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Starting to add color to the shop ! Will need to change color on the gutters
also.(what do ya think?)
Had my helper today cleaning up some of our mess we made putting in the slotcar track in the loft.
Things are coming along SLOW but sure .

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looking good man. That track is cool! I want one of those:D

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You're a lucky man. Thats a great looking shop.

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Nice shop. Now let's get some paint on those 'guardrails' ;)

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Thanks for the kind words , the track is a hoot ! But needs some TLC its used and has some issues on power delivery (resistance ?) I need to take it apart piece by piece and clean each track section . Just takes time :waah:
Guard rails :lol: must be refering to my cardboard boxes ! TEMP !

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Oh I ran a HO car or two into the wall/floor in my day with a set-up like that without guardrails; seeing your boy with the track set-up brings back alot of memories.....

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Fast forward over a year and its still not done :lol:
Now I am trying to figure how to frame up an inside wall(seems stupid since I have walls already) so I can insulate. I did not want to have any fiberglass touching metal so I added 1/2" styrofoam to the girts and then I'll frame up and add insulation if I don't start another project in between.

Check out the pictures, ideas welcome

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my only issue is you built it in the wrong spot. it should be 1547 miles to the south east. LOL

have you thought about adding more windows? I think it would save on electricity.

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I thought I was only 1546.95 miles to the south east. :lol:
Maybe someday on the windows for now its not in the cards.
I did pick up a new sign for the shop today.
Also grabbed a roll up man door that I got free from work. My lucky day!

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I have done a little more on the back wall, just been a slacker about posting anything.

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Shop looks great, Eric

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I just wish i had the land to have a shop too.. Looks great!

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Thanks for the reply's I really like my shop I just wish I had the money to finish it before I packed it full of "stuff" and dug into the projects.
Sure makes it hard to do upgrades in the shop while stumbling over things.
As you can see in my latest change. I am getting too old to work in the cold.
My goal is to have the 2 bays sealed off and insulated to give my little G73
heater half a chance.
Made slider doors or I should say I hired a guy to help me.(I helped him:lol:)
I'm a do it yourselfer but for speeds sake it was nice to just have it done.

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Very nice!

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Great job on the shop. Thank you for sharing it in the forum.

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A little effort on the projects then a little effort on the shop. Back and forth,
back and forth. I suppose as long as I'm making steps in the right direction thats the important thing. Some sheetrock work today.
Used the engine hoist as a helper as well as some 2by's here and there.
Had a piece of sheetrock over my head and could not reach my screw gun.
Cell phone came in handy. "Honey can you come out in the shop?";)

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Small bits of progress here and there. Already the doors and sheetrock work have made it heat faster and I have yet to close the doors and seal up many gaps. Pretty happy so far.
The one slider door was pretty warped so I dug up some 'stuff' I had laying around and made a bump out roller to push the door away from the sheetrock.
Added hardi board for the bottom 1 foot of my wall to protect against wet cars draining on my shop floor. (Seattle area)
Will cover that with tile.

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Well those things aren't really overrated as they look. The shop can be the ones just to control them.

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Your garage is turning out so cool maybe I should move my projects to your digs! :haha:

Brad, I still have a fair-sized stack of Milgard vinyl sound-abatement windows
(new and never installed) that I'll be getting gone ASAP.

If you plan on someday installing more windows, you are welcome to any you
think you can use. PM me if you are interested.

Keep up the good work!

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Shop progress has been slow. Real slow. So many half done projects it amazes even me. ;)
Took out some retirment money(whos going to retire anyway LOL) and poured a slab out front of one bay big enough for jr. to be able to play some BB with his friends. Also did a sidewalk from the house to the shop.
(never mind the mess, just finished pour)

Now I have some very torn up yard to deal with, but no more muddy shoes
walking back and forth from the shop in the long rainy fall/winter/springs we have. :lol:

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Hey, you forgot the hope holder! ;)


Nice job on the slab and pathway. I wish I could say progress at my shop was slow because of doing something useful on the side, but........:rolleyes:

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Good job! Looking great.

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Thanks but I can barely walk through my stuff now. Plus i don't have a lift like someone I know. :chevy:

Thanks! and I've been searching hope holder. I'm lost :confused:
Whats a hope holder?

Thanks. Its getting there, just when I get things clean and somewhat organized. I find a way to trash it. Which is what its for, at least on the inside.

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I guess if my brain would work to my fingers. Hoop Holder :rolleyes:
A pole to hold the basketball hoop. ;) Where I was from it was an old telephone pole

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I have options there. Or I have yet to figure that out. LOL
I was going to dig out part of the retaining wall and mount the pole but ran out of time. For now the portable water filled one we have been using will
have to work. Hope to get that handled before the weather turns.

I'll post pics.