The "pedestrian" garage

[tinbender 66]

i love the low level post and rail fencing along both sides of your driveway....cool!

Thanks, I'll tell my wife. It was her idea and a pretty dang good one at that

 

[Bib Overalls]

Nice. Hard work rewarded.

 

[tinbender 66]

thats a very nice looking garge. i love how everything was done as inexpensive as possible. i also admire you & your wife for doing the work yourselves!
can we please see some inside shots?
i like the funky look of the 1 different size garage door. =)

yea jack olson i think is going to like your build.
hes going to try to talk you into some floor tiles & sell you on some heavy duty metal cabinets lol nice garage! remember the jack olson trick if you decide to lay down tile...use a dark colored grout between the tiles so it will never actually look dirty. =)

Thanks Andrew....I hate paying people to do stuff that I can figure out how to do myself. No offense intended for anyone who had someone build their shop, that's just me. Plus my kids are all grown and gone, so I have the luxury of time. I really like that funky garage door too. I wasn't going to use it at first but I'm glad I did.

Jack's garage just blows my mind! If he comments on my garage + or- I'll feel as though I've won a prize

 

[tinbender 66]

I dug a 20'x2'x3' trench for a French drain last year. Solid clay. Never again.

I feel your pain!! Fortunately the ground here is nice dirt for about 2 feet and then sand for about 60' so I'm told. Nary a rock. My well is a 3' dia. dug well and its never had less than 20 ft of water in it. I guess the downside is that if we ever have out earthquake, it'll turn to quicksand and I'll disappear from the face of the earth

Paul

 

[tinbender 66]

Nice. Hard work rewarded.

Thanks a bunch Bib O

 

[tinbender 66]

I forgot one pic from the water line post. It's the most importent one. Proof.

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

When I lived in Seattle (Northgate area), I would get up on the 3-tab roof with an electric leaf blower for removing the moss and Douglas fir needles. It worked pretty good even though it felt like I was trying to herd cats. I'm on the coast now and have to deal with Long-leaf pine needles in the gutters (~150 l.f.). Pain in the ****!

I figured with your background, you might have the tools and skill to do some high-end artsy fartsy metal forming; I wish I had a trade besides my I.T./CAD background. You can't hold 'lines of code' in your hands and have people admire your work! lol Copper cupolas and window planters would probably sell well to the Scagit Valley Tulip Festival crowd if you get bored with retirement.

 

[tinbender 66]

When I lived in Seattle (Northgate area), I would get up on the 3-tab roof with an electric leaf blower for removing the moss and Douglas fir needles. It worked pretty good even though it felt like I was trying to herd cats. I'm on the coast now and have to deal with Long-leaf pine needles in the gutters (~150 l.f.). Pain in the ****!

I figured with your background, you might have the tools and skill to do some high-end artsy fartsy metal forming; I wish I had a trade besides my I.T./CAD background. You can't hold 'lines of code' in your hands and have people admire your work! lol Copper cupolas and window planters would probably sell well to the Scagit Valley Tulip Festival crowd if you get bored with retirement.

LOL..........I know all about herding cats. The main reason I changed mid-stream from HVAC to architectural metal was because, with HVAC, when you're done they cover it up and it disappears. They don't even turn the heat on 'til after you're gone. With the archi stuff I can point out things I did from Bellingham to Issaquah (and Idaho and Alaska). It's a lot more satisfying. I have and idea for hanging basket in copper. Those folks that go to the shops up in LaConner pay big bucks for that kinda ****.

 

[tinbender 66]

Here are a couple I took the other night for the "garages at night" thread. You've probably seen them but if you haven't checked out that thread, do it! I was gonna post some interior shots but I'm on my laptop and the router signal is pretty weak for some reason. Makes Photobucket a PITA. I'll do it later when I'm in the house. It's a beautiful day here.

 

[tinbender 66]

Here are a few of the interior. Still a LOT to dol. Insulation, sheet rock, storage etc.


Outside looking in right door

The left door

South end to North end

Same view a little closer. I've had that Craftsman box on the right since 1989.Still in good shape. The Homack I got in a trade at work. Trying to score another roller for it. That's the bathroom door.

