With a welder on the way, I got to thinking . . . what does everyone else have in their garage/workshops. I got a list of what I would like to have:
Welder (of course)
Drill press
Bench Grinder
Belt sander
Chop Saw
Sheetmetal brake
Oxy/Act
Air Compressor

And if I want to think REALLY BIG:
Vertical Mill
Lathe

:D

What do you have?

welder, bench grinder, angle grinder, lots of hand tools... maybe an air compressor for x-mas :D (i use my OBA to run the impact as it is) been also looking into a chop saw.. the angle grinder with a cutting wheel is a PITA :)

Welder, angle grinder, chop saw, air compressor, air tools, lots of hand tools, Jacks, jack stands and if I feel like going to the base there is a hobby shop with everything including lifts, tire machines and lots of other goodies. Basically I have at my disposal almost anything I could think of for working on a vehicle.

Wood working:

Radial arm saw
Table saw
Lathe
Two different scroll saws
Router, and table (with dovetail jigs)
A wide, wide variety of hand held power tools
An even wider variety of hand tools


Metal working:

220v arc welder
110v MIG welder
12 ton tubing bender
Chop Saw
Drill press
Angle grinder
Sawz-all
Bench grinder
A wide assortment of hand tools


Wish list:

Plasma cutter
Oxygen/Acetelyn torch set-up
Sheet metal brake
Air compressor and assorted air tools


Additionally, I also have way too much of my Ex's stuff still in my garage (rendering much of my space useless)...

i have quite a few things...

lincoln 175 welder
oxy/asc. torches
cut off saw
4.5" grinder
7" grinder
pretty much all of the carpentry tools from nailers to chop saw
new tubing bender
cherry picker
jacks
jack stands
auto x ray
orbital sander
impact tools
air ratchets
compressor
many, many hand tools
lots of crap i dont remember

i'd like to get a plasma cutter, and a lesson in oxy/asc. cutting ;)

Let's see: a variety of hand tools, angle grinder (newly purchased), a power drill (also newly purchased), jack stands and other stuff. Also, christmas decorations out the ying yang :D (that's me), baby stuff, an unused queen size waterbed (mine, which Tom hates but I can't part with :( ), and junk, and more junk that I haven't been able to go through. :D

I could show you how to flame-cut metal in about ten minutes. To get nice, smooth cuts just requires some practice, and a steady hand...

Originally posted by PRegner
I could show you how to flame-cut metal in about ten minutes. To get nice, smooth cuts just requires some practice, and a steady hand...

Who is this for Paul?

Originally posted by king4wd2
Who is this for Paul?
for me :wave:
i just need to learn what the settings should be without popping, and going out.
optimal pressures ;)

Originally posted by NAILER341
for me :wave:
i just need to learn what the settings should be without popping, and going out.
optimal pressures ;)

Oh okay! :D

acetylene 3-5 psi
Oxy 35-40 psi

thats a start, I'll show you when I'm over next:D

In the garage:
Piles and piles of Christmas decorations and doo-dads
Boxes of baby/child clothes
after wading through that:
Wide array of hand tools,
new 1/2" drill
new 4.5" angle grinder ( there was this tool sale...:D )
Bike stand
2 mountain bikes
1 road bike frame ( I'll get back to building that after the jeep gets some more altitude/attitude:D )
2 bins of misc. bike parts( and I think my wife's a packrat :rolleyes: :D )
6-ton jackstands
and last but not least, 2 bfrs ( for chocking the jeep)

Originally posted by king4wd
In the garage:
Piles and piles of Christmas decorations and doo-dads
Boxes of baby/child clothes
after wading through that:
Wide array of hand tools,
new 1/2" drill
new 4.5" angle grinder ( there was this tool sale...:D )
Bike stand
2 mountain bikes
1 road bike frame ( I'll get back to building that after the jeep gets some more altitude/attitude:D )
2 bins of misc. bike parts( and I think my wife's a packrat :rolleyes: :D )
6-ton jackstands
and last but not least, 2 bfrs ( for chocking the jeep)

