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Ol'WhiteCap
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Convertable 69. How is your garage coming? After all, you where the "bad influence" that sparked this thread. I'm a fan of your mustang, very "nice!"
You people are a "BAD" influence!
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CudaChick1968, nice ride! 383 or 440? My best friend, back in the day had a super bee that color. I've always had a soft spot for a mopar that color.
Rockey and 60weight, yes, I agree, sometimes being a bad influence is a good thing. Just ask my son in law! Hehe, some of the trouble I can get my grandson into. Haha, I'll have to get into that later. "I'm still in trouble with my daughter from the last one". It was good!
Rockey and 60weight, yes, I agree, sometimes being a bad influence is a good thing. Just ask my son in law! Hehe, some of the trouble I can get my grandson into. Haha, I'll have to get into that later. "I'm still in trouble with my daughter from the last one". It was good!
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SiGmA X,
Porcelain tile would be first choice, if not for the cost. I've layed tile in a previous home and enjoyed the project. I might need to check on the possibility.
Porcelain tile would be first choice, if not for the cost. I've layed tile in a previous home and enjoyed the project. I might need to check on the possibility.
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Professur and JC23, yes your right, phase one is complete and I'm going to start using tools that are foreign to me.
I've purchased a "new to me" table saw. I've used a skill saw and radial arm saw, but never a table saw.
I hope that I keep my fingers!
I've purchased a "new to me" table saw. I've used a skill saw and radial arm saw, but never a table saw.
I hope that I keep my fingers!
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I am in the flat part toward the coast. The pretty part is the other end of the state. Still we have lots of trees and it is a nice place to be.
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Thank you sir! It's come a long way in 25 years.
Actually, it's neither. I have a 1970 340 under the hood. It had most of a 360 when I bought it but that's long gone.It looks like you're fitting in quite nicely around here. Told ya!!! LOL
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I knew I was in for it when I started wanting to run to the forum to show something to a group that would appreciate it! haha
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Welcome to the GJ Ol'WhiteCap. I see you already have some of the best GJ members all over this thread. No JC, I'm not talking about you. Yes Cuda, I am talking about you.
You'll fit in nicely.
You'll fit in nicely.
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With the 4thof July and a few days of vacation, I went on a road trip. The garage will be here waiting for me.
In SD, I visited a friend that has been fighting the big C. Liver AND prostate. He must have lost 125 lbs and a lot of zest for life. I need to go back in a few months, as it seemed to raise his spirit a bit.
Then, to ND, to hit a little white ball with another friend that I haven't seen in a quarter century. I'm sure some of would say that I was trying to fan the ball around the course. Next, I Drove to Sturges, to get a biker tee shirt, then home via Wyoming .
Now the weekend is here, so it's back to the lake with the grandkids. This lifestyle sure makes me tired. I'm glad that I have a job to go to next week, so I can rest up. So I can start on the garage again.
In SD, I visited a friend that has been fighting the big C. Liver AND prostate. He must have lost 125 lbs and a lot of zest for life. I need to go back in a few months, as it seemed to raise his spirit a bit.
Then, to ND, to hit a little white ball with another friend that I haven't seen in a quarter century. I'm sure some of would say that I was trying to fan the ball around the course. Next, I Drove to Sturges, to get a biker tee shirt, then home via Wyoming .
Now the weekend is here, so it's back to the lake with the grandkids. This lifestyle sure makes me tired. I'm glad that I have a job to go to next week, so I can rest up. So I can start on the garage again.
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Yes, DavidHanson,I've done that with a couple guys at work and my wife at home. And gotten the same, unsaid, reaction. So I am just waiting to learn the body language of a GJ member. That way I know that I am talking to another obsessed, crazy person that will understand me!
Is there secret handshake or signal or something?
Is there secret handshake or signal or something?
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Not to worry, the Garage is awaiting your inevitable return. The Garage waits and will ALWAYS be there. Then, it will fill your brain with things it NEEDS!
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Now, to convince the grandkids to go with papa to Dairy Queen for ice cream!
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I just discovered this thread a few minutes ago. Read it through. Looks to me that all of you have the right idea. As for me, I have been retired for 7 years and enjoying life more than ever. 3 grand kids by now.
I just discovered this thread a few minutes ago. Read it through. Looks to me that all of you have the right idea. As for me, I have been retired for 7 years and enjoying life more than ever. 3 grand kids by now.
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As was stated by somebody, forgive me for not remembering who, phase one is complete.
I've taken a break from the garage, and allowed myself to officially get "old". I purchased a set of golf clubs, which I've never had before. Golf to me didn't move fast enough. It now does, I've gotten "old" and am only 64.
