Re-Inventing my shop!!

[nuke1]

So about 5 or so years ago I built my shop, a 26 x 26 x 10 garage. It was great, but I started working in it right away and never actually took the time to organize it or do anything with it except stash crap in it. So fast forward a few years and I was sick of it, Time to do something about it. I had a loll in my schedule for working on others stuff so It was time to do something for me. Here is a few pics. As you can tell, I had a mess in these pictures. Time to de-clutter.

[nuke1]

So over the lasdt week I have taken everything off of my walls, moved it all in to the center of the garage, as I have no where else to put it, gotta make it work somehow. You can tell that I do a little bit of welding in my garage! Got everything away from the walls and time to do some winter cleaning

[nuke1]

So last night I went out to the garage and pressure washed the walls and ceiling, could not get all of it done on the ceiling, will do that later. but WOW, what a difference that made. took me 2.5 hrs. not perfect but clean enough to mud the holes and paint now.

[nuke1]

So here is my crappy drawings, they have been looked over a few times as you can tell, kinda dirty and wrinkled, but in theend it is gonna be awesome. I am repainting the shop white, inside the cabinets white, outside of the cabinets gloss black and the doors and baseboards gloss red!!! gonna be sweet. Got a friend bending me some 12 gauge steel bench tops, and I have some aluminum I am gonna make some shelves out of for my collectibles. Should be good.

[jonny..2008]

didnt find any front swaybar mounts did you?

[vin63]

Very cool! I can relate as I finally got around to painting my shop, including installing baseboards over the last two weekends...long overdue on my part.

[VA72C10]

Will follow along!
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[Billett]

I don't know about that layout... You seem to be missing a very critical tool...

Beer fridge!

[mcbassin]

Rock on James!!!

[pickup67man]

I did a little better when I moved into mine but it still filled up quick. I always like to see ideas to make everything better.
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[nuke1]

Originally Posted by jonny..2008

didnt find any front swaybar mounts did you?

lol< nope I sure did not, but I did find alot of stuff i did not know I had!!

Originally Posted by vin63

Very cool! I can relate as I finally got around to painting my shop, including installing baseboards over the last two weekends...long overdue on my part.

I agree, it feels nice to do OUR stuff. this has been way overdue..

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Will follow along!
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Thanks

Originally Posted by Billett

I don't know about that layout... You seem to be missing a very critical tool...

Beer fridge!

Look closer in the pics, It is there, jsut a smaller one. I have a 1950's Fridgidaire mad by gm at the farm that I painted years ago black with flames. One day I just may have to bring it back in.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Rock on James!!!

Thnaks bud

Originally Posted by pickup67man

I did a little better when I moved into mine but it still filled up quick. I always like to see ideas to make everything better.
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They do fill up quick, you jsut do not realize. I looked at lots of shop ideas, and well the best ones are the guys that do not WORK in their shops, they tinker. That will not happen here. I WORK. so............ But I sure got some nice ideas from others.

[nuke1]

Went last nite and the shop was still damp, so had a nite with the wife, that was nice. So tonite afte the kids went to bed I wandered out to the shop and got the first coat of mudwork on the walls, I will still have to put another on on yet, but it will be goodd. I am not making the walls perfect by any means, so many dents and scrapes. In the end it will just look nicer. So hopefully tomorrow I will get the second coat on and then primed on sunday!!!

[pickup67man]

I LOVE mudding and sanding.

[nuke1]

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!! That is how I looked the other day.

[nuke1]

So ON friday nite I got the mudwork al sanded, It is not great but ok. At least the holes are patched. A good friend of mine Jason is a Framer/carpenter and he offered to help me build my cabinets in exchange for a little truck work. No problem I said. So I went over to his house today and we started on the 5 base cabinets. Got those all built. I bet a few of you notice a couple of nice things in his garage!! lol.

[nuke1]

It was snowing outside now up here now so it is kinda nice to be in a warm garage. Got the cabinets back home and put into place. We still have to build bases for them yet. jsut a 2x4 base thou. nothing special. Oh and I picked up all of the paint for the cabinets and walls. Man that was alot. My brother also donated a few hinges to the cause that he had laying around. Thanks kiddo!!

If you are wondering the big square boxes are 6' x 4' x 2'. Freakin' huge. And the bentch is 8' x 2' x 3'. In total there is 14' of bench top.

[jonny..2008]

i have that same nice bosch table saw.

[vin63]

Man, that is really nice! Those cabinets are going to really help with storage and organization to free up floor space.

[hayhauler71]

looks great I will have to follow along I hope we get more pics I need more storage

[HotRod C/10]

being a cabinetmaker I would use the adjustable plastic leg levelers instead of wood toekicks so you can spray the floor with water and not tear up the cabinet structure.

http://woodworker.com/cabinet-leveli...asp?search=Leg levelers&searchmode=2

[ETsC10]

Originally Posted by pickup67man

I LOVE mudding and sanding.

Travis ... gooofy you!

Originally Posted by HotRod C/10

being a cabinetmaker I would use the adjustable plastic leg levelers instead of wood toekicks so you can spray the floor with water and not tear up the cabinet structure.

http://woodworker.com/cabinet-leveli...asp?search=Leg levelers&searchmode=2

Very cool. Sure wish those had been around a while back!


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[motornut]

Originally Posted by nuke1

So ON friday nite I got the mudwork al sanded, It is not great but ok. At least the holes are patched. A good friend of mine Jason is a Framer/carpenter and he offered to help me build my cabinets in exchange for a little truck work. No problem I said. So I went over to his house today and we started on the 5 base cabinets. Got those all built. I bet a few of you notice a couple of nice things in his garage!! lol.

nice shop
might be early 70s Ventura/Nova
mid 60s malibu?

[pickup67man]

Originally Posted by ETsC10

Travis ... gooofy you!


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Could you even tell my hat was black?
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[Billett]

Looks like awesome progress! Keep it up, can't wait to see how it turns out!

[nuke1]

Originally Posted by jonny..2008

i have that same nice bosch table saw.

It is a great saw!!

Originally Posted by vin63

Man, that is really nice! Those cabinets are going to really help with storage and organization to free up floor space.

I sure hope so. thanks

Originally Posted by hayhauler71

looks great I will have to follow along I hope we get more pics I need more storage

There will be more pics. we always need MORE storage!! lol

Originally Posted by HotRod C/10

being a cabinetmaker I would use the adjustable plastic leg levelers instead of wood toekicks so you can spray the floor with water and not tear up the cabinet structure.
http://woodworker.com/cabinet-leveli...asp?search=Leg levelers&searchmode=2

I never thought of those, I will do that next time. great idea!!!

Originally Posted by motornut

nice shop
might be early 70s Ventura/Nova
mid 60s malibu?

That is a nice shop, my bud has. They are a 66 chevelle, 4 speed with A/c and a 72 Nova, 4 door with 30,000 original kms on it. There is a 2 door nova out back that this thing is gonna help build.

Originally Posted by pickup67man

Could you even tell my hat was black?
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Umm, nope!

Originally Posted by Billett

Looks like awesome progress! Keep it up, can't wait to see how it turns out!

Thankyou!