A corner of my garage

[caseyjones955]

I identify as a guy with a blue bike, so I should be able to use any garage I feel comfortable with.

 

[V-Four]

Lookin good.
On that note (not to hijack), but Me and the Mrs.Four are closing on our new house on Friday!!! Extra wide 2 car garage!! :eusa_dance: (and I even get to use part of it) lots of mancave shoppin to do.




Carry on..

 

[Redbone]

I have no need for a large house, my self designed 32x30, which I did a lot of the work on myself, has worked well for me. I have been trying to save up a nice down payment on a 32x36x10 stick built with in floor heating and I'm almost there. No need for added payments at this stage when the house will be paid off in 6 years!

 

[caseyjones955]

I have no need for a large house, my self designed 32x30, which I did a lot of the work on myself, has worked well for me. I have been trying to save up a nice down payment on a 32x36x10 stick built with in floor heating and I'm almost there. No need for added payments at this stage when the house will be paid off in 6 years!

I dont care much about house size either with the kids grown but when we build/buy I'll make sure I have a dedicated listening/HT room inside and at least a 2 stall garage outside, and for ***** sake there is going to be a urinal on the bathroom wall. Everything else is negotiable. Good luck on your garage build, that should be a great place to work on a few bikes.

 

[Fire-medic]

No apology necessary, if you want to post something where I began a thread, write whatever you want. I'm not one to 'claim ownership' of the space, please post what you choose, when you choose-to. About the only things I won't post about are religion and politics, which I think are highly-personal. What you choose to believe about them is your business, not mine.

Steve-O, I am very sorry to hear about the relationship difficulties. When children are involved, it's very difficult to be able to move-on because of the kids. Even if children are not involved, your time spent in the relationship seems like a huge hit to the ego and when you're married, the pocketbook. You can move-on, but sometimes the financial repercussions are such a burden that it's hard to make headway. Just remember that you're better-off apart rather than being stuck in some toxic relationship. I've got one friend who's been married 3 times, he has 3 adult children, all females, by the same wife, and he's now divorced from her. Luckily, he's got a degree of financial security due to hard-work, and he uses the internet dating sites to find women to date, he's been successful in maintaining that aspect of his social life even though he's in his 60's now. He's kept himself in good shape, and that's one thing I would recommend, to try to live as-healthy as you can, you will feel better for it, and your ability to develop new relationships should be easier. Keep your head up, don't get mired in a 'woe-is-me' mindset. Stay-away from the drugs and/or alcohol route, that's a sure trip to worse things ahead.

We had a 2-car garage filled with too-much stuff, and an added bathroom took up about one-quarter of it. This re-configuration forced us to throw-away lots of stuff, and allows room for two cars. It relocates the bathroom opposite the pantry/laundry, just outside the garage and on the hallway to the kitchen, which is my wife's idea of a place to enjoy spending time. She's a great cook, I should be thankful for that, and now she has a great place to enjoy her culinary skills. I like to cook too, but I make no pretense about being capable of 'gourmet' anything. We do have a beverage cooler in the kitchen, which is probably 15 seconds from the workbench, so it's not necessary to have a separate one in the garage, where it might take-up space where another substantial tool or a toolbox could be located. I would like to try home-brewing when I retire, I have some good coaches available when the time comes.

Of course, because of all the tools I have and whatever else has to be stored, the garage is going to be a man-cave for whatever projects I have going-on. If we had more space, I'd have room for 4 wheel vehicle storage too, but as-long as I can fit one vehicle inside, if I need-to, and store all my other stuff, I'll be happy.

Thanks Blax, I didn't mean to hijack your thread FM. Sorry about that. I'm always working around the city bothering me for moonlight wrenching. I can't wait to get back into my own cave again. I can see it in my mind all set up.
Steve-o

 

[blaxmax]

no apology necessary, if you want to post something where i began a thread, write whatever you want. I'm not one to 'claim ownership' of the space, please post what you choose, when you choose-to. About the only things i won't post about are religion and politics, which i think are highly-personal. What you choose to believe about them is your business, not mine.

