Redwolf947
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Merry Christmas Thomas and Chris, and a Happy New Year as well.. I look forward to any updates..
Mike
Mike
Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop
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Merry Christmas To All
Thanks to everyone for the Holiday wishes, be it via posting here, PM or email.
Photobucket is still having fits so I can't post what I had planned. It's not the same without pictures, so for now, let me wish to all my many friends, both those I've met and those who I've yet to meet a very joyous and safe Holiday Season.
A Blessed and Thankful Thomas
Thanks to everyone for the Holiday wishes, be it via posting here, PM or email.
Photobucket is still having fits so I can't post what I had planned. It's not the same without pictures, so for now, let me wish to all my many friends, both those I've met and those who I've yet to meet a very joyous and safe Holiday Season.
A Blessed and Thankful Thomas
Bigbandguy
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And a very merry Christmas to the author(s) of one of the most inspiring threads I have ever seen, on GJ or anywhere else!. I would have never learned something important like clocking screws not to mention a whole lot of other stuff! Thanks for leading the way.
Grizz1963
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A wonderful festive season for you and your family Thomas.
Photobucket certainly does bug me.
Photobucket certainly does bug me.
harley jim
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Merry christmas Thomas and chris
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An Interesting Project
Let's see if Photobucket is working once more. Here's one of my latest projects...
...that I finished welding up today. Kiddos to whomever can figure this one out! I'll be back with follow up information.
Thanks everyone.
Thomas
Let's see if Photobucket is working once more. Here's one of my latest projects...
...that I finished welding up today. Kiddos to whomever can figure this one out! I'll be back with follow up information.
Thanks everyone.
Thomas
Grizz1963
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Re: An Interesting Project
Short fire ladder?
Happy New year when you get to it.
Let's see if Photobucket is working once more. Here's one of my latest projects...
...that I finished welding up today. Kiddos to whomever can figure this one out! I'll be back with follow up information.
Thanks everyone.
Thomas
Short fire ladder?
Happy New year when you get to it.
Grizz1963
Well-known member
PS. Wall mounted tyre storage?
Redwolf947
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Well I see at least 3 pretty heavy duty frames. Can't tell if you clamped the two together to weld or to support.. hurmm...
Southern83
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Whatever it is I bet it gets powder coated....
Looks like something you could roll up and store air hose/water hose
Looks like something you could roll up and store air hose/water hose
Old Man Roger
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Fire hose storage?
JJC
Well-known member
Firewood holder
Heavy Duty, Built To Last
You guys continue to just flat out astound me! Within just a few hours you had completely figured it out. Amazing, you even knew that it was going to be powder coated.
I have close to 1000' of garden hose (it's a big yard remember) and need a place to store it all. I've got a couple of mobile hose carts that hold a couple hundred feet but there is much more hose that I wanted a home for.
I was looking for a simple, sturdy design that would be highly functional, yet relatively easy to fabricate. Starting with 1" (2.5cm) square tubing...
...these frames were fabricated. Very similar to shelving brackets I've made earlier. Next I had to determine the radius of the curved sheet metal I would weld on top of those frames. The bottom of a round trash can looked like about the right diameter. Coiling some hose around it proved satisfactory so I had 3 of these...
...curved pieces of #11 gauge steel rolled by a local machine shop. BTW, that was the same shop that rolled metal that I used to repair my old lift cylinder 13 years ago...
...remember?
I do all my grinding, dirty work outside. That's why my welding benches are all on casters. It keeps the shop and barn so much cleaner. Here I'm de-burring and putting a radius on the corners.
This is a scrap section of wall metal to see how the frames will install on the wall. There are corrugations on the wall metal that have to be worked around.
The curved metal was placed on the frames to ensure that the rear of them wouldn't cover up the frame installation holes as seen above.
Underneath I needed good, continuous contact between the curve metal and the mounting frames to give me a place to weld them together. With all those checks done, short 6" long cross pieces were welded to join 2 frames together.