 

[tinbender 66]

A few more.........

The framed in room is for my "office"........12'X12'

Lighting........

Ouside looking in.....

Tunes and a little fake electric "fireplace". Should be plenty for this little room. I plan on making this room really nice. When I ran my electric and water I ran another conduit with R6 & Cat5 cables. The stereo I got when my Dad passed away. He really loved music (not the kind I like lol) so it's nice stuff.

The mini-bathroom 5'X5'. My wife came home the other day with that $39 Lowes vanity/sink deal. Works for me. The faucet I bought at a yard sale for a buck.

 

[Scuderia-F1]

That´s a really nice shop you´ve built!
Can´t wait to see that office & bathroom finished.

 

[mrstang69]

Nice work! Love the drill press set-up and file cabinet. My wife thinks im nuts for have a filing cabinet in the garage. I tell her its for paperwork I dont want her to see cause she will throw it away. lol

 

[knucklehead]

very nice looking shop. i also like the low fence, cheap, fast, & easy to fix if it gets hit or you want to re route it.
congrats on the early retirement, i am working on it as well. i run a union hvac / arch. sheet metal shop.

 

[BEAVO]

sweet!! im wanting a lil room in my nxt garage just so i can take my son out with me and he can have a room to play in!! is that a 66 nova i see? if so check out stevesnovasite.com lots of cool guys over there

 

[tinbender 66]

That´s a really nice shop you´ve built!
Can´t wait to see that office & bathroom finished.

Thanks Scuderia, The office and the bathroom will be the first things that I can actually call "finished". I can't use the bathroom (except for gray water) until my neighbor gets back from wintering in Arizona. He's a retired septic contractor but he still does work for friends and neighbors. He replaced my entire drainfield last year for less than $600. The garage needs it's own small system cuz it's too far and down hill from the house system. We're just gonna "sneak" that in.

 

[tinbender 66]

Nice work! Love the drill press set-up and file cabinet. My wife thinks im nuts for have a filing cabinet in the garage. I tell her its for paperwork I dont want her to see cause she will throw it away. lol

Thanks mrstang, The drill press I inherited from my Dad. It's an import (Jet) but at least it was made in Japan and not Chaiwan. The main thing is, it's got an excellant chuck. The file cabinet has drawers that are not as tall as a regular file cabinet so I'm not sure what it was used for. I've got air tool, power tools etc. in it. Free is good.

 

[tinbender 66]

very nice looking shop. i also like the low fence, cheap, fast, & easy to fix if it gets hit or you want to re route it.
congrats on the early retirement, i am working on it as well. i run a union hvac / arch. sheet metal shop.[/QUOT

Thanks knucklehead (nice to be able to call someone that without it being an insult lol). The low fence was my wife's brainstorm but I really like it. Between the two of us we've knocked it down about 500 time but you just put back up and it's fine.

Be sure to cross your t' and dot your I's with the SMWIA pension. They can be a pita to work with. Because of a technicality I have to wait a couple more years for that one but I get 100% of the NW (local 66) pension. Good thing (I guess) is that I get a "raise" of about 2K a month when that kicks in.

 

[tinbender 66]

sweet!! im wanting a lil room in my nxt garage just so i can take my son out with me and he can have a room to play in!! is that a 66 nova i see? if so check out stevesnovasite.com lots of cool guys over there

Thanks BEAVO, A lil room is nice to have. Gotta watch those little guys. One time when my tool box was in the liittle shop I left the door open and my youngest son (he was about 4) went in there. When I returned he had all the drawers on the roller open and was working on the top box. If I hadn't caught him it could have tipped over and that would've been it. Freaked me out. I kept it locked after that.

Yeah that's a '66 post car. Replaced the floor boards and other than that it's rust free. I am a member of stevesnovasite. Great place.

 

[BEAVO]

Yeah it is a great place whats ur username over there. Yeah my boy whosn19 months was opening mine as well the other day when i was cleaning the garage up. He seems to like it out there but theres just to much for him to get into or hurt.

