RbrtAWhyt
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There is one exactly like that at my parents house. They've had it since before I was born.
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There is one exactly like that at my parents house. They've had it since before I was born.
Thanks Herb! I found the crispy roof to be a bit disconcerting too when I first saw it, but I'm glad I get to re-do it because now I can go with steel, get rid of that brown fascia, and add an extension to the back.
It plays perfectly too! All I had to do was replace the cartridge and needle, and wipe down the board/tubes inside so they're all dust-free. It's certainly a conversation piece.
Quick update; finished trenching and then lined it with landscape fabric. I then laid down 30’ of perforated O-pipe on a bed of granular A. I filled over it, compacted a bit, and then removed the middle portion as seen in the images. This allows a more direct drainage flow right into the pipe. The round stone also looks pretty good and should be harder for weeds to grow in.
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The last image shows the runoff section, I still need to finalize that part of the trench so it's hidden. the ground does slope away though which is nice.
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The last image shows the runoff section, I still need to finalize that part of the trench so it's hidden. the ground does slope away though which is nice.
Ran a bunch of errands last night. Picked up some Kijiji peg board (10 sheets @ $4 ea was a great deal). Also picked up some beadboard for the next project in the house. Still had a Lowes gift card kickin around from our wedding back in March, so I put that towards the beadboard and several big bags of insulation. I got enough to do the walls, but didn't buy any for the ceiling yet since I plan on using the attic space
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With all this peg board, I have been thinking of going for the look and feel of the Best Made Co's New York store, seen in the following images. (only, mine will have a lot of cupboards.
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Lastly, the weather last night seemed to know I had just spent days and dollars on a shiny new drainage trench, but hadnt got to trenching the back of the building yet. It also knew that in 2 days I plan to be re-roofing, so it summoned up a choice deluge and centred it directly over my garage.
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Yes, it flooded again, this time with more vigour and speed than last time. The roof, basically a colander at this point, let scores of water in, leaking into my fluorescent hanging lights, onto my lathe (again), and sprung yet another new leak onto the boxes of old tools I haven’t even sorted yet. Luckily, the latter leak was into a box of hardware, mostly nails and screws (in jars) so it’s ok I think. The other blow was that the grading behind the garage, which still sits 4-6” above the pad, allowed water to leak in and flood out the floor. This morning I was greeted with a good ½” of water over the back half of the floor.
Anyone know a good dry-out method? I have the windows open with a fan circulating air, which is about as well as I can do without actually squeegee-ing or sopping it up with a lot of shop rags and towels. I know this is the last time the garage will flood (this is the second time the rain has beaten me, there will not be a third), so I’m not too bummed out. It’s just a bit of a nuisance to have to work this weekend in a wet garage. That cupboard style workbench is now pretty swollen; it’s not long for this world.
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With all this peg board, I have been thinking of going for the look and feel of the Best Made Co's New York store, seen in the following images. (only, mine will have a lot of cupboards.
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Lastly, the weather last night seemed to know I had just spent days and dollars on a shiny new drainage trench, but hadnt got to trenching the back of the building yet. It also knew that in 2 days I plan to be re-roofing, so it summoned up a choice deluge and centred it directly over my garage.
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Yes, it flooded again, this time with more vigour and speed than last time. The roof, basically a colander at this point, let scores of water in, leaking into my fluorescent hanging lights, onto my lathe (again), and sprung yet another new leak onto the boxes of old tools I haven’t even sorted yet. Luckily, the latter leak was into a box of hardware, mostly nails and screws (in jars) so it’s ok I think. The other blow was that the grading behind the garage, which still sits 4-6” above the pad, allowed water to leak in and flood out the floor. This morning I was greeted with a good ½” of water over the back half of the floor.
Anyone know a good dry-out method? I have the windows open with a fan circulating air, which is about as well as I can do without actually squeegee-ing or sopping it up with a lot of shop rags and towels. I know this is the last time the garage will flood (this is the second time the rain has beaten me, there will not be a third), so I’m not too bummed out. It’s just a bit of a nuisance to have to work this weekend in a wet garage. That cupboard style workbench is now pretty swollen; it’s not long for this world.
