thisoldcrackhouse
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Keep at it, sounds like you've got a good bit of momentum going!
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JC23
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Keep up the good work. 'Member, it's like eating an elephant - one bite at a time.
Here's my overhead rack. I made it outta thick wall square tubing but coulda used thinwall. Ran bolts through it and the trusses and used big fender washers to spread out the load. If'n you look real close, you'll see it's divided to hold four foot wide sheets of plywood and/or paneling. The small pieces go in the other section. The race truck hood covers it up a bit.
Good luck!
Here's my overhead rack. I made it outta thick wall square tubing but coulda used thinwall. Ran bolts through it and the trusses and used big fender washers to spread out the load. If'n you look real close, you'll see it's divided to hold four foot wide sheets of plywood and/or paneling. The small pieces go in the other section. The race truck hood covers it up a bit.
Good luck!
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ArkTinkerer
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I hate getting rid of stuff that is "useful". Few things that help:
1. Yardsale.
2. Donations to charity.--Get reciept for your taxes.
3. Figure out a project or lots of small projects for the material. Donate to a cub/boy scout/youth group. If you have a saw, there are lots of projects that can use smaller pieces of wood. Couple hours and you no longer feel bad about letting that wood go. Boy scouts may be able to come and cut it up for you...
4. Freecycle (google it if you're not familiar).
ArkTinkerer
1. Yardsale.
2. Donations to charity.--Get reciept for your taxes.
3. Figure out a project or lots of small projects for the material. Donate to a cub/boy scout/youth group. If you have a saw, there are lots of projects that can use smaller pieces of wood. Couple hours and you no longer feel bad about letting that wood go. Boy scouts may be able to come and cut it up for you...
4. Freecycle (google it if you're not familiar).
ArkTinkerer
Thanks Boiler and everybody. I am encouraged and informed by your comments.
My big problem to start with is to create some space to work from. That's why I'm pulling out the lumber. Can't afford a big dumpster. My time is free and I have 5 of those black curbside dumpsters we call Courville's. So I can put them all out every week if need be.
I don't have enough time to organize a garage sale. Any metal put on the curb here disappears in minutes but wood isn't valued. I could cut it up for the fireplace but it's easier to just dispose, because I need the room and don't want to store any more than I have to.
I have a much bigger job than you know, because I've only disclosed part of the whole. The important thing is to keep going, and not give up. Everybody's encouragement and suggestions and this thread are my lifeline. It keeps me going. It adds work each day because I have to respond and photo and describe the work, but that's the fun part.
The big lumber is valuable and planned for specific uses such as crown molding and base in the living, dining and master bedroom. That has now (Today) been stored in my 3'x17' shed.
As soon as I can clear a path to the rear yard I will be taking the rest of the lumber that is stored overhead, out to that shed as well. That way I won't have to double handle it or trot it around on the public sidewalk.
Next will be going through and throwing out cardboard boxes.
This will give me about 1/3 to 1/2 of the garage emptied and room to work.
Then I can bring tools in from the living room and entry.
I will also take the file cabinet off the porch and put it in the garage.
Then there will be room for the fridge to come inside.
The lumber pile in the front yard will then go around to the side yard entry and go in the same shed.But before the trim goes in it will be scrutinized and the chaff thrown away.
And Boiler, the new rule is no more wood in the garage. It will have machinery for wood and metal working and all the auto tools and supplies and that's it. A different shed will have yard and garden and a different one will have lumber and yet another will have construction tools and equipment.
I still have a couple of sheds that have to be sorted through and the contents placed where they should go. I want a place for everything and everything in it's place so I can find what I already have. There will be a lot of stuff to part with. Some of it ruined because it wasn't taken care of properly. Some of it because I don't need or want it anymore. I'm learning to let go....a little!
This will leave the front yard clear, the back yard no worse than before, the living room clear enough to work on and room in the garage to finish working on it.
