Dan in Pasadena
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Eric, everything looks great but I've gotta ask: Why have you not run the pegboard down to the workbench top?
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KissMyWhiteSS
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I wanted to drop in say that from one artist to another, your sketches are amazing. I tend to free hand my thoughts to get a better understanding of what I have going on in my head. Soon enough, I will start my build thread. Keep up the good work, Sir!
All in the planning my friend, that's where the outlet strip will run around the perimeter. It will be a 6" band all the way around for electrical and perhaps air lines.
Thanks very much! I always find that even if the sketch *****, it still serves to get the thought down so you don't forget later, and you can build off your ideas and work them out before ever physically making anything. Starting a build thread is great, you get lots of great ideas from people's comments (I know I have).
Dan in Pasadena
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Ok, curious to see what that'll look like. 6" wide? Not the kind of electrical strips I'm thinking of, I guess. The ones that are 6 ft long with a bunch of outlets on them.
Last year, and I'm not exactly sure how it happened, I blew up the AC power unit in my big desktop garage computer. Now, when I say blew up, I'm talking more than just the fuse. It literally grenaded the internal transformer and cooked a good portion of the ac unit board. I will attribute this either to flooding or some kind of surge on the old wiring setup. I splurged the decadent price of $36 on a new 400W power supply, crossed my fingers that there wasn't any other damage, and hooked it all up. A few minutes later, I had this in my shop once more. I plan on removing the monitor's base and hanging it from the pegboard, and perhaps slotting the cpu up in the cupboard out of the way, tucking the speakers up as well.
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With the sound of V8's and Jeremy Clarkson in the background, I prepped one of the final areas for pegboard. I still have to move the lighting circuit down to the new switch, but that should be a fairly easy job. After that, I should really slot my woodstove back in, as we're starting to get into jacket weather now.
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With the sound of V8's and Jeremy Clarkson in the background, I prepped one of the final areas for pegboard. I still have to move the lighting circuit down to the new switch, but that should be a fairly easy job. After that, I should really slot my woodstove back in, as we're starting to get into jacket weather now.
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You better step up your sketch game if you expect to keep the subscribers you have. I for one am not going to keep checking in for **** sketches like this...
Seriously though, no self depreciation necessary. Drawing looks great.
Thanks man. Quite frankly, the disclaimer is mostly because there is always, always some armchair internet know it all whose only comment will be "your lights are the wrong elliptical shape for the angle you're viewing it from." I suppose I shouldn't care, they'll always find something anyways
Gratuitous Wagoneer Sketch. I did this maybe 4 years ago. Just thought I'd throw it in for fun. It's eventually how I envision doing mine up, except, not with the tired FE grille.
WarrenJ
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Man of many talents. Great sketch.
I was looking for something in an old toolbox of mine when I came across 2 old hand planes that I'd stuck in there probably a few years back and forgotten about. I gave them a quick rub on the wire wheel to take the rust off the sole, but I'll take them both completely apart for a full service.
The first, a Stanley No.5 plane, had some moderate rust on the sole. I think this will be a nice plane to use, as it's a little more manageable than my No.7.
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The other plane is a MIBRO, and to be honest, I didn't know they made planes. Both this and the Stanley were my grandfather's, so it'll be nice to clean them up for service. One thing I do know is that he probably didn't use them a whole lot. I think this one sat on its side on a shelf beside some kind of 60's era chemical that leaked. It ate some of the sole and really rusted the unfinished metal. However, a good wire wheeling got most of it, and I may try to smooth it out again with the sandpaper on glass technique.
I also got a few old Swedish made hatchets from my folks for my birthday. One is for sure a Gransfors Bruks (the one with a hint of red paint), but I'm not totally sure about the second. It has a 'G' inside a square as the logo, though some has been filed off. The handle has something impressed on it, and the letters 'HB' (Hults Bruk?). The word looks like 'Provinaire,' but I cant quite tell.
The first, a Stanley No.5 plane, had some moderate rust on the sole. I think this will be a nice plane to use, as it's a little more manageable than my No.7.
