Mostly moved in to the shop

As most of you know, I moved in to a place with a shop over the summer.

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This is what the shop looked like the day the realtor showed us the house. What a waste of a great building!

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It had no lights, so I picked up four 4' twin bulb T8 fixtures. The box said they hung from adjustable cables which I thought would be perfect for the high ceilings. Turns out they adjusted from 3" to 10", so I ended up making new 3 foot cables.

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It really makes a big difference having light. I will probably add a few more at some point in the future, but it is just fine for now.

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Being a metal shop, there was not an easy way to attach things to the wall. With the help of Creek, Nails, and Tailchaser, we made stud wall pieces that we inserted inside the steel wall structure, bolted them in, and covered in pegboard. The supplies ran $150 for 1 wall, so I only did 1 wall 4 now. I will eventually make it all the way around.

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This is what the mostly finished shop looks like now, waiting for the Locost to be delivered.

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Looks great, I wish you had called me to help finish it. I had a great time messing up on someone else's project for a change.

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Originally Posted by creek

Looks great, I wish you had called me to help finish it. I had a great time messing up on someone else's project for a change.

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I really appreciate all your help. By the way, I have your hammer... let me know when you will be making a Wed night GTG and I will bring it with me.

That looks great, Todd!

When do all of your new fittings and hoses arrive for the lift?

Sweet Shop! :clap:

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Originally Posted by johnwag

That looks great, Todd!

When do all of your new fittings and hoses arrive for the lift?

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Nice shop. Wish I had one. Or more to the point, my wife wishes I had one so she could park in the garage. :D

Any luck straightening out the ramp?

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Originally Posted by HudsonHawk

Any luck straightening out the ramp?

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Parked the front wheels of the Miata on it overnight... didn't do a thing. ::Rant:: I'm going to need to get someone with a torch over here to heat it up.

That's quite the shop you have there, very nice. :clap:

Nice, it looks as neat and clean as my shop did 20 years ago. Mine is not so neat and clean now.

Congrats Todd - good looking place you've got there!

Looking good buddy!

Is that a new lift you bought over in Ft Worth? I had my gagage extended a year ago so is 20 X 40 now but have not had the time to finish out the interior or do the wiring. A lift is on my list too....
Enjoy your space!

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Originally Posted by VFR750

Is that a new lift you bought over in Ft Worth? I had my gagage extended a year ago so is 20 X 40 now but have not had the time to finish out the interior or do the wiring. A lift is on my list too....
Enjoy your space!

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The lift was a freebie, but it is in bad shape. I had to buy a new powerpack and hoses and am working on restoring the free half.

Very nice! I'm jealous.

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Very nice! I'm jealous.

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Don't be. After all, he doesn't have that nice vice stand like you do. ;)

Congrats! Very nice.

Looking good Todd!

Thanks guys... I still have a lot I want to do to it, and more settling in, but it was finally to the point that I wasn't embarrassed to post a pic.

Looks good. How much did the lights run? I only have a single light fixture in my garage and need to upgrade.

I have that same Miata poster in my cube.


Chris