The problem here is that every room and the yard were stuffed to the gills. Something had to give to give me working space.
I am working the plan, and with your encouragement I can keep the fire burning in the belly to get at it each day.
Gotta make Julie dinner, feed the dogs and then I'll do a little more and take some photos and post them tonight.
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wolflrv
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All I can say is DANG Proud of ya!! Keep up the good work!! It's hard to make massive lifestyle changes, especially when they involve such physical work to accomplish, but it's also very healing to do so. Keep going!! 
JC23
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Went over the entire thread so I could get caught up. I like where you're going. You have a vision and you know what you're working with. It don't get much better than that.
One more idea centers around those five waste cans. Does your city have a limit on how many cans you can put out on garbage day? If not, it would certainly speed up the process (and boost yer morale) to double your output. Can you use regular garabage cans? A few of those would do the same thing.
And in case you haven't seen it, we're pulling for ya!
One more idea centers around those five waste cans. Does your city have a limit on how many cans you can put out on garbage day? If not, it would certainly speed up the process (and boost yer morale) to double your output. Can you use regular garabage cans? A few of those would do the same thing.
And in case you haven't seen it, we're pulling for ya!
torqueman2002
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Just read the thread, from the title I thought it might involve tattoos, body art, loud music,...
Great job you're doing. I see some cool tools, well tools I own at least - CM grey/red upper box, Kennedy upper tool and die maker box, jig saw, ....
And tools I like to have; the lathe for one.
You have a nice set up there; keep up the good work.
It's not easy for creative people to part with the materials we work with.
I'm pullin' for you. You are an inspiration, I need to weed out my basement.
Great job you're doing. I see some cool tools, well tools I own at least - CM grey/red upper box, Kennedy upper tool and die maker box, jig saw, ....
And tools I like to have; the lathe for one.
You have a nice set up there; keep up the good work.
It's not easy for creative people to part with the materials we work with.
I'm pullin' for you. You are an inspiration, I need to weed out my basement.
Here's a few photos to show the outside of the house. This is to show how everything isn't viewable from the street. There is a lot of rearranging and simplifying I want to do out there too. But for now it hides the back yard.
There's some pretty things at my house:
That's the neighbors house to the right. He likes bare earth with just lawn. In fact, he chopped down all his trees including a nice mature Canada Red Chokecherry I had planted in the front yard for the former owner years before. I, on the other hand, like lots of trees. I planted 100+ in the neighborhood. My house is in the trees to the left of his. To the right of the Airstream in the drive is the white garage door partly open.
My corner lot from the west. Neighbors well trimmed lawn in the foreground.
Working toward viewing from the north. The AstroVan.
North view. I have understory trees including Dogwoods, Kwanzan Cherry trees and Crab-apples, and canopy trees including River Birch and Maples and an Oak. I planted the berm to take possession of the entire lot out to the curb and make it feel like private outdoor spaces.
The next shots work their way around the corner.
My E350 parked on the side street. In front of it but not in the photo is a Nissan D21 86' hardbody king cab 4x4 black pinstriped PU jacked up on big tires with a Snomo trailer with 2 sleds. This is the backyard with all the sheds. I want to build a shop and use some of the shed material to do it and consolidate and simplify things.
There's some pretty things at my house:
That's the neighbors house to the right. He likes bare earth with just lawn. In fact, he chopped down all his trees including a nice mature Canada Red Chokecherry I had planted in the front yard for the former owner years before. I, on the other hand, like lots of trees. I planted 100+ in the neighborhood. My house is in the trees to the left of his. To the right of the Airstream in the drive is the white garage door partly open.
My corner lot from the west. Neighbors well trimmed lawn in the foreground.
Working toward viewing from the north. The AstroVan.
North view. I have understory trees including Dogwoods, Kwanzan Cherry trees and Crab-apples, and canopy trees including River Birch and Maples and an Oak. I planted the berm to take possession of the entire lot out to the curb and make it feel like private outdoor spaces.
