Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
hobbitss
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Hardware didn't change.. The need for a solution that is the change was discussed when the Cabinets were first assembled in the Barn...
I can't wait to see what gets hand built for Book cases in the Future Library...
Am I the only one to notice one unmentioned difference???
Hardware didn't change.. The need for a solution that is the change was discussed when the Cabinets were first assembled in the Barn...
I can't wait to see what gets hand built for Book cases in the Future Library...
Hummm, I'm not too sure what Joe might be referring to, but since I built the thing and I know it... well I know it "inside out", so I'm going to take a wild guess he's referencing...
...my filler block where the the two cabinets meet at the base. I know that it was discussed some time ago during construction and well here it is finished; the "mouse hole" blocked up as it were. How'd I do Joe?
Omphaloskeptic if you notice all the grain on the door panels is different precluding any book matching unfortunately. The drawer fronts were from two different boards that resulted in 3 that were slightly lighter in color and different grain pattern than the odd one out. I just didn't have enough of the right raw stock to get them all out of the same board or book match them. At the very beginning of construction I decided this is just a work bench, a tool and not fine furniture. It is robust construction and well finished but still practical. Thanks for overlooking those details and understanding it's just a work bench.
Thanks DynoDave for the kind words. When we build I'm keeping on mind, you have to know your limitations. I cannot spend the time to do the kitchen cabinets along with everything else that will need doing. We have many fine Amish cabinet makers in the area that will be able to build high quality custom cabinets in much less time than I could and therefore keep the project running on time. I'll admit it's tempting to build them but on a big project like the house it'd be easy to get bogged down trying to do too much. As Joe is hinting, I'll be saving my time, efforts and lumber for some special projects. I appreciate the vote of confidence.
Thomas
Sunbimmer
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doctordave
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The flying Goddess though still eludes identification.
Thomas
I'm pretty sure its a 1947/8 nash, here's a link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atelier79033/6105768860/
USAF.Kyle0617
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maybe he is referring to the glossy top? i could be wrong but just maybe
cobblemizer
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I see my old snap on toolbox in post 6156 I hope its serving you well. I am happy it went to a good home and will be well taken care of.
markviii
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I think Joe might be referring to the power cords going into the outlets over the workbench.
hobbitss
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Hummm, I'm not too sure what Joe might be referring to, but since I built the thing and I know it... well I know it "inside out", so I'm going to take a wild guess he's referencing...
...my filler block where the the two cabinets meet at the base. I know that it was discussed some time ago during construction and well here it is finished; the "mouse hole" blocked up as it were. How'd I do Joe?
Thomas
Bingo!! The wee little mouse hole it was...
Looking Good!!
And now.... The Long Winter Wait before new adventures in the TOOL SHED!!!!
mdbeck1
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Bingo!! The wee little mouse hole it was...
Looking Good!!
And now.... The Long Winter Wait before new adventures in the TOOL SHED!!!!
Thomas,
Not to sidetrack us too much but I think that Joe needs a "toolshed fix".
Joe,
I was at Dad's house over the holiday and brought some stuff home. View media item 27382
hobbitss
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WOHO!!! That is a lot of Pliers. vise grips, wire cutters etc.... 
Thanks for the temporary fix...
Think I might see a brake tool in there and at least one socket, maybe some scissors...
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Damn, this place is amazing. I've read through this post many times at different spots. so many pages of awesome stuff to soak in. I'll have to get a day and come see it myself. I live in Paxton. Great job, I am jealous!! Keep going with all the great ideas.
Sweet Old Bill
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I googled 1947 Nash hood ornament & a flying lady, just like the one you found in the tool shed, was sold on e-bay, two weeks ago, for $150.00.
Do I hear Miss Chris singing: "We are in the money!"
Do I hear Miss Chris singing: "We are in the money!"
mdbeck1
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Thanks for the temporary fix...
Think I might see a brake tool in there and at least one socket, maybe some scissors...
Could be.... I had a bunch of non-tool people helping organize it that far (BIL, sister, two teenage girls, my wife, my son, and a couple of friends). That drawer was supposed to be anything that looked like pliers.
...but I see a brake tool that has an end that puts the round clips back on. It looks a lot like a socket on an extension. I'm pretty sure that all the sockets and extensions are in the box I brought home. Hmmmm... no pics of that one. ...and I'm NOT going to dump all of the sockets back into the TWO xerox boxes and resort them.
...I think that all the scissors are in the "sharps" drawer. I see a pair of AC pliers. They put a crimp in the end of the pipe so you can slide one into another. I've never seen another pair but I don't work in the AC business so...
