Jumper K. Balls
Jumper K. Balls UberDork
7/6/15 12:28 a.m.

I will be frank here. I haven't used the garage since I was widowed. It became an incredibly messy storage space. Just open the door and toss stuff as far back as possible and slam the door again so that the avalanche was contained.

My life came back around and with it all my wrenching now took place at work. More reason to avoid the mess. After a few years I realized I was traveling to work to get tools to work around the house. The garage is full of tools!

I upgraded my tool chest at work thinking I would bring the old one home to start the cleaning process by consolidating the piles and boxes of tools. I couldn't fit it in the door. It sat outside for a week, so I just sold it. I mean there are already like three decent sized chests in there right?

Then I found this picture again.

I mean how cool is that wall?

So friday I started digging it out. Pull stuff out, snap photos and post to cl. Over and over. Made a decent dent by selling a few air conditioners (current heat wave really helped there) bike frames, and various other crap.

I am left with this heap of who knows what

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More later.......

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
7/6/15 12:39 a.m.

Look, you found a Honda.

Jumper K. Balls
Jumper K. Balls UberDork
7/6/15 12:41 a.m.

I am going for a vintage theme I guess. I have been collecting these rounded corner old chests for years.  photo craftycart2.jpg

I have three of them. They fit under the big L shaped bench. Above that will be the pegboards.

A trip to lowes depot got the first of the supplies.

Put the dado in the tablesaw and notched the 2X2's for half lap  photo 20150705_190112_zpskxlk6n4o.jpg

And glued and screwed the panels together.  photo 20150705_190713_zps0cj1ymfw.jpg

I wanted access to the back side so a hinged panel made sense and then it occurred to me that if I was opening them up, then there was space for a hidden layer for cords and hoses. It will be a full 4X8 cabinet. A monster.

So far I knocked out the two front pieces.

More tomorrow after I do more work.....

Jumper K. Balls
Jumper K. Balls UberDork
7/6/15 12:44 a.m.
bgkast wrote: Look, you found a Honda.

Exactly.

I had kinda forgotten it was in there.

Jumper K. Balls
Jumper K. Balls UberDork
7/6/15 12:49 a.m.

Anyone need a spot welder?  photo 20150704_141528_zpskstnu5ww.jpg

Free to any grm'er that will pick it up. Worked well when last used. Probably from the 40's.

Seriously. Too much stuff.

Cooper_Tired
Cooper_Tired Reader
7/7/15 1:40 p.m.

That round corner tool chest is awesome

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
7/7/15 1:57 p.m.

That yellow steering wheel looks like vintage badassery!

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