Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage Refurb®

[NUTTSGT]

One last picture for the day. . . waiting on paint to dry.

Two wall mounts and two bases for the grinders.

Heck, I'll toss in these pictures as well.

I have my long steel above in a shelf welded to the steel beam in my shop. The shorts go in a tote screwed to a movers dolley. It slides in/out nicely under the workbench and is out of the way.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Headlines: Man goes up 3 inches in size with his grinder. Well done.

 

[xtremek]

Good to have you back. I hope you've been well. I like the idea of the receiver mount for the grinders. Do they move much when you're using them?

 

[NUTTSGT]

Headlines: Man goes up 3 inches in size with his grinder. Well done.

LOL, thanks.

Good to have you back. I hope you've been well. I like the idea of the receiver mount for the grinders. Do they move much when you're using them?

I've been around, just not doing much to the garage. It's pretty much done, just small stuff nowadays.


I hope they don't move much, I've never used them like this. I hope it turns out well.

 

[rixtrix1]

Nice to see things are moving along. Utility room looks great( I didn't show my wife).

 

[NUTTSGT]

Nice to see things are moving along. Utility room looks great( I didn't show my wife).

Thanks, the wife still says it's her favorite room in the house.

Back on the bench grinder project to finish it up.

I mounted the upper wall mount where I had planned then moved on to the grinder. I bolted it to it's base plate. I used Rustoleum Gloss Black 2X primer/paint.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Having the upper grinder in place, I could figure out how high to mount the lower brush grinder. However, I ran into a small issue.. . .


oops, bathroom door won't close. Oh well, generally it's just me out here so no biggie.

If it becomes and issue, I should be able to flip them over to the other side of the wall.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I had to make up some shims so I could the the wire wheels tight. I sacrificed the washers from the Skil grinder and drilled them out to fit the larger shaft.

Done, both grinders in place. I think I might grab a ratcheting 3/4" wrench to mount above the grinders. so I don't have to walk over to the tool box (eight feet away) to grab one out of the drawer.

 

[OccupantRJ]

You are going to drive the OCD types crazy as hell with that door not closing.

 

[1/2 Cup]

You are going to drive the OCD types crazy as hell with that door not closing.

Yes sir..

 

[NUTTSGT]

You are going to drive the OCD types crazy as hell with that door not closing.

Yeah probably, maybe myself as well. I might have to do some rearranging to put it on the other side.

 

[Ronin22]

Yeah probably, maybe myself as well. I might have to do some rearranging to put it on the other side.

Please do, I'm back on medication since that last post

 

[Joe-R]

Eric,

Great job on the multi grinder project!!! Please let us know how smooth they run.

Thanks!
Joe

 

[xtremek]

Please do, I'm back on medication since that last post

Somebody owes me a screen cleanup.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I was seriously considering swapping the grinders to the other side till this morning. I walked in without thinking the door hit the grinder......


Problem solved, you can quit the meds now.

 

[casmurbax]

Looks great.

I am glad you solved the door issue.

 

[OccupantRJ]

He just moved the grinders. He solved the OCD issues.

 

[Ronin22]

Problem solved, you can quit the meds now.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Looks great.

I am glad you solved the door issue.

He just moved the grinders. He solved the OCD issues.

Thanks guys.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I started to do a little update between my cabinets after ordering a pegboard Sharpie holder from AndyL.

This a space that was created when I started the Garage Refurb. It has worked well for keeping a few things handy. I decided to update it now.

I started to make a small door and got it painted. I was using some pegboard and after it was painted, I knew it was ****. The pegboard I used was 1/8" and I had cut some stuff on it so it had cut marks.

I broke it in half and made use of it one last time. It became heat for the garage.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Today, I made a run to Menard's and grabbed a few things. One of them being a 2'x4' piece of 1/4" pegboard. Once I came home, I set about to create a new door. I started with new measurements and ripped a 2x6 down for door sides.

I started to glue and screw it together and took a measurement for the pegboard. Once it was cut to size, it was put in the dadoes and the top of the door was glued/screwed in place. I added a knob and some quick sanding to knock the edges off. I also recessed the hinges with a little bit of chisel work.

 

[NUTTSGT]

After some black paint, it resting comfortably until tomorrow when I hang it up. I bought some more pegboard hooks and will be arranging things back on the pegboard from either the previous nails or screws.