Back to the garage.
I needed to get some stuff up, off of the floor. I put a half sheet of pegboard up. Saving the other half for my next project. A workbench. I'm not sure why, but I'm dragging my feet on the workbench, maybe because I'm not sure what I want.
I don't plan to do much work on it, but whatever I do, I don't want to do it on the floor. I also don't want it to be so big that it just becomes another storage place for projects to never get finished.
I've taken a break from the garage, and allowed myself to officially get "old". I purchased a set of golf clubs, which I've never had before. Golf to me didn't move fast enough. It now does, I've gotten "old" and am only 64.
Back to the garage.
I needed to get some stuff up, off of the floor. I put a half sheet of pegboard up. Saving the other half for my next project. A workbench. I'm not sure why, but I'm dragging my feet on the workbench, maybe because I'm not sure what I want.
I don't plan to do much work on it, but whatever I do, I don't want to do it on the floor. I also don't want it to be so big that it just becomes another storage place for projects to never get finished.
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Please show me a picture/idea of your work bench. I can use some help
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Are you asking me to post a pic of my workbench?
I could, but right now I am almost 2000 miles from home visiting my cousin's farm for a week. Traveling like that is part of the freedom retirement brings.
BTW, I got a set of clubs as a retirement gift. I had never played before. I took a few lessons, used the local driving range about once a week, played 9 holes two or three times a month and then let it go for the last year or so.
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Shifty, Yes, go to your garage and post a picture of your bench! On your way, let me know when your are close to Denver, we can go out and dig up the grass on what people call a golf course.
I just want someone to tell me what I want for a workbench. Nothing fancy, nothing that will be used, I guess only for show.
I just want someone to tell me what I want for a workbench. Nothing fancy, nothing that will be used, I guess only for show.
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Shifty, Yes, go to your garage and post a picture of your bench! On your way, let me know when your are close to Denver, we can go out and dig up the grass on what people call a golf course.
I just want someone to tell me what I want for a workbench. Nothing fancy, nothing that will be used, I guess only for show.
I just want someone to tell me what I want for a workbench. Nothing fancy, nothing that will be used, I guess only for show.
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You want me to tell you what you want for a bench?
I assume you are asking for suggestions for a bench that looks serious and high quality but won't see hard work, greasy stains, spilled house paint, overspray from aerosols...that kind of stuff.
If I was the designer spending somebody else's money, I would build a bench like GJ member Steevo.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=126086&highlight=toolboxes+workbench
Other nice benches to consider are those made from recycled bowling alley lanes.
Others have tops made from laminated 2x4s or 2x6s glued and bolted together on edge to give you something super thick and stable. You don't need all that just to hold up a nicely restored vintage vise and a few beer bottles for you and your buds. But it looks cool.
My workbench at home is over 30 years old. 30x84 inches. Framed up with 2x4s lag screwed to the back wall and resting on 2 4x4 posts in front. Topped with 3/4 inch thick particle board. Custom wooden drawers. Storage compartments for plastic slide out bins.
This bench top will soon be replaced with 2x12s and topped with 1/4 inch brown Masonite with a few coats of varnish.
I do work...it gets banged up, oil stained and paint splattered working on projects like this.
I assume you are asking for suggestions for a bench that looks serious and high quality but won't see hard work, greasy stains, spilled house paint, overspray from aerosols...that kind of stuff.
If I was the designer spending somebody else's money, I would build a bench like GJ member Steevo.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=126086&highlight=toolboxes+workbench
Other nice benches to consider are those made from recycled bowling alley lanes.
Others have tops made from laminated 2x4s or 2x6s glued and bolted together on edge to give you something super thick and stable. You don't need all that just to hold up a nicely restored vintage vise and a few beer bottles for you and your buds. But it looks cool.
My workbench at home is over 30 years old. 30x84 inches. Framed up with 2x4s lag screwed to the back wall and resting on 2 4x4 posts in front. Topped with 3/4 inch thick particle board. Custom wooden drawers. Storage compartments for plastic slide out bins.
This bench top will soon be replaced with 2x12s and topped with 1/4 inch brown Masonite with a few coats of varnish.
I do work...it gets banged up, oil stained and paint splattered working on projects like this.
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Yes, Shifter, you know exactly what it is that I want. The problem is "I" don't! But the bench with a vice and beers seem "very" close to perfect! I will check at harbor freight (not).