The other plane is a MIBRO, and to be honest, I didn't know they made planes. Both this and the Stanley were my grandfather's, so it'll be nice to clean them up for service. One thing I do know is that he probably didn't use them a whole lot. I think this one sat on its side on a shelf beside some kind of 60's era chemical that leaked. It ate some of the sole and really rusted the unfinished metal. However, a good wire wheeling got most of it, and I may try to smooth it out again with the sandpaper on glass technique.
I also got a few old Swedish made hatchets from my folks for my birthday. One is for sure a Gransfors Bruks (the one with a hint of red paint), but I'm not totally sure about the second. It has a 'G' inside a square as the logo, though some has been filed off. The handle has something impressed on it, and the letters 'HB' (Hults Bruk?). The word looks like 'Provinaire,' but I cant quite tell.
Laredo
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Nuthin sappy, just cool! Luv that sound too...
Since I had a nice stretch of 3 days free on the weekend, I took a little time to tie up some loose ends on the garage. First things first, I decided to re-plumb my woodstove setup from last year, this time version 2.0.
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Due to the addition of the eavestrough, I have had to move the chimney 5" outward. I didn't have any extra stovepipe on hand so this ended up sliding the stove 5" closer to the wall, which wouldn't be the best plan, but I have some extra heat shielding material to add yet another layer (my old double shield system still works very well though, the wall is still cold after a days burning). I also set the stove up a little because the pass through used to slope into the garage and water would come in. It now has a gentle slope downwards out the window.
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I was going to get fancy and weld up a special bracket to hold the chimney but frankly, I knew it too would end up rusting and getting the building rusty, and I was able to build this wood one in about 5 minutes, so that won out. Keeps it nice and plumb though.
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(Safety Disclaimer for the safety police: Before even going near the firebox with a match, I mounted all my heat shields on the wall and the pipe. These pics were taken before that, because the shields are overtop of some of the pegboard).
Next up, I had one spot on the East wall that still needed pegboard, so I sliced up another sheet and got that mounted up. All I have left now is the small bit of wall beside the roll up door, but I still need to do some electrical work there so that can wait a bit.
Enter Thanksgiving Monday, when I woke up and decided that I had really, truly, had enough of that institutional purple cabinet with a solid-core door that I call my main bench. See below.
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It really was never the most attractive piece. It kinda listed to the right, the veneer on the door had a greenish tinge to it, and the lower cabinet appeared to have been suffering from years of being flooded. Honestly, inside the cupboards smelled damp, dirty, and moldy. Still, it served me well for the most part, and was one of the only remaining things in there that was done by the previous owner (the other, being the blue cart that my lathe sits on).
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First step was to gut it. Vise off, contents out, doors off. I didn't have too much in here, just a couple old lawnmower blocks, and my planer. Much to my surprise, the top actually lifted right off! All this time I'd thought it was screwed on. I was curious to see what awaited me behind this thing. Strangely, when I went to pull it out from the wall (also not screwed to the wall) the whole unit dropped about 3", making a pretty decent 'CRUNCH' noise.
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Ah, well that explains it, the base was turning to soil underneath it. The wood was actually petrified in a lot of places and the rot/dead bug mass was astonishing. This explained the musty smell in there. Also explains where some of those rogue spiders were coming from (decent size for a garage in Ontario at least.. don't laugh Australians).
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I busted it all up and hauled it out, then set about sweeping the rest of it all up (properly masked of course). Looked pretty good in behind actually, with almost no real rot to speak of (save about a 12" strip across the bottom I'll have to replace with new plywood soon, as it used to be below grade). Thank you pressure treated wood!
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Next up, I insulated across the whole back wall, and finished up the bag up in the front corner of the garage by my welding area. For now I've simply slotted my tanker table into position, but I've still got an entire bench build to do someday.
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For fun, I tossed one of the old B&S blocks up on the table (I saved the old door for the moment) and tore it completely apart. Took about an hour, and maybe I'll have some parts I can use on my other mower, or perhaps sell. Soon I'll tear the other one down as well. I've heard of some people melting down the aluminum blocks on these as ingots for making their own sand-cast parts... I might have to try that. Ingots are certainly easier to store than an entire block.
