Thanks Jack, I was beginning to wonder!

 

Got a new camera. So here are some pictures that show a few updates. I built a better bench along the back wall -- now I can sit at it -- and I restored a drill press for it and also a vise -- and two other vises for other benches in the shop.























A reminder: it's a working garage:



And now I even have a fancy sign for it:

 

Spectacular man!

 

When restoring some of those older tools like the drill press & vice, did you use a bead blaster or similar tool to clean them off prior to painting or did you do it the old fashioned way: hand sanding? I had a great old machinist's vice that was my brothers that I sold some years ago and now I kick myself. It had a long mounting bolt that went from the bottom of the vice all the way through the bench. I must have lost my mind - wish I had it back. Great job on everything. Thanks for posting news here - it reminds me to go back over to GJ and catch up!

 

Thanks. I'm pretty low-tech. My go-to tool for getting old paint and rust off is an angle grinder with a wire wheel on it. Then, for paint, I clean with acetone and hit it with Rustoleum. With most tools, I know they're going to get beaten up with time. I don't want to be too worried over the paint chips and scuffs.

 

Angle grinder. One of the few tools that I don't have. Time to shop. Thanks Jack. A friend recently opened his own Porsche repair shop and they just got a bead blaster. It does a helluva job; that's why I asked. [I really didn't feel like lugging my old tools over there anyway.]

Thanks again.

 

I am floored! Loving the color choice for your garage!

 

Thanks!

I don't think I mentioned it here, but I set up a website for the garage -- now there's a place where the pertinent information is all in one place. You can take a bench-by-bench tour, if you want.

Click on the image below, or type http://www.12-gaugegarage.com into your browser.

 

Wow, really amazing job. The functionality and organization is outstanding.

You should start a business...Garages by Jack.

 

What an absolutely fantastic job.

I just can't imagine how long this took you to complete, however, it is well worth it!

 

Wow, missed this thread when you first started it, so I'm glad for the bump. AMAZING JOB. I'm culling lots of ideas from this.

 

One non-garage question: Do you sleep? Ever? Considering all that you get done, it must require 27 hours a day.

Thanks for the link. Bookmarked.

 

Subscribed!

 

Respect.

 

We have another neatfreak like me on 6speedonline!!! i don't feel like an outcast anymore HAHA....looks great man, and very organized/orderly