Show me your garage

Very impressive. With a shop like that, who needs a house?

Phil,
Look'n fantastic!! My wife was just looking over my shoulder and asked why we didn't put a second story on our project. I told her I couldn't put boats up there!! Really, it's a nice idea and I'm sure will get good usage. The subject of putting some windowed dormers on mine came up for an aesthetic touch but the cost would have been too high.

Pete, If you got creative with a 4 post lift you could put boats on the second floor! I load a snowmobile ramp on mine load it with patio furniture and other misc summer items push the button and run them up to the second floor like an elevator.

Phil,
That Azek is nice stuff. I've seen it used once on a house and was impressed.

It had been several months since I'd been up north to check the progress on the shop so it was exciting going up for a week. Last trip up the heat wasn't in yet! With the exception of the plumber having one of the hydronic loops mixed up, I'm happy.






With the help of Charlie (brady) getting the motor fan up 9' to the top, I got the dust collector assembled, wired and running. I'm happy with it too. It really sucks!!

Next trip up will be the air compressor install.



Here's the CM hoists ready to go up on the W beams. I picked the electric distribution bars (orange & green bars on floor) rather than festooning wire - cheaper, doesn't block light and doesn't collect dust. Notice my Christmas tree - very appropriate for the shop!!

   

The lights weren't up the last time I was there. Not one single shadow on any light level of 50, 100 or 150 CP/sq. ft. The programable control I built up for the 3 step lighting worked fantastic.

The compressed air hose reels were sort of a PITA to get up - Due to the weight, I had to take them apart, unreel the hose and then bolt them to the wall!









I did run into a problem with the pegboard pull outs I made for the two tall utility cabinets. I made a math error and they are 3/4" too tall!!! Well, the brackets on the bottom slides are reversible so I'll be able to save them without much extra work.



The quick connect duct at the ceiling blsat gates will work great! Being able to move a piece of equipment in place and plug it in the dust connection will be a big space saver.

Simply amazing Pete! Can't wait to see what kind of projects you get coming out of there!

That is really something Pete. What is going on in the first two pictures? Are both of those devices heating water? Nice work,but thats what we have come to expect.

Looks Fantastic Pete,

Are you sure its a wood shop, as that would pass as a medical room here.

Roger.

holy sht Pete! a brass pole, beer cooler, maybe even some slot machines. that is truly a man cave

I think it needs to be named 'Pete's Retreat' and you should open up weekend long classes so we can all come learn from the master himself!!

Charlie, couldn't he just get a liquor license and reopen the joint at his new "location"? It is Wisconsin,see if Quinner will help out

I was trying to find this but could not remember the name Chris. Back in the day Wisconsin's drinking age was 18 where as Illinois was 21.Alot of the girls at the phone company would go and monday morning that is all you'd hear about.

Gary
You know the more I think about it..... Pete hits the rack pretty early every nite so he could get a lot more out of his new shop if he ran it 2 shifts, boat repair first shift, topless joint/bar 2nd!

Pete,
You make me want to push my shop in and start over!!

This trip up north was going to be 1&1/2 days of work. Still plenty to do in the shop but the plan was foiled by one of the bugs that's going around. My head is so stuffed up that I'm constantly dizzy! So, for the most part I laid low and only got one small job done.

This is the Minihelic gauge that came with the dust collector. I made the face plate so it could be flush mounted in the wall. When it gets up to 3" of water, It's time to clean the filter.