The next shots work their way around the corner.
My E350 parked on the side street. In front of it but not in the photo is a Nissan D21 86' hardbody king cab 4x4 black pinstriped PU jacked up on big tires with a Snomo trailer with 2 sleds. This is the backyard with all the sheds. I want to build a shop and use some of the shed material to do it and consolidate and simplify things.
I'm on a corner, and the regular driver is understanding. While you are supposed to just put household waste in plastic bags in one can in front of your house, with all the trees and leaves in the fall and etc., I can put all 5 out on my side and across the street on one street, and if necessary, on the other one as well. Cans came from abandoned or burned houses. Some missing wheels. Anything I can fit including concrete, shingles etc. can go in them. As long as the hydraulics can lift it. One rule we do follow is that here in the modern city of Detroit, bodies must now be dismembered before disposal. Whole ones will get you a ticket and a small fine!
I like that last comment - Funny!
Seriously, dude, you are making a huge life change, and you get much respect. Keep on, Keepin' on, and we will do our best to keep you honest. Just keep thinking about Jack O's garage (that's my inspiration), and you will get there.
Seriously, dude, you are making a huge life change, and you get much respect. Keep on, Keepin' on, and we will do our best to keep you honest. Just keep thinking about Jack O's garage (that's my inspiration), and you will get there.
rickairmedic
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Bill we may have to have a little chat about this whole hoarding thing 
. I thought I had alot of trees on my corner lot but must admit you have me whooped there . I will admit though to removing half a dozen pines over the last couple of years with a few left to go . I love my maples and oaks but the pines are dirty nasty trees with lousy root systems .
Rick
. I thought I had alot of trees on my corner lot but must admit you have me whooped there . I will admit though to removing half a dozen pines over the last couple of years with a few left to go . I love my maples and oaks but the pines are dirty nasty trees with lousy root systems .Rick
ambenz
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My parents had passed a few years ago and Dad was just like you, a lot stuff got pitched because I couldn't deal with the overwhelming load of stuff he kept.
I learned that if you don't use it in a year, pitch it!
We actually have a garage sale every year...if it don't sell, it's gone!
I'm sure he thought us boys would want that stuff and my older brother did take a lot.
My brother is now a packrat and we are not allowed on his property because of it!
We long to see him but it just don't happen unless it's somewhere other than his home.
Terrible to know I can't ever see my brother unless he comes here....or at a function.
I just can't "pop" over...
Guess what I am saying is, being a hoarder affects more than just yourself.
It sure affects relatives, friends, and anyone who would love to learn from your experiences and knowledge.
I sure hope your motovation continues, stay away from those rusty toolboxes, get rid of all the stuff you have..if you arent sure if you may need it in a year from now, pitch it.
Maybe you will be a good person to motovate my brother into action...I commend your resolve.....fail is not an option!!!
I learned that if you don't use it in a year, pitch it!
We actually have a garage sale every year...if it don't sell, it's gone!
I'm sure he thought us boys would want that stuff and my older brother did take a lot.
My brother is now a packrat and we are not allowed on his property because of it!
We long to see him but it just don't happen unless it's somewhere other than his home.
Terrible to know I can't ever see my brother unless he comes here....or at a function.
I just can't "pop" over...
Guess what I am saying is, being a hoarder affects more than just yourself.
It sure affects relatives, friends, and anyone who would love to learn from your experiences and knowledge.
I sure hope your motovation continues, stay away from those rusty toolboxes, get rid of all the stuff you have..if you arent sure if you may need it in a year from now, pitch it.
Maybe you will be a good person to motovate my brother into action...I commend your resolve.....fail is not an option!!!
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Bronson
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How is Your Wife feeling about the cleanup? Is She ready to toss out and clean? I hope She is with You on this. Good luck, You are making a good start!
