Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Steven's Craftsman Space

[patent pending]

Looks like you are on quite the craftsman tool quest! Garage is looking great.

I like the garage screen too, that seems so handy. I come across patents for those things all the time with my job. There are so many different ways....to do the exact same thing!

 

[taumac]

Looks like you are on quite the craftsman tool quest! Garage is looking great.

I like the garage screen too, that seems so handy. I come across patents for those things all the time with my job. There are so many different ways....to do the exact same thing!

I have the 4 panel like he does but the new thing down here is a one big frame with a door in middle the swings up like a old garage door. That's pretty neat idea to me cause totally swings up out of way and don't have to move screens around when moving cars around. If you leave screens open to one side or other its dead giveaway your not home.



Have a good one, Gerard

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The 5 Stitches Garage
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[radrush]

I have the 4 panel like he does but the new thing down here is a one big frame with a door in middle the swings up like a old garage door. That's pretty neat idea to me cause totally swings up out of way and don't have to move screens around when moving cars around. If you leave screens open to one side or other its dead giveaway your not home.

Interesting points. I looked at the one that swings up out of the way and decided against it for several reasons:

1. I don't live in a neighborhood so people seeing the sliding screens pushed to one side and possibly deducing I'm not home isn't an issue.

2. The sliding system may not be the best for a working couple; my SO works from home.

3. The one that swings up out of the way requires an added set of tracks and I didn't have 3-4" to spare. My tool box and two 6' work benches fit with only 1/4" to spare between the steps of the left and the garage door track on the right. I actually considered lopping off 4" of stairs to make it work but then the other problem...

4. The one than swings up out of the way won't clear the rear end of either of my vehicles. Since I use the wall in front of the vehicles for shelving the vehicles sit with the rear of the vehicles close to the garage door. Since the screen swings up as one solid panel, I calculated that it would not clear the top rear roof corner of the E350. The Chevy Tahoe has a custom made roof top carrier so it's nearly as tall as the van.

 

[Sunbimmer]

500 sockets is the goal......why...no one knows...

No one needs to know it's just way cool man, great place you have

 

[taumac]

Good points... I had a closeup look at one and thought that's different but I also now can see the drawsbacks to that system. Btw your place is looking too good. I think I might take a trip north to maybe disorganize something's to make are garages look better LMAO. Your place is awesome.



Have a good one, Gerard

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The 5 Stitches Garage
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899

 

[radrush]

These are the signs I had made for the end of my road...

 

[Kevin54]

These are the signs I had made for the end of my road...

Nice!!!! Beautiful dogs too!!!!

The city doesn't have anything to say about you posting signs, or is that not a city post the signs are mounted on? But non-the-less, I like them!!!

 

[radrush]

Nice!!!! Beautiful dogs too!!!!

The city doesn't have anything to say about you posting signs, or is that not a city post the signs are mounted on? But non-the-less, I like them!!!

The signs are made from the exact same materials that the county uses.

At first the street sign read "Flying Dog Rd". When the signs first went up the county claimed to have a problem. They claimed that the posting of street signs had the potential to confuse 1st-responders. I found this line of reasoning hard to believe considering that the police visit my neighbors on official business on a fairly regular basis. I inquired about this alleged "confusion" and they narrowed the potential confusion down to the firefighters and this despite the fact that I can almost see the fire station from my house.

Seeing as how the last thing I want to do is confuse the lads down at the firehouse, I had the "Rd" removed and put the arrow and the jumping dogs on each side in it's place. Now instead of a street sign, what you see is a directional sign. I never heard back from the county folks after that.

 

[quasi_accurate]

Very nicely done! I like the painted garage door rails. Great attention to details! I'm subscribing for future updates

 

[radrush]

Here are some pics of my cool little Craftsman oil can.

 

[radrush]

Here are some pics of my vintage =VV= Craftsman Saltus swivel, flex socket wrenches. Pretty handy...

Country of Origin - U S A

VV = Easco, ca. 1974 - 1989
VV (cont.) = Danaher, ca. 1990 - 2011

 

[radrush]

Here are some pics of my vintage Craftsman Stainless - Lifetime ratchets.

