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Offline kghost

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When your shop IS the project
« on: June 03, 2009, 06:39:12 pm »
I finally got tired of the clutter, mess and grime.......

So I'm remodeling my office thats attached to the hanger.....





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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2009, 06:48:56 pm »
I really envy all you guys who have more than a single-car garage to work in. I always feel cramp, and am constantly looking for ways to optimize my space.
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2009, 07:18:15 pm »
Quote from: scartail on June 03, 2009, 06:48:56 pm
I really envy all you guys who have more than a single-car garage to work in. I always feel cramp, and am constantly looking for ways to optimize my space.

Hey I feel your pain....I have a single car garage at home.

But I don't work in it....its finished bike parking only.
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2009, 06:25:14 am »
Quote from: scartail on June 03, 2009, 06:48:56 pm
I really envy all you guys who have more than a single-car garage to work in. I always feel cramp, and am constantly looking for ways to optimize my space.

I really envy all you guys who have a single-car garage to work in.  I'll represent all the other guys working in a corner of the basement. (the ONLY perk is that it doesn't get much below 60* down there in the winter)

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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2009, 06:30:47 am »
i am real excited bout moving stuff into 2 car garage with 2 other dudes...
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2009, 06:34:38 am »
I really envy all you guys that work on stuff in a basement. How the hell do you get them down there?
My bike has been garage kept since i got her, and she was garage kept before I got her.
I've been very lucky to have a place to keep it.
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2009, 07:11:14 am »
When you finish yours, you can come work on mine.  I can hardly get a foot in!
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2009, 08:06:38 am »
Are those snap-together tiles?  Where did you get them?
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2009, 10:40:38 am »
Quote from: DollarBill on June 04, 2009, 08:06:38 am
Are those snap-together tiles?  Where did you get them?

Yeah.

Titan tile.

There will be some throw rugs and such as well...
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2009, 05:16:03 pm »
Darn you Kghost!  You seem to have quite the setup with a freaking hanger and all.  My office is precisely 48" X 36".  Yes, inches!

I guess hanger envy won't get me far!  I'll just have to build a barn and then I'll stick my tongue out at you! :P :P
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2009, 05:24:42 pm »
Quote from: Inkscars on June 04, 2009, 06:34:38 am
I really envy all you guys that work on stuff in a basement. How the hell do you get them down there?
My bike has been garage kept since i got her, and she was garage kept before I got her.
I've been very lucky to have a place to keep it.

Stripped it down to just the engine in the frame and called my brother in law to help carry it down the stairs...
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2009, 03:12:18 pm »
Quote from: Alan F. on June 04, 2009, 06:25:14 am
Quote from: scartail on June 03, 2009, 06:48:56 pm
I really envy all you guys who have more than a single-car garage to work in. I always feel cramp, and am constantly looking for ways to optimize my space.

I really envy all you guys who have a single-car garage to work in.  I'll represent all the other guys working in a corner of the basement. (the ONLY perk is that it doesn't get much below 60* down there in the winter)

 ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)




i envy you guys that have a single car garage and/or a basement.... seeing as i work on mine outside under the hot texas sun!!! lol


came out good kghost. 8)
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2009, 05:54:02 pm »
I envy everyone with situations above me.  I live in a single-bedroom, third floor apartment in the city and my bike lives in the warehouse at my office 30 minutes away. :(
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2009, 06:08:41 pm »
I envy all you guys with warehouses, my bike sits in a storage crate on the moon.
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #14 on: June 05, 2009, 06:28:07 pm »
Hey there kghost. With your high ceilings in the hanger, try 1 or 2 of these...Gossamer......

 http://www.memagazine.org/backissues/membersonly/aug01/features/helios/helios.html

90+ outside and these things will keep you cool ;D  Full blast from 20 feet above and I need to weigh down my manuals ;D ;D

Have fun with the remodel.
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2009, 03:16:41 pm »
That was a very cool read seaweb....

Thanks for the link
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2009, 04:09:49 am »
I live in a small apartment which has a garage under neath it. When I moved in I decided that the plain old garage and whit paint wasn't going to do it for me. My previos apartment had no workspace what so ever and during the winter I thought I was going to go crazy. So when I got this one I had to make the most of it.
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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2009, 11:25:07 am »
Here is my little space I like to call my sanity zone, its the only place that I feel free,
It's a little small, but there are kids in africa who don't have...oh nevermind


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Re: When your shop IS the project
« Reply #18 on: September 23, 2009, 11:31:26 am »
GUys LOWES in my area has been clearance(ing) one of their snap together floors. The black and white tiles were $50.00+ per box.
My local store was selling the dark grey for $5.50 PER BOX. I bought every one the store had. Wich was enough to refinish one garage floor with a few panels to spare. I have not yet had a chance to checkout other stores for their stock but you can rest assured if I find another stock of those panels I will be loading up my truck again, these panels are about 20" square.

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