Julie is NOT ready to change. But she is happy I am doing something. She literally wanted to buy the house next door when it was for sale, to move over there and start filling it. One good thing is that some of this stuff has been here so long, and some of it not properly stored, so the weather has ruined stuff and I can just pitch it.
You are right about a start. It is going to be a long road. Took a decade and a half to make this mess. Will take more than a week to fix it. It's time to live like an adult. Time to eat meals in the dining room, fix food in the kitchen and keep tools in the garage. And I'd like my office back, and the spare bedroom, and the powder room. And watch TV in the living room and have the bedroom just for sleep and......you know.
Bill we may have to have a little chat about this whole hoarding thing
Rick
The biggest Maple (About 4' diameter was planted by my Mother in Law as well as the 50-60' Pine in the back yard. All the streets around Detroit used to have Elms every 40' or so on both sides. They created a Gothic arch down the street. We lost our 4 on the side a few years ago so I allowed the Maples to "volunteer" to take their place. Trees are trimmed up and shrubs trimmed down to meet vision requirements for traffic on the corner. I had 4 way stops put in (Talked to the City Engineer) to make it safer. The canopy trees will grow up and separate from the understory trees eventually and make it less confusing visually. I may also thin them out allowing them to become more specimen trees. Plus I intend to trim and replant so that the entries are visible from the street in the front as well as the side. I need empty or "negative" space next to plantings to set things off that I want to be noticed. Otherwise it all becomes a jumble. The low plantings need organization too. They are understandable at a walking pace, but driving it is a mass. People either love it, or don't understand and think the house is abandoned. The greenery does have benefits. It cuts traffic noise and "boom box car" noise. I look out the window and feel like I'm in a forest. A lot cooler too, in the yard and house. One problem is it is all dense shade gardening with Hostas and maybe ferns. Grass won't grow and it has to rain a LOT for any to get through.
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rickairmedic
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LOL trust me I understand the trees I have a neighbor who used to ask all the time why I dont trim my trees higher . I told him if I trimmed them up higher I would be able to see his house from mine and ruin the whole effect . I am also well aware of the cooling effects .
Rick
. I am also well aware of the cooling effects .Rick
LOL trust me I understand the trees I have a neighbor who used to ask all the time why I dont trim my trees higher . I told him if I trimmed them up higher I would be able to see his house from mine and ruin the whole effect
Rick
That's funny!
The neighbor next to me cut down all his trees that were a buffer between us. Now he complains about my messy yard (A valid complaint). But I told him, If you hadn't cut your trees down, you wouldn't be able to see it"!
flybefree
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I told my wife last night how I thought what you are trying to do is really a great thing. Speaking only for myself I now that changing "me" for the better is pretty darn hard and it's obvious you are doing more than cleaning out a garage. Keep at it!
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Julie is NOT ready to change. But she is happy I am doing something. She literally wanted to buy the house next door when it was for sale, to move over there and start filling it. One good thing is that some of this stuff has been here so long, and some of it not properly stored, so the weather has ruined stuff and I can just pitch it.
You are right about a start. It is going to be a long road. Took a decade and a half to make this mess. Will take more than a week to fix it. It's time to live like an adult. Time to eat meals in the dining room, fix food in the kitchen and keep tools in the garage. And I'd like my office back, and the spare bedroom, and the powder room. And watch TV in the living room and have the bedroom just for sleep and......you know.
I commend you for what you are doing or trying to do, but I see what gets you into trouble. You have tools you didn't even know you had, yet you are out buying toolboxes. Are they really needed right now? Before buying anything else, you need to finish the task at hand and then take inventory.
And if the wife wanted to buy the house next door and fill it up, it might be time for some serious intervention and counseling about hoarding. Not trying to sound like a ****, but just being realistic. You know what you want out of life by saying you want some of the mess gone, and by the words you spoke of, regaining the space for what it was intended. It will take both of you to do it.
