Essential garage tool list

[mjchamp]

I am starting to make a layout of my new 32x32 garage and I want to make sure I am not forgetting anything, while making sure there is still room for other tools in the future. My garage will be mainly automotive and metal fabrication focused. I have attached a list of tools I have now, am I missing anything?


engine hoist
bench grinder (2)
Belt sander
parts washer 40 gal?
air compressor
wood tools
welder
shop vac
tool box
work bench
drill press (bench top)
chop saw
nut bolt bin
refrigerator
rolling metal work bench
2 post lift (would be nice)
band saw
overhead crane
screw jacks
5 gal oil bucket
20 ton Presss
cabinet for fluids
mop bucket / cleaning supplies
vice
TV
floor jack
jack stands
dust collector

I have attached a pic of the general layout I came up with

 

[CJ7VFR]

Beer
Garage dog or cat
Beer
Wheel Chocks
Beer
Girly posters
Beer
Small and medium sized mirrors to see into spaces you normally can't
Beer

Jim

 

[maxpower_hd]

Segrams 7
7-Up (NOT SPRITE)
Ice
Some drinking mason jars with handles
A head lamp flashlight
A good rechargeable work light
Scratch the TV and add a Laptop and a stereo
Scratch the mop and bucket and use brake clean and rags
Absorbent pads and speedi-dri
Plasma cutter
cutting torches

 

[maxpower_hd]

OH! A good creeper that won't eat your cloths when you roll on it.

 

[fattogatto]

Lathe and Mill

 

[matt_i]

Overhead crane = bridge crane?

Or something more like a monorail

Or an engine hoist.

I think the cost goes up by a factor of 2-10 every time you jump up a line in my list.....

Also, I don't own a chop saw. Its either bandsaw or a Metabo with a thin cutoff wheel, so I can take it outdoors and avoid throwing steel grit all over the shop.

Prybars are something I can't work without, 3', 4', and 7' "pinch and point" bars get used a lot. Also a lever hoist is a good tool to use with your overhead crane, if you don't have a chainfall lined up.

 

[Flivver250]

Computer and monitor. Large Wilton vise. You said vice which we all have plenty of here. Shop radio and coffee pot. Urinal, alarm system, stand by power system, killer overhead lighting, Snap On BJP1 and a sofa. Hidden firearms and a Harley Davidson neon shop clock.

 

[maxpower_hd]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned a fire extinguisher! I have a water one and an ABC one. I also have a hose spigot and hose too.

 

[mjchamp]

Overhead crane = bridge crane?

Or something more like a monorail

Or an engine hoist.

I think the cost goes up by a factor of 2-10 every time you jump up a line in my list.....

Also, I don't own a chop saw. Its either bandsaw or a Metabo with a thin cutoff wheel, so I can take it outdoors and avoid throwing steel grit all over the shop.

Prybars are something I can't work without, 3', 4', and 7' "pinch and point" bars get used a lot. Also a lever hoist is a good tool to use with your overhead crane, if you don't have a chainfall lined up.

I already have an engine hoist; I was referring to a gantry crane like a monorail.

I already have a 14” abrasive chop saw that I use from time to time. I plan to replace it with an Evolution Power Tools saw that uses a metal blade. Much less mess and little to no sparks when making a cut. http://www.evolutionpowertools.com/us/steel/evosaw380.php

I do have a nice collection of prybars, but I would like to get 48” multi position one.


here is a pic of the gantry crane I was referring to:

 

[ScottsGT]

Closet to hide in when the wife comes looking for you?

 

[zkling]

Swap out the bench drill for a floor drill press. You'll want a vertical (14" min) and horizontal, separate machines, bandsaws. Drop the chop saw.

 

[maxpower_hd]

"Mono means one and rail means rail" -Lyle Stanley, The Simpsons

I couldn't resist.

 

[Higshemi]

How bout an eye washing station or first aid station?

 

[mjchamp]

This is all great info. Anyone else have more ideas?

 

[charger0926]

hydraulic press

 

[crewchief888]

everybody's "essential" tool list will be different.

wants and needs are different, as is everyone's budget.


hope you have fun with all your stuff..

 

[ZRX61]

I had 4 bench grinders & it still wasn't enough.
1 was set up for sharpening Tungstens for the TIG
1 had a grinding wheel & a wire wheel
1 had buffing wheels on each side
1 had a buffing wheel on one side & a deburring wheel on the other.

Could have used a 5th to use with different grades of grinding stones.

 

[larry_g]

You need to get your drawing to scale or your going to get yourself in trouble. Also can you show the door (s) on your plan. I can't figure out how your going to get the buggy in? I think it is also a scale problem.

