Pics of my Cobra's den

[96MysticSVT]

Finally received and had my 10'w x 12'h door installed in one of my garages:

 

[Luckydevil]

Wow, I'm diggin the whole Dewalt product line you have there. What is the weight rating on that racing jack? That thing is tiny, very cool.

 

[96MysticSVT]

Wow, I'm diggin the whole Dewalt product line you have there. What is the weight rating on that racing jack? That thing is tiny, very cool.

I do love DeWalt 18V tools! The jack only has a 3000lb rating, but it works for everything I need it for. And it's low enough to get under my Mustang, but raises high enough to use on the Expedition too.

 

[wythors]

Nice set up!

I've got to ask Matt, what on earth do you do with four cordless drills?

 

[ZRWON]

Please tell me about those little round lights under your cabinets. I am looking at a set of 5 lights (2 0n one string; 3 0n the other) made by Hampton Bay, Home Depot Model model # 35000/06 $29.96
The Home Depot web sight indicates brightness can be adjusted and implies they can attached to a switch or used as plug in.
Are these the ones you have and are they connected via switch...also bright enuff? Tks, Bill

 

[Matt Harwood]

Please tell me about those little round lights under your cabinets. I am looking at a set of 5 lights (2 0n one string; 3 0n the other) made by Hampton Bay, Home Depot Model model # 35000/06 $29.96
The Home Depot web sight indicates brightness can be adjusted and implies they can attached to a switch or used as plug in.
Are these the ones you have and are they connected via switch...also bright enuff? Tks, Bill

I've got those same little puck lights in my kitchen, and they shed a lot of light. I got them at Home Depot, as you said. They're plug-in, but what I did was buy a switch that plugs into a socket--basically an extension cord with a built-in dimmer. Works well and they shed a lot of light. You could also plug them into a switched outlet or even hard-wire them in if you really want to.

The only question on durability is that when the lights are on, the bulbs are fragile. For example, when the lights are on, and we're stacking dishes in the cabinet right above them, the vibrations often burn out the bulbs. I try to remember to turn them off when I'm staking stuff in the shelves and no problems. It's only when they're on. The bulbs are a little expensive (halogen).

That's a great idea to use them in the garage and I'd recommend them for that. Hope this helps.

 

[bmwpower]

Finally received and had my 10'w x 12'h door installed in one of my garages:

What brand door is that? I don't see any locking mechanism, do you have an operator on it?

 

[ZRWON]

They're plug-in, but what I did was buy a switch that plugs into a socket--basically an extension cord with a built-in dimmer. Works well and they shed a lot of light. You could also plug them into a switched outlet or even hard-wire them in if you really want to.
The only question on durability is that when the lights are on, the bulbs are fragile. For example, when the lights are on, and we're stacking dishes in the cabinet right above them, the vibrations often burn out the bulbs.
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Matt, Thanks for the good advice...really answered my questions. I'll stop by Home Depot this PM and get mine installed soon. Bill

 

[96MysticSVT]

They're plug-in, but what I did was buy a switch that plugs into a socket--basically an extension cord with a built-in dimmer. Works well and they shed a lot of light. You could also plug them into a switched outlet or even hard-wire them in if you really want to.
The only question on durability is that when the lights are on, the bulbs are fragile. For example, when the lights are on, and we're stacking dishes in the cabinet right above them, the vibrations often burn out the bulbs.
QUOTE]

Matt, Thanks for the good advice...really answered my questions. I'll stop by Home Depot this PM and get mine installed soon. Bill

I have mine on a switched outlet, I was actually disappointed by the brightness (or lack of). They are decent, but I would have preferred the be a little brighter.

 

[96MysticSVT]

Nice set up!

I've got to ask Matt, what on earth do you do with four cordless drills?

I actually have 5 cordless drills, a cordless hammer drill, a cordless impact driver, and a cordless torque driver, all 18V DeWalt.

I think I have every 18V tool DeWalt makes accept the grinder. A friend of the family is a Gov't contractor and he bids all his jobs with tools included so after the job is over they have alot of extra left that they never used so he lets them go pretty cheap. So I bought drills for each of my garage, the house and a few extras just for the hell of it.

 

[96MysticSVT]

What brand door is that? I don't see any locking mechanism, do you have an operator on it?

The brand of the door is Ankmar. Since the door is 12' tall they had to special order the boom for the opener, it should be here any day now. I wanted the outside of the door to be clean so I didn't install a lock.

 

[URY914]

Wait a minute, that little jack hanging on the wall lifts 3K?
OMG!

Paul

 

[bmwpower]

I think he's referring to the silver jack on the ground

 

[96MysticSVT]

Wait a minute, that little jack hanging on the wall lifts 3K?
OMG!

Paul

That's funny, I forgot about that one!! The small one hanging on the wall has a 200lb limit.

 

[Luckydevil]

Ahhhh, okay. I was asking about the tiny jack also. My mouth dropped when you said it could handle 3k pounds.

 

[great adventure]

waw very nice garage

but got one question why you having more than one cordless drill??
i like dewalt.. i got one orbit sander 6 inches

 

[DANNO]

waw very nice garage

but got one question why you having more than one cordless drill??
i like dewalt.. i got one orbit sander 6 inches

A man can never have too many tools!


Dan (who has three cordless drill just in case anyone wants to help)

 

[boiler7904]

I agree with Danno. You can never have too many drills.

On the practical side, multiple drills means not having to fumble with changing bits all of the time. If I have to drill 50 holes and drive 50 screws, I definitely don't want to have to change the bit 100+ times.

 

[cdrewferd]

Good lookin garage. I like the cabinets and the base cabinets for the bench.

 

[96MysticSVT]

Good lookin garage. I like the cabinets and the base cabinets for the bench.

Thanks, it has evolved a little since I took these shots. The cabinets worked great, this is the 2nd garage I have had them in, I bought them at Lowes 7 years ago and they are holding up great.

P.S. up until about 4 months ago, my dad, step mom and 3 brothers lived in Westminster, they lived there since '80.

 

[Silver Lexus]

Nice place. Looks like a DeWalt dealership.

 

[moefuzz]

To Each his own....


But I would have thought you were a salesman for dewalt - looking at that shop full of tools..?..

Nice looking shop.


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[ZRX61]

Those LED rope lights work pretty well under cabinets etc...

 

[comp]

any up-grade pics