1/4" (.6cm) thick end caps were then welded to the frames. The caps needed to be strong materiel to keep them from bending. These end caps will help keep the hose on the holders and provides for a place to anchor weld the curved metal. This is a preview before welding the curved metal. Kind of a proof of concept before doing the final welding. Next up was how to figure out how to clamp and hold everything while welding. Not easy with a curved surface.
Eventually a method was found to clamp them and this...
...is the end result. Powder coating is the final step before installation. Nothing **** to look at but they are very robust and should serve my needs for the rest of my life and on into the future. They are certainly strong enough to last indefinitely. Perhaps someone yet unborn will use these.
There are more completed and in process projects coming to a thread near you...
...check back won't you?! Thanks everyone.
Thomas
You guys continue to just flat out astound me! Within just a few hours you had completely figured it out. Amazing, you even knew that it was going to be powder coated.
I have close to 1000' of garden hose (it's a big yard remember) and need a place to store it all. I've got a couple of mobile hose carts that hold a couple hundred feet but there is much more hose that I wanted a home for.
I was looking for a simple, sturdy design that would be highly functional, yet relatively easy to fabricate. Starting with 1" (2.5cm) square tubing...
...these frames were fabricated. Very similar to shelving brackets I've made earlier. Next I had to determine the radius of the curved sheet metal I would weld on top of those frames. The bottom of a round trash can looked like about the right diameter. Coiling some hose around it proved satisfactory so I had 3 of these...
...curved pieces of #11 gauge steel rolled by a local machine shop. BTW, that was the same shop that rolled metal that I used to repair my old lift cylinder 13 years ago...
...remember?
I do all my grinding, dirty work outside. That's why my welding benches are all on casters. It keeps the shop and barn so much cleaner. Here I'm de-burring and putting a radius on the corners.
This is a scrap section of wall metal to see how the frames will install on the wall. There are corrugations on the wall metal that have to be worked around.
The curved metal was placed on the frames to ensure that the rear of them wouldn't cover up the frame installation holes as seen above.
Underneath I needed good, continuous contact between the curve metal and the mounting frames to give me a place to weld them together. With all those checks done, short 6" long cross pieces were welded to join 2 frames together.
1/4" (.6cm) thick end caps were then welded to the frames. The caps needed to be strong materiel to keep them from bending. These end caps will help keep the hose on the holders and provides for a place to anchor weld the curved metal. This is a preview before welding the curved metal. Kind of a proof of concept before doing the final welding. Next up was how to figure out how to clamp and hold everything while welding. Not easy with a curved surface.
Eventually a method was found to clamp them and this...
...is the end result. Powder coating is the final step before installation. Nothing **** to look at but they are very robust and should serve my needs for the rest of my life and on into the future. They are certainly strong enough to last indefinitely. Perhaps someone yet unborn will use these.
There are more completed and in process projects coming to a thread near you...
...check back won't you?! Thanks everyone.
Thomas
Boosted1
Well-known member
Good see see shop updates again!
Always interesting / quality work.
Always interesting / quality work.
harley jim
Well-known member
That was my guess, but I don't know if Thomas has horses
Big hose reel!
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Big hose reel!
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Sweet Old Bill
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Thomas,
I have to ask: Have you powder coated your cart for the fork lift blades yet?
Blue, Red, or Green? A different color?
Best wishes for a Happy New Year to you, Chris, and your family.
I have to ask: Have you powder coated your cart for the fork lift blades yet?
Blue, Red, or Green? A different color?
Best wishes for a Happy New Year to you, Chris, and your family.
Lyndon
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Thomas
All looks great. Good to see you keeping yourself busy.
We now have our itinerary for our Route 66 trip in May/June 2021, and it looks like, all things being equal, we will be able to call by your place on Friday June 5th, after leaving Springfield.
I hope you and Chris have a great New Year, and a prosperous 2020.
Lyndon
Yep - still here!
All looks great. Good to see you keeping yourself busy.