Excuse me! :D Who's mountain bikes, road bike frame and 2 small bins of bike parts?? :D I'm only the pack rat when it comes to Christmas Decorations :D

Originally posted by king4wd2
Excuse me! :D Who's mountain bikes, road bike frame and 2 small bins of bike parts?? :D I'm only the pack rat when it comes to Christmas Decorations :D

I think when making comparisons of this nature it's important to consider the volume and sheer mass of the items involved. The bike's and parts would fit in a small shed; the Christmas decorations require the area of an entire garage.... :D

(note to self: The next time I see Tom and Sandy, remember to "duck and run" from Sandy...)

What's in my garage??? Too much crap to put the jeep in it right now!!!

OK, I do have 1/2 of the floor cleared out while the epoxy dries.....

So, there is the Millermatic 210 (welder), Hypertherm 380 (plazma cutter), 14" chop saw, 600 pounds of hand tools, all standard air tools (impact, die grinder, air hammer, needle gun, cut off tool, etc), all standard electric power tools (drill, hammer drill, angle grinder, bench grinder, etc), variety of jacks and jack stands. Air compressor comes tomorrow, along with some more wood working tools (gotta love day-after thanksgiving sales).

Tube bender (probably JD model 4) and a notcher will probably be the next things to come (after I finish the furnature, and paint the house, and lift the jeep, and....)

:good:

Originally posted by PRegner
(note to self: The next time I see Tom and Sandy, remember to "duck and run" from Sandy...)

ROTFLMAO!!! You didn't "duck and run" Thursday and Friday! :D

I got a few tools ! :D

Originally posted by jim79cj7
I got a few tools ! :D

A FEW ... HUNDRED?
:yay:

Originally posted by jim79cj7
I got a few tools ! :D

I bet you do! :D

No garage; kitchen. Five 27" tires with wheels; tool bag; Jeep bag; box with assorted nuts and bolts left over from the 280Z; found the points I lost when I was giving the 68 VDub a tune up; a sewing machine the exboyfriend is still paying for (it's a power tool) and a Moroccan tile top table that I starved to purchase.

Since it is beginning to look a lot like a Craftsman Christmas (hints came that I am getting Sears gift certificates)...more stuff for the Kitchen/Garage. :D

Tools so far:
17" 16 speed drill press
Lincoln 255 Mig :D

More to come:D :D

OOOH, YOU GOT THE MIG?! congrats! ;) :wave:

Originally posted by NAILER341
OOOH, YOU GOT THE MIG?! congrats! ;) :wave:
Its been ordered :D :D

Well I don't have the 255 but I have:

Lincoln 200 mig with 3 tanks (1 122, 2 50's, so I never run out)
Lincoln 125 mig (travels with me at work)
Makita chop saw
Harris Steelworker Deluxe OXY/A setup
Drillpress (shitty HF one, but I'm not drilling out skulls here, I can be a little off)
Bench grinder
30" brake, highly modified so it actually bends up to 30"
60gallon 15cfm compressor with 3 reels
more air tools than I should have
48"x54" 3/8ths thick welding table
refrigerator sized gun safe (with guns inside)
Dewalt 12" Miter saw
Cheap 10" Table saw
Dewalt reciprocating saw
couple of 14.4 scew guns
couple 14.4 circ saws
14.4 1/2" hammer drill
corded 1/2" hammer drill
lots of other shit too, just not as easy to list