All I can say is good luck on this endeavor. It's going to be a lot of work and I hope you pull it off
I commend you for what you are doing or trying to do, but I see what gets you into trouble. You have tools you didn't even know you had, yet you are out buying toolboxes. Are they really needed right now? Before buying anything else, you need to finish the task at hand and then take inventory.
And if the wife wanted to buy the house next door and fill it up, it might be time for some serious intervention and counseling about hoarding. Not trying to sound like a ****, but just being realistic. You know what you want out of life by saying you want some of the mess gone, and by the words you spoke of, regaining the space for what it was intended. It will take both of you to do it.
All I can say is good luck on this endeavor. It's going to be a lot of work and I hope you pull it off
Kevin,
You are right. And this might not be an entirely successful project. Especially without her active participation. I see what you mean about continuing to buy. She and I both get a high from a purchase that is a "Good Buy". That soon dims as the house still is a mess. And you are right. We typically buy fixer upper items that aren't fully usable and then become a pending project themselves. And the trip to go get them is an avoidance in time and space, from the problem. Even this thread is a way to spend some enjoyable time online in the AC rather than downstairs working with the mess and sweating.
I can only change my own self and hope it encourages her to emulate me. As things get better she may regain hope for a nice place and join me. Right now, after work she retreats to the TV and I to my computer. This cleanup is just a small venture a couple hours a day to see if it's worth trying. If I find it rewarding, I'll continue it. If it becomes just a never ending task with no up side then I will tire of it. That's why I am focusing on the garage. That is something that interests me. I have a lot of nice tools and because of GJ have started getting and organizing and using them. It is fun. I am proud of being able to fix things on the car. It is satisfying. Like lots of people here I like showing off what I have and sharing what I know about subjects like zoning, planning and construction. GJ also has made me jealous of nice neat garages. There is no reason I can't at least have that. Not 12 gauge. Not Racedeck. Not even epoxy. Just a clean and organized space. My garage isn't 40x120 or 50x80 like some here. Hell, my whole lot is 40x100. So a 9x18 space is finite. It should be cleanable with enough 2 or 3 hour visits.
Well, time to go hit it again.........!!!!! Photos after!
cowboy73
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Looks like you're making a good dent with your cleanup! You're right about it taking awhile to straighten it out. All of that stuff didn't get there over night and it isn't leaving overnight. Keep at it and stay encouraged. It's hard to see progress up to a certain point, but once you can easily see an improvement, it will be easier to envision the final goal. I have a few items around here I need to clean up. I know that your post will encourage others and help them deal with having too much stuff. My parents are hoarders to some degree. They live out in the country and have a 50X75, 28X80, and 28X36 barns that are full. Large piles of scrap metal and old farm machinery laying around. Most of it they aren't attached to. They have just saved it over the years and there it sits. I really should go down there and help them clean up.
I just want to say, it took alot of guts to come on here and show us what you're up against. Remember, we're all pulling for ya!
I just want to say, it took alot of guts to come on here and show us what you're up against. Remember, we're all pulling for ya!
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Thanks!!! Your note of encouragement came just at the right time. I just came up after a few minutes work, disgusted at the enormity of it all, not seeing the finish line of even the garage itself. Another hour or two will see a path through to the back vestibule and a little more work will clear out the overhead wood and maybe start on sweeping more of the floor. THEN I will feel a real change is happening. Found a chair and a fan in the mess so I can take breaks down there. Fridge on the front walk has cold pop. Wife is pushing me to start packing for vacation next Friday. She has NO idea!
My brother lives in the UP of MI. He is a builder and sometimes helps widows clean out barns, outbuildings and even fields full of stuff, after the husband is gone. Sells things in Ames, Iowa.
A lot of us just have too much stuff. But when you look at it you say "I could use this for........"! And you think about things you did throw away (Like a Lyon metal cabinet), and wish you hadn't.
