Topic: Lets see a photo of your SHOP!

[newday777]

Nice Cyclone!

I built a 30' wall of shelving, of course it was not enough.
You can see part of it behind the bike.

Are those 8' saw horses hanging up on the ladder brackets?

[Stev-o]

There are some very well organized shops on here.

Yes, nice Cyclone!  How do you like the Atlas lift?  It's been on our list to get a lift.

The Valor seems fairly reasonable...

https://mechanicsuperstore.com/valor-v8xlt-8-000-lb-4-post-car-lift-combo/?sku=V8XLT

[BenelliSEI]

There are some very well organized shops on here.

Yes, nice Cyclone!  How do you like the Atlas lift?  It's been on our list to get a lift.

The Valor seems fairly reasonable...

https://mechanicsuperstore.com/valor-v8xlt-8-000-lb-4-post-car-lift-combo/?sku=V8XLT

I’ve had three different lifts. Troll KIJIJI, Marketplace, Craig’s List etc. and save yourself a lot of cash…. Lots of people buy them and then lose interest/ space. All mine have been in perfect shape, usually just need a good cleaning. My favourite cost $300. The little one had some flaky paint I eventually redid, but was $150!

[Stev-o]

There are some very well organized shops on here.

Yes, nice Cyclone!  How do you like the Atlas lift?  It's been on our list to get a lift.

The Valor seems fairly reasonable...

https://mechanicsuperstore.com/valor-v8xlt-8-000-lb-4-post-car-lift-combo/?sku=V8XLT

I’ve had three different lifts. Troll KIJIJI, Marketplace, Craig’s List etc. and save yourself a lot of cash…. Lots of people buy them and then lose interest/ space. All mine have been in perfect shape, usually just need a good cleaning. My favourite cost $300. The little one had some flaky paint I eventually redid, but was $150!

Hey John....the lift in question is for an classic car!   [we currently have 2 bike lifts]

https://mechanicsuperstore.com/valor-v8xlt-8-000-lb-4-post-car-lift-combo/?sku=V8XLT

I have seen a few used ones for sale, they would require disassembly, transport and reassembly, not something I care to deal with.

[BenelliSEI]

There are some very well organized shops on here.

Yes, nice Cyclone!  How do you like the Atlas lift?  It's been on our list to get a lift.

The Valor seems fairly reasonable...

https://mechanicsuperstore.com/valor-v8xlt-8-000-lb-4-post-car-lift-combo/?sku=V8XLT

I’ve had three different lifts. Troll KIJIJI, Marketplace, Craig’s List etc. and save yourself a lot of cash…. Lots of people buy them and then lose interest/ space. All mine have been in perfect shape, usually just need a good cleaning. My favourite cost $300. The little one had some flaky paint I eventually redid, but was $150!

Hey John....the lift in question is for an classic car!   [we currently have 2 bike lifts]

https://mechanicsuperstore.com/valor-v8xlt-8-000-lb-4-post-car-lift-combo/?sku=V8XLT

I have seen a few used ones for sale, they would require disassembly, transport and reassembly, not something I care to deal with.

Oops!

[ofreen]

The Valor seems fairly reasonable...
https://mechanicsuperstore.com/valor-v8xlt-8-000-lb-4-post-car-lift-combo/?sku=V8XLT

I bought the Wildfire XLT 9000 lb 4 post lift 3 1/2 years ago.  It cost a little more than some of the others.  The Wildfire features fully enclosed posts as opposed to the channel construction on other lifts.  The channel post lifts are wobbly.  There was a 4.9 earthquake here a year ago.  I was driving at the time and didn't know it happened until I heard about it on the news later.  I had one of the Crown Vics on the lift 6 feet in the air at the time.  I thought 'uh-oh' when I heard the news as I hadn't been out in the shop since the quake.  But all was well, couldn't tell anything had happened.  It would have been interesting to see what was going on during the quake, but the car and lift rode it out without any consequence.  Might have been a different story with one of the cheaper lifts, but who knows.  The XLT costs $500 more now than it did when I got mine, but I would do it again.  Their standard 9000 lb lift now costs what I paid for the XLT, and may be adequate for a lot of people.  Same construction, just a little shorter.  Saying something is game changer is an overused cliche, but true in this case.  It made the recent transmission job on my son's C5 much easier.  I actually look forward to oil changes.  I use it as a bike lift too.