Zengineer
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Yeah, I'd say that roof has reached the end of its useful life... 
gipraw
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That roof exceeded its useful life a long time ago. Can't wait to see pictures of the new one installed.
dubber
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That ***** dude.....That is definitely a top priority!
Yeah, I'd say that roof has reached the end of its useful life...
Thanks guys, I'm also looking forward to getting it re-roofed. hopefully the next couple days aren't too wet. After that, it can rain all it likes.
I think this roof should have been replaced about 3-4 years ago.. possibly more
HSpencer
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This may sound nuts but I have seen it done and it works great. If you have a farmer's co op or similar farm store around, go and see if they sell bales of straw (not hay). I can't tell you the difference but anyway "straw" is not "hay" although they look and act the same.
If you can get straw in a bale, take handfuls and salt them around where the water is and it will quickly soak it up. Much better than oil dry or cat litter. There is something about the dry straw that soaks up wet concrete immediately. The straw will soak moisture and hold it, allowing you to dispose of it and leave your concrete floor dried up.
I knew little about this until a neighbor schooled me on how he dries his leaking basement out.
Best Regards
Herb Spencer
If you can get straw in a bale, take handfuls and salt them around where the water is and it will quickly soak it up. Much better than oil dry or cat litter. There is something about the dry straw that soaks up wet concrete immediately. The straw will soak moisture and hold it, allowing you to dispose of it and leave your concrete floor dried up.
I knew little about this until a neighbor schooled me on how he dries his leaking basement out.
Best Regards
Herb Spencer
Barnuba
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I would throw a few fans (squirrel cage type) and a dehumidifier in there and you will dry out real quick.
Depending on your timeline for the re-roof throw a tarp up top.
BTW subscribed!
Depending on your timeline for the re-roof throw a tarp up top.
BTW subscribed!
That's a pretty smart idea. I used to use handfuls of hay/straw at my family's farm to clean up oil spills (my Wagoneer decided recently to hemorrhage all of its ****** fluid on the garage floor). I hadn't considered it for water though, probably works even better.
I would throw a few fans (squirrel cage type) and a dehumidifier in there and you will dry out real quick.
Depending on your timeline for the re-roof throw a tarp up top.
BTW subscribed!
Thanks! I do have a fan in the window. I pillaged it from the old range-hood in the kitchen before chucking the body. It actually exhausts quite a fair bit of air and the place is drying out much faster than I anticipated. The dehumidifier got pressed into service in the basement, where it keeps the leaks from pooling when it rains.
Got a lot done on the workshop over the August long weekend. After being plagued by drips, leaks, and floods for a number of months, I had bitten the bullet and ordered steel roofing. The task ahead of me was to strip the old shingles, fix up the guts, and button everything back up before it rained. I took some pictures so, I’ll use them to describe my reno, since people seem to like pics (including myself).
View media item 32310The before shot shows the tired, aging shingle roof; and even though this is the good side, it’s begging to be replaced. It hadn’t formed as many leaks as the other side, but still was past its prime.
View media item 32309I broke out the chop saw and started building the roof extension, since I planned to elongate the non-existent rear overhang to about 18”, thus covering some stuff I don’t care to store in the garage like tires, skids, etc.
View media item 32311The rough extension clamped together for measurements. It will get screwed and then lagged to the building frame.
View media item 32318Standing on the fence to install this, leaning to counterbalance myself, this was actually pretty awkward to put up.
View media item 32313Here’s the frame in place, should give me some much needed extra storage space.
View media item 32312Now for the fun part. Armed with nothing more than a free pitchfork, I rolled the old roof off fairly easily. Proper foot protection was used here, and I’m glad I did, as I sunk a 1½” long roofing nail all the way to the steel plate.
View media item 32314View media item 32320With the roof now bare, I rolled out and stapled Tyvek across the whole deal (I found a huge 9’ spool in the rafters of the garage, probably a good 100’ of the stuff). I then nailed down strapping that the new roof would screw to. I could have nailed this down over the old shingles, but I wanted to get that moisture and weight and rot out of there.
View media item 32316Used this vintage Estwing I acquired from a family friend for the roofing. Although I have over a dozen hammers, this quickly became my favourite. I swung it all day long and it was comfortable the whole time. It was quite rusty when I found it in his garage, but I cleaned it up and oiled it to preserve it and hopefully get years out of it. The gentleman that gave it to me is almost in his 90’s now, and I like to think this was his favourite hammer, sort of silly and nostalgic, I know.