And it helps to understand why you do it. For me, my grandfather, also a builder used to collect bent nails. He had barrels full. My father, an alcoholic, changed jobs so often that we never had a stable long term home. This is my first long term place to live. I wanted to stock it for a lifetime.
But that is also a trap. When the stuff owns you, as mine now does, then it is too much. I will have to trust that the bits of scrap wood I throw away can be replaced if I need them in the future.
Well, back to the fray! Three more things and I'll feel over a small hump and will take photos.
Nighttrain
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""Next will be going through and throwing out cardboard boxes.
This will give me about 1/3 to 1/2 of the garage emptied and room to work.
Then I can bring tools in from the living room and entry.
I will also take the file cabinet off the porch and put it in the garage.
Then there will be room for the fridge to come inside.
The lumber pile in the front yard will then go around to the side yard entry and go in the same shed.But before the trim goes in it will be scrutinized and the chaff thrown away.""
bc - This is awsome, you have a plan for your stuff. I have been watching the Hoarding show on TV and those people seem not to have a plan and people just telling them to throw stuff out and it just goes down hill. I think you will see that the goal that you are setting by having your garage back will get you to the point of not need some of the items you collected. Also in another post you mentioned your wife Julie was not interested in the clean up but you are. Good for you, just keep doing it and let GJ support you. Im sure your wife will soon see the benifits of getting this done. And I do like your green thumb with the yard. Keep up the work!
This will give me about 1/3 to 1/2 of the garage emptied and room to work.
Then I can bring tools in from the living room and entry.
I will also take the file cabinet off the porch and put it in the garage.
Then there will be room for the fridge to come inside.
The lumber pile in the front yard will then go around to the side yard entry and go in the same shed.But before the trim goes in it will be scrutinized and the chaff thrown away.""
bc - This is awsome, you have a plan for your stuff. I have been watching the Hoarding show on TV and those people seem not to have a plan and people just telling them to throw stuff out and it just goes down hill. I think you will see that the goal that you are setting by having your garage back will get you to the point of not need some of the items you collected. Also in another post you mentioned your wife Julie was not interested in the clean up but you are. Good for you, just keep doing it and let GJ support you. Im sure your wife will soon see the benifits of getting this done. And I do like your green thumb with the yard. Keep up the work!
Breakthrough!
I finally got a path cleared out the back door of the garage And I've started throwing lumber and trim out through the back door, making a ragged pile on the back porch That will go neatly stacked in a shed
Also, the lumber and trim and boards, including some 4/4 Oak is down off the jury rigged overhead rack, ready to go out the back with the Maple boards for a workbench.
Photos show this as well as the small pile of lumber on the dumpster and the bigger pile thrown over the side gate. All that and the very big pile in the front yard goes in a shed
Found another railing matching that baluster, an aluminum shop dustpan and a pipe vise mounted on a board.
Watched a documentary on flea markets on PBS this morning. They are great fun, but for me they have become a trap as have garage sales, CL and even Ebay. Even GJ gives me free rein to "Collect". I want to live a simple but rich and varied life.
New goal is to have just what I need, not 3 or 4 of a thing. Before I get something, there must be a place for it to be kept and used. Up til now I get a thing and try to find a place to stuff it in.
Lumber pulled down from overhead.
Pancake
Lathe. BTW I have 2 South Bend lathes under tarps in the back yard. Want to get them in here.
Red box from under my bed and Kennedy.
Maple for bench top
Lumber thrown on back porch
Lumber thrown inbto rear yard
Found pipe vise
Sycamore
3 photos of lumber pulled out the front
Apache pop up I need to take out and store at the property. We have 18 of these soft top Apache pop ups....yikes!
There's a C'man table saw under there. Needs to go in garage.
Lumber thrown over the gate to be stored in shed.