That said I would move the rigs toward front and the rear of the building the workshop area. As you layout think where you use the most power and where the panel is so you don't have to run heavy wire long distances.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[Dutch01]

I am starting to make a layout of my new 32x32 garage and I want to make sure I am not forgetting anything, while making sure there is still room for other tools in the future.

Where's the project or space therefore

 

[Greyhorse]

Sink would be way up on my list.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

A lot of the stuff on the OP's list would never fit in my "2" car garage and IMHO some of it is FAR from "essential". Many of us get by just fine without some of those niceties. His drawing is a SHOP...

God bless him.

Tommy

 

[fireguy]

When I built my garage, I laid it out using stakes driven into the ground. I then used more stakes to place the doors, the work bench, wood stove location, shelving for parts and tools, and a small room to recharge extinguishers. The recharge room got the same treatment. I placed small rocks for electrical outlets and air line connections. The only thing I should have done different was the height of the walls. I bought a new step van, and increased the size of the overhead door and the height of the walls. My van fit just fine. The walls are now 12 feet high, plenty of room for the van I no longer have. If I had increased the walls to 16 feet, I could have built a loft on one side for storage.

 

[Finky198]

SandBlaster are nice but build you own if your good with wood

Tool cart the HF 5 drawer is decent helps keep the table open to work on rather then tools all over it

LIGHTING and LOTS of it
Uvex or similar Face shield
Plasma cutter
torch and tank set
A big fan or blower from a furnace
Pipe Bender
BFH
u can never have enough angle grinders
Mag Drills are awesome but $$$

 

[RobSmith]

I've got a Nickle Chrome plating plant....it takes up a bit of room but the results are as good as normal chrome.

 

[richeyc2000]

I've got a Nickle Chrome plating plant....it takes up a bit of room but the results are as good as normal chrome.

Hey Rob,
Do you have a thread on the plant? It would be great to see a few images etc. Thanks.


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[zmotorsports]

I am starting to make a layout of my new 32x32 garage and I want to make sure I am not forgetting anything, while making sure there is still room for other tools in the future. My garage will be mainly automotive and metal fabrication focused. I have attached a list of tools I have now, am I missing anything?


engine hoist
bench grinder (2)
Belt sander
parts washer 40 gal?
air compressor
wood tools Have no business in a metal fabrication shop.
welder Be specific. MIG or TIG or Both.
shop vac
tool box
work bench
drill press (bench top) Floor mount to take up less bench space.
chop saw
nut bolt bin
refrigerator
rolling metal work bench
2 post lift (would be nice)
band saw
overhead crane
screw jacks
5 gal oil bucket
20 ton Presss
cabinet for fluids
mop bucket / cleaning supplies
vice
TV
floor jack
jack stands
dust collector
13"x40" or 14"x40" lathe
Bridgeport or BP Clone mill
As many benches as space allows.

I have attached a pic of the general layout I came up with

I put my thoughts/comments in RED above. My shop is close in size, 34'x34' with an automotive section, a motorcycle section and a fabrication section. Trust me they are never big enough.

Mike.

 

[rodsnratfinks]

You guys are making this way too difficult. OP, just take your unlimited funds over to Grainger or Fastenal and buy four of every type of tool, then, go to a tool truck and buy three of every size of every type of tool, then get you top Harbor Freight and buy 60 of their 44 inch rollaways, and haul all that stuff back to your Mary Poppins garage and have a field day.

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[crewchief888]

You guys are making this way too difficult. OP, just take your unlimited funds over to Grainger or Fastenal and buy four of every type of tool, then, go to a tool truck and buy three of every size of every type of tool, then get you top Harbor Freight and buy 60 of their 44 inch rollaways, and haul all that stuff back to your Mary Poppins garage and have a field day.

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Kinda rude,
But in a sorta way

 

[Jo Diesel]

Im trying to figure out how he is going to fit what he has now and 2 cars and still have room to move.

 

[AMCguy]

The main work area of my shop is 32'x32' and like the OP I work on cars and metal. With the exception of a press, I have everything on his list and then some. I'm still nowhere near out of room.

I do see some problems with the layout though.

1. I would recommend two doors and backing the vehicles up closer to the doors.

2. Way too many lights on the ceiling. Consider bringing in natural light and painting things white to take advantage of what light you have. Lights over a vehicle don't shine under hood. Consider a strip on each side wall.

3. Build your mezzanine across the entire back wall and have your work areas under it.
Metal on one side, mechanical on the other. Keep your 42'' tires, compressor and other less frequently used stuff up there.

4. Forget about shelves. Have your stuff behind doors. That way you keep dust off them and sparks from your angle grinder won't start a fire.

5. Go floor to ceiling with any cabinets. Frequently used stuff within reach less often used, up top.

6. Put as many things (especially heavy items) on wheels as possible.

Keep planning. This is the fun part.