View media item 32315After lining up the first roof panel, I started laying sheets down along the roof. This goes pretty slowly, but the last time I did a steel roof, I learned that pre-measuring and marking/punching the screw locations while on the ground speeds up things on the roof, helps line up the self tapping screw, and makes things look more precise. Also, I can't say enough about the knee pads I didn't have... next time, I'll basically wrap my knees in bubble wrap. The ridge cap had special foam liners to seal it up, otherwise it becomes home to many many wasps.
View media item 32317This is my roof as it sits now. I still have to finish the end trim, and cut the last piece of roof to fill the last 9” of the extension. Otherwise, eaves trough and trenching the back are in order. Most importantly, this will keep things inside dry for years and years, shrugging off rain, snow, and tree gunk without rotting like the old roof did. It also has more of a rural feel, so much so that my wife has taken to calling it “the barn.”
I do count myself very blessed to have a wife like mine. She helped me the entire 3 day marathon from sunup to sundown, cleaning up shingles, scouring for nails, pulling staples from the strapping boards (reclaimed from skids), passing me all the supplies I needed while on the roof. In fact, she did a lot of the jobs I don’t even relish doing, and for that, I’m very thankful.
View media item 32310The before shot shows the tired, aging shingle roof; and even though this is the good side, it’s begging to be replaced. It hadn’t formed as many leaks as the other side, but still was past its prime.
View media item 32309I broke out the chop saw and started building the roof extension, since I planned to elongate the non-existent rear overhang to about 18”, thus covering some stuff I don’t care to store in the garage like tires, skids, etc.
View media item 32311The rough extension clamped together for measurements. It will get screwed and then lagged to the building frame.
View media item 32318Standing on the fence to install this, leaning to counterbalance myself, this was actually pretty awkward to put up.
View media item 32313Here’s the frame in place, should give me some much needed extra storage space.
View media item 32312Now for the fun part. Armed with nothing more than a free pitchfork, I rolled the old roof off fairly easily. Proper foot protection was used here, and I’m glad I did, as I sunk a 1½” long roofing nail all the way to the steel plate.
View media item 32314View media item 32320With the roof now bare, I rolled out and stapled Tyvek across the whole deal (I found a huge 9’ spool in the rafters of the garage, probably a good 100’ of the stuff). I then nailed down strapping that the new roof would screw to. I could have nailed this down over the old shingles, but I wanted to get that moisture and weight and rot out of there.
View media item 32316Used this vintage Estwing I acquired from a family friend for the roofing. Although I have over a dozen hammers, this quickly became my favourite. I swung it all day long and it was comfortable the whole time. It was quite rusty when I found it in his garage, but I cleaned it up and oiled it to preserve it and hopefully get years out of it. The gentleman that gave it to me is almost in his 90’s now, and I like to think this was his favourite hammer, sort of silly and nostalgic, I know.
View media item 32315After lining up the first roof panel, I started laying sheets down along the roof. This goes pretty slowly, but the last time I did a steel roof, I learned that pre-measuring and marking/punching the screw locations while on the ground speeds up things on the roof, helps line up the self tapping screw, and makes things look more precise. Also, I can't say enough about the knee pads I didn't have... next time, I'll basically wrap my knees in bubble wrap. The ridge cap had special foam liners to seal it up, otherwise it becomes home to many many wasps.
View media item 32317This is my roof as it sits now. I still have to finish the end trim, and cut the last piece of roof to fill the last 9” of the extension. Otherwise, eaves trough and trenching the back are in order. Most importantly, this will keep things inside dry for years and years, shrugging off rain, snow, and tree gunk without rotting like the old roof did. It also has more of a rural feel, so much so that my wife has taken to calling it “the barn.”
I do count myself very blessed to have a wife like mine. She helped me the entire 3 day marathon from sunup to sundown, cleaning up shingles, scouring for nails, pulling staples from the strapping boards (reclaimed from skids), passing me all the supplies I needed while on the roof. In fact, she did a lot of the jobs I don’t even relish doing, and for that, I’m very thankful.