The 1/2" drive and the 1/4" drive are marked Stainless; however, by experiment I found that they are readily attracted to magnetic fields. The ratchets thus appear to be made from a martensitic (magnetic grade) stainless steel. Martensitic stainless steel is a specific type of stainless steel alloy. Martensitic stainless steels are magnetic and austenitic stainless steels are non-magnetic.

The 3/8" drive marked Lifetime has a decidedly more chrome-ish, although not highly polished, finish.

Ratchet facts:
Country of Origin - USA
thin profile ratchet head with handy thumbwheel, and quick release button
3-degree offset ratchet head (to prevent scraped knuckles when working in tight places)
comfortable nonslip grip (also reduces arm fatigue)
large handle grips (for increased torque)
made of a martensitic (magnetic grade) stainless steel
first appeared in the 1987 catalog
marketed as Sears Best
had a 5-year run - featured in tool catalogs dated 1987 - 1991

Stainless Ratchets – years appeared in catalog and price
- ------1987-- -1988--1989- -1990- -1991
1/4----$14.99, 14.99, 17.94, 17.94, 19.99
3/8----$19.99, 19.99, 21.26, 21.26, 24.99
1/2----$24.99, 24.99, 26.35, 26.35, 29.99

The Lifetime ratchets do not appear in the catalogs and as a result I suspect that these were sold in stores after the Stainless versions ran out and were the "warranty replacement ratchets".

An unfounded persistent rumor has it that these ratchets were fragile and were thus quickly warrantied out of existence. However, these ratchets had a five-year run matching the 5-year run of the exclusive Quick-clean/Quick-release ratchet.

The socket sets marketed with these ratchets were listed in the catalogs as chrome plated steel alloy (not stainless steel) heat-treated, oil-quenched, and tempered for extra strength.

As far as them being fragile, well, that's why they make breaker bars.

 

[radrush]

Here's the vintage Craftsman Stainless - Lifetime ratchets compared to some of the other Craftsman low profile ratchets and thumbwheel ratchet.

 

[radrush]

The 1987 Craftsman Tool Specialog and the inside pages...

Also some pics of what the packages looked like new (not mine).

 

[aps63]

Nice can!
Never thought I would be saying that to another guy.

 

[radrush]

Picked up a Craftsman 5 piece set of tamper proof torx bits...

 

[radrush]

Here's one of my vintage Craftsman 1/4" drive ratchets...

The toothed wheel is not a thumbwheel. The toothed wheel is actually the reversing selector. The button in the middle of the toothed wheel is a the socket quick-release.

This ratchet made it's first appearance in the 1987 catalog.

COO - Taiwan.
Manufacturer: Stanley Works

Marketed as a Craftsman "exclusive" Quick-clean/Quick-release Ratchet
----------1987--1988--1989--1990--1991
1/4------$12.99-12.99-12.66-14.40-14.49 - model 43771 EE 7
3/8------$16.99-16.99-15.73-18.24-26.99 - model 43772 EE 7
1/2------$21.99-21.99-21.62-22.28-22.99 - model 43773 EE 7

 

[radrush]

Here's a couple of tiny Craftsman stainless steel turnscrews.

Phillips - model 41535 N = Pratt Read, ca. 2007 - 2009

Slotted - model 41534 Q = Pratt Read, ca. 2002 - 2006

Pratt-Read, based in Shelton, Connecticut, a subsidiary of Ideal Industries, produces screwdrivers. It is one of the oldest companies in the United States, having been founded in 1798.

 

[radrush]

Here are some pics of my Craftsman Ratchet Adapter ½-in. sq. drive.

USA Craftsman -V-

This little guy weighs a ton! It's rock solid. It has some wear on it and it obviously rolled around in someone's tool box for a number of years but it's in excellent shape and it works perfectly.

Interesting facts:

Craftsman Ratchet Adapter ½-in. sq. drive
Meets Federal Specifications. GGG-W641d, Type IV, Class 5
shipping weight - 1 pound

model - 9 A 4474

1961 - $4.62
1962 - $4.62
1963 - $4.78
1964 - $5.29
1965 - $4.97
1966 - $5.49
1967 - $5.23
1968 - $5.99
1969 - $5.99

 

[dubber]

I may have missed it but what are the actual dimensions of your garage?