Side sidewalk with fallen leaves
Another nice detail on the house. Rough faced limestone on the garage face with a bronze fixture and ivy. Found fixture at the Habitat Restore. Lots of limestone trim on the brick colonials in Detroit. My mother father and grandfather all built homes. Grandpa was a builder, contractor and brick, block and stone mason. I have a photo of great grandpa, who also was a mason, with a white horse and a cart full of brick. He was the immigrant from E. Prussia. White porch columns were a freebie on CL. I need to build in a drop on the porch and install them permanently.
I finally got a path cleared out the back door of the garage And I've started throwing lumber and trim out through the back door, making a ragged pile on the back porch That will go neatly stacked in a shed
Also, the lumber and trim and boards, including some 4/4 Oak is down off the jury rigged overhead rack, ready to go out the back with the Maple boards for a workbench.
Photos show this as well as the small pile of lumber on the dumpster and the bigger pile thrown over the side gate. All that and the very big pile in the front yard goes in a shed
Found another railing matching that baluster, an aluminum shop dustpan and a pipe vise mounted on a board.
Watched a documentary on flea markets on PBS this morning. They are great fun, but for me they have become a trap as have garage sales, CL and even Ebay. Even GJ gives me free rein to "Collect". I want to live a simple but rich and varied life.
New goal is to have just what I need, not 3 or 4 of a thing. Before I get something, there must be a place for it to be kept and used. Up til now I get a thing and try to find a place to stuff it in.
Lumber pulled down from overhead.
Pancake
Lathe. BTW I have 2 South Bend lathes under tarps in the back yard. Want to get them in here.
Red box from under my bed and Kennedy.
Maple for bench top
Lumber thrown on back porch
Lumber thrown inbto rear yard
Found pipe vise
Sycamore
3 photos of lumber pulled out the front
Apache pop up I need to take out and store at the property. We have 18 of these soft top Apache pop ups....yikes!
There's a C'man table saw under there. Needs to go in garage.
Lumber thrown over the gate to be stored in shed.
Side sidewalk with fallen leaves
Another nice detail on the house. Rough faced limestone on the garage face with a bronze fixture and ivy. Found fixture at the Habitat Restore. Lots of limestone trim on the brick colonials in Detroit. My mother father and grandfather all built homes. Grandpa was a builder, contractor and brick, block and stone mason. I have a photo of great grandpa, who also was a mason, with a white horse and a cart full of brick. He was the immigrant from E. Prussia. White porch columns were a freebie on CL. I need to build in a drop on the porch and install them permanently.
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rickairmedic
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Bill you are doing a great job and I think you have even motivated a few other guys to come out and clean their shops up and take them back. The fact that you have a path through the garage is an amazing improvement in just a week . I have faith that you will see this through and maybe even motivate SWMBO to toss some stuff . When you are feeling overwhelmed with it all just come back and look at your starting pictures and then where you have made it to already . I know its not easy been there got the shirt .
Rick
.Rick
Bill you are doing a great job and I think you have even motivated a few other guys to come out and clean their shops up and take them back. The fact that you have a path through the garage is an amazing improvement in just a week . I have faith that you will see this through and maybe even motivate SWMBO to toss some stuff . When you are feeling overwhelmed with it all just come back and look at your starting pictures and then where you have made it to already . I know its not easy been there got the shirt
Rick
Thanks Rick,
I've gotten all those small piles of lumber into the back yard now. Also used the leaf blower to clean the street and sidewalks. I did take a little break today and went and picked up a CL vise. It's a #404 1/2 Columbian with the swivel base and the swivel rear jaw and pin. Got it for $50. And he pulled a #104 fixed base Yost out from under a bench for $30. Treated myself for being a hard worker.
Now I gotta do some more work.......
Bill
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rwhite692
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^^^ absolutely!
rwhite692
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Apache pop up I need to take out and store at the property. We have 18 of these soft top Apache pop ups....yikes!
Wait a minute.....You have...... Eighteen pop up campers?
If I were you, I would pick ONE - the best one- and sell the rest.
Think about it: If you only got $150 for each of the remaining seventeen pop-ups, you would have a whopping $2,550 to spend on fixing up your garage!!!