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Looking great. I have got to say though, about your "Vintage Estwing hammer" I have both the 24 and 20 oz units and wouldn't use any thing else.
Ford52PU
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Nice job on the roof, your garage will stay dry now! It must be a good feeling to have it done.
Zengineer
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Looks really good. That should serve you well for decades to come.
Zengineer
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Er, did you remove your legs at the knees in this photo? Or is this an optical illusion somehow?
Barnuba
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Nice work!!! Thanks for the pics!! 
dubber
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Nice job, now your looking forward to the rain hahaha.
I have got to say though, about your "Vintage Estwing hammer" I have both the 24 and 20 oz units and wouldn't use any thing else.
Thanks, I have a feeling the same will happen with this one.
Feels great, a couple little things still to finish but it's keeping the water off. had our first rain last night and it's all dry.
Thanks, it'll probably outlast the length of time we live at this house. Also, I had the same thought when uploading that pic, but what it really is is the fence drops about 18" there to a shorter fence, and my pants were identical colour.
Nice work!!! Thanks for the pics!!
No prob, glad you like the place.
I sure am. Once I dig out the back trench, the place should be nice and dry all the time.
HSpencer
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Great job on the extended eave!! Good work!
Best Regards
Herb Spencer
Best Regards
Herb Spencer
Got a bit more done around the back of the garage on the weekend, in an effort to placate the volumes of water that seem to work their way onto the floor inside. I had established that the grade out back sat about 4-6” above the pad, and was retained by the plywood wall. I started by removing about 3” of coarse crusher-run stone that had been laid down on a buried heavy mil vapour barrier (which turned downward when it hit the back wall, which to me, seems like it would direct all water to the back of the building). I then leveled the grade with the top of the pad, and proceeded to dig a 12”x12” trench along the entire back wall. I then backfilled some leftover granular A over an o-pipe, coupled to my previous trench, and laid down 1” river rock for better drainage. The dark area along the bottom of the wall indicates where the grade used to be.
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In the above picture (which shows the finished trench), Note that I screwed a few large hooks into the back wall, where I have currently hung my ladders, rakes, a few shovels, a skid, and the yet to be installed eaves trough (not pictured). This organization helps get these bulky items out of the garage, but I still have more room to store things.
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Down the side of the garage I took the top layer of soil and old garbage off and laid down the crusher run that had been out back. I also finished off a few wheel barrow fulls of granular A to exhaust the pile in my yard. This already makes it feel drier down there, and I hung a spare tire from the wall to keep it out of the way. Note, on this side the grade dipped below the pad, so I simply wrapped my trench around the corner to drain out down between the buildings.
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In the above picture (which shows the finished trench), Note that I screwed a few large hooks into the back wall, where I have currently hung my ladders, rakes, a few shovels, a skid, and the yet to be installed eaves trough (not pictured). This organization helps get these bulky items out of the garage, but I still have more room to store things.
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Down the side of the garage I took the top layer of soil and old garbage off and laid down the crusher run that had been out back. I also finished off a few wheel barrow fulls of granular A to exhaust the pile in my yard. This already makes it feel drier down there, and I hung a spare tire from the wall to keep it out of the way. Note, on this side the grade dipped below the pad, so I simply wrapped my trench around the corner to drain out down between the buildings.
Charles (in GA)
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Just saw this. The sketches are neat. Are they hand drawn? or is that computer generated? I like the idea of people being able to put stuff together in their head, then express it on paper (I'm no good at that).
Charles
Charles
Charles (in GA)
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Straw is Wheat Straw, which is the stem that the wheat seed or kernel grows on, while Hay is simply tall field grass, probably of mixed varieties, including a few weeds. Hay is used for animal feed. Straw is used for animal bedding, erosion control, stuff like that. Hay has seeds in it, you don't want to spread it for erosion control, as you will have tall hay grass sprouting up in your yard.
Charles
Thanks for reading! the sketches are hand drawn, usually I do a bunch of roughs before a more refined sketch. Sometimes for a nice crisp edge i'll clean it up with a ruler, but not always. Practice, and perhaps some graph paper (not critical), and you'd be surprised what you can draw.
