Skaal-tel 79
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I've been lurking a bit, love the board! I am a big fan of restoring old equipment, so I have a bit of a soft spot for antique tools and power equipment. I don't HAVE much of it.. but that keeps the wifely peace. 
A bit of background before the pictures.
I bought my first car, a '79 camaro 5 years ago now. I've been working on it fairly steadily since. However, it's mostly been in rough driveways, hobby clubs, parking lots and friends garages.
The wifey and I moved into our current house last year with the goal of having a garage no matter what. Ended up with a 1.5 detached. The garage door opener was powered by a 30 foot extension cord drilled through the cinder blocks and just dangled under the gate.. it was weird.
I ran a 60a 240v service this fall, and with that roadblock passed I moved ahead with workbenches, power tools and all the goodies I had in storage.
I know my garage is not much compared to some others I've seen here but I'm proud to have a place where I can work on my car and other projects. It beats paying rent on a garage so small I can't open the car doors, that's for sure!
the pictures!
The trench from the house to the garage for the power wire. Had to be 26" deep. The soil here is pretty much all small stones. Hell to dig.
The garage from the street
Put up 4 4ft T8s for overhead lighting, all kinds of hooks and racks.
The overhead storage was the previous owner. He was no mechanic. This shelf didn't even have screws in it!
The benches are an old kitchen counter top and a piece of old solid core door. Both are extremely sturdy. It was a challenge to move the long one the 200km to the new house though. The taller bench is more my height. It's 46" from tabletop to the ground. I'm 6'4" so it's a really nice change to have something up at my level. The shorter bench is about right when I'm on a chair.
Currently have an XL-76 chainsaw torn apart all over the bench waiting a few parts. It's basically a homelite xl-123 but made in Canada in the early 80s. It's in extremely nice condition, just needs a few consumables.. fuel line, filter, bar and chain to be a great backyard runner.
The beer fridges, toolbox, parts bins etc. Wife got me the toolbox from costco as an engagement present.. now that's love! The darn stickers don't stick to the crinkle finish though....
I used this shelf as a workbench before I got the nice ones installed! Got a halogen spot and a worklamp for some good electrical work here. I had a drop cloth over the wire mesh for a tabletop.
Spraypaints, lube, misc POL and the thumpin stereo with remote!
Nice overhead storage in the form of 2 3/4" 8ft sheets. HEAVY.
The reason for the crazyness.
The only thing left to do is insulate and heat / cool a little more regularly. As it is the little propane heater throws enough warm for me to tinker right now, but when it hits -40 I think I'll be inside!
I hope you guys like looking at my humble garage. If anyone has any questions I'd be happy to help. I'm a vehicle tech by trade but I work on anything from computers to 30t armoured vehicles
A bit of background before the pictures.
I bought my first car, a '79 camaro 5 years ago now. I've been working on it fairly steadily since. However, it's mostly been in rough driveways, hobby clubs, parking lots and friends garages.
The wifey and I moved into our current house last year with the goal of having a garage no matter what. Ended up with a 1.5 detached. The garage door opener was powered by a 30 foot extension cord drilled through the cinder blocks and just dangled under the gate.. it was weird.
I ran a 60a 240v service this fall, and with that roadblock passed I moved ahead with workbenches, power tools and all the goodies I had in storage.
I know my garage is not much compared to some others I've seen here but I'm proud to have a place where I can work on my car and other projects. It beats paying rent on a garage so small I can't open the car doors, that's for sure!
the pictures!
The trench from the house to the garage for the power wire. Had to be 26" deep. The soil here is pretty much all small stones. Hell to dig.
The garage from the street
Put up 4 4ft T8s for overhead lighting, all kinds of hooks and racks.
The overhead storage was the previous owner. He was no mechanic. This shelf didn't even have screws in it!
The benches are an old kitchen counter top and a piece of old solid core door. Both are extremely sturdy. It was a challenge to move the long one the 200km to the new house though. The taller bench is more my height. It's 46" from tabletop to the ground. I'm 6'4" so it's a really nice change to have something up at my level. The shorter bench is about right when I'm on a chair.
Currently have an XL-76 chainsaw torn apart all over the bench waiting a few parts. It's basically a homelite xl-123 but made in Canada in the early 80s. It's in extremely nice condition, just needs a few consumables.. fuel line, filter, bar and chain to be a great backyard runner.
The beer fridges, toolbox, parts bins etc. Wife got me the toolbox from costco as an engagement present.. now that's love! The darn stickers don't stick to the crinkle finish though....
I used this shelf as a workbench before I got the nice ones installed! Got a halogen spot and a worklamp for some good electrical work here. I had a drop cloth over the wire mesh for a tabletop.
Spraypaints, lube, misc POL and the thumpin stereo with remote!
Nice overhead storage in the form of 2 3/4" 8ft sheets. HEAVY.
The reason for the crazyness.
The only thing left to do is insulate and heat / cool a little more regularly. As it is the little propane heater throws enough warm for me to tinker right now, but when it hits -40 I think I'll be inside!
I hope you guys like looking at my humble garage. If anyone has any questions I'd be happy to help. I'm a vehicle tech by trade but I work on anything from computers to 30t armoured vehicles
Nice shop! all is see that could help would be to swap that camero for a mustang and it would all be good!