Steve-o, i am very sorry to hear about the relationship difficulties. When children are involved, it's very difficult to be able to move-on because of the kids. Even if children are not involved, your time spent in the relationship seems like a huge hit to the ego and when you're married, the pocketbook. You can move-on, but sometimes the financial repercussions are such a burden that it's hard to make headway. Just remember that you're better-off apart rather than being stuck in some toxic relationship. I've got one friend who's been married 3 times, he has 3 adult children, all females, by the same wife, and he's now divorced from her. Luckily, he's got a degree of financial security due to hard-work, and he uses the internet dating sites to find women to date, he's been successful in maintaining that aspect of his social life even though he's in his 60's now. He's kept himself in good shape, and that's one thing i would recommend, to try to live as-healthy as you can, you will feel better for it, and your ability to develop new relationships should be easier. Keep your head up, don't get mired in a 'woe-is-me' mindset. Stay-away from the drugs and/or alcohol route, that's a sure trip to worse things ahead.

gold^^^^^^

 

[Wirenut]

Looks great! Those benches are envious for certain.
I completed my double bay with 11" ceilings last fall. Have a heater in there too. It's awesome. Ran it on low all season with the temperature never falling below 3 C or 37 F. Still miss enjoying a hot chocolate as WE wait for Santa to arrive though.

Is that double bay carpeted with base moulding and wood slat blinds? What kind of garages do you guys build in toronto!?!:ummm:

 

[Redbone]

I dont care much about house size either with the kids grown but when we build/buy I'll make sure I have a dedicated listening/HT room inside and at least a 2 stall garage outside, and for ***** sake there is going to be a urinal on the bathroom wall. Everything else is negotiable. Good luck on your garage build, that should be a great place to work on a few bikes.

I also have a full basement that I added an extra block for more interior height (8'8" flr to floor joists) and a set aside area of 19x28' to set up a home theater/ exercise area. It is used for storage now but once the garage is done most of it will go into the attic truss storage area which will be over the garage doors, and then scissor trusses the rest of the way. Like FM It will take a ladder to get up there although if I can find a cheap material/ man lift that would help...

 

[Fire-medic]

I've got a plan, bought the stuff, but need to have fabricated a piece to mount it, I'll post up my solution when I get it done. It should lift an entire bike.

I also have a full basement that I added an extra block for more interior height (8'8" flr to floor joists) and a set aside area of 19x28' to set up a home theater/ exercise area. It is used for storage now but once the garage is done most of it will go into the attic truss storage area which will be over the garage doors, and then scissor trusses the rest of the way. Like FM It will take a ladder to get up there although if I can find a cheap material/ man lift that would help...

 

[Redbone]

I've got a plan, bought the stuff, but need to have fabricated a piece to mount it, I'll post up my solution when I get it done. It should lift an entire bike.

That sounds like what I'd need too! I will follow to see what you have in mind.

 

[Fire-medic]

My thought is to have a lifting device to put heavy things like engines in the loft, which was designed and sealed by a P.E. to support 1000 lbs./sq. ft. I'm still sorting through things and trying to get the side-of-the-garage storage done, so I can have the bays open, or at least w/the bulky, heavy tools on casters, so they can be easily moved from a storage position, into the bay to use. The lifting device I already bought has a 1 ton capacity. I intend to use it to lift a bike and to place it on a wood roll-around work table for easier access, instead of getting a pneumatic/hydraulic steel roll-on lift. The wood table will be much easier to move out of the way when it's not being used.

My friend who retired w/me from the fire dept. has a similar shop (2-car garage), he's got his stuff on heavy-duty dollies he moves w/one of those two-wheeled handles they use for moving pallets, where a vertical pin on the wheel area fits to a horizontal hole on the dolly. It works really well, he's got a welding bench set-up like that, his table saw, and other equipment. Most of my heavy/bulky stuff is already on casters. He's got a commercial TIG & plasma cutter to use, so I usually corral him to help. This weekend we're gonna try to get-done an 8,000 lb rated shelf for storage, it's got to be narrowed to fit in the 'return' space I have from the side of the garage door to the side wall. This is the unit, it's 24" deep and I need to narrow it to ~14". It's already sitting in his shop waiting for the weekend. http://www.sears.com/gladiator-77in...D=IMx20120601x002000-CoreTools-V2-activeusers

That sounds like what I'd need too! I will follow to see what you have in mind.