This will also create a small "hidden" area behind the door. As to what will live back there, I don't know.



You'll also so a little project for tomorrow, an itchy one. I'll be adding some more insulation in one of the attic areas.

 

[xtremek]

Looks like you've opened a little can of worms. Looks good, so far.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I mounted some hinges and a magnetic catch on the door today. It's hung but some of you with OCD won't get past the gloss black paint I used instead of the flat black like the other cabinet doors.

I added a HF magnetic strip to hold a few things and a few hooks. Just a stuff that I want within quick reach.

Once the door is open, you can see a few things that I'll keep out of sight.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Eric, good storage solution. Have you considered adding a couple of shelves inside? You just got to mess with the OCD folks don’t you?

 

[NUTTSGT]

Eric, good storage solution. Have you considered adding a couple of shelves inside? You just got to mess with the OCD folks don’t you?

No I didn't and yes I do.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I did a little reorganization last night. Took some bins out of the attic and put them in a drawer of a 26" Cman mid box. Still got some work to do.


Wow those pictures came out like ****, must not be enough light for that camera.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Made a quick adjustment to the camera. . . .looks better.



Yeah, I know washers aren't sized to fine/coarse thread but I would have had to edit it from the label maker and had more labels with 10-24 to print out..

 

[OccupantRJ]

I think you will like the horizontal view of pieces as you open a drawer. I am converting all my hardware to this method to make it easier to find. Before I spent more time and effort opening bolt bin drawers than finding hardware.

 

[NUTTSGT]

This 5 rolls are now in use after climbing around in the side attic. I covered over one of the attic access coves. I also realized that the other one needs some more rigid insulation on top of it. That'll be a project for Tuesday, go grab a 4x8 sheet of polyiso.

 

[OccupantRJ]

That should help with the heating, for sure. I need to insulate my shop attic with some blown in, but it does not get below 45 in there even when it drops to 20* around here for a couple of days. The job is still on the to do list though.

 

[casmurbax]

You just like showing of your nuts don't you?

Nice job on the cabinets

 

[NUTTSGT]

That should help with the heating, for sure. I need to insulate my shop attic with some blown in, but it does not get below 45 in there even when it drops to 20* around here for a couple of days. The job is still on the to do list though.

I generally don't have issues with heating except when it gets to low teens and below. When it stays there and the wind kicks in, it makes it harder to warm the place up. It also draws the heat out so it doesn't retain it as well. Hopefully, this added insulation will help.

 

[NUTTSGT]

You just like showing of your nuts don't you?

Nice job on the cabinets

LOL, no.

 

[xtremek]

Nice job on the bins. How thick is the insulation in your ceiling?

 

[NUTTSGT]

Nice job on the bins. How thick is the insulation in your ceiling?

I think what I put in originally was R13. I added a second layer perpendicular of R11. So in theory, R24.

In the back corner, there are a few pieces of varying sizes/types of foam. Whenever I finished a project and had a piece left over, I'd stick it up there rather than to throw it away. That second layer I put in, R11, was rolled on top of that.

 

[MacTexas]

I'm sure the extra insulation will help.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I added some more bins to the lower drawers and started to fill them. These fasteners are more of the stuff I was using on my enclosed trailer.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I went to Menard's this morning as the wood stove was heating up the garage....also got side tracked at Best Buy too.

I grabbed sheet of 1" polyiso R6 rigid foam. I took the attic access cover down, grabbed a measurement and got to work. First I had to pull off the old piece of polystyrene insulation.

My plan was to add four pieces on top of the polystyrene but after cutting out what I needed, I found I could piece another layer together.

I ripped some plywood, drilled some holes and bolted it all together. In theory, it'll give me an R30 cover. However, there will be small gaps along the edges of the cover.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Once it was a solid cover, I slid it in place. I need to add a little black paint to the heads of the carriage bolts.

For a different location, I literally have 4 different attic spaces, You can see the cover in place. I pulled a sheet of Reflectix over the cover and the end of one of the rolls of insulation too.

The last picture, you can see insulation that I added the other day. The silver in the background is the heat duct that I added a few years back along with the newer wood stove.

Now this is done, I have no real reason to get up in this attic space, other than for some utility/maintenance work.