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32 minutes ago, RandyLittrell said:

 

 

 

My shop is about 8 miles from where I live in a tiny community and I am a little paranoid as well. Only one window with the bottom about 6 foot off the ground. Blinds on it too. I have good neighbors though that look out for my shop. My son and his buddies went out there to drink a little beer one night and didn't let the neighbor know, they were met by Zach in his underwear and a 9mm! They let him know from now on!

 

 

 

Randy

 

A couple young police officers are my neighbors on the other side so I feel pretty good about that. I have a similar story to yours. My oldest son was home for college over the summer and took one of my old clunker cars out for a spin. My cop neighbor saw him driving it around town and didn't know who he was. He pulled him over and I happened to come upon them in a shopping center parking lot. I, of course, assumed my son was having too much fun in the Torino but my neighbor said he only pulled him over because he didn't know the guy driving my car.  That was small town service at its best!

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clueless
On 1/14/2017 at 7:07 PM, Shynon said:

Yes I gotta have 2 speakers, want to share Pink Floyd with the neighbors.

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Neighbors wife likes her some Floyd when she's working in the garden, he likes it when I get the Led out. Last summer all the old farmer across the street great grand kids where down visiting for a few days. One afternoon they were all out in the street skate boarding and doing what ever they do with those phones. I'm in the shop messing around, got some tunes on, a couple of them walk up and ask if I got any Kanye, or some rap, I told them I would see what I can find, they headed back to the road. Put some Faron Young's greatest hit in, turned up the loud knob, by the beginning of the third song they had moved on down the road. I opened a cold one looked around the shop and said hello walls. Thanks Faron, RIP.

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bmsgaffer

I use "my side" of our two car garage for my workshop. My wife used to own a Corolla, I had a much larger workshop then. :wacko: Someday -if we plan on staying in this house- I will expand the garage out that unfinished side by about 10 ft for a workshop... Someday... :roll:

 

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This is the other direction from when I was organizing for the winter. 

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WHX??
20 hours ago, cleat said:

main drawback to large windows is they cut down on available wall space for cabinets etc

That was my thought too Cleat. Right where I would want it is right above a workbench like Toms where I have a bank of cabs. Guess I will have to do a total re-arrange which needs to be done anyway to clean out junk I don't use or need. I should redo some shelves anyway and build heavy duty ones like I saw at Shynon's . Few pics here....

 

Will take out that small slider and open it up to the top of the bench and about 7 foot to the right. Find a different place for the cabs. I will have to header out for it and peel the steel siding off and rework it but that shouldn't be too big of a deal.

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Suggestions on the window type guys...some type of vinyl???

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ohiofarmer

WHX9.....

 

 It is a sin against God and nature to have the Harley under sheets during a garage picture shoot.

 

 

 

Just sayin'                                     ....Anyway,

 

 My garage clean-up is progressing along, so maybe I will be able to show a couple of shelving systems previously described and maybe a vintage bike or two will sneak in there:auto-sportbike:

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WHX??
1 hour ago, ohiofarmer said:

Harley under sheets during a garage picture shoot

I know I know.... doesn't bother me too much when overspray hits the wife's car but the Harleys??? :angry-nono:....Good thing she doesn't read this......:bitch:

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PeacemakerJack
On January 15, 2017 at 4:33 PM, cleat said:

The main drawback to large windows is they cut down on available wall space for cabinets etc.

 

I guess they also let people see what you have (I have the doors open a lot in the summer so everyone driving by can see anyways).

 

Windows also will cut back on the insulation value a bit.

 

That is the cool thing about this thread is that it shows what different people are doing with their space.  Some have very large purpose driven buildings that allow the owners the freedom of setting them up for one primary purpose.  Others are shared attached garages designed to house the "grocery getter" and so the owners have been forced to make do with the space they have  and get creative!  

 

I also realize that everyone on here has to look at their community and the positives and negatives that it affords and prepare their space accordingly.  I like the window "barricades" shown here, kind of an "out of sight, out of mind" deal.  However, I am a fan of lots of natural light.  Insulation value is important but often the cheapest possible windows are found in garages and out buildings.  If someone is building or remodeling one, I as a builder by trade, would recommend getting an all vinyl window that is rated for use in a house.  It can be an economy line but should seal up well, function easily, and have good insulated glass.  

 

Large windows definitely do cut down on wall space.  It is one of the reasons that you rarely see a kitchen window in the average house that is the size of most in magazines--people just aren't willing to sacrifice that much cabinet space for a 60-72" window.  However, if you feel you have enough space elsewhere in the shop and can have a larger window, it sure would be nice since up here in the frozen north we have about 5-6 months of the year that you need to work in the shop with the doors closed and the heat on!  

 

This is is a great thread and I have really enjoyed following all the banter and the cool ideas.  I'm so glad that I don't have my shop finished yet (next summer's project) so that I can implement some of these things!

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WHX??
2 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said:

all vinyl window that is rated for use in a house.

Agreed Josh, I think I have just the one picked out already. Not overly huge but not small.  When I built this garage I used the garage style tip open ranch windows but have since replaced them with vinyl sliders that I had to custom order from Menard's as the rough opening was a odd size. Will do some wiring upgrades and add air outlets at the same time as having the wall open.