I think I will be starting "the bench" next week. If the evening temps start to go below 90. Otherwise, I'll be staying in the house thinking about starting on it
I think I will be starting "the bench" next week. If the evening temps start to go below 90. Otherwise, I'll be staying in the house thinking about starting on it
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OWC:
I know how hard it is to get work done in the heat. Being a lifelong SF Bay Area guy, I am not used to the weather where I am right now...South Central Iowa.
95 degrees with high humidity.
When it cools off a bit in the early evening, we plan to try and start a long unused 60 year old John Deere tricycle style tractor.
I assume you have spent some time in an air conditioned space looking over the hundreds of pages of workbenches on GJ to see what you might want and what you probably DON'T want.
Try to find a nice old bench vise to mount there. I recommend one in the 4 inch range. IMHO, the big guys take up too much space. I used to have a Parker 956 that had 6 inch wide jaws, was almost 2 feet long and weighed 130 pounds. I sold it to another GJ member because it overwhelmed my bench and he really wanted it for his big welding projects where he earns a living.
BTW, speaking of beers, I have a vintage CocaCola bottle opener (a lot like this one) screwed to one of the workbench legs. Very convenient.
I know how hard it is to get work done in the heat. Being a lifelong SF Bay Area guy, I am not used to the weather where I am right now...South Central Iowa.
95 degrees with high humidity.
When it cools off a bit in the early evening, we plan to try and start a long unused 60 year old John Deere tricycle style tractor.
I assume you have spent some time in an air conditioned space looking over the hundreds of pages of workbenches on GJ to see what you might want and what you probably DON'T want.
Try to find a nice old bench vise to mount there. I recommend one in the 4 inch range. IMHO, the big guys take up too much space. I used to have a Parker 956 that had 6 inch wide jaws, was almost 2 feet long and weighed 130 pounds. I sold it to another GJ member because it overwhelmed my bench and he really wanted it for his big welding projects where he earns a living.
BTW, speaking of beers, I have a vintage CocaCola bottle opener (a lot like this one) screwed to one of the workbench legs. Very convenient.
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Sorry to hear that your in IA. It is humid there.
Good luck with your John Deere.
Last summer I sold my '41 Case. I used it to put the boat into the lake.
Unfortunately the breaks didn't like getting wet. I got it a bit too deep, hehe. I repaired it and sold it.
I'm now looking for a farm all. They work better for my needs.
Good luck with your John Deere.
Last summer I sold my '41 Case. I used it to put the boat into the lake.
Unfortunately the breaks didn't like getting wet. I got it a bit too deep, hehe. I repaired it and sold it.
I'm now looking for a farm all. They work better for my needs.
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After the weather cooled off, we put in new spark plugs and a set of points. The old 620 cranked over slowly for about 10 seconds and then fired right up! It had sat dormant for 4 years in a 3 sided metal shed. Of course we first charged each of the seven year old 6 volt batteries for a few hours. 2 batteries wired in series under the seat.
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Shiftless, happy to here that you got the JD running, I hope that your using it for something fun!
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Bczygan, nice gargoyle. Everyone needs a little help protecting what is important to them. You do have your priorities straight!
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OWC:
Just hearing the engine start and watching the puff puff of exhaust hitting the corrugated steel roof of the old machine shed was ample reward for the work we did.
Just hearing the engine start and watching the puff puff of exhaust hitting the corrugated steel roof of the old machine shed was ample reward for the work we did.
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Well, without pictures, I've sarted my bench.
It may be a couple inches to tall, and if it gets used, the paint will look bad. But "what the heck" it's left over paint.
I'm planning on just one layer of 3/4 inch plywood for the top. It should set inside of the 2x4 framework. I will be adding 3 supports, under the plywood, hoping that will firm it up.
I will be using the remaining portion of plywood as a shelf inside the 4x4 legs. I plan to leave the plywood unfinished, or maybe a simple stain.
Maybe I will borrow another GJ members idea, and add some shelves/drawers that I liked he put in his bench. (Sorry, but I don't rember his name to give him credit)
The bench has locking wheels and I will mount a section of pegboard to the wall, above where the bench is to set.
This is a picture of the frame without the top.
It may be a couple inches to tall, and if it gets used, the paint will look bad. But "what the heck" it's left over paint.
I'm planning on just one layer of 3/4 inch plywood for the top. It should set inside of the 2x4 framework. I will be adding 3 supports, under the plywood, hoping that will firm it up.
I will be using the remaining portion of plywood as a shelf inside the 4x4 legs. I plan to leave the plywood unfinished, or maybe a simple stain.
Maybe I will borrow another GJ members idea, and add some shelves/drawers that I liked he put in his bench. (Sorry, but I don't rember his name to give him credit)
The bench has locking wheels and I will mount a section of pegboard to the wall, above where the bench is to set.