 

[dubber]

It's a basic residential 2 car garage with a single door. I think the floor space is 24x24.

Yea "basic 2 car" is a term that can vary greatly with builders I've found. Just curious to see if you knew the true measurement.

 

[radrush]

Picked up this little LED Craftsman flash light. It has a tail-cap magnet and head-cap on/off switch. It's a handy little flashlight.

The Craftsman model is very similar to the Larry2 flashlight but is has fewer LEDs and the magnet and power switch have different locations.

The strong rubber covered magnet in the tail-cap and power switch configuration of the Craftsman model allow it to act as a very effective toolbox drawer light.

 

[radrush]

Today we made a variation of the pliers rack GJ member pendragon1998 made in his thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=208437

I think it came out pretty good.

The lock washers may be overkill. But if it's worth doing, it's probably worth overdoing.

Probably do not need the far right and far left slat. Removing them would regain 1/2" of space.

I used:

a. 1/8x1x48 aluminum stock cut into 3 pieces 15 3/4" long.

b. 1/4" dia. all-thread with nut/washers/lock washers.

Next up is one for the hammer drawer using 1/8x2x48 aluminum stock. The 2" wide slats will be just right for hammers.

 

[radrush]

Interesting sockets....
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[radrush]

Here are some pics of my old-school late 1940s era Craftsman 3/4"-drive fine-tooth ratchet. The overall length of the ratchet is 18 inches, and the finish appears to be chrome plating.

The large diameter head has approximately 70 teeth in the ratchet gear with a pawl having four teeth on each side. This combination reportedly gives the ratchet great strength and fine action.

The ratchet is stamped with "Pat. No. 2188846", and the Craftsman double-line logo with a "K-Circle" manufacturer's code at the right. Notice the pointy "A" in Craftsman. These were made for Craftsman by S-K from about 1936 to the late 1940s, last appearing in the 1951 Sears catalog.

The patent notice cites patent #2,188,846, filed by T. Rueb in 1938 and issued in 1940 with assignment to the Sherman-Klove Company. The Craftsman double-line logo and chrome-plated finish on this ratchet suggest production in the mid to late 1940s.

 

[radrush]

Here are some pics of my 9-piece set of Craftsman branded angled socket wrenches. These angled specialty wrenches with through access feature a 12-point socket on one end with 6-point socket on the other end.

The SAE set pictured below consist of the following sizes: 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, 3/4.

Made in France by BOST for FACOM, Sears marketed these under the Craftsman name in both SAE and metric sets of 9.

These are pretty handy. Yep, pretty handy.

 

[farrbar]

Congrats on a great space! I could have used a few of those crowfoot sockets last weekend when I was working on my truck - I have some shopping to do.

 

[radrush]

Here are some pics of my Craftsman -V- series 3/4"-drive SAE sockets with ratchet and extensions.

I eventually sold these...... sadly they just weren't used so I sold them to a good home.

 

[radrush]

Got a new tire inflator...

It's a STEELMAN (97977) High Accuracy Digital Tire Inflator.

If works great.

Ranges from 0 - 100 PSI (+/- 0.25 percent PSI accuracy).

Reads in PSI, Bar, kPa and kg/cm2.

Features automatic temperature/pressure compensation and peak/valley/track pressure reading modes.

2.6" gauge with back-lit LCD, pressure relief valve, auto zero and auto off features included. Also, features low battery indicator and over-pressure indicator.

Rubber boot provides added protection and includes 18" whip hose with swivel chuck. Unit runs on one 9 volt battery.

 

[Red Leader]

Sweet garage and great tool collection. Wish my 'Craftsman Garage' was as clean and tidy as your 'Craftsman Garage'

 

[AlanE]

Nice garage. Checked out the screen company and they appear to be out of business or no longer making screens. Checking out others... Thanks for the idea.

 

[radrush]

Nice garage. Checked out the screen company and they appear to be out of business or no longer making screens. Checking out others... Thanks for the idea.

