The "pedestrian" garage

[Wingnut65]

Paul, As usual, that looks great! It is amazing what a little muscle and a coat of paint can do to an old tool.

Its funny how we start building model cars and then the scale just gets a little bigger as we get older. But it is enjoyable to complete a whole car in under 30 hours. Slightly longer for larger scales. I know there is a thread here somewhere for built models. I guess I should stop buying kits and start building them once and a while. Kind of a distraction from the shop, but a sense of accomplishment in its own right.

But don't let me side track you, keep going on the band saw.

 

[Nighttrain]

Boy I can see why Bill in Detroit want to go out and buy all those old tools. You guys are feeding his addiction. OK Im off to CL to look for some old tools... wait I better finish the garage first.

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

You have a very fertile mind.

TB66, is that a 'nice' way to say I'm full of bull$hit? lol

 

[Red Leader]

Boy I can see why Bill in Detroit want to go out and buy all those old tools. You guys are feeding his addiction. OK Im off to CL to look for some old tools... wait I better finish the garage first.

Do both at the same time = double the fun

 

[tinbender 66]

TB66, is that a 'nice' way to say I'm full of bull$hit? lol

Uh Huh. I do enjoy your ramblings though, especially over at The Asylum.

 

[tinbender 66]

Boy I can see why Bill in Detroit want to go out and buy all those old tools. You guys are feeding his addiction. OK Im off to CL to look for some old tools... wait I better finish the garage first.

I haven't actually bought any. Yet. I do spend a fair amount of time perusing CL though

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

TB66 - really, don't you think it would be uber cool to have your own custom made one-of-a-kind copper pissoir in the shop bathroom. Talk about unique, talk about bragging rights, talk about a 'conversation piesss'! Just consider that NO ONE on GJ would have one; it would make you a superhero to all the GJ members out there. Every garage guy out there would think of you whenever they were 'returning' a beer in the shop; what a legacy! You could fab up a matching water closet and feed it from roof runoff; the conservationists would love you for it.

And to top it all off, it would acquire a PEE-tina in no time!

I admit it, I do have a "fertile mind", and waaaaay too much free time on my hands to sit around and think this ssssscccchhhtttuuuufffff up!

 

[tinbender 66]

Paul, As usual, that looks great! It is amazing what a little muscle and a coat of paint can do to an old tool.

Its funny how we start building model cars and then the scale just gets a little bigger as we get older. But it is enjoyable to complete a whole car in under 30 hours. Slightly longer for larger scales. I know there is a thread here somewhere for built models. I guess I should stop buying kits and start building them once and a while. Kind of a distraction from the shop, but a sense of accomplishment in its own right.

But don't let me side track you, keep going on the band saw.

Thanks Jeff. It is kind of a distraction but it's a good time filler while I wait for that next check.

As for models, I kind of fell out of the hobby about 5 years ago when I got serious with the garage and aquired the Chevy II. Some of them probably had more like a couple hundred hours in them. They were a good stress reliever when I needed it. I'm going to throw a couple pictures on here just for the heck of it.

Both are 1/24th or 1/25th scale. So, pretty little.

This is one of my favorites. Lots of detail including the front suspension which was built out of brass tube and rod soldered together.

And this one which consist of a pickup kit, two Nomad kits, a '57 Chevy kit and a lot of scratch building.

 

[rickairmedic]

Ok Paul you cant do a couple teaser shots and stop . I have been thinking now that I have a lathe it may be time to drag some of my plastic back out and see what I can do . I have a PILE of unbuilt kits I have um hoarded up over the years . Mostly 20's through early 70's .


Rick

 

[Wingnut65]

It even has radiator hoses. Sweet. Nice work. I've never gone to the extent of fabricating suspensions, just modifying the kit supplied ones. I did kit-bash a '79 Trans-Am with a 4x4 Dodge Powerwagon frame and wheels.

I always got a kick out of the contest coverage in SAE and FSM when the cars actually had inflator valves on the 1/24 wheels.

 

[smsteve]

Okay, back to the missing toilet in the restroom...and the Tinbender name...and our known knowledge of TB's past accomplishments in the "metal" field.

I'm thinking TB goes this way, but home made with his own special touches:

Too much? Too prison like? What say ye? Just think of the comments from visitors...oooh and how easy it would be to clean!