Recently picked up a few free finds from the garbage of the company next door to where I work. Although I nabbed some cool stuff, it was bittersweet in that I had to leave behind a working 26-gallon upright compressor, couldn't fit it in my car without disassembling it. By the time I got to work this morning (with some tools, hoping on that .0001% chance), the scrap-gulls had swooped in and carried it off. I'm sure it's being melted down as we speak alongside other vintage tools in order to make a Hyundai Sonata or something.
Anyways, the good news is I saved yet another Angle Grinder, this time a Makita,
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a nice "Grizzly" blower, needing a switch and some bend-straightening on the base,
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and a 250lb or so cast iron pedestal grinder. Since this did fit in my poor little echo, I didnt have to leave it behind. Seems it needs a plug, and the motor has been unbolted from the stand, needs to be reattached and re-wired.
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I have absolutely no idea as to the brand, but the motor tag says 'Magneto Electric' or something, its hard to make out.
No pics yet, but I started going through my boxes of tools, and slapped a workbench together in the shed to house some extra stuff.
Anyways, the good news is I saved yet another Angle Grinder, this time a Makita,
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a nice "Grizzly" blower, needing a switch and some bend-straightening on the base,
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and a 250lb or so cast iron pedestal grinder. Since this did fit in my poor little echo, I didnt have to leave it behind. Seems it needs a plug, and the motor has been unbolted from the stand, needs to be reattached and re-wired.
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I have absolutely no idea as to the brand, but the motor tag says 'Magneto Electric' or something, its hard to make out.
No pics yet, but I started going through my boxes of tools, and slapped a workbench together in the shed to house some extra stuff.
slidemx5
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Eric - great progress and love to see all the re-purposing of the old tools. Thanks for commenting in my thread, and I look forward to gathering inspiration from yours!
Eric Commarato
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captain14
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Post # 92 shows how you extending the roofline. Wish I had known about that when I did my garage shingle replacement, just to protect the man door. Recently I learned they refer to that as a "Jacob's ladder" . Do you plan to add an overhang to protect your man door entrance way?
My door area gets all the weather and I am planning on a small overhang supported by posts
My door area gets all the weather and I am planning on a small overhang supported by posts
Interesting, at the moment I didn't plan to add one over the door since it's under the eaves on the side, and I will be adding an eaves trough soon. I'd definitely add something though in your case, to keep the weather off. posts work fine, but I'd also consider a few 45 degree return gussets back to the structure to free up space around the outside of the door, assuming your structure has the support.
A lot going on in the shop lately. Finally dropped a bunch of old plywood and chip-board down out of the attic, slicing it up into 12"x7' sections. I had a bunch of leftover 2x3's and 2x4's, along with some 1x3's and some other scraps.
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I decided that to give a little more interior space, the cupboards down the long side walls would be only 12" deep, while the cupboard along the rear wall would be 20" deep for larger tools. Since the wood I had on hand was only 7/16 chipboard, I built the framing to be pretty beefy and added a cleat along the ceiling and the wall, the latter also serving to hold the pegboard in the future.
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I moved one of the long tube lights out a foot to make room for the cupboards. I plan on swapping these with some nice old 50's era units I got from an old factory's dumpster, so position doesn't currently matter
I pre-fabbed all the sides of the box and then screwed them together on a couple sawhorses to keep everything square and level. I added 3 vertical supports that give some much needed beef to the unit, and serve as an anchor point for doors and shelves.
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Once the first unit was up, I started sliding some insulation up in behind. one pack from Lowes covered the top 4' of one full wall and a bit of the back, great coverage and good r-value. looking forward to working in here this winter. Also hung a sheet of pegboard to get the feel of heights and such. Feeling good so far. The next while will be hanging more cupboards, filling them with tools and such, adding more insulation, and possibly gutting that nasty bench across the back wall. Also got some projects going in the house, so I'm hoping to have this space clean pronto so I can actually use it as a shop again.
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I will likely add a hardboard backer to the cabinet before going any further, just wanted to test fit the inner shelf at this point
Eagle eyed readers might note that my island table is gone. My wife, while in the garage one day, decided she wanted it in the house (had a 32x48 maple butcher block laying around). She's been so good about all my projects that I couldn't help but say yes. It looks better in the house anyways, and I now have a good excuse to build my island.