 

[tinbender 66]

Hey Beavo..I'm tinbender66 on Steve's site. Same as here without the space between "tinbender" and "66'. I haven't posted much over there, just lurked and picked up ideas. The car is patiently waiting for me to finish the garage. Ot but here's a pic of the car when I picked it up in Inkom, Idaho (15 miles south of Pocatello). 1600 miles round trip with a car trailer and my trusty old 78 Chevy 3/4 ton @ 10mpg lol.

 

[tinbender 66]

Here are a couple pics of some stuff in the garage that I got cheap........

This cabinet was some sort of file card cabinet. It's got a hundred drawers. $25 at a garage sale.

It has doors that open and then slide back into the sides.

The drawer are kind of funky as they were made for sliding file cards or something. They also had no backs so I brought a piece of sheetmetal home from work, sat in a chair and cut a hundred little pieces. Then I fastened them with wafer tech screws. Some sanding, then rattle canned red and black. I don't know what it weighs but two people can't pick it up.

 

[tinbender 66]

Here's another cabinet I acquired. The guy at the end of my "lane" cleans up/repairs foreclosures. He usually has a bunch of stuff that is just junk. This was sitting at the end of the road with a "free" sign on it so I took it. Works good for drills, air tools etc. I'll strip it and paint it red and black like the other.





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All dressed up

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[tinbender 66]

I picked up this welder from the last place I worked. It was used very little. I've used it so I know it works really well. It's an L-TEC mig 130. It will run on 120 or 240, works nicer on 240. I need to get a bottle of 75/25 and a regulator for it so I can built it a cart. Paid $100 for it.

 

[Jack Olsen]

This is a great build -- and I'm not saying that (only) because I like the exterior color.

Would there be any value to insulating it -- at least as an excuse to finish the interior walls?

And you mention some metal projects in the house that you could conceivably sell. Any pictures of those? You've obviously got a good eye.

 

[tinbender 66]

This is a great build -- and I'm not saying that (only) because I like the exterior color.

Would there be any value to insulating it -- at least as an excuse to finish the interior walls?

And you mention some metal projects in the house that you could conceivably sell. Any pictures of those? You've obviously got a good eye.[/QUOTE]

Thanks Jack, high praise. Insulation is next up. Progress is happening but at a painfully slow rate. I can't spend money as fast as I'd like to . I think a got a part time gig coming so that should really speed things up. I've got a lot of plans for the inside to be revealed as they happen. Since joining this board I seem to have aquired an obsession for details. All on the fairly cheap though, nothin' fancy. I'll revive this thread when I have more to show.\
As far as sheet metal doodads I need to aquire a couple pieces of equipment first. A stomp shear, a benchtop roller and a finger brake. Garage first and then there's the car...............

I think I'll slide off topic and show a couple of metal fab things for now

These are some copper planter boxes I made for my wife. Not too fancy, they mimic the shape of the gutter above which I also made. What I'd like to make is a bunch of copper hanging fuschia baskets out of copper. I think I could sell quite a few. We'll see.

Here's another one I made kind of like old cornice work. I made this at work on a computerized folder (leaf brake). I had to program in 130 steps to "bump" the curves without leaving a bend line. Takes a long time for them to weather to a nice patina. I could probably still make them with a hand brake and some hand forming. I still have the corner patterns.

A couple of things I made at work:

A multi-piece louver for a gable

Some square-to-rounds in SS for duct penetrations through a roof. There were a lot more than these, some of them really big. I had to invent some different ways of doing things on the ones that were 6' in diameter. This kind of work I consider fun

Back on topic next time unless you want to see one or two things we did out on field jobs. Thanks for looking.

 

[tinbender 66]

I forgot to mention that I painted the building before I ever joined this place so I can't blame you for that. Great minds perhaps.....................

 

[Red Leader]

Wow, how'd I miss this build? This is great! Like Jack said, love the colors.

 

[fergus]

Great build man. Its this sort of thing that makes me think I could actually do this myself one of these days...

 

[tinbender 66]

Wow, how'd I miss this build? This is great! Like Jack said, love the colors.

Thanks Red Leader, we want to paint the house this summer so we experimented on the garage. Now my wife doesn't think the color will look good on the house. I hate to say it but I agree. The garage stays the way it is though. This thread was pretty short so I think it sank a few pages pretty quick. Happy to revive it though. I do have a couple details that I'm gonna add that I forgot about. I've been following your build and it's really fun to see.

