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Good stuff here. Started off pretty basic with mine. Then decided to over-engineer it with lower shelf & center
support in case of 5-ton weight. Now, about those stairs |
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Yours is by far the nicest Bob, high marks for building your own cabinets!
Dan Jensen's shop has a nice setup with U shaped workstations surrounding each of the two bays he has that he works in. The bays are two cars deep with plenty of work room around them and the tables that surround them are large so that project parts can be spread out in an organized fashion. I hope to set up something like that when I finally get going. I'm going the used cabinet route myself and have been storing some that Jeremy gave me for years, just waiting for a concrete slab to finally appear. I've got several counter-tops that have been replaced over the years that I'll use as well. Would like to have a stainless top on at least one section for those oily, messy jobs. Of course TV & Stereo out there as well. Hopefully I'll be working on all of this in the next couple of months.
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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I was looking for something else and came across this old thread...
Bumping back up to the top! I haven't done much more to my shop inside, but I did go around the house and install new outdoor lighting. The back garage benefited from that as well - K
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End of 2020 we moved into our new house and it came with a (for me) large (820 sq ft) workshop.
I added 15 led TL beams overhead for light and made myself a nice workbench. Which has an additional 3 led TLs to provide light. It's just over 15 foot long and 2 foot deep.
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https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...5&d=1331984654
Mine's been busy doing something now for 30 plus years. This was mid project doing Lord knows what.
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frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core. |
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Unfortunately, I literally have no room in the tiny garage of our new house for a dedicated workspace. Just enough room for the cars, my rollaway tool cabinets and a little storage. I could move the one rack storage to an overhead unit, but have reservations about anything above the cars. Read about some lag bolts breaking...can't risk it.
So...was thinking about this type of foldable work station. Folds flat against the wall and 100lb capacity. Anyone have one of these and can comment?? https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/8030...t=RAC-Message2
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going bandit-Reynolds style |
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That would be misappropriation of company property.
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I've also seen them designed so the bench top folded up against the wall instead of down, if built that way the legs can also be installed with hinges so they drop down to the floor to support the top. You can find plans online for either type. There are also fabricated top supports similar to what that bench from Jeg's has that are available from various suppliers, here's one example: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/w...kets-woodriver |
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Not a workbench but I had a carpenter build these shelves in my basement to store heads and cranks. Climate controlled.
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3 Generations of "Beach Boys Racing" ! Everybody knows somthin. Nobody knows everything ! 1st time on a dragstrip, 1964. Flagstart ! "Thanks for the entertainment." "Real Indians Don't Wear Bowties" |
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With the current demands of work, medical appointments for myself and wheelchair-bound mother and other life stuff, my time is very limited. I'm thinking that that $150 for the Jegs unit will outweigh the time/cost to research plans, source parts, build (and inevitable aggravation). Hitting the easy button these days...
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[QUOTE=vertigto;6247793]Unfortunately, I literally have no room in the tiny garage of our new house for a dedicated workspace.
So...was thinking about this type of foldable work station. Folds flat against the wall and 100lb capacity. Anyone have one of these and can comment?? I have this in my car trailer, mounts easy, can be removed easy, sturdy and really easy to clean. Don't know about beating on it with a hammer and I have never had anything of real weight on it for testing weight capacity. Folds tight to the wall about 2-3" thick if I remember right. Bob,
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"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity". 1966 GTO Post Coupe, 467ci. N/A Pump gas, best 1/4 11.6 118mph 1966 GTO Post Coupe, "The Bright Idea" 535ci. N/A Pump gas, best 1/4 9.58 141mph |
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The bat I have had since high school, yes I used to keep it as self defence item in the house, we just have different gun laws here so that makes for what appear to be odd choices sometimes (hence the bat)..
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Speaking of the Michelin Man, a co-worker gave me this bobble-head about 15 years ago.
Kinda cute...
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That is pretty cool. Does anyone here know what his actual name is? (without googling it)
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Bibendum.
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I would be shocked (SHOCKED!! I say) to hear that was going on...
K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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3 Generations of "Beach Boys Racing" ! Everybody knows somthin. Nobody knows everything ! 1st time on a dragstrip, 1964. Flagstart ! "Thanks for the entertainment." "Real Indians Don't Wear Bowties" |
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