Above 1200 Sq/FT OldCarGuy’s New Toy Shop
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
OldCarGuy = Machine GodNow I see why you installed the crane FIRST. There is no ideal way to move all of that stuff inside with such precision. Great job!
Very very impressive, to say the least. You have so much cool stuff and great equipment that it would keep me busy till I die
Another one for ya.....
cdrewferd
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Simply amazing garage. I'm glad that you didn't let anyone stop you from having what you wanted.
DaveL.
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OldCarGuy - You are my garage super hero. If I'm ever out your way can I sign up for a tour? Your 'compound' is simply over the top and then some.
Pops said:
I don’t claim to be a cameraman; but without a wide angle lens I wasn’t able to get one overall view of my machine shop area. I’ll post some photos of my machine shop area from ceiling height at three corners. The area is 30' wide and just over half of the 50' length. Leaving the area by the garage door open for the lift and a spot for a second vehicle on the floor. This area I have planned for some sheet metal equipment, like a 48" wide 12 gage box brake and shear. Plus a tire mounting and balancing equipment.
Most of the machinery and benches are placed along the outside walls. The two surface grinders, bench grinder, along with the sandblasting cabinet are next to each other on one wall. Segregating the dust producing equipment, for the central dust collector. Leaving the one lathe, CNC mill, Kearney Trecker mill, optical comparator, tool box, granite plate, and storage shelving in a back to back center row. Conduit was buried below the floor to feed three phase and 120 Volt power to these machines. The bridge carne prohibits drops from the ceiling.
ZRX61
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How do you get any moisture out of the underground part of the airlines?
thefairlaneman
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YOUR SHOP is neat enough to be part of NASA research. Gez man how do you do it?OldCarGuy said:I don’t claim to be a cameraman; but without a wide angle lens I wasn’t able to get one overall view of my machine shop area. I’ll post some photos of my machine shop area from ceiling height at three corners. The area is 30' wide and just over half of the 50' length. Leaving the area by the garage door open for the lift and a spot for a second vehicle on the floor. This area I have planned for some sheet metal equipment, like a 48" wide 12 gage box brake and shear. Plus a tire mounting and balancing equipment.
Most of the machinery and benches are placed along the outside walls. The two surface grinders, bench grinder, along with the sandblasting cabinet are next to each other on one wall. Segregating the dust producing equipment, for the central dust collector. Leaving the one lathe, CNC mill, Kearney Trecker mill, optical comparator, tool box, granite plate, and storage shelving in a back to back center row. Conduit was buried below the floor to feed three phase and 120 Volt power to these machines. The bridge carne prohibits drops from the ceiling.
ZRX61 said:
The trick is to get the moisture out before it goes underground. There is an auto drain at the bottom of the 80-gallon compressor tank that is set for 1 second blasts every 15 minutes. The air then goes through an over-sized coalescing filter that removes any oil and particles larger than 1 micron. The compressed air is cooled and enters a 55 CFM BelAir refrigerated dryer to take any remaining moisture out. Followed by a final .01 micron filtering before it is piped underground.
It’s a way of life to keep a shop looking good. First off it takes organization. Making a place for everything and seeing that it is returned soon after using it. It takes little more effort when working on something to spend a little more time to clean up after yourself. Rather than letting things pile up and getting out of hand. By the way I see a lot of other wonderful and clean garages and shops here that look better kept than mine.thefairlaneman said:
I appreciate all your thoughtful comments. Indeed I do set aside time to sleep; but I lost tract of how many hours have been spent on this transformation. Though it has been a labor of love…
House moving day has now passed. Three 26’ van loads, Five young movers nonstop for 18 hours on Saturday,, and it looks like the aftermath of a storm in my house. It’s going to take me weeks to put everything in its’ place.
M. MYERS
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OldCarGuy said:
Would like some information on the overhead crane assy you are going to build.
Would you send me some information and photos.
Mel
M. MYERS said:
If you go back and read this thread you’ll see some photos how I fabricated and finished shots of the bridge crane in my toy shop.
Commercial bridge crane
http://www.lkgoodwin.com/more_info/...es/series_300_manual_medium_duty_cranes.shtml
Beam capacity chart.
http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2831
christmas
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Today I decided to check back on this website, which was tough as the last time it was called "garagejunkies". So it had been awhile. Anyhow, once I opened it up, I couldn't stop reading all the posts. What a wonderfull man you are to take the time to post your photos,information,thoughts,and answers to the various questions. I have an attached 26x80 garage that,thanks to you, I now have more ideas to implement. I retired 2 months ago and am now sure I will never run out of things to do.
All the best to you OCG!
All the best to you OCG!
christmas
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DynoDave said:
Thanks Dave. Of course, if I spend too much time here, I won't get any projects done. I truly enjoy seeing what others have done. Even if one isn't very wealthy, one can always make your own garage better to work in by just organizing what you do have.