 

[shopnut]

My motto from the beginning (in my build thread) is everything is off the floor, or if its on the floor, it must be on wheels. A wall-mount toilet is perfect! And I really don't relish the idea of one on wheels

 

[tinbender 66]

Ok Paul you cant do a couple teaser shots and stop . I have been thinking now that I have a lathe it may be time to drag some of my plastic back out and see what I can do . I have a PILE of unbuilt kits I have um hoarded up over the years . Mostly 20's through early 70's .


Rick

Ok, I'll throw one on here from time to time. I spent a fair amount of money on turned aluminum parts. I always wished I could make my own. All the more argument for the purchase of a lathe

 

[tinbender 66]

It even has radiator hoses. Sweet. Nice work. I've never gone to the extent of fabricating suspensions, just modifying the kit supplied ones. I did kit-bash a '79 Trans-Am with a 4x4 Dodge Powerwagon frame and wheels.

I always got a kick out of the contest coverage in SAE and FSM when the cars actually had inflator valves on the 1/24 wheels.

Thanks Jeff. Those two models actually made it into the SAE contest annuals and the Model Cars one.

I still have a ton of models. I suspect I'll get back to it one of these days.

 

[tinbender 66]

TB66 - really, don't you think it would be uber cool to have your own custom made one-of-a-kind copper pissoir in the shop bathroom. Talk about unique, talk about bragging rights, talk about a 'conversation piesss'! Just consider that NO ONE on GJ would have one; it would make you a superhero to all the GJ members out there. Every garage guy out there would think of you whenever they were 'returning' a beer in the shop; what a legacy! You could fab up a matching water closet and feed it from roof runoff; the conservationists would love you for it.

And to top it all off, it would acquire a PEE-tina in no time!

I admit it, I do have a "fertile mind", and waaaaay too much free time on my hands to sit around and think this ssssscccchhhtttuuuufffff up!

Okay, back to the missing toilet in the restroom...and the Tinbender name...and our known knowledge of TB's past accomplishments in the "metal" field.

I'm thinking TB goes this way, but home made with his own special touches:

Too much? Too prison like? What say ye? Just think of the comments from visitors...oooh and how easy it would be to clean!

My motto from the beginning (in my build thread) is everything is off the floor, or if its on the floor, it must be on wheels. A wall-mount toilet is perfect! And I really don't relish the idea of one on wheels

Great ideas, all of them..........but I'm afraid I picked up a CL toilet yesterday. The copper pissoir would be awesome and I think the prison toilet would be cool if I put an old jailhouse door on there......hmmmmmmmm

 

[tinbender 66]

BREAKIN NEWS!!!!!!!!! I went and picked up another truckload of fence boards today.

 

[tinbender 66]

BOARDS:

For some reason it's not raining here today (yet) so I'm going to break out the pressure washer, get these cleaned up and put inside to dry.

We only have two seasons here; Winter and August.

 

[rickairmedic]

Well Paul looks like another wall at least worth of wood . I may have to start watching CL closer for old wood fences .


Rick

 

[Nighttrain]

I think you need to update your name to "cedar chopper 66"

 

[Red Leader]

I think you need to update your name to "cedar chopper 66"

Speaking of the name, I was always curious what the 'pedestrial garage' was alluding to.

Maybe I read it somewhere and forgot. I have a new baby

EDIT: DUH its on the front page. Although, maybe Paul will come up with a new name that describes more of what the garage is now. The wood-lined, almost-had-a-prison-toilet garage

 

[tinbender 66]

Well Paul looks like another wall at least worth of wood . I may have to start watching CL closer for old wood fences .

I got lucky when I found this fence guy. When he does a job that's big enough to be worth my while he calls me. I get my wood and he gets his job cleaned up. Win-win


Rick

I think you need to update your name to "cedar chopper 66"

Or maybe "peckerwood"

 

[tinbender 66]

Speaking of the name, I was always curious what the 'pedestrial garage' was alluding to.

Maybe I read it somewhere and forgot. I have a new baby

EDIT: DUH its on the front page. Although, maybe Paul will come up with a new name that describes more of what the garage is now. The wood-lined, almost-had-a-prison-toilet garage

How about the 'I blew up the pressure washer garage. Sad but true. And, yes it had oil in it

Maybe I can fix it

 

[rickairmedic]

Oooooooooh that ***** . Any extra holes in the block ? May be saveable as long as that didnt happen . The good news at least around here is CL seems to have pressure washers with bad pumps but good motors pretty regular . You did it backwards . Most folks frag the pump not the motor .