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Due to the addition of the eavestrough, I have had to move the chimney 5" outward. I didn't have any extra stovepipe on hand so this ended up sliding the stove 5" closer to the wall, which wouldn't be the best plan, but I have some extra heat shielding material to add yet another layer (my old double shield system still works very well though, the wall is still cold after a days burning). I also set the stove up a little because the pass through used to slope into the garage and water would come in. It now has a gentle slope downwards out the window.
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I was going to get fancy and weld up a special bracket to hold the chimney but frankly, I knew it too would end up rusting and getting the building rusty, and I was able to build this wood one in about 5 minutes, so that won out. Keeps it nice and plumb though.
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(Safety Disclaimer for the safety police: Before even going near the firebox with a match, I mounted all my heat shields on the wall and the pipe. These pics were taken before that, because the shields are overtop of some of the pegboard).
Next up, I had one spot on the East wall that still needed pegboard, so I sliced up another sheet and got that mounted up. All I have left now is the small bit of wall beside the roll up door, but I still need to do some electrical work there so that can wait a bit.
Enter Thanksgiving Monday, when I woke up and decided that I had really, truly, had enough of that institutional purple cabinet with a solid-core door that I call my main bench. See below.
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It really was never the most attractive piece. It kinda listed to the right, the veneer on the door had a greenish tinge to it, and the lower cabinet appeared to have been suffering from years of being flooded. Honestly, inside the cupboards smelled damp, dirty, and moldy. Still, it served me well for the most part, and was one of the only remaining things in there that was done by the previous owner (the other, being the blue cart that my lathe sits on).
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First step was to gut it. Vise off, contents out, doors off. I didn't have too much in here, just a couple old lawnmower blocks, and my planer. Much to my surprise, the top actually lifted right off! All this time I'd thought it was screwed on. I was curious to see what awaited me behind this thing. Strangely, when I went to pull it out from the wall (also not screwed to the wall) the whole unit dropped about 3", making a pretty decent 'CRUNCH' noise.
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Ah, well that explains it, the base was turning to soil underneath it. The wood was actually petrified in a lot of places and the rot/dead bug mass was astonishing. This explained the musty smell in there. Also explains where some of those rogue spiders were coming from (decent size for a garage in Ontario at least.. don't laugh Australians).
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I busted it all up and hauled it out, then set about sweeping the rest of it all up (properly masked of course). Looked pretty good in behind actually, with almost no real rot to speak of (save about a 12" strip across the bottom I'll have to replace with new plywood soon, as it used to be below grade). Thank you pressure treated wood!
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Next up, I insulated across the whole back wall, and finished up the bag up in the front corner of the garage by my welding area. For now I've simply slotted my tanker table into position, but I've still got an entire bench build to do someday.
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For fun, I tossed one of the old B&S blocks up on the table (I saved the old door for the moment) and tore it completely apart. Took about an hour, and maybe I'll have some parts I can use on my other mower, or perhaps sell. Soon I'll tear the other one down as well. I've heard of some people melting down the aluminum blocks on these as ingots for making their own sand-cast parts... I might have to try that. Ingots are certainly easier to store than an entire block.
Thanks! I try to give special treatment to the tools from my father, grandfathers, and great grandfather. I'd like to see them passed on someday and it's always nice to try and keep something in better shape than you got it in.
I knew I couldn't be the only one. I was in it in a hailstorm the other day.. that's approaching needing ear protection though
1/2 Cup
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Great to see your families tools and legacies being past down to the next generation and well cared for, after all we are only the custodians and curators for the next generation our selves.
Boy that cabinet was a mess, nice clean up job.
The heater looks like its doing its job well.
BTW I have to comment on the spider, that's is not a big spider by Aussie standards let me tell you.
Regards
Boy that cabinet was a mess, nice clean up job.
The heater looks like its doing its job well.
BTW I have to comment on the spider, that's is not a big spider by Aussie standards let me tell you.
Regards
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Basstracker34
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Great thread Eric. Almost like I'm reading about the show (we see in the states, not sure if it's in Canada?) called American Pickers.
Could you draw a diagram of your cupboards you put up? It's hard to see how they're attached to the walls.
Thanks!
Could you draw a diagram of your cupboards you put up? It's hard to see how they're attached to the walls.
Thanks!
