[a1Jim]

Slatwall storage system, Homemade, paneled walls are done now.

This is a continuation of #5 in this series.
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I have the slat wall paneling completed.

Now how am I going to arrange my tools? I bought the material at Lowes.

It's 5/16" X 3 1/2" X 8'

14 Sq ft. in a package. Other big box stores handle similar products.

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This is the last wall, I ripped my boards in half to 1 5/8". I like it better this way. There's more slots for arranging tools. The space between the slats is 5/16". The furring is 1/4" x 1 1/8"

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Some of the tools hung, but I suppose I'll be rearranging them as I go along.

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I also made a hanging bracket for my pipe clamps.

They used to be all over the place. My other clamps are on the same wall too.

Notice the pile of cut pieces of Brazilian Cherry flooring. I can hardly wait to get stared on my next project. They're all cut to the proper length already.

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I bought these glass reinforced nylon hooks from, outwaterplastics.com.

They were about 1/3 the cost of steel, but they're plenty strong enough.

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I made some brackets for heavier things by epoxying the nylon to some flooring.

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Good for hanging my handscrew clamps

Now if I can get rid of all of the clutter I've accumulated over the years, I'll be all fixed up.

Good Idea looks good

 

[a1Jim]

Installing Oak Parquet flooring.

One of the main reasons I put the new slatwall system in my shop,

was because my Son brought me some Parquet flooring he had salvaged from his job.

He couldn't see throwing it in a dumpster,

so he brought it to his "Dumpster Dad".

I couldn't put down a fancy floor without doing something to the rest of the shop.
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I laid some out to see what it would look like.

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I put down some 7/16" Oxbord for underlayment, because the old floor was kind of springy.

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I had to shift my equipment to one end, & do a portion of it at time.

I ended up laying it across the short way. I think it makes the narrow shop look wider.

I,m glad I have casters on most of them. It made it much easier.

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I had to stop here yesterday with about 3 more feet to the end,
because I have to trim off the bottom of the door.

I think it'll be much more enjoyable playing out here now.

Hey Dick
That's one fancy floor for a shop, but a lot of time on your knees. looks super, when are you installing then entertainment center?

 

[a1Jim]

I had to make some parquet tiles yesterday.

I misjudged the amount of tiles I had, so I manufactured some more yesterday.

I guess I miscounted the bundles I had made up.

I couldn't find any to buy, so I made some.

I made about 60 more tiles.
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This is the area I have left to do in one corner of the main shop area.

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Here's some views of the tiles I made.

I used some Black Ash instead of Oak, but it's what I had in my stockpile.

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I planed the boards to 1/2", then cut them to 3" X 9". Then chamfered all the edges.

A long drawn out process. The Ash look similar to Oak. Good enough for a shop floor

Hey Dick
That's great ,I never would have thought to make my own flooring . Your sure you didn't set those tools up in your living room just to fool us Ha HA.

 

[a1Jim]

Today, I laid the tiles I made

I glued down the tiles that I had made.

I'll have to wait a few days before I can stain them.

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Hey Dick
Looking great Once there dyed you won't be able to tell the difference,unless yours are to nice.

 

[a1Jim]

Today, I renovated my dust collector canister shaker

I told you what happened to me the other day about my sawdust storm.


You can check out my forum topic about this.

Whenever I had to operate the cleanup flappers, I had to climb a ladder.

It was really awkward.

Besides that I could only turn the lever a little over 180 degrees,

because it is located in a corner.

So I put my thinking cap on, & jerry-rigged a cranking mechanism.

I dug around in all of my stash of junk, & found just what I needed.

The pulleys, & belt came from an old clothes dryer.

I was recently going to throw them out. Now I'm glad I didn't.

The shaft for the drive pulley is a steel dust mop handle, just the right size 7/8".

I had to break down, & buy a few parts.

A 3/8' drive universal joint socket, so I could use my speed wrench for a crank.

Also a couple of 10 MM nuts, so I could have something to clamp the driven pulley onto.

All in all this project set me back $5.00

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Here is the before image. The top of the canister is 9 1/2 feet high.

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This is an image of my new cranking mechanism.

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This is the final installation, & it really works great.

At first I thought it may crank hard with the driving pulley being larger, but it turns quite easy.