Rick

 

[tinbender 66]

Oooooooooh that ***** . Any extra holes in the block ? May be saveable as long as that didnt happen . The good news at least around here is CL seems to have pressure washers with bad pumps but good motors pretty regular . You did it backwards . Most folks frag the pump not the motor


Rick

Do you know anything about interchangability (is that a word?) of the pumps. I suppose if the shaft size is the same I can make it work. There's a Troybilt on CL right now with a bad pump for $60.

 

[rickairmedic]

Paul for $60.00 bucks I would go grab it . The motor shafts are most likely the same as well as the motor mounts as long as they are the same HP motors.Usually the problem with the pumps is blown O rings in most of them that I have dealt with.


Rick

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

TB66, I'm pretty sure that Flybefree has one that he would gladly sell to you at a very reasonable price. LOL

 

[Wingnut65]

I have a cheapo electric one the stopped wanting to work last week as well. Maybe it is a virus that is going around???

 

[flybefree]

Dudes, I hold Tinbender in too high of esteem to saddle him with my electric "power" washer...heck I don't think I have an enemy I hate enough to give that POS....exits stage right mumbling incoherently.

 

[shopnut]

How about the 'I blew up the pressure washer garage. Sad but true. And, yes it had oil in it

Maybe I can fix it

Are you sure that's oil? Looks more like someone poured their old coffee in there

That's a bummer. Luckily parts are normally cheap if you decide to fix it.

 

[tinbender 66]

Paul for $60.00 bucks I would go grab it . The motor shafts are most likely the same as well as the motor mounts as long as they are the same HP motors.Usually the problem with the pumps is blown O rings in most of them that I have dealt with.


Rick

I had a couple mixed up. The one with the bad pump was $100. There's a Craftsman on there that supposedly works fine that just dropped from $75 to $50. It's close by so I'm gonna take a look.

 

[tinbender 66]

TB66, I'm pretty sure that Flybefree has one that he would gladly sell to you at a very reasonable price. LOL

Yeah but, he likes me

I have a cheapo electric one the stopped wanting to work last week as well. Maybe it is a virus that is going around???

A virus? Now I'm afraid to start my lawn mower

Dudes, I hold Tinbender in too high of esteem to saddle him with my electric "power" washer...heck I don't think I have an enemy I hate enough to give that POS....exits stage right mumbling incoherently.

Thanks buddy.........

 

[tinbender 66]

Are you sure that's oil? Looks more like someone poured their old coffee in there

That's a bummer. Luckily parts are normally cheap if you decide to fix it.

Well, I got it for free so I'm not out anything. The crankshaft is torn up and the bearing it goes through is toast. Crank is $80 and it appears the 'bearing' needs to be pressed out if it didn't weld itself in. Yard art maybe?

 

[Red Leader]

Well, I got it for free so I'm not out anything. The crankshaft is torn up and the bearing it goes through is toast. Crank is $80 and it appears the 'bearing' needs to be pressed out if it didn't weld itself in. Yard art maybe?

If there are any 'flat-ish' parts, maybe steel silhouette targets?

 

[Skaal-tel 79]

I just read through your whole thread. Nice work!!! I wish I could have built my own garage completely from scratch, you did some amazing work.

Beautiful old tools, and thanks for posting some of your tricks, I'm going to try some of the painting techniques.

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

TB66, how about turning it into a urinal? heh-heh

 

[Red Leader]

TB66, how about turning it into a urinal? heh-heh

Ooooh!

 

[tinbender 66]

I just read through your whole thread. Nice work!!! I wish I could have built my own garage completely from scratch, you did some amazing work.

Beautiful old tools, and thanks for posting some of your tricks, I'm going to try some of the painting techniques.

Thanks a lot Skaal-tel 79. There is a certain amount of satisfaction to be gained from doing it yourself but it takes a loooooong time. I had a '79 Camaro once. Bought it new. $6800. I must be kind of old

 

[tinbender 66]

TB66, how about turning it into a urinal? heh-heh

Ooooh!

You just made me spew Pepsi all over my keyboard

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

It's what I live for! Thanks for spewing.

I love reading these threads, but since I feel dumber than a rock around you guys with SKILLS, I just try to contribute with a little bit of lame humor.

 

[tinbender 66]

Made a little more progress. I borrowed a working pressure washer and got the boards cleaned up and dried them out for a couple days.

I decided to work in the office as it is completely insulated and I think I have enough material to finish it (except for the ceiling which will be sheetrock). I think in this room I will stain it or clear it or something. I'll have to do a little research on that.

At least in here I don't care if it soaks up light as I want a little ambiance. I'll get some sheetrock this weekend.

After looking at these pics I think I need to replace that board by the left outlet with a notched one to fill that gap.