Cris B
Well-known member
Re: The Little Vintage Garage.
Beautiful work on the Wilton restoration.
Beautiful work on the Wilton restoration.
Great looking Wilton.
Beautiful work on the Wilton restoration.
Very nice! Do you clear coat too or is it just the gloss look from the Hammerite ?
Cheers GB.
Wow, awesome job on the Wilton.
Holy **** that Wilton looks amazing!
Just out of curiosity, after restoration, how much does something like that run?








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I like the Nogaro blue on your S10. Good hustle on making the little garage so useable!!
been following along for while now. nice work. are the led bulbs brighter than regular t8s ?
jim














Cool DP and at a great price for old American quality. A bit strange that the PO would take the badges off but I bet you can find some replacements. Interesting concept to change speeds and something I had never seen before. Runs smooth in your video.
Here's your post-Christmas You ****!
Wow man nice score for $160, some of those bits are things that take years to build up in ones collection too.
Have a good new year...
Cheers Grumblebum.
Great score bagged, thanks for the video, cool!
YOU ****! That's one NICE drill press.




Bagged, from what I remember the Craftsman 100 drill press I have has a 3/4 hp motor. That is a great score on all of those tools and I'm sure you are thrilled to have been able to get it all.
JB
I'm going to be wiring outlets in the garage in the next few weeks.
My options.
1. Emt and surface mount boxes.
2. Romex and drops from the attic into the stud bays.
3. Romex and cut out drywall and drill holes in studs to run Romex thru.
I think easiest, fastest, cheapest is probably cutting and patching drywall. I already have rolls of 12/2 Romex so I don't have to buy any.
Going into the attic is a big pain since attic access is in the far end of the house. Also a lot of my garage time is late nights after the family is sleeping so going into the attic during that time is not my best option, especially since it's winter.
What do you guys think.?
I would do 2 or 3. As soon as I put EMT and surface boxes on the walls I have to notch cabinets and benches so they fit flush on the wall. First notch isn't bad but I always seem to be re-arranging cabinets and adding more notches. But that's just me.I'm going to be wiring outlets in the garage in the next few weeks.
My options.
1. Emt and surface mount boxes.
2. Romex and drops from the attic into the stud bays.
3. Romex and cut out drywall and drill holes in studs to run Romex thru.
I think easiest, fastest, cheapest is probably cutting and patching drywall. I already have rolls of 12/2 Romex so I don't have to buy any.
Going into the attic is a big pain since attic access is in the far end of the house. Also a lot of my garage time is late nights after the family is sleeping so going into the attic during that time is not my best option, especially since it's winter.
What do you guys think.?
I would do 2 or 3. As soon as I put EMT and surface boxes on the walls I have to notch cabinets and benches so they fit flush on the wall. First notch isn't bad but I always seem to be re-arranging cabinets and adding more notches. But that's just me.
First thing I would do is add some easier access to the attic space above the garage. In the picture of the back of your house (below) it looks like you have only a crawl space above the house with even less above the garage. At least a rectangular hole with a removable panel but even better would be a pull-down ladder. A few pieces of plywood in the attic would give you storage space for a lot of bulky but lightweight stuff (the interior of my project car is up in my garage attic space)....
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I don't find sheet rock work that hard, especially with an oscillating multi-tool with a real thin blade. Minimizes dust and the cut-out pieces can go right back where they came out with minimal tape and mud. A damp sanding sponge can level and smooth the dried mud with zero dust as well.
Bagged:I went up in the attic to assess the situation and the crawl space above the attic is very difficult to get to. I think I'm going to cut in an attic access panel. What direction in relation to joists do I cut my opening?
The good news is that you have a sturdy structure. You might still want to add an opening in the garage ceiling. When you are preparing to work up there, it would be easy to put all the tools up there before you make the long crawl from the house dragging a tool belt or bag. You could also use the opening to deliver some insulation bats. Insulating the garage ceiling makes it a much more comfortable place to work -- warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. My insulated 3-car maintains a 20-degree difference to the outside temperature in the winter with no heat and a small window A/C unit does the same in the summer.