True the website is no longer available. The guy that sold it to me is still around.

I can not longer recommend this type of screen. The threshold & track that the screen slides back & forth in was crushed under the weight of the vehicles. It was huge PITA fixing it and it's a huge PITA keeping it from being damaged. again.

 

[taumac]

The new & improved Craftsman Space

True the website is no longer available. The guy that sold it to me is still around.



I can not longer recommend this type of screen. The threshold & track that the screen slides back & forth in was crushed under the weight of the vehicles. It was huge PITA fixing it and it's a huge PITA keeping it from being damaged. again.

Sorry to here that. I know there are some things like you do to help like turning wheels, not parking on them and such but never seen one crushed. Do you have a ramp on each side of the bottom track? Something doesn't sound right or installed properly. Yes you can damage tracks cause they are aluminum but if just driving over them shouldn't have crushed them.
Heres the ramps I talked about.

The track should float between the 2 ramps and not be any higher then the ramp if anything maybe a 1/16 or 1/8 below the ramp peak.

 

[radrush]

Re: The new & improved Craftsman Space

Sorry to here that. I know there are some things like you do to help like turning wheels, not parking on them and such but never seen one crushed. Do you have a ramp on each side of the bottom track? Something doesn't sound right or installed properly. Yes you can damage tracks cause they are aluminum but if just driving over them shouldn't have crushed them.
Heres the ramps I talked about.
The track should float between the 2 ramps and not be any higher then the ramp if anything maybe a 1/16 or 1/8 below the ramp peak.

I had the exact same set up that you have: a threshold (ramp) on each side of the bottom track which was 1/8" below the top edge of the ramp. The Ford F350 diesel van and the Chevy Tahoe both caused the ramps, on both sides of the bottom track, to fail and then the fins on the bottom track were bent.

The guy I bought it from said he thought the ramp failure might have been caused by not enough screws holding the ramps in place. I don't buy it because I had hold down screws at 16" OC.

They wanted over $400 for new ramps and bottom track. So I used HVAC hand seamer pliers to straighten the fins of the bottom track and made new ramps out of 1x3 (actual size) composite lumber.

I'll post some pics of the new setup tomorrow.

 

[taumac]

The new & improved Craftsman Space

Well that has to be the first I heard that happening. The ramp they sold surly wasn't strong enough. I put a piece of hard over the ramps and track when rolling heavy toolboxes over in bit never worried about the cars. I know one issue is you don't want them too tight cause that center track can get dirt and debris under it causing it to raise over time. I guess you can put small spacer under the new ramps. When I pressure wash the screens I make sure I get the ramps and track and wash out anything that gets under there. I can wait to see the new and improved ramps and hopefully there will be no more issues.

If you cut a couple of wood pieces to fit snug inside track you can use them straighten track. I just had to fit inlaws track on the house they got. The PO beat the hell out of them.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

I do wish that those little easy-lock pins were black and not white.

Marking pen or a black paint pen from your local hobby store and they'll be invisible.

Everything looks terrific!

 

[radrush]

Here's some pics of my vise.

It's an early 1970's made in USA Craftsman No. 506-5181 with a 5" jaw.

Looks like it has a clean up, lube, and paint job coming....

 

[radrush]

New screen track...

I used an extra 8' piece of ramp on the van's side of the garage. Didn't really need it but since I had it and it was brand new I put it in. This time I screwed the ramp down 1' on-center.

 

[radrush]

Picked up this little antique Sears 2hp, 20 gallon air compressor.

Catalog clams 7.6 SCFM @ 40 PSI with 150 PSI max.

I bought it off Craigslist but I don't have a 230V outlet so I can't test it!

The guy that bought it new in 1973 put little date stickers on it for when he fixed/replaced things on it.

Top priority...green has got to go, got to paint it red.

 

[radrush]

Here are some pics of my Craftsman box end wrench set.

These adjustable box end wrenches is also known as the Pocket Sockets.

These make good chisel and punch holders.

The CRAFTSMAN versions were sold in 4 sizes: 6', 8', 10', and 12".

Pictured below are the 6", 8" and 10".