With this set up, I get a lot more vibration because it turns much faster..

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By the way, I never showed you pictures of the corner of the shop floor completed.

I still have to finish the L area of the shop. I decided to move my lathe in there.

neat idea well done

 

[a1Jim]

Using steel rebar for a lumber rack, and Expanding my shop.

I've been way to crowded in my shop, especially since I went from a radial arm saw to a table saw.

A radial arm saw works fine in a narrow shop, because it's against the wall

Plus adding a thickness planer.

I haven't use the automobile side of my garage for years now.

About all its been used for is to accumulate things.
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This is a rough sketch of my floor plan. I plan to keep the partition down the center, so I won't have to heat the whole area all of the time.

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The first thing I have to do is dig my way to one of the walls.
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This is what I mean.

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When I finally found a wall, I sheeted it with OSB board.
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Then I cut some 1/2" Steel Rebar into 12" lengths in order to make some lumber racks.

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Then I pounded them into some 2" deep holes I had drilled.

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This is what I ended up with on the first wall.

A nice neat lumber rack, & a very inexpensive way of doing so.

Hey Dick
Wa hoo a larger shop always up for that . Good fix on the lumber storage storage(in case Larrys tunning in we'll call it Timber storage) I guess you know Grizzly has a shop layout program that helps with this kind of project. Nice Hat! Look forward to future updates.

 

[a1Jim]

Using steel rebar for a lumber rack, and Expanding my shop.

I've been way to crowded in my shop, especially since I went from a radial arm saw to a table saw.

A radial arm saw works fine in a narrow shop, because it's against the wall

Plus adding a thickness planer.

I haven't use the automobile side of my garage for years now.

About all its been used for is to accumulate things.
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This is a rough sketch of my floor plan. I plan to keep the partition down the center, so I won't have to heat the whole area all of the time.

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The first thing I have to do is dig my way to one of the walls.
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This is what I mean.

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When I finally found a wall, I sheeted it with OSB board.
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Then I cut some 1/2" Steel Rebar into 12" lengths in order to make some lumber racks.

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Then I pounded them into some 2" deep holes I had drilled.

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This is what I ended up with on the first wall.

A nice neat lumber rack, & a very inexpensive way of doing so.

Hey Blake nice website plus great work on display

 

[a1Jim]

Vaulted ceiling, and Skylight

My garage has only a 7' ceiling, so I pulled out the ceiling joists, & added 2 X 4s with 9" plywood gussets to the rafters to accommodate 9" R-30 insulation. I did this in my existing shop about 18 years ago. Doing this took out about 2" of sag in the old rafters.

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I had a small bubble type skylight leftover from the other shop that I hadn't used, so I installed it in

this ceiling. For such a small opening, 14 1/2" X 14 1/2" it sure give out a lot of light.

I searched for this type, but they don't make them anymore.
The company now only makes the Tubular type skylights.
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The Skylight installation process.

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Quitting Time!

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A Big Thank You to Barb for most of these fine pictures.

Looks like some good improvements Dick you should be warmer and have a lot me light. be careful up there.

 

[a1Jim]

Installing a new window.

I was going to cover over this window, I decided some extra natural light would be nice.

Thanks again to Barb on taking most of these pictures.

One more step towards the new an improved shop. Don't freeze out there guy and gal.

 

[a1Jim]

Finishing the window with shingles.

We finally got some decent weather, so I rushed out, put some shingles around the window.

I couldn't salvage enough old shingles for the job, but it didn't turn out too bad.

The new ones will gradually blend in while aging.

Photos by Barb!

Looks great dick

 

[a1Jim]

I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE MY 80th BIRTHDAY TODAY!

This is my Birthday Gift. I'm presently in the process of building a bench for it.

I'll be posting it when it's completed

I had to get this new lathe, because I have some larger wood from a Black Walnut I had to have taken down in our

yard.

I'd like to make some larger things with the wood. I couldn't let it go to the chipper!

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Addendum:

I dwelled on wether to buy a new lathe at age 80, but I remembered my 90 year old neighbor. He painted his stucco house all by himself at that age, so I said to myself, "GO FOR IT"!

Lathe with the extension attached!

Sorry I'm late Happy Birthday