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Thanks Ryan,

I did something similar on my setup. Not quite that fancy though.

On another note:

I’m super happy with how everything in the shop is now. Air, power, hvac, lights, lift etc...good! Just wish I’d had more room to build a bigger building. :storyofmylife:

Next is drainage, dirt work and driveway into the building.

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Understand on the size. I’ve been looking at adding 15-20’ to mine but not sure where my septic starts. Adding 10’ on the front and 10’ on the back doesn’t sound cost effective.

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Mine is limited by topography. As you can see from the first few pages, mine is built into a hill. I woulda needed a LOT of fill material to get more footage.

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I had a small failure on one of my RapidAir “T” fittings night before last. Turned out I boogered up an o-ring, so my fault. Suck part was that it was the only fitting that’s 16’ in the air which means some sketchy repair conditions, but it’s done & holding pressure.

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Found a Craigslist deal, so I added a new piece of equipment to the shop... American Auto Lift 12k 4-post alignment rack with jacks. It took all damn day to install, but it’s in!

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Cool, so many times a 4 post would be handy.

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Congrats on the new toy. You will love it. I love mine!!!

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Yikes....those folding ladders give me the willies....you keep on and you won't have any room left in your new shop....

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I actually got this one primarily for vertical storage, but the jacks do hold the potential for being handy!

Thanks Man! I was happy to find it,especially after getting it installed and it all works, all for $1k. Winner!

My rational was this was for vertical vehicle storage...so I made the shop bigger :lol:

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Greg,
If it is a little giant ladder it is stronger than most any other ladder you will find. I have about 10 of them different sizes and got rid of all of my fiberglass ones.
The ones like on the home shooing network.... yea they are pretty much junk but this style is great

Richard

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It is a Little Giant & it’s great, but that little adventure was a bit out of my comfort zone. It was only resting on one of the 6” ‘Z’ beams and was what seemed to be whobbly. ;). I got the job done though.

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They are strong ladders. I have 6 of the M26 which are 6-11' step ladders and will go out to 26' straight ladder. I have had them out 26' on the side of tall gas canopies while lugging up a 125# cold air balloon to install on top of the canopy. Seems I have worn out before the ladder has lol. I also have a couple of the sky scraper step ladders as shown here. The tall one goes to a 22' step ladder and the one in front of it goes to 15' step. Eat a good breakfast before setting up the 22' by yourself. They are both fully retracted in the pics.

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I had a chance today to move things around and I officially love the new found space. I put OG Walter up top because I don’t need him again until I’m ready for the bed, so it’s great. I’m 6’1” and I can walk under it without squatting...without a ball cap on :lol: so I can work on Martha as needed. I have to put brakes on the wife’s ride and help a friend of mine’s son put a lift kit on his truck tomorrow...then I’ll be back on Walter.

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I received the new stands from Porterbuilt this evening. I got them in place and they seem to solve the exhaust issue. I still need to lower the body down on the body to check the clearances, but I’ll have to cut the floor pan for the high hump first. The long tubes bolt up, but the passenger side isn’t going to clear the lower control arm. I’ll do one of 2 things...either modify the first 2 tubes or going to a mid length headers.

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Before & after of the new stands...

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Finally got the 2nd half of my Red Baron toolcart. I won the top at SEMA a few years ago and forgot about it until a few weeks ago. So I finally bought the roll around cart... pretty cool.

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Hmmmm.....I could see disaster in my near future with that cart....I can just me me getting it all loaded down....and then turning it over...haha..

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:lol:

But, FYI .... the base is quite bottom heavy and seems mighty sturdy. I rolled around on it and didn’t flip over...& I’m fluffy :(

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That cart would be handy, and way more organized than my tool drawers, as Greg can attest to from our Wire and Fire.

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That is a pretty neat tool cart

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LmAO!!! I have moved into it and really like it a lot, but I still have my regular tool cart too.

Thanks moose! I dig it too

I added a new (to me anyway) tool to the shop tonight. It works as it should, but I’ll need to service it and clean it up, so it’ll be PuRtY.

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I’ve been cleaning up the ‘new to me’ A/C machine. I rebuilt the vacuum pump and put new oil in it and checked all the lines (which checked out to be good). Now I just have to learn how to work it :lol:

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After educating myself (YouTube) on the way to use the new a/c machine, my ‘87 R10 has cold a/c!!!

:metal:

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I got some really nice LED droplight reels from my wife for my birthday last week. So, I spent a couple of hours this morning mounting them next to my extension cord reels that she got me last year.. yeah, my WIFE!
She’s the BeSt :metal:

I still have a cordless LED droplight, but I won’t lose these, nor will the battery go dead midway through a project.

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I’ve still been tinkering in the shop. Just a little proof. Servicing my Polaris Ranger on the lift...

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I may have missed it. What's the height are the walls?

It looks great!

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Wall height is 14’. But if I had it to do over, I would have gone 16’.

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I didn't do $hit to Walter this weekend, but I did some cleaning and organizing in the shop. i.e...new bolt & crap bin.

Also a new Beer Drinkin’ sign and a shot of the shop dogs

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Good to get the shop organized. I need to do the same in mine.

Mind if I ask where you got your bolt bins? I've been looking for some and most of what I find have cheap frames and plastic bins. Been there, done that and the bins get brittle and crack.

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I bought them from Zoro.com. If you do some searching, you can find 25% off coupons, so they are very reasonable. They are made by Durham and seem to be plenty beefy. I’m actually going to get 3 more, I like them so much.

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Thanks! Looks like Durham has a good selection. Now to decide how many, where to put them, open-bin style versus removable bins... so many decisions :lol:

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I have a question for you Cater. Will that tempered glass start to cloud up after you start blasting in your cabinet?

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It probably will eventually, but it’s been well over a year and it’s still clear as, well, a window. And at $8, it’ll be easy to replace.

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Scored a used (but looks new) Liftmaster Jackshaft garage door opener over the weekend. Had to get a chain master-link and a 3-button controller, but otherwise it’s installed & wired. Once I get it finalized, I’ll throw the cover on and then PoWaH.

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I got the opener finalized & like it, but it turns out that I can add sensors to prevent hitting anything when closing. With those, I can change the programming and use an opener to open/close it!?!? Winner!

FWIW, my youngest daughter made me the sign :)

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I also bought 3 more bins from Durham so that I can organize stuff at my work bench. I’m planning to get then hung this weekend.

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I finally got a chance to hang the new storage bins and I built a 10’x32” workbench too. I’m going to pull some power to the bench so I can get some light and a collection of plugs for powah and a charging bank.

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Is that a lift photobombing in the left-lower corner? Niiiiice!

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Absolutely!!! I have a 2-post 9k lift and a 14k 4-post lift with jacks. I really want a 2nd 2-post lift. One for longer term stuff and one for super short term service type work.