We now have our itinerary for our Route 66 trip in May/June 2021, and it looks like, all things being equal, we will be able to call by your place on Friday June 5th, after leaving Springfield.
I hope you and Chris have a great New Year, and a prosperous 2020.
Lyndon
Yep - still here!
markviii
Well-known member
Hi everyone!
We made it through Christmas - very low key celebration - just nice to take a day off to be with family. It was 60 degrees and sunny, so no chestnuts roasting over an open fire or hot chocolate. We're definitely not looking forward to the real winter weather finally arriving. We might just have to take a vacation (if one can do that while retired.lol), somewhere south where it's warm. We took a walk on Christmas Day while waiting for dinner to finish cooking. We're grateful for this nice weather to finish some projects that involve outside work that wouldn't be fun in the rain, snow, ice and/or cold.
We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to a Happy New Year. Looks like we have some visitors coming our way (Lyndon - visit noted on our calendar). That's always something to look forward to.
It looks like Tom gave you some pictures of future project updates. And I finally got my Mark VIII into the barn on the property instead of stored across town, so I should be able to drive it more once salt is off the roads in the Spring. Never a dull moment here in the Center of the Universe!
Chris
We made it through Christmas - very low key celebration - just nice to take a day off to be with family. It was 60 degrees and sunny, so no chestnuts roasting over an open fire or hot chocolate. We're definitely not looking forward to the real winter weather finally arriving. We might just have to take a vacation (if one can do that while retired.lol), somewhere south where it's warm. We took a walk on Christmas Day while waiting for dinner to finish cooking. We're grateful for this nice weather to finish some projects that involve outside work that wouldn't be fun in the rain, snow, ice and/or cold.
We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to a Happy New Year. Looks like we have some visitors coming our way (Lyndon - visit noted on our calendar). That's always something to look forward to.
It looks like Tom gave you some pictures of future project updates. And I finally got my Mark VIII into the barn on the property instead of stored across town, so I should be able to drive it more once salt is off the roads in the Spring. Never a dull moment here in the Center of the Universe!
Chris
10th Anniversary of Restored 1930's Auto Shop Thread
I'll be back on here, I hope by tomorrow with some additional material and will address some of the above posts. But right now I wish to recognize that today, December 28th, 2019 is the 10th anniversary of this thread!
You've witnessed the shop and property from it's early days...
...through it's clean up...
... to the latest developments as I return it back to usefulness.
My first post for this thread was at 01:36 AM, December 28, 2009. So here we are, 10 years, 595 pages, 11,900 posts, hundreds of pictures, near 9 million views, lord knows how many clocked screws and umpteen new friends later. I think that is remarkable and it's all a testament to all the fantastic Garage Journal members who are part of our community here on this thread.
Through the years I've met a few of you and very much hope to meet more in the future. No usual internet bickering or trolls here. All positive vibes, sharing and good wishes to our fellow friends. That and your constant encouragement, interest and support has kept me posting month after month, year after year. At times I wondered if everyone might be a bit tired me blathering away but so far, that doesn't seem to be the case.
So with that said, since you all seem to be gluttons for punishment, I'll keep submitting material. It has certainly kept me on my toes and that's not a bad thing.
I sincerly wish to thank each and everyone of you for your unwavering interest and support. Without that, this thread would have faded into obscurity a long, long, long time ago.
Thomas
I'll be back on here, I hope by tomorrow with some additional material and will address some of the above posts. But right now I wish to recognize that today, December 28th, 2019 is the 10th anniversary of this thread!
You've witnessed the shop and property from it's early days...
...through it's clean up...
... to the latest developments as I return it back to usefulness.
My first post for this thread was at 01:36 AM, December 28, 2009. So here we are, 10 years, 595 pages, 11,900 posts, hundreds of pictures, near 9 million views, lord knows how many clocked screws and umpteen new friends later. I think that is remarkable and it's all a testament to all the fantastic Garage Journal members who are part of our community here on this thread.