 

3 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said:

enough space elsewhere in the shop and can have a larger window

Going to make it happen if I have toss all of  the wife's .....ah er.... my useless hoarded stuff to do it! At the same time going to add a small addition out the back towards the plow field  to house a decent air compressor to power a future blast cabinet. Shelving supported from the ceiling with minimal floor supports or posts so against the wall floor space can still be utilized is going to be a top design priority.

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cleat

My windows are around 58 x 40 all vinyl thermal pane.

 

When I ordered them as I was building the garage, I ordered the largest size until there was a substantial increase in price.

 

That was just over 20 years ago so pricing is likely different now.

 

Unfortunately 3 windows have now lost their seal and have moisture trapped in the glass.

 

Better windows will have a warranty on this. The Northstar windows in the house have lifetime warranty.

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Sorry for all the clutter, I have been rebuilding the driveline in the XR4Ti.

 

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WHX??

That's what I'm talkin Cleat, right over a main workbench for that good natural light! ....BTW love those tool cabs and neat little writing desk!

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cleat

The window over the writing desk is nice to have as well. Sometimes too bright as it interferes with the computer screen so have a blind on that one window.

 

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WHX??

Clutter?!?!? LOL ... your pics do show another good point tho....windows in the service door and overhead. I did cut one in my service door as I was getting tired of Cindy walking in and boping me in the head just as I was about to walk out. Did help for natural light in the vicinity of the door as well. I would guess they are available to cut in an overhead?? Would be nice to just lookout it to see who the horse thieve is pulling in!

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cleat

My windows were installed at the dealers when I bought the doors so yes you can add them.

My doors are Garaga brand.

 

My old single car garage that I used to work in has a one piece steel non insulated door without a window.

As Jim said, you are working in the garage and think you hear a car pull in and need to go out to see. I live on a corner of two roads so when a car pulls down the side road you are unsure if it has pulled into the drive or not.

 

Much easier to just look out a window.

 

Cleat

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WHX??

What could possibly be sweeter then a horse garage  & man cave all rolled into one!! :handgestures-thumbupright: With LSEs as the center piece!!

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ztnoo

Scott,

I think you may soon need another barn..........

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ClassicTractorProfessor

Spent some more time cleaning and organizing tonight. Moving everything out when I get ready to run electricity and finish is gonna be a chore. Maybe someday I'll have a nice shop but for now this portable building should work OK. 

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Stormin

By 'eck, Scott. Do you live in there as well? :o

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whfan74
5 hours ago, Stormin said:

By 'eck, Scott. Do you live in there as well? :o

Not yet!  :)

 

Haven't had much time to enjoy it lately.  Hopefully that will change.

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clueless
On 1/18/2017 at 3:55 PM, ztnoo said:

Scott,

I think you may soon need another barn..........

I've been in Scott's shop. and while amazing, it has the one flaw that most of ours have big or small. Once you fill it up and have to work on one you have to take it outside or roll a few outside, thankfully most have wheels. 

Scott, you have plenty of room east to extend, I'm just sayin' :rolleyes::rolleyes:.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ohiofarmer

This might be my most useful piece of equipment in the garage. With it I can raise a Horse or anything weighing up to 2000# up and into my wood floor shop. The first picture is the Raider loaded on the lift easy as pie with only 7" off the floor The second picture is a 30" elevation, and the lift will lift as high as 42". I can place a large lumber cart inside the shop and load it dead level  so any project whether wheel horse or motorcycle is easy to move out of the way and grab the other projects on the other carts and avoid waiting for a part that has not arrived. The third picture shows a 400 series taking up space on the long postal cart that is rated for one ton.I got lucky at an auction and bought for of them for $38.00 each

 

 The last picture shows the lift at full height 42" above the deck. Even when loaded, I can stand anywhere on the deck and it is a solid as a rock. The lift itself weighs 880 pounds and the bike shown is 650# about 15 seconds at the push of a button it is up. I bought it at ten cents on the dollar and had to gusset a new bearing at the X-joint and replace all the slide wheels and axles. What a pleasure to have such a machine I could never have afforded otherwise. 

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Texas Todd

I agree. Lifts are the bomb!!! Sure makes it easier to work on anything all day!

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ohiofarmer

  Here is a quick way to cordon off a space to heat quickly This area is about 10x14 and a heavy tarp is temporarily fastened to the ceiling and the double doors are just free used patio doors. All I did was fill the metal channels with wood top and bottom and thread in a lag bolt set into a copper plumbing cap drilled into the floor and frame at the corner of each door They can swing in or out like doors on an old west saloon. Plenty of space to wheel a horse in or out [about a 54" opening]

 

One photo shows them gapped apart so you get the idea

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tunahead72
23 hours ago, ohiofarmer said:

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So, are you gonna tell us about the bike sometime?  Or maybe you already have and I just missed it? :auto-sportbike:

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ohiofarmer

That one is a Honda CB750 from 1979. i ride it year round even down in the teens unless there is salt on the roads. He has brothers, believe me.  His little brothers are CB100, CL175, CL350, CB360, Nighthawk 450,CB550. Like Wheelhorse, they are easier to work on if you stick with one brand with a wide following and good aftermarket parts available

 

BTW, starting at noon [28th Jan] there is a Garage Brewed bike show at a microbrewy in Cinn Ohio. Really talented bike builders with a mix of bikes and more into the older stuff. You are allowed to bring your own sandwiches or they have food trucks. Buy the refreshments from there. Much better than the outrageous stuff like the TV builders with some beautiful restored bikes and mild customs.and even a few rat rod bikes. Good times.

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