Hello from DownEast Maine!

[59chief]

Howdy! I've been a lurker for a while, but now that the "garagemajhal" is complete enough to work in (when it's warm enough) I thought I'd join in. I have built a monitor style barn that is 32 x 60. The center bay is 32 x 30 x 16 tall to accommodate the new extra tall Atlas lift. I just did my first standing oil change on our '59 Apache yesterday, which was just awesome. No more crawling around on the ground!

Future plans include siding and a heat source for the radiant tube in the floor, and a compressed air distribution system.

About a year or so ago I saw a cool heavy duty steel workbench on a link here that had bottle jacks on either end for a wheel mechanism to make it portable, if anyone knows where I can find the link again that would be great, and thanks.
Jeff

 

[rburke65]

Welcome 59 chief...from Ohio! That picture was just posted again and it can be found.....I think ..... If you do a search for "benches" at the top of the page, or someone will post it for ya. Good luck. And oh, real nice looking shop you have there!

 

[drivesitfar]

59: i can't say where the link is for this welding table that i think you are going to build, but i did save the pictures because i'm planning on building 2 of them so i can use them like a saw horse on big things or just have one at the ready if the other one has a project on it. can we really have too many steel tables in our shops?

is this the one? i'm planning on maybe adding a few things to it like a couple clamp racks like this other table has.

sounds like a nice garage and shop and please post up more pictures of outside and in when you get a chance.

welcome

 

[1/2 Cup]

Welcome aboard Jeff, thanks for posting. Your barn looks fantastic..

 

[930dreamer]

Welcome to the GJ.

 

[zeeke]

Welcome to GJ.

 

[Lone Star Blaze]

welcome!

Pics of Apache!!

 

[Strouty]

Welcome from someone more local. Love the barn, you should post some more pics!

 

[meboatermike]

Great looking garage there. I'm sitting here in southern Maine without one at present and just joined last night.

 

[Strouty]

Welcome to you as well!

 

[59chief]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes!
Yes! drivesitfar that's the one, thanks a lot.
Strouty, thanks and I will soon.
Meboatermike hers one for you.
Jeff

 

[59chief]

Lone Star Blaze, thanks.

 

[Strouty]

Nice truck!

 

[drivesitfar]

59: i can't tell you the last time I've seen a lake without a house on it's shoreline. nice truck and garage too. keep posting pictures if you wish and have a few more because we always appreciate them.

I thought that might be the welding table you liked. there is a small thread on it, but i'm pretty sure that there are not any specs in that thread so you'll have to build off the picture. or I might start a thread when i build mine.

i'm going to put one of these vises on that table when i build it and maybe the Wilton 606 SJ that weighs 190 pounds that is sitting on the far right of this row of big vises. i thought i'd add one of my pictures to give your thread a little color too. i hope that's ok.

cheers

 

[XxToolAholicxX]

Hello Chief and welcome to the Garage Journal.

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I am a Toolaholic,Sometimes I regret it,Especialy when the Toolman wont give me no credit

 

[Cypherian]

Howdy! I've been a lurker for a while, but now that the "garagemajhal" is complete enough to work in (when it's warm enough) I thought I'd join in. I have built a monitor style barn that is 32 x 60. The center bay is 32 x 30 x 16 tall to accommodate the new extra tall Atlas lift. I just did my first standing oil change on our '59 Apache yesterday, which was just awesome. No more crawling around on the ground!

Future plans include siding and a heat source for the radiant tube in the floor, and a compressed air distribution system.

About a year or so ago I saw a cool heavy duty steel workbench on a link here that had bottle jacks on either end for a wheel mechanism to make it portable, if anyone knows where I can find the link again that would be great, and thanks.
Jeff

Welcome,

Downeast huh ... That would be in Washington County ??:} From Pembroke still go home a couple times a year .

Cypher

 

[59chief]

Nice vise collection there Drivesitfar, I'll be stuck with a twenty year old Costco Chinese vise but at least I now know what the bench will look like, thanks again.
Cypher, I'm in northern Hancock county but I can see over the line from here! I think it still qualifies ��
Jeff

 

[Cypherian]

No worries , Very nice truck I have always liked the Apache Style trucks .

Cypher

 

[Lone Star Blaze]

Lone Star Blaze, thanks.

very nice love those Task Force Chevys. Napco 4WD or newer conversion by looking at the hubs?

 

[59chief]

Happy New Year!
It's a Frankentruck. The motor,trans/transfer, and axels are from a '78 Blazer or K10. P.O. did most of the conversion. Also has power "steering"and brakes with discs up front. In some ways I wish it were a NAPCO mainly because it would be worth more to some folks, but although the body is all original I can do what I want with it and not feel guilty about messing up a original "survivor".
It was barely drivable when we got it, bent rear axel, different ratios in front and rear diffs, and a fairly long list of little things but it's getting better all the time and will someday get a frame off refreshing. Now that I have someplace to work on it, it will be a joy to do.
Jeff