Tripp's Garage (name pending)

[pain]

Great use of space. I love the cabinets above the garage door. How do you like having the chain fall verses an engine hoist?

[Tripp P.]

Originally Posted by JimVonBaden

Very impressive! I wish I had half your skills!

If you have a minute, please show some details of your bike clamp on your lift. I have the same lift.

Also, now that you have had them a while, how is your VCT holding up, and what have you done to protect it?

Jim

PS Name change in order. You difinitely have the name right!

Thanks Jim, I'll have to wait until I get home to show the lift. The floor is holding up well. The car moved two tiles right after I put it in. There is now a small gap there. The floor was cleaned this spring with the floor scruber from work. Then coats of wax (Armstrong) and polished. Not as shiney as I'd like it.

Originally Posted by Outlander

Dude...excellent work, on everything!. I want to run out and paint all my cabinets now :-)

Thats how my walls changed color just decided to go out and paint.

Originally Posted by Jack Olsen

Very impressive. Great looking garage and first-rate fabrication skills.

Thanks Jack, I've looked at your garage a lot. Tons of insperation there.

Originally Posted by grissom

+1

How big of a garage do have?

My garage is 22 x 29.

Originally Posted by pain

Great use of space. I love the cabinets above the garage door. How do you like having the chain fall verses an engine hoist?

Thanks The chain fall was free. Would have to buy an engine hoist. I've never really used one. Always a chain on a gib crane or an A-frame crane thats what I grew up with.


Thank for stopping by

[UN4GTBL]

Wow, How have I missed this one?

Looks GREAT! Love all the little touches.

[Wingnut65]

Originally Posted by Tripp P.

Thanks for stopping by

Your shop really it outstanding, Tripp! I really love the lighted cabinets to show off the models.

I'm realizing now that I have too much stuff in my place to be able to do something like that. Let alone have wall space for posters. I am now committed to either thinning the accumulation or finding more creative storage ideas to free up wall space.

Thanks for the motivation. Keep up the great work.

[Section179]

You did a really nice job on your garage. Functional and looks good to boot.

I noticed you used recessed lighting for the main lights. How well do they do for you? Do they put down enough light? Anything you would do different a second time around? I ask because I have a simalar sized garage (21 x 33) and have been kicking around the idea of recessed lighting, but don't think I can get enough lumens/sq ft.

[Tripp P.]

Originally Posted by UN4GTBL

Wow, How have I missed this one?

Looks GREAT! Love all the little touches.

Kinda went MIA for a while and fell to the back of the class.

Originally Posted by Wingnut65

Your shop really it outstanding, Tripp! I really love the lighted cabinets to show off the models.

I'm realizing now that I have too much stuff in my place to be able to do something like that. Let alone have wall space for posters. I am now committed to either thinning the accumulation or finding more creative storage ideas to free up wall space.

Thanks for the motivation. Keep up the great work.

I'm finding out that stuff just kind of shows up if you have room. Theres a lot more out here than when I first started. I need to build a shed (small pole barn) for all the lawn equipment and extra tools. That's were the stock pile will be also. I'm also always thinking of new ways to store stuff. This is my 1st garage but I had been planning for quite some time.

Originally Posted by Section179

You did a really nice job on your garage. Functional and looks good to boot.

I noticed you used recessed lighting for the main lights. How well do they do for you? Do they put down enough light? Anything you would do different a second time around? I ask because I have a simalar sized garage (21 x 33) and have been kicking around the idea of recessed lighting, but don't think I can get enough lumens/sq ft.

The light is alright. I am using CFL spot bulbs. I really like not having anything but the cages hanging from the ceiling. A do over, I would change the grid from 12 to 16 lights. That requires 2 breakers because 12 was the recommended max. The type of bulb you use makes a big difference.

Thanks for stopping by

[NUTTSGT]

You have some great attention to detail.

[Derrickwade]

Looks amazing. I hope to have a garage half as nice someday. lol. Nice R6 by the way.

[machine_punk]

Hmmm...I don't think I would have ever thought of putting lights UNDER the bench (except as accent lighting to look purdy). Cool Idea...I got some rope lights at a fabulous price, which may now have a new home, thanks to that idea.

M_P

[pain]

Your garage really came together. Great job

[Kevin54]

Bump to the top.

So Tripp, what's been going on lately in Tripp's Garage? Anything been added to the other cool stuff that you've done?

[redintex]

Tripp,

You have created a truly amazing garage! I am in the process of getting started on mine, and you have certainly given me some ideas. Your fabrication skills are absolutely awesome! And yes, you DO have some really cool bosses!

[Nelson58]

Damn nice woodworking. I like the lamination on the work table. How hard was that to do?


Nelson

[NCAudi]

Just got caught up with all your progress. Really like the cabinets and shelves, hope to have the time to do something similar in my garage. Can't wait to see what else you've done.