New shop build, beginning stages with questions

   / New shop build, beginning stages with questions #271  
Last picture you posted, you had moved your tool box into your shop. Is there anything else in there?
 
   / New shop build, beginning stages with questions
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#272  
For functionality? two benches, a bolt bin, a storage cabinet/bench thing, one mini pallet rack type shelf and that's it other than just junk, IE my '90 Ranger and 21' jet boat are in there along with all the ATV's and such...

Oh boy, it has been a while since some pictures, here's some random shop shenanigan's, in no particular order:

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   / New shop build, beginning stages with questions #273  
Great photo's!!! Looks like you filled it up, but you're still able to get a lot done in there.
 
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Lumber prices are down some so I got some OSB to sheet the inside of the walls about a week ago, have two gaps done now, think I'll do 2 more gaps before I paint... lot of rearranging at this point but it'll pay off... I've been working on stuff, some of you have likely seen the thread on my MF 25 disc, yesterday at auction I picked up a cheap 4' tiller and my A frame was easiest to use to unload from the F350... I think I made the posts for the vise and bench grinder since I posted, they are handy as heck, it's extremely convenient to be able to walk around something you are grinding or welding on...I have some Home Depot gift cards so I think I'm going to pick up one of the big mini pallet rack shelves and some husky totes to start organizing some, I'm tired of the mess, need to make a scrap run too...

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Continuing with things, here's the progress through the rest of the month, got the rest of the sheeting done that I can as well as painted and put together and the new shelf up... won some stuff at a recent local online auction and now have gas tanks for the welder (both argon and 75/25) and ended up with some wire that I can run in conduit for later Also put up the vent fan and louvers in the peak of the roof so welding is less toxic :), it's even wired up and works, will add a thermostat sometime later but this is a start... That cheap Sherwin Williams paint covered pretty good, doing all of that we only used around 3 gallons for 2 coats, not bad for $15 at the Habitat for Humanity Restore :)

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That was only in February? Seems like forever ago... since then I've rebuilt the transmission in that Ranger, rebuilt the transmission in my F350 then rebuilt the engine in my '00 V8 Explorer... too many projects with deadlines this year! That said having the welding gas has been great, such a difference, I've modified my welding cart to accommodate the giant bottles, the welds are so much nicer and welding nuts to broken bolts is like 1000 times better than flux core... Today I mopped the floor since that 5L was GROSS and I made a mess... Here's some random pics of my shenanigan's since last post including the mods to the welding cart (I enclosed the bottom and added a hinged and latched door for consumables and spool gun storage as well as the lift on the top with a hinge so I can hoist the bottles out if I feel inclined) The first pic of the welding cart is just the top lifted so the bottles fit, the second has rest done.

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At a local auction I thought it was a great idea to pick up some pallet jacks for cheap... They're both Raymond, one looks like 30 years older than the other... the older one was the one that worked, newer one just needed some tweaking, pump piston was stuck down, release valve was stuck in and some pivot pins on the handle were SHOT. The older one just took some elbow grease and cleaning and cycling... Tonight I took some 1/2" rod and put it through the lathe for the pins, caliper battery was dead so only one of the three fit as of now but I have to drill for cotter pins or roll pins depending on my mood later in the week... will probably keep one of them for the shop and sell or give away the other, not enough money in them to split hairs...

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Then there's my modified weed burner cart... was raining so did a rainy day project :)

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   / New shop build, beginning stages with questions #278  
I got as pallet jack last year and I've been surprised at how useful it is. I have a bunch of stuff stored on pallets in my garage, and it's just so easy to move a pallet from one place to another!!!
 
 
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