There are two 26" wide toolboxes in there that are overflowing. ...and then there is the 16' workbench piled a foot deep with the stuff I didn't have anywhere to put. ...and one side of the garage that is 3' deep and 6' tall that I haven't touched. I never know what I'll find next
Now back to Thomas and his super clean garage.
markviii
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Every little bit helps, Sweet Old Bill! But I'm not counting on all the little treasures adding up to a windfall by any stretch of the imagination. It's all fun, though!
Chris
Chris
Vernmotor
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You know Chris every time I see you reply to this thread I cringe ..thinking when I open it.. there going to a test !! LOL......
Reading through the headlines this morning on Yahoo while drinking my coffee and I stumble upon this...
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/bicycle-swallowed-tree-wash-154527745--abc-news-topstories.html
Instantly thought to myself "I know a group of people that should see this!!!!"
Jeff
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/bicycle-swallowed-tree-wash-154527745--abc-news-topstories.html
Instantly thought to myself "I know a group of people that should see this!!!!"
Jeff
I thought of this thread too when I saw that story on yahoo..lol
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Those cabinets are slick! The lexan is a good idea, but why did you put that on to protect the benches? Are you going to be doing alot of "dirty" work on those cabinet tops?
markviii
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Dirty to Tom is not the same as for others! (He may even cover that nice shiny surface when doing "dirty" work.)
That story is a little fishy. It reads the bike is now 5 feet off the ground, implying that as the tree grows the it carried the bike up. That's not how it works. Trees get taller and wider, but don't "grow" up. Ever seen a fence grown into a tree? Is the fence wire still the same height?
Related to this story....how high up in the tree would that steering wheel be now?
I call BS.
rlwhitetr3b
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I saw that on another forum and thought of this group also.
Interesting GarageDan you should bring up the concept of a fence growing into a tree. Here's a few pictures of the hedge row next door that I cleaned out last summer.
That hedge row was filled with barb wire growing into the trees. I left a lot of it behind. I think it adds a certain "charm" to the property.
I'm just lucky this crankshaft didn't get absorbed!
I left it too. Who ever identifies what car it came from gets a gold star and a cookie!!
I have no idea what is inside that "lump"...
...that the tree grew over and I'm not so sure I want to know.
Your point about a tree growing out and not "up" is certainly born out by the Terraplane.
The steering shaft is cracking from the tree growing wider but the wheel and shaft are still at the same relative position and angle off the ground.
All in all it was still a cool picture to see that bike in the tree.
Thomas
Stuart in MN
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There was a report on that bike on the NBC nightly news a couple days ago. They talked to someone who said he knew the guy who put the bicycle there in the first place - the story goes he got it as a present as a young boy but didn't like it, so he hung it up on a branch on the tree and left it there (why his parents let this happen I don't know.) Eventually the tree grew around it.
Vernmotor
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Crankshaft + in line 8 cy dodge
hobbitss
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HOTFR8
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I got the straight 8, how do you tell the manufacturer???
How many companies made Straight 8's ?
hobbitss
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Most of them until the 1950s...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-eight_engine
Go to the "Post War" Paragraph to read the list of manufacturers changing over to V8s from I8s in the late 40s and early 50s...
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HOTFR8
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Lincoln, Buick, Hudson, and more than you'd think.
Buick would have been the most popular here if not the only Straight 8 here in Australia.
That's a good question LoRollinLS. While I don't plan on doing heavy, nasty work on the BB, note its proximity to the lift.
I anticipate doing all the really nasty work on the blue benches. On occasion, with a major operation going on, the blue ones might get pretty full and I could see "in the heat of the moment" where something inappropriate might get placed on the maple butcher block. It's a shop environment out there at times and I thought I'd better plan ahead for a worst case scenario.
Thomas
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You guys notice everything don't you?!
This is a Yates American 16" jointer. It has a 4 knife cutter head. The in feed and out feed tables are 4' long each. You get pretty straight boards that way. Weights approximately 2,150 lbs, all cast iron construction, making it very stable.
The jointer was manufactured in 1944. My electrical panel in the background turns the shop 220V 3 phase into 440/480V 3 phase. We are the second owners. Bought it and the planer at auction from the foundry where it was installed new in 1944. They both were used in the pattern makers shop.
This is the Yates American 18" planer as purchased.
I did the restoration of this and the jointer in 1980.
How it turned out. 3 phase, 7.5 HP, 480 volt. Yates American is still in business and helped me with the paint colors so I could restore these machines back to as new. The oldest power machine in the shop is a Delta unit from 1928, still with it's original paint, decals and motor. It seems my love of all things old knows no bounds!