This is a picture of the frame without the top.
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OWC:
You're off to a fine start. Your framing is the same as my smaller wheel around bench. I put in two 2x4 support cross pieces to support the center of my 3/4 inch plywood top.
Mine is unpainted. A/C plywood top has a couple coats of varnish.
My garage is vintage 1951 with open stud walls, open joist ceiling, and an unfinished concrete floor. (steel troweled smooth)
Good choice on using locking casters.
One thing I did and you might consider is to round off the corners with a belt sander. Sharp corners at hip level are not good.
For my bottom shelf I used 2x8 lumber. No middle support underneath needed. I use that space to store power tools in their plastic cases, my 4 inch belt sander, and other heavy stuff.
I also have pegboard on the wall in back of mine.
You're off to a fine start. Your framing is the same as my smaller wheel around bench. I put in two 2x4 support cross pieces to support the center of my 3/4 inch plywood top.
Mine is unpainted. A/C plywood top has a couple coats of varnish.
My garage is vintage 1951 with open stud walls, open joist ceiling, and an unfinished concrete floor. (steel troweled smooth)
Good choice on using locking casters.
One thing I did and you might consider is to round off the corners with a belt sander. Sharp corners at hip level are not good.
For my bottom shelf I used 2x8 lumber. No middle support underneath needed. I use that space to store power tools in their plastic cases, my 4 inch belt sander, and other heavy stuff.
I also have pegboard on the wall in back of mine.
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Just noticed this today... From one Coloradan to another, Welcome!
Some great advise/warnings from those who know.
This, as you can see, is one of the best groups of enablers on the planet. Both Brent and Bib are speaking the truth, in spades. It's amazing how much gets done with all the guys prodding, ahem.. I mean, cheering you on.
The bench progress looks great. With all the heat down your way, you should take the Vette up here for a ride in the mountains!
Cheers,
Chris
Some great advise/warnings from those who know.
I must warn you, after a while we'll be the only ones that will understand and appreciate that your garage will be nicer than some people's living rooms. Neighbors will scratch their heads, your wife will nod in agreement with your choices but roll her eyes toward her gray matter whenever she blinks during garage talk (it's not a seizure, she's fine) but when you come here and share with us, we'll be right there with ya, on the same page.
This, as you can see, is one of the best groups of enablers on the planet. Both Brent and Bib are speaking the truth, in spades. It's amazing how much gets done with all the guys prodding, ahem.. I mean, cheering you on.
The bench progress looks great. With all the heat down your way, you should take the Vette up here for a ride in the mountains!
Cheers,
Chris
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Ok, again with the BAD influence! You people just enjoy making work for the lazy people of this world!
Shiftless, thanks for the hint, to round the corners, now I will have to go out and buy a belt sander. Another new toy, i mean tool!
I've been thinking about stain on the plywood top and bottom. But with all the work that is going to get done on the bench. Won't the (beer) bottle rings show. I guess, who cares, after all it is a work bench!
Did you haul the JD home? Or just enjoy time with family/friend getting it started? I had an old Case, for a while. It was fun to cruse the neighborhood and after a snow, pull the kids on their sleds. Being a city kid, I didn't work it.
Shiftless, thanks for the hint, to round the corners, now I will have to go out and buy a belt sander. Another new toy, i mean tool!
I've been thinking about stain on the plywood top and bottom. But with all the work that is going to get done on the bench. Won't the (beer) bottle rings show. I guess, who cares, after all it is a work bench!
Did you haul the JD home? Or just enjoy time with family/friend getting it started? I had an old Case, for a while. It was fun to cruse the neighborhood and after a snow, pull the kids on their sleds. Being a city kid, I didn't work it.
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Chris, where in Co are you?
A couple years ago, the wife (she doesn't like going *******), and I drove Boulder Canyon to Nederland. Then the peak to peak, to Estes Park, for lunch. Thru Loveland back home.
On that trip, I spun a bearing, " just had to" get the motor freshened up a bit. She runs good now! Hehe!
A couple years ago, the wife (she doesn't like going *******), and I drove Boulder Canyon to Nederland. Then the peak to peak, to Estes Park, for lunch. Thru Loveland back home.
On that trip, I spun a bearing, " just had to" get the motor freshened up a bit. She runs good now! Hehe!
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With everyone's advice, I've learned that I need to buy a vice. Then a bottle opener. NOW a belt sander. And my bench doesn't have a top yet!
You people ARE a bad influence!
You people ARE a bad influence!