MyDomain
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I'm not worthy of viewing this thread!
Okay, okay...you've got me beat
Seriously...thanks for the great pics and info. I may have to get one of those door lifts eventually! Not a bad price on eBay... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190051368456
twostory
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Here is a better price on the liftmaster 3800 jackscrew $415 + ship
http://www.garagedoors.net/AGDstore/lm3800.asp?gclid=CJiCjsbVzogCFSoIFQodmXCfLA
http://www.garagedoors.net/AGDstore/lm3800.asp?gclid=CJiCjsbVzogCFSoIFQodmXCfLA
Down Under Bloke
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tmartin said:
Welcome aboard; interested to hear about the garage seen in Estonia
Sack
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Great thread.
So the only thing that has me curious is; what's the story with the import lathe? Just seems out of place with all the old american iron.
Greatly appreciate you taking the time to post up all the pictures and details.
So the only thing that has me curious is; what's the story with the import lathe? Just seems out of place with all the old american iron.
Greatly appreciate you taking the time to post up all the pictures and details.
Sack said:
The largest part of the “iron” in my garages was manufactured in the good old USA. Though over the years I have wavered my buy American stance and purchased the 14” lathe that was manufactured in China. Twenty years ago I paid $500.00 to a friend that had to relocate. It was almost new and came complete with all the tooling including a 3-jaw and 4jaw chucks along with a 5-C auto-closing collet setup. I wouldn’t consider purchasing one new as it doesn’t come close to the quality and rigidity of my used well taken care of 15” Clausing Cholchester.
Sack
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OldCarGuy said:
Hope my question didn't come across the wrong way. The question about the import lathe was sort of in jest based on all the other american iron in the shop. I have an older 15" Clausing and believe in all the older high quality stuff myself. That's why when I saw the import lathe sitting there I figured there was some story behind it.
Garage looks great. I'm more focused on your machining area as it's so well laid out you can tell you really put a lot of thought into it. Looks great.
Sack said:Hope my question didn't come across the wrong way. The question about the import lathe was sort of in jest based on all the other american iron in the shop. I have an older 15" Clausing and believe in all the older high quality stuff myself. That's why when I saw the import lathe sitting there I figured there was some story behind it.
Garage looks great. I'm more focused on your machining area as it's so well laid out you can tell you really put a lot of thought into it. Looks great.
Not offended at all.
And I appreciate your comments about my shop’s layout. I put a lot of time on the drawing board to “shoehorn” all my machines, cabinets, and shelving into place. Making the most out of every square foot. The pictures make it look crammed full; but there is more than ample space for running everything. Being in a work environment and setting up manufacturing plants my entire life, I appreciate having my tools, supplies, nuts & bolts close by my equipment.
NeverEnoughSpace
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I became a member of this site souly to thank you.
You are an inspiration to not only me, but many others that read your thread.
Again, thanks for being so candid and taking time out of your life to share with complete strangers.
You are an inspiration to not only me, but many others that read your thread.
Again, thanks for being so candid and taking time out of your life to share with complete strangers.
78fj40
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OldCarGuy said:
Just two questions:
1. Can I buy your old house? From the looks of what you had in there to begin with, it would be more than I could ever use anyway.
2. If the house is already sold, can I buy the old gantry crane from you? That has to be the coolest thing ever, I thought about doing something similar in my garage build, but decided to just save the $$$ and spend it on a decent engine hoist.
Pics look great. I'm in the process of building a shop myself right now
Link to my garage build
Now I can show my wife your photos and tell her not to worry about spending soo little on my project....hehehe
78fj40 said:
1. My old house is not sold. Thought it will be up for sale in the spring.
2. As of now I don’t have any plans for the bridge crane; but I know I won’t leave it behind. Most likely I'll try selling it along with the 5 HP 2-stage air compressor.
happy
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You must have read my mind. Now that the kids are gone this is very similar to what I am planning to do. I currently have a 24 X 48 garage as an outbuilding and I am finding that is just too small. Thanks for the inspiration.
Joe
Joe
M.Ribz
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beyond amazing!!
im surprised how relatively inexpensive the bridge cranes are.
Mike
im surprised how relatively inexpensive the bridge cranes are.
Mike
Charles (in GA)
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OldCarGuy said:
Any pics? This one I GOTTA see
Charles (in GA)
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OldCarGuy said:
The reason I ask is that there were no Falcon convertible's built in '67. The only converts were '63, '64 and '65. In '67 the intermediate Fords that were convertibles were the Mustang, the Comet, and the Fairlane. The Cougar and Falcon didn't get the soft top that year.
Charles
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OldCarGuy said:Since my old build thread was brought up, I thought I’d add an aerial view photograph of my garages.
now thats what i call some great garage ****
i cant wait until its time for me to buy some property, out of state of coarse lolDown Under Bloke
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OldCarGuy said:
I just had to flash back to the start of this thread; I have just one question how big was the last house.