ME87's Simple 3 Car

[ME87]

My wife and I purchased our first garage in May, and moved into the house attached to it.

It was a finished 3 car but pretty plain without a single shelf or spot of paint other than white

I quickly added the shelf along the back wall for storage

Put up some pegboard

and hung a few signs

That sufficed for a bit, while I could make some improvements to the house

4 Weeks ago I decided to epoxy the floor and start on the paint scheme as well as put down molding to to seal the bottom of the wall and floor.

This is how it sits now with the addition of my signs again

Next plan is get 220 in the garage (I'm going to run it all in well placed external conduit and boxes) as well as plumb permanent air into the garage and move the air compressor out back.

For the air I'm going to use a system similar to the "Rapid Air" kits out on the market but I'm piecing mine together from McMaster Carr as well as making some modifications to their manifold design. This system will be run externally as well, but will also be placed well enough that it doesn't look tacky. I will have a few manifolds placed at various points in the garage with quick connects.

Please feel free to make suggestions and criticisms

 

[SiGmA_X]

You appear to be off to a great start! Nice work! What floor coating did you use? I highly support moving the compressor out of the garage. I have mine in a ducted, insulated room and it really makes running for a long time a non-issue!

 

[rmckee]

It's amazing what even a red stripe and some floor epoxy can do to change things up! You're off to a great start.

 

[ME87]

First set of parts from McMaster for the air system. Manifolds are currently being manufactured and then I'll anodize them red to match the theme with the red line.

 

[glsmaverick]

Definitely watching this to see how you do the airline set up. I am thinking about moving my compressor to the basement.

 

[ME87]

Acquired a new toy for the shop today

and also started preliminary design on my welding table. it will be 2' X 3' and have multiple places for a vice as seen on other benches on the forum.

As it sits right now It's about 240 Lbs with a 3/8" top and 1/4' middle tray. I'll add a back splash to keep sparks off of the wall as well as adjustable feet to level it. The slots are so I can implement some clamps similar to the Miller X clamp tables which I can't afford, nor would I pay 4 figures for if I could, lol. A few more details to add such as ground clamp location, gun holder, and maybe a chip tray below the main the top.

 

[wfochris]

Anxious to see this one pan out. The air too.

 

[ME87]

Had to try out the new saw today. Put together a book shelf specifically for reference manuals and books. While not large enough to hold my library, it can cold the most frequently used ones.

 

[ME87]

One more piece to my air system. Should have the manifolds from the machine shop in a few days and I can start piecing it together after anodizing.

 

[ME87]

A few updates.

Built a work Bench, just need to finish it

Designed some custom handles for the doors on the work bench.

Finished the manifolds for the air system

I still might anodize them red

Got the reel up

 

[info2x]

Looks good

 

[Red Leader]

That floor looks great! I am going to be doing the epoxy floor out in my garage, but it may not look nearly as nice...it kind of reminds me of the ocean surface if you were to instantly freeze it

 

[ME87]

Air system is complete as of tonight

 

[ME87]

Been a while since any updates.

Put up some shelving in between garage doors

Put my parts washer on a rolling cart that I fabbed up

"installed" a fridge lol

Put up some racks to store raw materials as well as a fan

Put a nice metal top and vice on the work bench

and last but not least, started my 1923 speedster build

 

[ME87]

Got around to building and mounting the TV mount

&

bought H.F. benchtop sand blaster and built a stand for it

&

and making some slow progress on the '23 build

 

[MG30]

Very nice project that speedster.

Jorge

 

[NewShockerGuy]

Been a while since any updates.

Put up some shelving in between garage doors

How are those little shelves attached? I see that you have two pieces of wood under them but how is the top piece of wood attached to them?

And how do you have those two pieces of wood anchored in the walls?

Thanks,
-Nigel

 

[Thruxton]

I had moved my sandblaster, smaller than yours but with legs, out to the attached shed my dust collector is in, but when i finally got the dust collector installed, there was no longer room for the sandblaster. I was just scratching my head about adding casters to it, and your approach is just right. Will copy!

 

[flybefree]

Looking good...how do you like the HF cabinet? Work O.K. for the hobby guy? Like the 23 too.

Shaun

 

[Thedoc14]

Looking Great, I see a turning manual but no lathe or is that hidden else where.
Nice work on the air manifolds.

 

[ME87]

How are those little shelves attached? I see that you have two pieces of wood under them but how is the top piece of wood attached to them?

And how do you have those two pieces of wood anchored in the walls?

Thanks,
-Nigel

The pieces underneath the shelf are screwed to the wall. There are 2 screws in each "leg". One screw is in a stud as they were conveniently placed, the other is in using a good quality drywall anchor. I then glued and screwed the shelves to these legs. They are perfectly strong for the surface area they provide unless you plan on storing lead ingots on them. One note of caution is to make sure your corner is square before you cut all of your shelves. If it's not, tailor your shelves to fit the non-square corner.

I had moved my sandblaster, smaller than yours but with legs, out to the attached shed my dust collector is in, but when i finally got the dust collector installed, there was no longer room for the sandblaster. I was just scratching my head about adding casters to it, and your approach is just right. Will copy!

Feel free.

Looking good...how do you like the HF cabinet? Work O.K. for the hobby guy? Like the 23 too.

Shaun

It works great for the hobby guy. I've done some small powder coating projects at home using my Eastwood gun and a BBQ. A small blaster like this provides perfect surface prep. for powder coating.

Looking Great, I see a turning manual but no lathe or is that hidden else where.
Nice work on the air manifolds.

No turning machines at home yet, but I do have a couple big ones at the shop.

 

[ME87]

Added some Gladiator cabinets a while back.

A view of 2/3's of the place

 

[55cadillacking]

It's deceiving how much equipment you have in there because things are so clean and orderly. I love clean and orderly! Any pics of the entire garage?

 

[ME87]

No pictures of the entire setup. I'll take a few this weekend. With a small garage (3 car) you have to keep it organized if there is going to be any hope of putting 3 cars in it still.