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My garage is now pretty much a write-off until I get the other cupboard up and both filled. But hey, sometimes it gets worse before it gets better.
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I decided that to give a little more interior space, the cupboards down the long side walls would be only 12" deep, while the cupboard along the rear wall would be 20" deep for larger tools. Since the wood I had on hand was only 7/16 chipboard, I built the framing to be pretty beefy and added a cleat along the ceiling and the wall, the latter also serving to hold the pegboard in the future.
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I moved one of the long tube lights out a foot to make room for the cupboards. I plan on swapping these with some nice old 50's era units I got from an old factory's dumpster, so position doesn't currently matter
I pre-fabbed all the sides of the box and then screwed them together on a couple sawhorses to keep everything square and level. I added 3 vertical supports that give some much needed beef to the unit, and serve as an anchor point for doors and shelves.
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Once the first unit was up, I started sliding some insulation up in behind. one pack from Lowes covered the top 4' of one full wall and a bit of the back, great coverage and good r-value. looking forward to working in here this winter. Also hung a sheet of pegboard to get the feel of heights and such. Feeling good so far. The next while will be hanging more cupboards, filling them with tools and such, adding more insulation, and possibly gutting that nasty bench across the back wall. Also got some projects going in the house, so I'm hoping to have this space clean pronto so I can actually use it as a shop again.
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I will likely add a hardboard backer to the cabinet before going any further, just wanted to test fit the inner shelf at this point
Eagle eyed readers might note that my island table is gone. My wife, while in the garage one day, decided she wanted it in the house (had a 32x48 maple butcher block laying around). She's been so good about all my projects that I couldn't help but say yes. It looks better in the house anyways, and I now have a good excuse to build my island.
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My garage is now pretty much a write-off until I get the other cupboard up and both filled. But hey, sometimes it gets worse before it gets better.
captain14
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{Interesting, at the moment I didn't plan to add one over the door since it's under the eaves on the side, and I will be adding an eaves trough soon. I'd definitely add something though in your case, to keep the weather off. posts work fine, but I'd also consider a few 45 degree return gussets back to the structure to free up space around the outside of the door, assuming your structure has the support. }
I have thought about 45 degree supports but it is an outward swinging door and I am
6'7" That is too many objects to hit my head on
I have thought about 45 degree supports but it is an outward swinging door and I am
6'7" That is too many objects to hit my head on
I must say that you have an impressive amount of gear, tools and equipment acquired for someone who is only in their twenties. You have done a great job so far on your garage. I have been thinking lately about the essential woodworking equipment that anyone needs to do modern woodworking tasks. It would include a table saw, a chop saw, a planer, and a jointer. (I have already purchased a Sears hybrid table saw, its still in the shipping crate in the garage after I purchased it 6 years ago).
You are well on your way. Keep up the good work.
You are well on your way. Keep up the good work.
I must say that you have an impressive amount of gear, tools and equipment acquired for someone who is only in their twenties. You have done a great job so far on your garage. I have been thinking lately about the essential woodworking equipment that anyone needs to do modern woodworking tasks. It would include a table saw, a chop saw, a planer, and a jointer. (I have already purchased a Sears hybrid table saw, its still in the shipping crate in the garage after I purchased it 6 years ago).
You are well on your way. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! I guess I tend to collect a fair bit of stuff, sometimes more than I probably should. As far as woodworking goes, I use my chop saw the most, then probably equal amounts table saw and planer. I dont currently have a Jointer, but i'll watch for one someday
. Trust me, after spending enough time on this site, you'll be unpacking that table saw and getting it going for all sorts of projects. I always feel like I could make a full time job out of just working on projects in (and on) the garage.
Quick update since i havent posted in a week or so. Had a garage sale on the long weekend to get rid of some odds and ends left over from moving, and a few things that were cluttering the garage. Actually made more money at this than I had guessed (I guessed pretty low), but still enough to put towards some plywood and another bag of insulation, so I'm happy.
And, as if to further regain some money, I stopped at a garage sale Sunday and it turned out everything was free. I scooped what was left of the tool table, and a commercial Weed Eater, since my nasty yardworks model bit the dust. The lady said "it doesnt work," but a few rips on the cord showed excellent compression, and a spare spark plug showed spark, so it could only be a fuel issue. Once I ripped it apart i found the main fuel line had crumbled from age, and the high jet was clogged. cleaned out and 3" of fuel line later i got the weeds trimmed, finally.