 

[Fire-medic]

Here's a rack I modded to fit stuff in the garage I need to store. I only have a 18" return from the garage overhead door to the side wall, if that. So I got a Whirlpool Corp. "Gladiator" garage storage 4-shelf steel unit, 24" deep, and cut it down to 14" deep to fit in the limited space I have on the side wall. I am going to get another 4 shelf unit & do the same thing, that should really make the most of my limited space.

My buddy who was going to TIG weld the pieces, but he suggested bolting it together to save having to grind things and then powdercoating it again. So that's what we did, using wood and AL dimensional spacers inside the steel structural pieces to make it work. It's nice and plumb, no 'racking,' and has plenty of storage space.

Hree's a shot of the narrowed-depth shelf unit, from 24" to 14".

I am really 'retro,' I have ~2,000 LP's, that would be 12" vinyl records for you whippersnappers. This unit stores the majority of them.

 

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I am really 'retro,' I have ~2,000 LP's, that would be 12" vinyl records for you whippersnappers. This unit stores the majority of them.

I hate to tell you this FM but anyone under 40 that owns LP's is retro.
Anyone over 40 that owns LP's is nostalgic. :biglaugh:

 

[Fire-medic]

OK, I'm 'nostalgic.' And old.

I hit a local thrift store in Miami Sunday, and got "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" and a couple of Traffic albums, the Concert for Bangladesh, and a few others. Also a jazz album w/Ron Carter on bass.

I hate to tell you this FM but anyone under 40 that owns LP's is retro.
Anyone over 40 that owns LP's is nostalgic. :biglaugh:

 

[Traumahawk]

This will be a helluva garage when its done.

 

[Fire-medic]

I'm gonna try to get my lift mount done next, to move engines & heavy bulky stuff into the garage loft. That should free-up much floor space, & allow me to organize my VMax spares so I can find & categorize it. I probably have enough to make 2 bikes! Thjen it's just finding the time, once the space is there, & I know what I have & where the *$#!!* it is; to work on stuff.

I have 4x4" electrical boxes on the side walls every 3', single duplex outlets, I'm gonna double that #/outlets in ea. 4x4" box, I just got the duplex outlets and the double-duplex box fronts.

 

[Miles Long]

I have 4x4" electrical boxes on the side walls every 3', single duplex outlets, I'm gonna double that #/outlets in ea. 4x4" box, I just got the duplex outlets and the double-duplex box fronts.

If you are going to use a 120 v. welder, don't forget a dedicated 20 amp ( #12 wire) circuit. They seem to work better this way, and there is less tripping, when welding thicker metals. Also, some rental equipment, such as concrete saws and jackhammers, often push the limits of 15 amp circuits.
And I'm sure you've already considered it, but put all your receptacles at least above workbench height (38" +), even if no benches are planned for those walls.
Workbenches have a tendency to multiply quickly, like rabbits.
Cheers!

 

[Fire-medic]

"Brilliant minds think-alike," Miles!

The boxes are 42" to their bottoms. I have AWG #12 everywhere. I have three 240 V outlets in various places for an air compressor, my table & radial arm saws, a 'buzz-box,' and an AC dedicated to the garage only. I want to get a welder for AL too, I had a half-share in a good one, but I think my friend has given it away. He's done many good deeds for me, so that's OK.

I'm always willing to listen to suggestions from anyone who cares to offer 'em.

If you are going to use a 120 v. welder, don't forget a dedicated 20 amp ( #12 wire) circuit. They seem to work better this way, and there is less tripping, when welding thicker metals. Also, some rental equipment, such as concrete saws and jackhammers, often push the limits of 15 amp circuits.
And I'm sure you've already considered it, but put all your receptacles at least above workbench height (38" +), even if no benches are planned for those walls.
Workbenches have a tendency to multiply quickly, like rabbits.
Cheers!