Im familiar with the show, seen a couple episodes at my in-laws I think. I actually don't have a tv, so I dont really watch much TV (except the Top Gear on the garage computer).
As far as cupboard drawings go, the only pic I have on hand is this one:
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It's a little blurry, but should serve the purpose. I have more specific drawings for each different unit, but this is a good generic one.
The bottom surface of the cupboard is 5/8" particle board (chip-board, flake-board, osb, etc) which I used for cheapness. I had 3 1'x8' strips of the 5/8's left over, but 2 sheets of 7/16's was only about 15 bucks. All in I think I have $20 into the cupboards.
I first mount a 1x3 cleat on the wall, which the cupboard rests on when installing (easier for one guy to hang it). This also served as the top mount for the pegboard below, so it was win win. Once the cupboard was built, I hauled it up and sat it on the cleats. I should mention that 12" out from the wall, I screwed a 2x3 along the roof trusses. This served to capture the top of the cupboard. To hold it in place I'd clamp it to that top runner, then just screw through the back runners into the studs. It was pretty simple, even if not really the best way to build cupboards. For me, it was super cheap and plenty of storage, while keeping interior space to a maximum.
As far as cupboard drawings go, the only pic I have on hand is this one:
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It's a little blurry, but should serve the purpose. I have more specific drawings for each different unit, but this is a good generic one.
The bottom surface of the cupboard is 5/8" particle board (chip-board, flake-board, osb, etc) which I used for cheapness. I had 3 1'x8' strips of the 5/8's left over, but 2 sheets of 7/16's was only about 15 bucks. All in I think I have $20 into the cupboards.
I first mount a 1x3 cleat on the wall, which the cupboard rests on when installing (easier for one guy to hang it). This also served as the top mount for the pegboard below, so it was win win. Once the cupboard was built, I hauled it up and sat it on the cleats. I should mention that 12" out from the wall, I screwed a 2x3 along the roof trusses. This served to capture the top of the cupboard. To hold it in place I'd clamp it to that top runner, then just screw through the back runners into the studs. It was pretty simple, even if not really the best way to build cupboards. For me, it was super cheap and plenty of storage, while keeping interior space to a maximum.
Metropolicity
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I am literally on page 13 of this and I couldn't help but register and say what an amazing build. I wasn't going to register and lurk but when I read you are an fellow Industrial Designer & Canadian, it was time to nut up
So happy to be part of this community.
Hello from Winterpeg!
So happy to be part of this community.
Hello from Winterpeg!
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I am literally on page 13 of this and I couldn't help but register and say what an amazing build. I wasn't going to register and lurk but when I read you are an fellow Industrial Designer & Canadian, it was time to nut up
So happy to be part of this community.
Hello from Winterpeg!
Welcome to the board! thanks very much for your comment, always nice to meet a fellow ID'er. Lots of great stuff on this site, there's a few ID guys around here too.
Metropolicity
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We love to make spaces to work and hideout in
I'll post some pics of my basement shop soon. I am planning on making a mini (and I mean mini) machine shop.
Haven't updated in a little while, was away on the weekend at my parents farm. Was nice to do some logging, four wheeling, and saving some old iron.
This is what's left of the pile. It used to stretch up to where I was standing and about 20' past, but I went through it years back and scrapped a bunch of it. I scrounged every piece for useful bits like handles, cranks, trim, etc before scrapping. The pile goes another 40' or so past what you see. When I was a kid the pile was burgeoning with old bits of hulks, chrome glinting in the sun. Evergreens have come up all around it but it used to be the edge of the field when I was young.
I tossed the aforementioned old Ford pickup door into a lawn and garden cart (beefed up for atv forestry service) and brought it back to the barn. I had been wrong I think on the years. While the door is definitely 53-55, the tailgate is 48-52 i believe. No matter, both are very cool pieces. The tailgate was in the basement of the barn, sparing it the rust and decay.
I also propped up some other doors for future salvage. They are as follows:
52 Plymouth Cambridge door. I have the dash, instrument cluster, and steering wheel/column from this car as well. I saved those when I was maybe 14. This one comes complete with intact draft glass, interior window trim, and bullet holes. This one is surprisingly rust and dent free except for the holes. Might be something cool I can use this for.