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View media item 33169Weed Eater Pro150. not sure the specs on this one but it seems to run fine, just needs a bit more fine tuning.
I had pre-fabbed the makings of another cupboard when I built the last one, so i put them together and had another cupboard in no time. Also got the floor cleaned up and that table of boxes sorted.
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I had to trim the roll up door rail a couple inches, and forgot to slide those steering wheels off before mounting the cupboard (the rail touches the cupboard). i'll have to unbolt the support and swing it out i guess.
And, as if to further regain some money, I stopped at a garage sale Sunday and it turned out everything was free. I scooped what was left of the tool table, and a commercial Weed Eater, since my nasty yardworks model bit the dust. The lady said "it doesnt work," but a few rips on the cord showed excellent compression, and a spare spark plug showed spark, so it could only be a fuel issue. Once I ripped it apart i found the main fuel line had crumbled from age, and the high jet was clogged. cleaned out and 3" of fuel line later i got the weeds trimmed, finally.
View media item 33170A few hammers, hatchets, and other heavy steel tools. Also a few old lenses I can use for the Willys tail lights. The blue one is actually glass which is cool. the bosch drill and BD sander both work too, though the bosch cord looks pretty toasted.
View media item 33169Weed Eater Pro150. not sure the specs on this one but it seems to run fine, just needs a bit more fine tuning.
I had pre-fabbed the makings of another cupboard when I built the last one, so i put them together and had another cupboard in no time. Also got the floor cleaned up and that table of boxes sorted.
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I had to trim the roll up door rail a couple inches, and forgot to slide those steering wheels off before mounting the cupboard (the rail touches the cupboard). i'll have to unbolt the support and swing it out i guess.
dubber
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Your a tool klepto haha. Your gonna have to be uber creative with your storage solutions for all of that inventory. Good luck man, that cupboard is a great step.
Not a whole lot changing around here recently, I've been pretty busy at work and otherwise busy on weekends.
I did however recently pick up this steel welding table that my uncle gave me, he made it for his garage at home but was changing things around and this guy didn't fit in anymore.
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It stands 38-1/2" tall with the adjustable feet threaded all the way in. With my uncle being a good 6" taller than me this seems a little high, but I might be inclined to make everything in my shop this height (or, slice an inch out of it and re-weld it at 37"). In work boots this doesn't seem as big of a deal as in running shoes.
I haven't actually done the fine measurements yet, but it seems to sport a 5/16" solid top, about 20"x40" in size, and stands on a frame of 2-1/2" square 1/8th wall tubing. The adjustable feet give a few inches of flexibility, and there is a hitch receiver welded in so I can slide attachments into it. I have to trace out the mount patterns of one of my vises (whichever is deemed my welding vise), so he can make up a plate for it. Might also weld up mounts for a bench grinder too.
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The table top is unfinished steel, so I can clamp to it and weld on the table. To the best of my knowledge he made the table and barely (if ever), used it in his garage. My plan is to set it up and build in storage for my welder on one half, with a column of drawers beside it. This will likely work in conjunction with my shop press, my tbd fold down welding table, and also double as a heavy work surface. I am contemplating welding in extra beef underneath to strengthen it even more.
The fan on the table? I picked that up at my parents farm for the inevitable hot days or for circulating heat in winter. It works just fine.
I did however recently pick up this steel welding table that my uncle gave me, he made it for his garage at home but was changing things around and this guy didn't fit in anymore.
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It stands 38-1/2" tall with the adjustable feet threaded all the way in. With my uncle being a good 6" taller than me this seems a little high, but I might be inclined to make everything in my shop this height (or, slice an inch out of it and re-weld it at 37"). In work boots this doesn't seem as big of a deal as in running shoes.
I haven't actually done the fine measurements yet, but it seems to sport a 5/16" solid top, about 20"x40" in size, and stands on a frame of 2-1/2" square 1/8th wall tubing. The adjustable feet give a few inches of flexibility, and there is a hitch receiver welded in so I can slide attachments into it. I have to trace out the mount patterns of one of my vises (whichever is deemed my welding vise), so he can make up a plate for it. Might also weld up mounts for a bench grinder too.