 

[Miles Long]

"Brilliant minds think-alike," Miles!

The boxers are 42" to their bottoms. I have AWG #12 everywhere. I have three 240 V outlets in various places for an air compressor, my table & radial arm saws, a 'buzz-box,' and an AC dedicated to the garage only. I want to get a welder for AL too, I had a half-share in a good one, but I think my friend has given it away. He's done many good deeds for me, so that's OK.

I'm always willing to listen to suggestions from anyone who cares to offer 'em.

Sounds like your power requirements are pretty much covered!
An AL welder would be soooo handy - you could be fabricating custom fuel tanks, that so many max owners seem to be wanting.
I've been meaning to re-wire my tablesaw to 240v for years now - just haven't found that elusive "roundtoit". At present, mine strains when cutting hardwood and metals. I think 240 volt operation is noticeably easier on the powerbill, if the saw is used a lot.

Hate to feed that monkey, but have you planned a small section of your shop as a paintbooth, with sidelights and downdraft? If not for vehicles, just small parts and powdercoating?
I LOVE spending other folk's money!:clapping:

 

[Fire-medic]

I'd like to get a TIG if I can get the $$ together, & to learn how to use it. I've had a couple of friends offer to show me how to weld, I can use a 'gas-axe' ok, and braze, but I haven't been salvaging ships beached on the sand at high tide, like they do in India or wherever, so no-need to cut thru 3" (76.2 mm) steel, or anything like that. Or, to weld it!

I don't daily use my 240 V saws, so I probably won't notice much of a change in my electric bills. It surely is a great ease to put something on the table and to cut it w/no drama, or unsafe practices. Cutting AL does make a lot of chips when using a saw & carbide blade, but I find that the saw gives a better & more-accurate cut than trying to use a cutoff blade on a side grinder, & doing it freehand. Still, for the small cuts, a table saw is impractical. My bandsaw isn't for metal. I was cutting some steel spacers for my wire rack shelving, and did it freehand w/a side grinder/metal cutoff blade, and then my 8" dual grinding wheel to get the fit tight. I'm no machinist, but it's fun to make things how you need 'em in your own shop. When I need something precision, I have enough friends and acquaintances to-whom I can turn, to do things I need.

I would like to try the english wheel work, it looks like it would be interesting once you got to the skill level to be proficient. And then you can make all those cool parts we all clamor for: AL bodywork, gas tanks, and other parts you envision, and create.

No paintbooth yet, nor a rescued oven for powdercoating. I was considering making some sort of a knockdown paint surround, something you can screw together to do painting, and then disassemble to store-away. Or, maybe some heavy cotton twill dropcloths strung-over steel cables & a fan at one end, 'sucking.' Just something to keep the overspray off the beautifully-painted walls courtesy of Benjamin Moore and the GC's painting contractor.

But, 'first things first.' I need one more modded narrowed shelving unit, and Home Depot sells the Whirlpool 'Gladiator' garage storage line, same as does Sears. I'm gonna see if H.Depot will match the Sears price. I checked almost 10 Sears stores & no one has another in stock, we'll see if H.Depot has any, they do have a shorter-length and not-as-deep unit in the same line, but I can use the storage space of the longer shelf. In the meantime, I'm gonna try a mock-up of the hydraulic lift mount so I can turn it over to one of my friends for fabrication, using it as a template.

Miles, what-else do you 'envision' for me?

Sounds like your power requirements are pretty much covered!
An AL welder would be soooo handy - you could be fabricating custom fuel tanks, that so many max owners seem to be wanting.
I've been meaning to re-wire my tablesaw to 240v for years now - just haven't found that elusive "roundtoit". At present, mine strains when cutting hardwood and metals. I think 240 volt operation is noticeably easier on the powerbill, if the saw is used a lot.

Hate to feed that monkey, but have you planned a small section of your shop as a paintbooth, with sidelights and downdraft? If not for vehicles, just small parts and powdercoating?
I LOVE spending other folk's money!:clapping: