Scottishross
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Floor looks stunning mate
"Displacement" Garage
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Scotty72SS
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Thanks for the info! I will do some more research on this and see what I can come up with. I will swing by Woodcraft this week and see what they reccomend and test a small area.
Thanks again!
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Scotty72SS
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Thats a FACT! Unfortunatly I had a pretty bad case in the house when we moved in and had to have Terminex out to treat the whole house and garage... Termidor is some pretty potent stuff, and is supposed to last like 10+ yrs. We will see! I have always wanted to make it out to the Nifftee Fiftee's, but havent been able to. I will have to make it a priority next spring.
Also, wanted to thank everyone for the coments and compliments. Its always nice to hear when you have spent this much time and energy on something.
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magnumleigh
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Your floor looks superb! I'm sure it'll be worth the effort when you're lying under the car for a while. Keep up the good work
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Scotty72SS
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With the floor completed it was time to start building work benches. In the past I have built wood benches, but I really wanted something I could roll around and beat on and I felt like metal was the way to go. So off to the steel mill to pick up 144ft of 1 1/2" square tubing .120 wall. They were 24ft sticks, so I rented a Home Depot truck because I dont have a rack on my truck... It was quite a sight. After getting my 6 sticks home "safely," I drew up a 3 bay bench that is a total of 12' long. I designed them much like the seville bench from Sams and left the front open because I will have smaller rolling benches that will pull out from under each section.
Here it is setting in place before paint.
We have had some really nive weather lately, so I pulled it out and after two hours of wiping with PT and scrubbing with scour pads I shot it with 2 coats of a high quality primer and eventually painted it flat black.
Next I laid 3/4" plywood down and gave it a 2" overhand all the way around and began laying down the leftover floor. In addition to the staples, I tounge glued it with gorilla wood glue and put subfloor adhesive under every row... If a little is good alot is better, right?
After it was all down, I began filling holes with epoxy...
I will upload the sanded and finished pics tomorrow.
Goodnight!
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Here it is setting in place before paint.
We have had some really nive weather lately, so I pulled it out and after two hours of wiping with PT and scrubbing with scour pads I shot it with 2 coats of a high quality primer and eventually painted it flat black.
Next I laid 3/4" plywood down and gave it a 2" overhand all the way around and began laying down the leftover floor. In addition to the staples, I tounge glued it with gorilla wood glue and put subfloor adhesive under every row... If a little is good alot is better, right?
After it was all down, I began filling holes with epoxy...
I will upload the sanded and finished pics tomorrow.
Goodnight!
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skulldrinker
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I got the same saw and case. I tried to take the plastic handle off years ago for some reason and cracked it. It used to be my dad's and he built everything with it when I was a kid. I used to love watching him use it. It was so loud it used to blow my "kid" ears away!
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Scotty72SS
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As promised, here are the pics of the bench finished and in place. I know everyone was awake with anticipation last night...
One tip I figured out after spending $100 on epoxy is just buy a very good hardening wood filler and dye it black with a liquid stain dye. It dries much faster, more user friendly and it turns out as good or better. Also, for feet I was going to use adjustable legs, but after looking I didnt want to spend $15 per leg, and I didnt like the look so i just bought the plastic tubing caps and they worked great. It is heavy enough it doesnt try to slide, and if there is any vibration, I will just screw it to the floor in the back where it cant be seen.
After filling all the holes, I sanded it starting with 60 and up to 120 grit. Here is a pic after sanding.
As you can see, I added a 1x2 backsplash that is attached to the studs only, so if I ever need to pull the bench out.
Here is what it looks like without all my **** piled back in it. I think it looked like this for about an hour until the floor dried... Its already filling up with projects and STUFF.
I will try to throw some pics of my welding cart build up later. It was a fun project... and I saved $39, yea right.
Cheers,
ds
One tip I figured out after spending $100 on epoxy is just buy a very good hardening wood filler and dye it black with a liquid stain dye. It dries much faster, more user friendly and it turns out as good or better. Also, for feet I was going to use adjustable legs, but after looking I didnt want to spend $15 per leg, and I didnt like the look so i just bought the plastic tubing caps and they worked great. It is heavy enough it doesnt try to slide, and if there is any vibration, I will just screw it to the floor in the back where it cant be seen.
After filling all the holes, I sanded it starting with 60 and up to 120 grit. Here is a pic after sanding.
As you can see, I added a 1x2 backsplash that is attached to the studs only, so if I ever need to pull the bench out.
Here is what it looks like without all my **** piled back in it. I think it looked like this for about an hour until the floor dried... Its already filling up with projects and STUFF.
I will try to throw some pics of my welding cart build up later. It was a fun project... and I saved $39, yea right.