You mention having two south bend lathes. Keep the best one, sell the other one.
...See where I am going with this?
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rickairmedic
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Wait I just went back and read you have not 1 but 2 Southbend Lathes laying under tarps in the back yard ? I'll be right up to get one . I am guessing being Southbends they are metal working lathes .
Rick
. I am guessing being Southbends they are metal working lathes .Rick
Apache pop up I need to take out and store at the property. We have 18 of these soft top Apache pop ups....yikes!
Wait a minute.....You have...... Eighteen pop up campers?
If I were you, I would pick ONE - the best one- and sell the rest.
Think about it: If you only got $150 for each of the remaining seventeen pop-ups, you would have a whopping $2,550 to spend on fixing up your garage!!!
You mention having two south bend lathes. Keep the best one, sell the other one.
...See where I am going with this?
We have one for sale right now.
On another note...this weekend there is an airshow at Selfridge ANG base that I've been wanting to go to ever since it started. I moved to Detroit in 68'. Also the Woodward Ave. Dream Cruise. I've never been and always wanted to go. But I just went through the garage and yard.......I think it takes precedence.
Coyote Red
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Love what you're doing and love that you're documenting it here.
It's obvious from the pics you've posted so far that you have some really nice stuff and you could have a great space.
Good luck.
ps: There might not ever be a more poignant definition of hoarding than 18 pop-up campers. My lord, that is amazing.
It's obvious from the pics you've posted so far that you have some really nice stuff and you could have a great space.
Good luck.
ps: There might not ever be a more poignant definition of hoarding than 18 pop-up campers. My lord, that is amazing.
Wait I just went back and read you have not 1 but 2 Southbend Lathes laying under tarps in the back yard ? I'll be right up to get one
Rick
Yup! A 9A and a Heavy 9.
Oh, and a 3 phase monster air compressor, an anvil, 2 kayaks, 10 bicycles, 2 motorcycles, a HF press and a Bridgeport.
ZRX61
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All I see is piles of firewood & an incredible waste of tools.
51rider
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Sir, I applaud your efforts.
What you have accomplished so far is fantastic & I hope you will continue.
I'm subscribing to your thread so please keep the updates coming!
What you have accomplished so far is fantastic & I hope you will continue.
I'm subscribing to your thread so please keep the updates coming!
rickairmedic
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OMG and a bridgeport well now I dont think even with the garage empty you can fit those in but I am gonna have to borrow my neighbors F250 and trailer . My Yota and small trailer could handle a Southbend 9A but no way a Bridgeport
.Rick
MadMechMaster
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Good work! Keep it up.
You should have no problem building a good workbench with all of the material you have. Just stop looking at Craigslist. Except maybe to sell. There will always be deals if you look.
BTW, you wouldn't happen to have a set of change gears for a 9B?
You should have no problem building a good workbench with all of the material you have. Just stop looking at Craigslist. Except maybe to sell. There will always be deals if you look.
BTW, you wouldn't happen to have a set of change gears for a 9B?
Last note for tonight. Just tossed (Placed) the rest of the long boards from the overhead storage, outside on the back porch for movement to the long shed in the morning. That leaves some small bundles of trim and the big pieces of maple for the bench top. That will be all the wood removed.
Next item will be sorting and tossing cardboard box contents. And 2 sets of steel utility shelving have fallen forward. I think their legs rusted in the front. After doing the above items tomorrow (Before it rains), And sorting and stacking some easy boxes and sweeping up a little, I will photo. It should start to look better.
Bill (Plugging along in Detroit)
Next item will be sorting and tossing cardboard box contents. And 2 sets of steel utility shelving have fallen forward. I think their legs rusted in the front. After doing the above items tomorrow (Before it rains), And sorting and stacking some easy boxes and sweeping up a little, I will photo. It should start to look better.
Bill (Plugging along in Detroit)
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