47ish chevrolet pickup door. This one's rough, the metal is pretty thin from all the rust. However, scattered throughout the pile is the pickup bed from this truck, the mangled cab (you can just see the cab in the first pic. its the red thing near the upper left, beside the remains of the bed), the floorpan, and I think the hood somewhere.
I think this door is off the back of a 41-42 chevy sedan (special, deluxe, master.. not sure which). Apart from the dents and scrapes, this door is fairly decent for the conditions. I might do some bodywork practice on this one (being a back door, I doubt it's very valuable).
This is what's left of the pile. It used to stretch up to where I was standing and about 20' past, but I went through it years back and scrapped a bunch of it. I scrounged every piece for useful bits like handles, cranks, trim, etc before scrapping. The pile goes another 40' or so past what you see. When I was a kid the pile was burgeoning with old bits of hulks, chrome glinting in the sun. Evergreens have come up all around it but it used to be the edge of the field when I was young.
I tossed the aforementioned old Ford pickup door into a lawn and garden cart (beefed up for atv forestry service) and brought it back to the barn. I had been wrong I think on the years. While the door is definitely 53-55, the tailgate is 48-52 i believe. No matter, both are very cool pieces. The tailgate was in the basement of the barn, sparing it the rust and decay.
I also propped up some other doors for future salvage. They are as follows:
52 Plymouth Cambridge door. I have the dash, instrument cluster, and steering wheel/column from this car as well. I saved those when I was maybe 14. This one comes complete with intact draft glass, interior window trim, and bullet holes. This one is surprisingly rust and dent free except for the holes. Might be something cool I can use this for.
47ish chevrolet pickup door. This one's rough, the metal is pretty thin from all the rust. However, scattered throughout the pile is the pickup bed from this truck, the mangled cab (you can just see the cab in the first pic. its the red thing near the upper left, beside the remains of the bed), the floorpan, and I think the hood somewhere.
I think this door is off the back of a 41-42 chevy sedan (special, deluxe, master.. not sure which). Apart from the dents and scrapes, this door is fairly decent for the conditions. I might do some bodywork practice on this one (being a back door, I doubt it's very valuable).
tinbender 66
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Cool stuff! I'd love to have a pile like that to pick through.
It's fun. I mean, the pile is 99% junk, really, and I know that. Some pieces though are just cool, and it's amazing how many little things have survived. That mangled truck cab for instance had been protecting a glass dome light setup and cardboard visors for probably 35 years or so. I'd like to go through this pile, save the cool bits and pieces, and send all the rest for scrap. Ontario farms are full of piles like this. The neighbour has one with complete cars in the middle of the woods.
xtremek
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Go ahead and let it out. Half the fun is when things go sideways.
Naw, gotta keep ya guessing. These are gimmes anyways.
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bunks-tj
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m416 trailer
xtremek
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I know it's an implement tire.
rmalkow2
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Clues, clues. I was thinking trailer or tractor of some sort. If I remember right the "GUIDE" name on that lamp housing is associated with GM. They were the lighting division for GM for many years. But they could have supplied many other products as well.
Who knows, that could be it...
Good guess, maybe you're right. Far as I know, that taillight is what they used on the 416 trailers. Talk about over designed, the thing weighs about 6lbs and is made of cast aluminum.
That's an interesting fact, I wasn't aware of that. Maybe soon I'll post up another clue.
Ok, next clue. This one should give a pretty good idea as to the nature of what I'm working on. I will say this, it's actually not that big of a secret.
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As if that last clue wasn't enough, what I was working on last night should be an indication (no, it's not finished, still a lot more beef to be welded on). This was the first project I've done with my new metal chop saw and man, I'm hooked. I'm cutting now with the speed and accuracy I couldn't have dreamed of before with my angle grinder. I think this is a safer cutting method too, with the work clamped and the sparks more or less contained.
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I give up Eric 
Lets see.
Clearly its something on wheels that you can tow and has an engine of some note??
Wood splitter
Lets see.
Clearly its something on wheels that you can tow and has an engine of some note??
Wood splitter
alpinewhite
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it's a towable thing-a-ma-jiggy that has a venturi
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portable generator is my guess.
madison069
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I say Military jeep of some sort.