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The table top is unfinished steel, so I can clamp to it and weld on the table. To the best of my knowledge he made the table and barely (if ever), used it in his garage. My plan is to set it up and build in storage for my welder on one half, with a column of drawers beside it. This will likely work in conjunction with my shop press, my tbd fold down welding table, and also double as a heavy work surface. I am contemplating welding in extra beef underneath to strengthen it even more.
The fan on the table? I picked that up at my parents farm for the inevitable hot days or for circulating heat in winter. It works just fine.
With winter fast approaching, I have been making a bit of a push to get some insulation up inside the workshop. I have spent far too many winters wrenching in my parents uninsulated garage and no longer relish wearing 17 layers, curling up underneath an ice cold chassis, on an ice cold floor, trying to drop rusted bolts off a manifold when my fingers are sticking to the tools (not that I could feel them).
I popped over to Lowes to pick up another pack of insulation, expecting there would be a massive pile of it where I had bought the other bags a month or so ago. Much to my surprise, only 1 surprisingly familiar bag was left on the shelf; it was the bag i had "explored" a month back by opening it up a little to see if Johns Manville had indeed stuffed 18 battons into one fairly compact bag. I felt a sense of guilty consumer compulsion to buy the mangled bag, though not without getting a discount on it. With no acceptable means of carrying the flayed bag, I had to bear-hug it out of the store like a giant, itchy, novelty teddy bear. I did try to compress it with a band of packing tape, but the bag got it's revenge by still making me look like a bit of a fool, desperate for the last pack.
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The contents were unharmed however, and I set about getting them up into my walls. The unfortunate thing about having so many tools in a tiny garage is that now, they are all pulled off the wall and stacked anywhere that has a flat surface. My 2 cupboards are lifesavers but still not enough. I am considering making my shed lockable and putting some stuff in there since it's relatively empty right now.
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I've used 3 bags so far, and the 4th bag should finish up the front corner and behind the workbench when it comes out. I haven't figured out what i'm doing with the ceiling yet, so it's going uninsulated for now. I also have upping the amperage on my pre-winter list too, as the welding requirements are piling up, and I cant weld, heat, and light the place on a meager 15 amps (just lighting and heating on 15 amps is a stretch).
Lastly, I picked up a neat little anvil on the weekend at an antique place, a Record No.11 bench top model, for $15. I also scooped a bunch of files and some ship auger bits for my brace-bit drill (all for $10).
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I popped over to Lowes to pick up another pack of insulation, expecting there would be a massive pile of it where I had bought the other bags a month or so ago. Much to my surprise, only 1 surprisingly familiar bag was left on the shelf; it was the bag i had "explored" a month back by opening it up a little to see if Johns Manville had indeed stuffed 18 battons into one fairly compact bag. I felt a sense of guilty consumer compulsion to buy the mangled bag, though not without getting a discount on it. With no acceptable means of carrying the flayed bag, I had to bear-hug it out of the store like a giant, itchy, novelty teddy bear. I did try to compress it with a band of packing tape, but the bag got it's revenge by still making me look like a bit of a fool, desperate for the last pack.
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The contents were unharmed however, and I set about getting them up into my walls. The unfortunate thing about having so many tools in a tiny garage is that now, they are all pulled off the wall and stacked anywhere that has a flat surface. My 2 cupboards are lifesavers but still not enough. I am considering making my shed lockable and putting some stuff in there since it's relatively empty right now.
View media item 33622View media item 33624View media item 33625(please excuse the state of the shop, as the walls simply barfed all their contents off into haphazardly placed piles).
I've used 3 bags so far, and the 4th bag should finish up the front corner and behind the workbench when it comes out. I haven't figured out what i'm doing with the ceiling yet, so it's going uninsulated for now. I also have upping the amperage on my pre-winter list too, as the welding requirements are piling up, and I cant weld, heat, and light the place on a meager 15 amps (just lighting and heating on 15 amps is a stretch).
Lastly, I picked up a neat little anvil on the weekend at an antique place, a Record No.11 bench top model, for $15. I also scooped a bunch of files and some ship auger bits for my brace-bit drill (all for $10).
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