Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT "DaBarn"

[Bears Fan]

BF, great job on the globe. With that vinyl cutter you are taking your game to new levels.

Jay

Jay

Thanks, I'm having fun using the vinyl cutter, I want to be able to use it to make stencils to paint the logos and not just add vinyl stickers to everything, but I'm still learning.

I spent Sunday with my wife at the local fathers day car show, she wanted to show her Volkswagen, it turned out to be a good day



The wife's 1968 Beetle




Best of show






1st Place

 

[Bears Fan]

A few more pictures

 

[jon72vega]

Great pictures!

 

[harley jim]

Nice show, I like the Nova

 

[don long]

I think the red chev p/u is the one that caught my eye

 

[Bears Fan]

Went junking with the wife over the long holiday weekend and scored this cool old can







I also picked up four more license plates for my 50 state collection, I'm now down to only needing seven




I finished up that old window I picked up a couple of weeks back, I scraped all of the old hardened caulk off and recaulked it with some clear silicone.







I hung the old window up, I may take it down and add some black poster board to the back so it shows up a little better

Art is all in eye of the beholder

 

[Bears Fan]

I started working on a bench that I built some time back, I finally got the motivation to finish it. I started by changing out the casters.




These casters look a lot better and its at a better working height




I welded some angle iron on so I can add a bottom shelf to it.







I ripped down some 3/4" plywood for the work surfaces.







I clear coated the turn buckles.




I polished the carriage bolts and clear coated them too.




I got one coat of red paint on the 3/4" plywood.




I painted the base today, I started by turning it upside down and shooting everything underneath.










I will let it dry for a day or two, then I can put it back together

 

[PugetDude]

Nice looking bench, Tony. I really like the vintage industrial look the turnbuckles add.

 

[Bears Fan]

Nice looking bench, Tony. I really like the vintage industrial look the turnbuckles add.

Scott

I told my wife that nothing says vintage industrial more than a couple of big *** turn buckles

 

[Kevkx125]

Thanks for sharing the car show pics, looks like it was a good time.

 

[PugetDude]

Scott

I told my wife that nothing says vintage industrial more than a couple of big *** turn buckles

I suspect she already knew that.

 

[Bears Fan]

I finished my second rolling bench this week now I'm ready to move on to next project

No more benches






I rolled three coats of oil base paint onto the 3/4" plywood top and shelf and it turned out rougher than sandpaper, so I wet sanded both of them down and got out the HVLP gun a sprayed them, I used the oil base paint and just thinned it with some mineral spirits, I was real happy with the results




It was a nice sunny day yesterday and the paint dried quickly, so I was able to assembly the bench last night, I'm real happy with it, kinda has that Milwaukee color scheme going on

 

[jon72vega]

I finished my second rolling bench this week now I'm ready to move on to next project

No more benches






I rolled three coats of oil base paint onto the 3/4" plywood top and shelf and it turned out rougher than sandpaper, so I wet sanded both of them down and got out the HVLP gun a sprayed them, I used the oil base paint and just thinned it with some mineral spirits, I was real happy with the results




It was a nice sunny day yesterday and the paint dried quickly, so I was able to assembly the bench last night, I'm real happy with it, kinda has that Milwaukee color scheme going on

I like that a lot!
Good job!

 

[shortykorte]

The globe did come out great. I haven’t tried two color yet. Too many projects to do before playing more with the printer.

On the window, yes something for the backside so it’s more readable. If you could find an old b/w photo of a shop or factory. Mount it off the glass an inch or two then it would look like an actual window.

 

[Bears Fan]

I like that a lot!
Good job!

Jon

Thanks, I was real happy with how it turned out, I will use it to put all my small power tools on, I will post a pick once I have them sitting on it.

The globe did come out great. I haven’t tried two color yet. Too many projects to do before playing more with the printer.

On the window, yes something for the backside so it’s more readable. If you could find an old b/w photo of a shop or factory. Mount it off the glass an inch or two then it would look like an actual window.

Shorty

That's a great idea for my old window, I think I will start looking for a old photo, hopefully I will be able to blow it up big enough to make it fit

 

[PugetDude]

If you’re looking for really old photos there are a few members who could send you their HS Graduation pictures.

 

[don long]

If you’re looking for really old photos there are a few members who could send you their HS Graduation pictures.

I never graduated so that leaves me out.

Tony that new bench is killer with those turn buckles and big wheels. I paint everything with my HVLP spray guns. It's the only way I can get a good finish. I tried to rattle can the Pennzoil sign frame but went back to the spray gun after looking at the frame for a day.

 

[shortykorte]

Thanks Don. I was thinking about asking you that question yesterday as I finished up my spray can hack body work.

 

[Bears Fan]

I picked up a roll of rubber and cut two pieces for runners on the new bench, then I loaded it up tonight with tools













I also scored another license plate for my 50 state plate collection today



I'm getting closer to completing my set, down to only needing six

 

[harley jim]

The bench came out great Tony.

 

[don long]

It looks killer and fits right into your garage (SO CLEAN)
Are you going to glue the mat down??

 

[Jayman17]

BF, looks like that new bench will work perfectly for the tools you have stored on it.
You did your usual excellent job making it.

Jay

 

[Bears Fan]

The bench came out great Tony.