Through the years I've met a few of you and very much hope to meet more in the future. No usual internet bickering or trolls here. All positive vibes, sharing and good wishes to our fellow friends. That and your constant encouragement, interest and support has kept me posting month after month, year after year. At times I wondered if everyone might be a bit tired me blathering away but so far, that doesn't seem to be the case.
So with that said, since you all seem to be gluttons for punishment, I'll keep submitting material. It has certainly kept me on my toes and that's not a bad thing.
I sincerly wish to thank each and everyone of you for your unwavering interest and support. Without that, this thread would have faded into obscurity a long, long, long time ago.
Thomas
markviii
Well-known member
lol - I sent my post and it froze the computer. Luckily I had saved it and could copy into another quick reply. Tom's upstairs on his computer and I'm downstairs in my office.
Yep, 10 years for this thread. No small thing. Oh the places we've gone and people we've met because of garage journal! Lots of fun times between all the work.
Happy New Year and thanks to everyone!
Chris
P.S.
And thanks to Ryan for allowing us to continue sharing our Restored 1930's Auto Shop story. To be continued.
Yep, 10 years for this thread. No small thing. Oh the places we've gone and people we've met because of garage journal! Lots of fun times between all the work.
Happy New Year and thanks to everyone!
Chris
P.S.
And thanks to Ryan for allowing us to continue sharing our Restored 1930's Auto Shop story. To be continued.
Grizz1963
Well-known member
And long may it continue
Having been there with Dennis Jones a few years ago, I can honestly say that COTU should be on a petrol heads list of places to stop by.
Just do t think it’s a 5 minute photo opportunity as Chris and Thomas’ brand of hospitality stretches a lot further.
Happy New Year to you and 11th year for the thread of a lifetime.
Having been there with Dennis Jones a few years ago, I can honestly say that COTU should be on a petrol heads list of places to stop by.
Just do t think it’s a 5 minute photo opportunity as Chris and Thomas’ brand of hospitality stretches a lot further.
Happy New Year to you and 11th year for the thread of a lifetime.
stillp
Well-known member
Re: Heavy Duty, Built To Last
that is the garage original owner, Mr. Johnson's, old house, right ?? GLAD to see it getting re-used, kudo's to Thomas, for not bulldozing it and it ending up in landfill, which is what 99% of people would have done !!!!
Thanks, Thomas and Chris, for the years of your projects and stories on this AMAZING thread.
James Jensen
St Augustine, FL
that is the garage original owner, Mr. Johnson's, old house, right ?? GLAD to see it getting re-used, kudo's to Thomas, for not bulldozing it and it ending up in landfill, which is what 99% of people would have done !!!!
Thanks, Thomas and Chris, for the years of your projects and stories on this AMAZING thread.
James Jensen
St Augustine, FL
Property Expansion 2019
Part of the reason I didn't do much posting this summer/fall was due to acquiring the two properties to the west of our existing property. Here's an aerial view...
Everyone should be familiar with the original property by now ('cause if you aren't, you're gonna flunk the test, I'm just saying!!) To help orientate you, circled are the new house, barn and Mr Johnson's old shop. Next to them, to the west, is my field of dreams -alfalfa. This spring, as you know, we bought the property seen bordered in white...
...that was torn down and became this...
...vacant space.
This fall we purchased the corner property next to that now vacant space, seen bordered in yellow in the first picture at top and seen below, in the background.
This is looking past the area where the house was torn down this summer and toward the new corner house property.
That house was built in the mid 1970's, well constructed and solid, but in need of updating. The outside grounds were cleaned up (seems I'm always dong that doesn't it?!) the interior has been gutted and additions are being added to both ends...
...which will add a second garage was well as more usable room upstairs. I bought it just to make sure it was cleaned up and remodeled properly.
eokie1 while it does look...
... remarkably similar to Mr Johnson's family home...
... unfortunately his family home couldn't be saved. I did post about all the usable material that was removed prior to de-commissioning it. Look at page 533, post #10,658 for details about salvaging the house. I kept as much material as I possibly could out of the landfill. All metal including old wiring was recycled etc.
