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zozo Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2005 Posts: 5217 Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:54 am Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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For those of us without a "finished" garage or shop that has air conditioning and heat, a fan is a godsend in the summer.
I'm looking for an industrial quality, 30", oscillating pedestal fan. I've noticed that most require that the oscillation linkage has to be connected or disconnected with a wrench, as opposed to knob like the old school fans.
What are y'all using for fans? My garage is 30X40 with 10' walls and open ceiling, so i need something that'll move a bunch of air. Summer temps inside reach 110-115 routinely. |
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2type2 Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2002 Posts: 969 Location: SW Colorado
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 5:49 am Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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My garage is open at rafters, has no collar beam, but a ridge beam. Tin roof is (was) visible, screwed directly to purlins. You will see a great heat reduction if you insulate with film directly stapled to the boards and taped off with aluminum duct tape. The sheets are 6-8 wide and rolls are available long so fewer seams.It looks like bubble wrap with a silver Mylar film over it, do whole garage for $2-300.Since doing this my shop is cooler especially by not opening the bay doors. Instead of one large fan, I put a small a/c window unit over my workspace ,and a 30 in. floor fan. Now I can stand/sit at my workbench and get blasted in the face from the window unit. _________________ "A life of peace and happiness depends on your own gratefulness" |
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hubCapT Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2003 Posts: 337
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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Getting ready to swap out my old lights in the shop, curious what people are running and what’s works best? Approximately 20x20 with 9’ ceilings, currently have (2) banks of 4’ old fluorescent tubes.
Thanks _________________ "I have always thought that stereotypes were a real time saver." cdennisg |
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WADVR Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2015 Posts: 105 Location: Carnation, WA
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:00 pm Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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hubCapT wrote: |
Getting ready to swap out my old lights in the shop, curious what people are running and what’s works best? Approximately 20x20 with 9’ ceilings, currently have (2) banks of 4’ old fluorescent tubes.
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I’m running 12 t8 fixtures (2 bulbs each) in my 22x22 garage with 8’6” ceiling height. I’ve got four rows, three fixtures each. It lights the space pretty well and only occasionally do I need more task lighting which is probably about the best compromise.
for a poor example:
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20238 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:20 am Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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hubCapT wrote: |
Getting ready to swap out my old lights in the shop, curious what people are running and what’s works best? Approximately 20x20 with 9’ ceilings, currently have (2) banks of 4’ old fluorescent tubes.
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Over the last few years I have swapped out all of my old fluorescent fixtures with LED shop lighting from Costco. I did just swap LED tubes into one old fixture as a test, and it seems to be working fine. I would buy two or three fixtures each time they were on sale.
Out of about a dozen new fixtures and a few bulbs, I have one tube (not replaceable) in one fixture that has gone bad already. There is also one fixture that messes with FM radio reception. Other than that, They work great and are much better lighting than the old stuff. _________________ nothing |
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hubCapT Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2003 Posts: 337
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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Thanks for both the replies! Looks like LED is the way to go. Found a box set of (4)4’ fixtures, two bulbs each, for $100. They have both 4k and 5k available for the same price so will probably go with the 5k.
After that it’s onto a new compressor, relief valve manifold cracked on my trusty old Craftsman 30 gallon. Built in the early 80s so it had a good run. Anyone have experience with HF McGraw compressors? Oil over oil-less? _________________ "I have always thought that stereotypes were a real time saver." cdennisg |
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DerrickfromNC1 Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2008 Posts: 1295 Location: North Carolina
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76770 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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I can tell you that 5000K is like an operating room. It's very WHITE.
I have 5000K in my shop area and my wife hates it. _________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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db69 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2013 Posts: 419 Location: east TN
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 1:43 am Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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I just found this thread but I finished my garage last year. I know its not very impressive compared to alot of the garages in this thread but it is a great accomplishment for me as I built it all myself with the exception of pouring the concrete (i did form it though). I also roofed and painted the entire house at the same time. When I say I did it myself I dont mean I wrote a check and someone else built it. However I will NEVER take on a project of this scale alone ever again. A buddy did help me set the trusses and a neighbor used his tractor to lift the shingles up to the roof and i got a couple hours out of another guy in exchange for a top end rebuild but when it came time to roof it all I had no buddies!
This is side view after paint. I dont have pics with it all crammed full yet will post later. |
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11049 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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db69 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2013 Posts: 419 Location: east TN
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Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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Thanks its 28x30 looks a lot smaller now crammed full of my honey do projects. |
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11049 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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db69 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2013 Posts: 419 Location: east TN
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2020 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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Yeah I had to attach mine due to the town ordinance but it actually gave me room to make it bigger. Took almost as long to obtain permits as it did to build. Hypnosis might work 🤔! |
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DerrickfromNC1 Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2008 Posts: 1295 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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Almost finished with the 1500sqft basement shop. Just need to get the electrician in to tidy up a few things then I can get started back on the dubs.
Also have another 300sqft attached garage where the wife keeps her personal car that I plan to create a paint booth within.
Parts room
Work bench and tools
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db69 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2013 Posts: 419 Location: east TN
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2020 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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Very nice! Congrats |
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Bashr52 Samba Member
Joined: July 16, 2006 Posts: 5666 Location: On an island in VA
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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Bashr52 wrote: |
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Work in progress (along with the house ).
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Now with VW content! I don't have concrete poured yet, so I used some leftover building materials to make a raised platform to keep the car out of the dirt. Hopefully I will get concrete in soon.
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Finally have concrete, and all the tools moved back in from storage. Now to remember how it all goes back together, and find a spot for everything.... There is a machine shop in there somewhere. In many pieces, part, and boxes, but it's in there somewhere
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Almost done now!
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db69 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2013 Posts: 419 Location: east TN
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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Im jealous as hell thats awesome! Love the tin roof addition. |
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11049 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11049 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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crukab Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 6115 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:19 am Post subject: Re: Garage Fest - post recent pics of your garage |
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Congrats Paul !!! I know you waited a long time for this ^^, I see lots of shelf/rack systems to make all that space work. Good luck on the '60 Ghia too !! _________________ Tom
My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....
In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
'11 Jetta Wagon |
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