Jim

Thanks, I was real happy with how it turned out, now I need to take on a smaller project next

It looks killer and fits right into your garage (SO CLEAN)
Are you going to glue the mat down??

Don

Thanks, I don't think I need to glue that rubber down, it laid pretty flat right out of the box

BF, looks like that new bench will work perfectly for the tools you have stored on it.
You did your usual excellent job making it.

Jay

Jay

Thanks, I'm glad I have a good place to organize all of those tools and it rolls really nice, making it easy to take it outside

 

[shortykorte]

That’s so nice you can sign me up as a bench warmer.

 

[PugetDude]

No bleeding allowed on Tony's new bench.

 

[Bears Fan]

I have been crazy busy with my day job, but I still had time for some fun in DaBarn working on these cans, one of my favorite things to do

 

[Bears Fan]

 

[Bears Fan]

I have these four cans finished, wet sanded, clear coated and added the decals





My wife just painted this suit case, so while I had the clear out I agreed to clear it for her

 

[Bears Fan]

I have a license plate update on my mission to collect one plate from all 50 states





I received this mint condition New Hampshire license from fellow Garage Journal member highland_hunter, how cool is that




Thanks Brian




Only four plates to go

 

[shortykorte]

On decals, remind me are these standard decals you buy or do you make?

 

[don long]

Tony
I love the polished Signal can. My wife just got her a vinyl machine but I'm ******* on the El camino for a while so I'll just enjoy your work

 

[Bears Fan]

On decals, remind me are these standard decals you buy or do you make?

Shorty

Thanks for the visit! I bought those decals, I have a vinyl cutter, not the vinyl printer. I can cut letters or make stencils for painting logos or whatever you can think up? but I have yet to learn everything my vinyl cutter can do but it sure is fun to play with, the vinyl cutter that is

Tony
I love the polished Signal can. My wife just got her a vinyl machine but I'm ******* on the El camino for a while so I'll just enjoy your work

Don

Thanks! that is a real complement coming from you, can't wait to see what Ann comes up with on her new vinyl cutter, hopefully she's not cutting out daisy's and wanting you to put them on your oil cans

Love the work your doing on the El Camino

 

[harley jim]

Beautiful work Tony, I love what you are doing and where you are finding your old can stock, pretty clever.

 

[Jayman17]

Great work on those cans BF, great idea to make modern cans look vintage.
Those make great additions to DaBarn!

Jay

 

[KansasProud]

Tony,

Things are looking great in DaBarn! I'm super excited to see your plate collection when you get the last 4. I was browsing images for my fantasy football team and saw this and immediately thought of you man... Ditka was such a badass!

 

[jethro29]

Sweet

 

[Bears Fan]

Beautiful work Tony, I love what you are doing and where you are finding your old can stock, pretty clever.

Jim

Thanks for the visit! With the price of vintage petroliana items going through the roof I decided to quit going to auctions and I will just start making things that I want for DaBarn, its more fun and a lot cheaper

Hope your feeling better now

Great work on those cans BF, great idea to make modern cans look vintage.
Those make great additions to DaBarn!

Jay

Jay

Thanks for checking in! I have found that I really enjoy working on those small can projects, I have several other cans in storage waiting for some love

Tony,

Things are looking great in DaBarn! I'm super excited to see your plate collection when you get the last 4. I was browsing images for my fantasy football team and saw this and immediately thought of you man... Ditka was such a badass!

KansasProud

Thanks for the picture reminder! Those were the good ole' days! Ditka was a badass, unlike Nagy, I'm sure glad to see that era over with, can't wait for the regular season to start next week, hoping for the best this year out of the Bears, couldn't get any worse than the Nagy years

Sweet

Jethro

Thanks for checking in! Go Bears!

 

[Bears Fan]

Well I started on a new project last week, when I posted a picture of this propane tank that I picked up a while back no one made a guess of what I was going to make out of it?

Well I hope the NSA or FBI isn't monitoring "The Garage Journal", because I'm making a bomb! yes BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB,BOMB!!!











I started out by cutting the old base off the tank.




I then cut the top off too, I'm trying to make it look authentic and this configuration would not work for my actual detonator setup




Well that took a while and two cut off wheels




I knew this thing was heavy, when I got the top cut off as you can see it was made of 1/2" thick steel, I'm going to have to add more explosives then I originally planned for







I got started on the base, I went to my metal supplier Perry Yoder of Yoder and Son's in Topeka Indiana, I love this old guy, we talk politics and he is a real joker, he is probably close to 80 and still goes out in the shop everyday and works with his sons, I picked up some 1/8" steel for the base and while I was there I just had him roll one of the pieces that I need on this old Niagara roller, it ran quiet and smooth as butter.




I have all the pieces laid out and ready to cut, I hope I have base proportionate to the size of the tank, I just guessed my way through it




I have the fins tacked on




I even got the spacing right the first time out




I have the base all tacked up and I finished welding it, I ran the tank and base up to another Amish man in Topeka that does custom sandblasting, he is real reasonable on his pricing, he has a lot of work lined up so it may be a few weeks before I get It back.

 

[don long]

Tony
You have quite the imagination. That base looks great. should have sent it to me. I'd have blasted it for ya
I'm enjoying working on the El camino but miss the gratification of the smaller quicker projects

 

[Jayman17]

Looking forward to the explosive news coming out of DaBarn. This will be a fun project.

Jay