[Kelly E]

Nice Cyclone!

I built a 30' wall of shelving, of course it was not enough.
You can see part of it behind the bike.

Are those 8' saw horses hanging up on the ladder brackets?

Yes they are. They are made from TJI composite floor joists and work great plus they don't weigh very much.

[newday777]

Nice Cyclone!

I built a 30' wall of shelving, of course it was not enough.
You can see part of it behind the bike.

Are those 8' saw horses hanging up on the ladder brackets?

Yes they are. They are made from TJI composite floor joists and work great plus they don't weigh very much.

👍

[GaJet]

There are some very well organized shops on here.

Yes, nice Cyclone!  How do you like the Atlas lift?  It's been on our list to get a lift.

The Valor seems fairly reasonable...

https://mechanicsuperstore.com/valor-v8xlt-8-000-lb-4-post-car-lift-combo/?sku=V8XLT

I like my lift alot. If you work on cars much, it's the best tool that you can buy. They have gone up alot in price in recent years.

[spotty]

Didn't have anything to round off small nuts, these should be perfect

[grcamna2]

Didn't have anything to round off small nuts, these should be perfect

Round them off? 

[Kelly E]

Didn't have anything to round off small nuts, these should be perfect

Yep, they work great for that. I have 4 of them.
Actually they come in handy sometimes.

[BenelliSEI]

Didn't have anything to round off small nuts, these should be perfect

Yep, they work great for that. I have 4 of them.
Actually they come in handy sometimes.

They are especially viscous if you sharpen the “teeth” with a three sided file!

[BenelliSEI]

This style is good for pipe and irregularly shaped objects. Destroys reluctant spin on filters too!

[dave500]

not my shop but still a structure,our bali hut has had a worn out alang alang grass roof for ages,Im on 2 weeks holiday so got quotes to re do it with asphalt shingles,Im saving 1200 aussie dollars stripping and disposing of the old #$%* myself,man!!2 days later!!what a dusty #$%*ty job not to mention the 5 million tiny black ants whose home I invaded at the very top and launched an attack on my balls my ears and eyes,up my sleeves,on the inside of my sunnies,anyway I got the trailer loaded up like a pakistani truck driver less the live chickens on top and a passenger on the draw bar ,was free to dump at the local council dump so all good,Ive never really looked close at all the compound angles required to build even a simple roof like this how all the timbers line up and have seen guys on this thread build their own sheds and workshops,its quite a skill!

[newday777]

That sounds like sooooo much fun Dave! Glad you saved some $$$ doing it.
Yes roof framing is intricate when doing Hip roofs. I had to frame a 5 sided roof back in the late 1970s on a ski house up in Colorado. That took some head scratching to cut the angles right. Later that winter I had to finish the inside off with tongue and groove boards and make them come to the inside peak point.......

[dave500]

yeah with timber so expensive you cant cut n waste on a #$%*ed up wrong cut!

[Stev-o]

what a dusty #$%*ty job not to mention the 5 million tiny black ants whose home I invaded at the very top and launched an attack on my balls my ears and eyes,up my sleeves,on the inside of my sunnies,anyway I got the trailer loaded up like a pakistani truck driver less the live chickens on top ...

Ha!  You so funny, Dave!   1200 smackers was a nice save.   

[BenelliSEI]

That load looks like one match would save you a trip?

[newday777]

That load looks like one match would save you a trip?

😁🤭

[dave500]

I did try a test burn but Im sure its impregnated with a fire retardant?it sort of started then smoldered,i did consider piling it up and gasoline soak but thought itll end up a stinky smoldering puke pile of half burnt #$%* Ive gotta scoop up anyway.

[BenelliSEI]

Shop seemed dark today, and everything had a blue tint….… The four windows on the north side are not getting much sunlight! I wonder if it will melt by April?

[dave500]

send some down to me to keep my beer cold please!

[BenelliSEI]

send some down to me to keep my beer cold please!

Dave….. We certainly have “lots to spare” this winter!

[dave500]

ok cool(no pun intended),chuck a coupla beers in aswell will ya!