Great build man. Its this sort of thing that makes me think I could actually do this myself one of these days...

Thanks fergus, you can do anything if you put your mind to it and do some research, ask a lot of questions and you can make it happen. I lived on this property for 14 years before I was able to start (kids, etc.) I got it going and things went to hell and it sat for almost five years. Now that it's going again I'm having some serious fun. If you can pull it off yourself you'll get a TREMENDOUS amount of satisfaction out of it!

 

[tinbender 66]

I also replaced some of the missing pictures. I had so many pics on photobucket that I had to reorganize them into albums and lost the links. Nothing much just some tool and storage things.

 

[nachche]

Thanks.......Here are a couple of pics of that Beetle. My wife LOVES that car!






The pilot

Beautiful car!!

 

[51rider]

Great job on the garage & those planters are very cool.

Hope the part time gig comes off.

 

[tinbender 66]

Beautiful car!!

Thanks nachche, we bought it about 8 years ago fresh from restoration. My wife loves it. Unfortunately it's in the garage right now waiting for a heart transplant. It will rise again!

Great job on the garage & those planters are very cool.
Hope the part time gig comes off.

Thanks 51rider. I'm recently retired and I love it. I don't HAVE to work to pay the bills but I'd just like to speed things up. I have another pension that they just changed the rules on so I can't have it for another couple years. $2k a month I thought I would get now. Oh well, I'll get a nice raise when it comes on. IF it doesn't go belly up in the meantime....

 

[tinbender 66]

Here's a couple of pics of something I did recently. These were posted in electrical when I asked questions about speaker wire but I may as well put them in the build thread too.

I used 14 ga. wire CL2 rated for in-wall installation:

I took some blank metal plates and drilled 7/16" holes in them, installed rubber grommets, then painted them satin black. The id fit the wires just right. Two like this are on the outside wall of my "office" for some rock'n'roll out in the shop:

This is where they all end up behind the Denon:

 

[fergus]

Oh yeah...this build isn't pedestrian man. You did it yourself...and you're making it your own. That takes guts...and takes determination to follow up five years later. I'm on a kind of two year hiatus on my own place due to finances and its driving me nuts. The bucks down route is tough, but its just forced me to become very resourceful, which it looks like you are too. Keep us posted

 

[Jack Olsen]

Those flower buckets look great!

I think your wife's car is beautiful. I feel for you on the heart work -- my 72 Beetle (well, it's kind of a Beetle's racier brother) got an engine earlier this year, and it turned out I've got to go back and rebuild it now.

 

[Nighttrain]

Thanks for sharing this build. You probably live within a mile or so of my brother. He his near Pilchuck tree farm just east of 5. I really envy your landscape. There is absolutely nothing green here in Texas right now.

 

[tinbender 66]

Those flower buckets look great!

I think your wife's car is beautiful. I feel for you on the heart work -- my 72 Beetle (well, it's kind of a Beetle's racier brother) got an engine earlier this year, and it turned out I've got to go back and rebuild it now.

LOL, Your "Beetle" is a little nicer (Peetle?) I think hers is repairable, I just really don't want to run it until I take the engine out and have a look inside. No oil pressure and I think she drove it just a leetle to long with the idiot light on. I'll bring it back to life 'cuz she LOVES that car. We have plenty of transportation so it probably won't happen until this winter.

Thanks for sharing this build. You probably live within a mile or so of my brother. He his near Pilchuck tree farm just east of 5. I really envy your landscape. There is absolutely nothing green here in Texas right now.

Yer welcome Nighttrain.......It's fun posting stuff on here. You are right about your brother's place, only a couple (maybe 3 or4) miles from me. If you ever come up for a visit pm me and we'll have a BS session. I've lived in Wash. all my life and while the weather (rain) still gets to me, I wouldn't live anywhere else. I'm gonna hit your link and check out what you got going on down there.
I've never been to Texas but for some reason I'd like to go to Austin for the music.

 

[dittle fart around]

Nice job how much money do you have invested? I try not to keep tract of the money, it pisses my wife off.