterday and sunny. Also my kids went skiing yesterday, but our snow is in the mountains that we have to drive to on purpose.
keep up the great work and hope your heaters and snow shovels are working good.
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Top job BF I luv your attention to detail
Thanks Guys!
I enjoy sharing and getting feed back on my projects and I really like all the positive comments
All the office's at work are really nice, but all of them are a bit cookie cutter, other then a few pictures and what not's no one has really made their office their own 
so I decided to personalize my by making everything in it or restoring all the items I put in there.I'm going to hang the decimal chart frame I made along with the shelf I just finished and all the office equipment I restored. I have started the desk and I will post some pics soon, I also have three chairs to work on and a few other items I will be restoring so stay tuned
My wife is a huge fan of the TV show The Walking Dead and I made her a Walking Dead weapon a while back, well I'm making her friend one now for her birthday which is February 4th, so I need to get it finished before I can get going on the desk!
All that is left is to get some primer and paint on this thing and they will be ready for the "Zombie apocalypse"
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All that is left is to get some primer and paint on this thing and they will be ready for the "Zombie apocalypse"
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I have been a little behind on posting anything new! I have been super busy with my day job and we had some unbelievably cold temperatures around here! one night we had a wind chill of a negative -44 so that always seems to slow me down a bit
I did finish up The Walking Dead weapon and the stand I was working on for a friend of my wife's, good timing too because the season premier is tonight
I did finish up The Walking Dead weapon and the stand I was working on for a friend of my wife's, good timing too because the season premier is tonight
I did get started on my office desk and I have some pictures to post of the progress
I started out by cutting a piece of 4" tall by 2 3/4" wide I-beam into to four 26" pieces and four base plates out of 1/2" steel for the pads on the bottom of the I-beams and I cut all the 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" angle iron for the project too.
I welded the pads on the bottom of the I-beams and the angle iron on the two sides of the desk. The angle iron on top was just sitting there to give me a idea on where the height of the finished desktop would be? I want to get some 1 1/2" walnut to use for the desktop.
Next I made some templates out of some heavy poster board for all the gussets that I will be using on this project and then cut them out of 1/8" steel and bent the four gussets for the front of the desk and drilled all the 5/16" holes for the rivets in the gussets.
I tack welded the gussets onto the angle and clamped them in place, for the front I will drill and bolt the gussets onto the sides to give me the ability to disassemble the desk for transport.
I welded the rivets and added the turnbuckles to the front side and now your up to date with where I'm at on it for now! I hope to spend some more time on it this afternoon!
"Nothing says vintage industrial more then a handful of rivets and a couple of big *** turnbuckles"
I started out by cutting a piece of 4" tall by 2 3/4" wide I-beam into to four 26" pieces and four base plates out of 1/2" steel for the pads on the bottom of the I-beams and I cut all the 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" angle iron for the project too.
I welded the pads on the bottom of the I-beams and the angle iron on the two sides of the desk. The angle iron on top was just sitting there to give me a idea on where the height of the finished desktop would be? I want to get some 1 1/2" walnut to use for the desktop.
Next I made some templates out of some heavy poster board for all the gussets that I will be using on this project and then cut them out of 1/8" steel and bent the four gussets for the front of the desk and drilled all the 5/16" holes for the rivets in the gussets.
I tack welded the gussets onto the angle and clamped them in place, for the front I will drill and bolt the gussets onto the sides to give me the ability to disassemble the desk for transport.
I welded the rivets and added the turnbuckles to the front side and now your up to date with where I'm at on it for now! I hope to spend some more time on it this afternoon!
"Nothing says vintage industrial more then a handful of rivets and a couple of big *** turnbuckles"