Cheers,
ds
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Scotty72SS
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So last year around this time I was spending a lot of time and money over in the "Hot Deals" thread... One day I saw everyone posting about the Hobart 189 handler on clearance for something like $400 at Tractor Supply. . After looking everywhere I found one in Brady, TX a small town near my inlaws. So over the holidays I picked one up. Then it sat there for almost a year while I was remodeling the house, and working on the garage here and there. When I began building the work bench, I pulled it out set it up and moved it in and out of the garage a dozen times before deciding I needed a cart. So I went and looked at Northern tool and they had a nice one on sale for $39... It was a little flimsy, and the last thing I wanted was my prized new welder to fall off a $39 stand or even worse my new Argon bottle... So I got on GJ and started looking around, and of course there was no shortage of welding cart builds and as usual I got a million ideas.
This is when I decided I had gotten a lot more out of Garage Journal than I had given and sent my $50 to become an alliance member. I have gotten way more ideas and help from you all than any $25 how to book. This is a great forum, and I want to make sure I do my part to keep it that way and keep it going for a long time. You also get a really sweet toolbox tag.
::end soapbox::
I decided to go with a very simple design, and I can not find the members frame that I "kinda copied", but thank you.
It is two rectangles connected with two uprights with a 10 degree angle cut at the top. I am no metal working pro yet, so the easier the better for me. I welded two 5/8" studs off the back for solid wheels as I will be rolling it up and down the ramp going out of the garage.
Again, wiped down sanded and primed twice & two coats flat black.
Sorry I didnt get any pictures, but I took some extra flooring and laid it out, tounge glued it and epoxyed it on the back then cut, routered it, and screwed it down.
I stained it and installed chains across the tank so it would be very sturdy. I used eye loops with 4# long studs and wing nuts so you could tighten them very tight.
I also attached two handles, one to the front to pull it and one to the side so I could wrap my ground around it loop the lead around the whole unit and set the gun in the handle as a holder and it all stays put.
Soo, earlier I mention that I welded 5/8" studs for the wheels, in this pic you will see they are bolts and lock washers. Upsetting story here. When I test fit the wheels before paint, the welds were too high and I couldnt get the cotter key in to hold them on. So I ground and ground, etc. Wheels fit, painted it, put it all together, mounted the welder, tank, and I was ready to go. Test time. I pulled it all around the garage making motor noises and everything was going great until I wheeled it off the ramp at half throttle. I noticed a wobble and then a damn wheel fell off... Upset would be the understatement of the century. I immeditaly undid everything I had done and karate kicked (I dont really know karate) the other wheel off. Dont ever do this. It flipped off and hit me in the ankle hard enough to take me to a knee. I have a bruise about 5" long still today. With the wood and paint I couldnt weld (apparently I cant weld anyway) so i went and bought some 5/8" bolts and locking washers. I drilled holes all the way through both sides of the tubing and mounted the wheels.
It works great now. So good I kinda wish I hadnt told you that whole story...
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This is when I decided I had gotten a lot more out of Garage Journal than I had given and sent my $50 to become an alliance member. I have gotten way more ideas and help from you all than any $25 how to book. This is a great forum, and I want to make sure I do my part to keep it that way and keep it going for a long time. You also get a really sweet toolbox tag.
::end soapbox::
I decided to go with a very simple design, and I can not find the members frame that I "kinda copied", but thank you.
It is two rectangles connected with two uprights with a 10 degree angle cut at the top. I am no metal working pro yet, so the easier the better for me. I welded two 5/8" studs off the back for solid wheels as I will be rolling it up and down the ramp going out of the garage.
Again, wiped down sanded and primed twice & two coats flat black.
Sorry I didnt get any pictures, but I took some extra flooring and laid it out, tounge glued it and epoxyed it on the back then cut, routered it, and screwed it down.
I stained it and installed chains across the tank so it would be very sturdy. I used eye loops with 4# long studs and wing nuts so you could tighten them very tight.
I also attached two handles, one to the front to pull it and one to the side so I could wrap my ground around it loop the lead around the whole unit and set the gun in the handle as a holder and it all stays put.
Soo, earlier I mention that I welded 5/8" studs for the wheels, in this pic you will see they are bolts and lock washers. Upsetting story here. When I test fit the wheels before paint, the welds were too high and I couldnt get the cotter key in to hold them on. So I ground and ground, etc. Wheels fit, painted it, put it all together, mounted the welder, tank, and I was ready to go. Test time. I pulled it all around the garage making motor noises and everything was going great until I wheeled it off the ramp at half throttle. I noticed a wobble and then a damn wheel fell off... Upset would be the understatement of the century. I immeditaly undid everything I had done and karate kicked (I dont really know karate) the other wheel off. Dont ever do this. It flipped off and hit me in the ankle hard enough to take me to a knee. I have a bruise about 5" long still today. With the wood and paint I couldnt weld (apparently I cant weld anyway) so i went and bought some 5/8" bolts and locking washers. I drilled holes all the way through both sides of the tubing and mounted the wheels.
It works great now. So good I kinda wish I hadnt told you that whole story...
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e-tek
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WOW. Not sure how I missed this thread (tho there must be tons...)!!! What a fantastic transformation. Your creativity, ability to think outside the norm and you attention to detail is going to be of legend. The wood floor looks amazing and is going to be SO nice to work on for many years to come. The bench is beautiful and the welding cart is a work of art! (....too much? 