You guys got me off topic....... again. You can see I'm easily led astray!
Thomas
Thomas,
I was looking at your barn bench and remembering way back in the thread where you posted a few pictures of some old woodworking machinery. I recalled you saying that you have a nice woodworking shop. I really like old machinery and would like to see more of it. In the post above, you mentioned that you have a Delta machine from 1928. Is it that jointer in the background in the second picture? I have a few old Delta machines too, from the 1940s and 1950s. As you probably know, there's a whole group of people out here that are "old machinery fanatics." If you ever get a chance, I'd appreciate seeing more of your woodworking setup and machinery. Thanks.
Jim C. (Who enjoys the process of using old machines almost as much as the finished product they help to create.)
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Omphaloskeptic
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"It's a shop environment out there at times and I thought I'd better plan ahead for a worst case scenario. "
In that regard, might I suggest a largish roll of 'craft paper' be hung at the end face of the BB's long bench. With a proper cutter bar, it'd be easy to rip off two lengths to cover the entire 'L' for quick "heat of the moment" use. Having a roll of craft paper so handy, you might even find it convenient to cover the BBB (Beautiful Blue Benches) as well!
In that regard, might I suggest a largish roll of 'craft paper' be hung at the end face of the BB's long bench. With a proper cutter bar, it'd be easy to rip off two lengths to cover the entire 'L' for quick "heat of the moment" use. Having a roll of craft paper so handy, you might even find it convenient to cover the BBB (Beautiful Blue Benches) as well!
You are such a patient fellow cobblemizer. Your Snap On tool box is indeed being well taken care of and serving me exceptionally well!
If you'll be a bit more patient you'll soon see why I bought it from you. It's being put to good use.
Thomas
You live in Paxton, why you're practically a next door neighbor gricegear! After all, Sweet Old Bill stopped by for a visit all the way from California so it's nothing for you. When you gather up enough courage to venture this far south, send me a PM and we'll get you in here. Many thanks for your continuing interest.
Thomas
Greetings to you Jim. When I was new to Garage Journal, little did I know there were so many fellow wood working enthusiasts stopping by for a visit on this thread. Once I realized that, I've not been too shy about posting a picture or two of some interesting machines and the extensive coverage on the BBB. At first I did't want to bore anyone with my own selfish interests.
I have come to realize you guys don't mind looking at some old wood working machinery one bit so I'd be happy to honor your request.
As you well know, I'm a self-confessed "old machinery fanatic" myself. Delta in particular. All of the Deltas are still in their original, factory paint. I actually own two 1920's vintage Delta machines (the scroll saw on the left of the dust collection cyclone is one of them), two Deltas from the 30's, three from the 40's 1 from the 50's and even though Rockwell bought them, I've several from the early to mid 1960's before they lost all their quality. Wonder if you've ever noticed the drill press in the old shop?
It's a Delta Rockwell...
...1 H.P., 220V single phase, 17" (43 cm) swing, vintage 1965 when they were still extremely well made.
Fabulously rugged, stable, simple and highly accurate.
I drove 10 hours round trip to get this one and bring it home personally to ensure it wouldn't be damaged during shipment. It's over 50 years old and with care will still be working well for another 50 years, easy.
I'll put together some wood shop pictures and post them. Right now I'm doing some project multi-tasking. That's why there's been a bit of a lull here and I also have a flight schedule to maintain. A couple of the projects are nearing completion and then I'll get to your request. Happy to share with fellow enthusiasts.
Thomas
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Thanks Thomas! Great pictures and I really do like that drill press. I'm a big Delta fan and think that most of thier machines from the 1960s and earlier were definitely built to last. I also like the fact that you try to leave the machines in their original condition. I'm all for getting them running perfectly, and enjoy the mechanical rehab process, but I like to keep them in their factory original paint. Thanks again for the pictures of that fine drill press.
Jim C.
Jim C.
hobbitss
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You are such a patient fellow cobblemizer. Your Snap On tool box is indeed being well taken care of and serving me exceptionally well!
If you'll be a bit more patient you'll soon see why I bought it from you. It's being put to good use.
Thomas
Safe Storage for the treasures discovered in the Tool Shed???
Safe Storage for the treasures discovered in the Tool Shed???
No Joe...
...that's what this is for. The best part was Kevin didn't complain once when I started dragging in all those valuable hood ornaments either. As soon as I heard that 1947 Nash hood ornament went for $150 I told Chris, "gosh, we're going right to the vault with all these." Did I ever mention, Kevin's such a nice man?!
Still trying to figure out how to fit the utility pole diggers shovel in the vault though...........
Thomas