That's a bit of an update, so no rest for the wicked or for Chris and myself.
I've been busy in the shop, barn and house with other projects, details to follow.
Thomas
Part of the reason I didn't do much posting this summer/fall was due to acquiring the two properties to the west of our existing property. Here's an aerial view...
Everyone should be familiar with the original property by now ('cause if you aren't, you're gonna flunk the test, I'm just saying!!) To help orientate you, circled are the new house, barn and Mr Johnson's old shop. Next to them, to the west, is my field of dreams -alfalfa. This spring, as you know, we bought the property seen bordered in white...
...that was torn down and became this...
...vacant space.
This fall we purchased the corner property next to that now vacant space, seen bordered in yellow in the first picture at top and seen below, in the background.
This is looking past the area where the house was torn down this summer and toward the new corner house property.
That house was built in the mid 1970's, well constructed and solid, but in need of updating. The outside grounds were cleaned up (seems I'm always dong that doesn't it?!
) the interior has been gutted and additions are being added to both ends...
...which will add a second garage was well as more usable room upstairs. I bought it just to make sure it was cleaned up and remodeled properly.
eokie1 while it does look...
... remarkably similar to Mr Johnson's family home...
... unfortunately his family home couldn't be saved. I did post about all the usable material that was removed prior to de-commissioning it. Look at page 533, post #10,658 for details about salvaging the house. I kept as much material as I possibly could out of the landfill. All metal including old wiring was recycled etc.
That's a bit of an update, so no rest for the wicked or for Chris and myself.
I've been busy in the shop, barn and house with other projects, details to follow.
Thomas
Paul_VR6
Well-known member
Plenty of room for the Hotel at the CotU?
Bill, it was powder coated right after construction. Since it's for the John Deere tractor, it is...
...JD green naturally!
So when are you coming back for a return visit? All the best to you in the coming year.
Thomas
rlwhitetr3b
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We were discussing your remodel, thou I had missed that it was yours, a few days ago as we drove by. We commented on how nice it was going to be. Are you going to be removing some of the old outside walls where you are squaring up the west end?
realvc
Well-known member
Looking real good as per usual for the COTU.
Your hose hanger system looks like it should do the trick.
Happy New Year
Congrats. on 10 years worth of test materials.
Vince
Your hose hanger system looks like it should do the trick.
Happy New Year
Congrats. on 10 years worth of test materials.
Vince
MrScott99
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This is, hands down, my favorite thread anywhere on the interwebs. Bar none. So great to see fresh updates. Congratulations to both of you for 10 years of incredible community building, education and just plain fun!
ZRX61
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Where's the heliport?
Old Man Roger
Well-known member
So this new property is going to be a guest house for visiting Garage Journalers, right? Whats your policy on guests that never leave? I'm asking for a friend.
Whats your policy on guests that never leave? I'm asking for a friend.Brian R
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So this new property is going to be a guest house for visiting Garage Journalers, right?
My thoughts exactly. Thomas, would you please direct us to the Google calendar so we can reserve our dates for 2020?
Well done and thanks for posting.
Happy New Year!
It's right next door Rick. The alfalfa field does double duty. That's the barn and old shop in the background.
Very convenient when Chris needs to go to Walmart.
Thomas
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Yes, that's the plan Robert. These 2 inside corners (parts with exposed blue Styrofoam)...
...are now...
... outside corners. That will enlarge that room and by going straight up with the wall, the room above will also be enlarged.
With the second car garage addition...
... the room above it will be expanded as well. All very much a work in progress. Note the view to the southwest (left of the building). A very nice piece of property.
Thomas
Homebody
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Incredible. Congrats on the new property acquisitions!
Will there be a contest to name the new guesthouse??
Will there be a contest to name the new guesthouse??
ZRX61
Well-known member
Friends don't let friends fly RobinsonsIt's right next door Rick. The alfalfa field does double duty. That's the barn and old shop in the background.
Very convenient when Chris needs to go to Walmart.
Thomas