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Just one question - will it burn from welding spatter? I guess you could always throw something down...
Thanks for updating over the years.
)Just one question - will it burn from welding spatter? I guess you could always throw something down...
Thanks for updating over the years.
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Scotty72SS
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Thanks guys! Its a labor of love, and I wasnt sure anyone would get it until I found this forum... And there are a lot of us!
As for the welding splatter on the wood, I have been cutting and grinding on it with no problems, but I was concerned about welding and torch splatter. I had planned on doing all my welding outside, but I got the hood on yesterday and wasnt paying attention and welded for about 10 minutes over the edge. It never burned it or anything, but I'm not going to tempt it. I am actually more worried about the chevelle getting splattered.
So outside with all the welding, and you are right, you could always get a welding blanket if you had to weld inside.
Thanks for stopping by, and I will get some more pics up later!
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As for the welding splatter on the wood, I have been cutting and grinding on it with no problems, but I was concerned about welding and torch splatter. I had planned on doing all my welding outside, but I got the hood on yesterday and wasnt paying attention and welded for about 10 minutes over the edge. It never burned it or anything, but I'm not going to tempt it. I am actually more worried about the chevelle getting splattered.
So outside with all the welding, and you are right, you could always get a welding blanket if you had to weld inside.
Thanks for stopping by, and I will get some more pics up later!
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Omphaloskeptic
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"It flipped off and hit me in the ankle hard enough to take me to a knee."
Ouch! To paraphrase a line from 'The Karate Kid' - TACK ON, WHACK OFF!
The shop is really looking good. Keep us in the loop; more good stuff to come, I'm sure.
As far as welding in the shop and protecting the floor, I'm wondering if those big cheapo drip pans they sell for garage floors might be a simple solution. Stand it on end to store it out of the way, and lay it underneath the work when welding. Maybe it would suffice for most hobbyist welding, I dunno?
Did you come to any decision as to whether to wax the wood or not? Don't know how much of a problem snow, ice, rain is for you in Texas, but I hear y'all have plenty of 'Grit' (on the roads).
Ouch! To paraphrase a line from 'The Karate Kid' - TACK ON, WHACK OFF!
The shop is really looking good. Keep us in the loop; more good stuff to come, I'm sure.
As far as welding in the shop and protecting the floor, I'm wondering if those big cheapo drip pans they sell for garage floors might be a simple solution. Stand it on end to store it out of the way, and lay it underneath the work when welding. Maybe it would suffice for most hobbyist welding, I dunno?
Did you come to any decision as to whether to wax the wood or not? Don't know how much of a problem snow, ice, rain is for you in Texas, but I hear y'all have plenty of 'Grit' (on the roads).
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Scotty72SS
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"It flipped off and hit me in the ankle hard enough to take me to a knee."
Ouch! To paraphrase a line from 'The Karate Kid' - TACK ON, WHACK OFF!
Did you come to any decision as to whether to wax the wood or not? Don't know how much of a problem snow, ice, rain is for you in Texas, but I hear y'all have plenty of 'Grit' (on the roads).
Haha!
I did end up waxing on your suggestion. It is a Johnson product that really brightened the floor and sealed it. It has gone a lot longer without needing to be wet mopped with it down. Like you said, it must have filled small cracks and voids so it sweeps much better.
Thanks for the Suggestion!
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Scotty72SS
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Well, my garage post will probably be far and few between for a while again. This time for a good reason, Wyatt Eli was born yesterday at 1:05. Mom and baby are doing great. Hopefully in the next few days I will get the opportunity to update with the latest pics, but for now I'm back on diaper duty.
Cheers,
Ds
Cheers,
Ds
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Scotty72SS
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Omphaloskeptic
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Wyatt Eli, welcome to the Garage Journal and the world in which it lives! You can't speak yet, so we'll tell your dad for you.....
Dad, go out and buy Wyatt Eli a small highly polished double-box end wrench as a prop for a GJ 'First Picture Post'. That picture will then be framed and hung with great pride by dad in his garage.
Congratulations Dad and Mom!
P.S. - Dad, when you are out buying Wyatt Eli's first wrench, buy something for yourself, too. I suggest a carbon element full face mask for those diaper changing duties; some of those little darlings can put out poop that will peel paint off the walls! lol
Dad, go out and buy Wyatt Eli a small highly polished double-box end wrench as a prop for a GJ 'First Picture Post'. That picture will then be framed and hung with great pride by dad in his garage.
Congratulations Dad and Mom!
P.S. - Dad, when you are out buying Wyatt Eli's first wrench, buy something for yourself, too. I suggest a carbon element full face mask for those diaper changing duties; some of those little darlings can put out poop that will peel paint off the walls! lol
Modern Jess
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Love the floors and the workbench. Nice use of materials.
K2sno311
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Nice build man!! Congrats on the healthy kid and good luck with future project time... keep us posted
Whoa, been alot of progress since I've seen this last time. What a transforamtion 
Congrats on the little wrenchturner.
Congrats on the little wrenchturner.
Sunbimmer
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Awesome place, very nice floor and workbench