Miller 175 (220 volt)
oxy acetalyn
M Tech Bender with !" and !.75" dies
tubing notcher
Chop saw
4"angle grinder (electric and air)
9" angle grinder
drill press
two sawzall's
three 25' yellow tape measures that I cant find
60 gal air compresser
vibratory tumbler
6' sand blaster
Eastwood powder coating system (cheap one)
electric oven
cherry picker
two engine stands
floor jack
grinder
grinder with buffing wheels
table top belt sander and sanding wheel combo
axle rack (holds 7 axles and spare steel
pallet rack (16" of it full o crap)
jet dust collection system
Mac tool box (1500 series bright yellow)
enough tools to fill it for a mechanics job
not as many as I have at work though
6' long 1" thick work bench
regular 2' by 4' work bench
three tool boxes I am trying to sell
spare f head engine
lots of steel to fab with
lots of junk to trip on
not a single working car

Originally posted by nuthugger

lots of junk to trip on
not a single working car

Geez, sounds like my garage except we (king4wd & I) have too many (rather I) Christmas Decorations to trip over! :D Oh and baby stuff also (stuff that I can't use anymore due to daycare) !! :D

In my shop...hmmmm
Lots of tools - 13 drawer box full of Snap-on stuff
Snap-On MTG2500 color graphing scanner
12-ton press
drill press
vertical table milling machine
2 bench vices, mounted
2 bench grinders
Snap-on digital torque wrench
Ingersol-Rand 175 PSI air compressor
50' Air hose reel
several jack stands
3 ton floor jack
Oxy/Acetylene torch
Engine Stand
Tranny Jack
Oil Recyling barrel
oh, and the kicker...
9500 Lb LIFT

Originally posted by peteyg
In my shop...hmmmm
Lots of tools - 13 drawer box full of Snap-on stuff
Snap-On MTG2500 color graphing scanner
12-ton press
drill press
vertical table milling machine
2 bench vices, mounted
2 bench grinders
Snap-on digital torque wrench
Ingersol-Rand 175 PSI air compressor
50' Air hose reel
several jack stands
3 ton floor jack
Oxy/Acetylene torch
Engine Stand
Tranny Jack
Oil Recyling barrel
oh, and the kicker...
9500 Lb LIFT

My NEW FRIEND :P

how 'bout a tube bender?

Tam

Nope, no tube bender, but they can be rented. Some day, if there's a big enough need, I'll get one.

hmmm, I can use 2 different High School's auto shop. That means about 6 lifts, and god knows how many tools and types :) Dyno Tester, etc...

Originally posted by Killer Angel
hmmm, I can use 2 different High School's auto shop. That means about 6 lifts, and god knows how many tools and types :) Dyno Tester, etc...

That's cool. But...What if you want to use the shop on a Sunday afternoon? Can you get in, or do you have specific hours you can use them?

They are open on weekends alot. Once and a while the autoshop teacher leaves for something, and we cant use it. Other than that its open on weekends alot.

hmmm... i bet mine's the messiest ;)

http://trailbossoffroad.com/garage1.jpg

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:hat:

I bet my "shop" is the smallest. ;)

I finally got everything to fit in the closets...well, sort of...will try to fit the top in there this summer...otherwise it goes behind the kitchen table.

But all the tools, the doors, windows and various trail stuff and camping gear fit neatly...and not in a crowded way...into one closet...backseat shares a closet with the coats.

Originally posted by cbremer
hmmm... i bet mine's the messiest ;)

:hat:

I wouldn't call it messy...just well stocked. :)

I think that looks well used Chuck...theres even a neat little pathway in there. And if since theres a chair AND Sleeping bags, you always have a place to go when Erins pissed at ya :P

Originally posted by cbremer
hmmm... i bet mine's the messiest ;)


:hat:

Uh huh. Ours is the messiest. If I had the right camera I would take a pic of it and post it. You can't even walk in mine without stepping on something! :D Pretty soon we'll have more stuff in it like Girl Scout camping stuff since I'm the new troop leader.

Drill press,2 metal cutting bandsaws,cheapy chop saw,bench grinder,Miller 185 mig welder,cutting torches(parents gave me these for high school graduation present in 1983),hand grinders,Scat-Blast model 960 glass beading/sandblasting cabinet,cheapie sandblast cabinet,Craftsman 60 gallon air compressor,full selection of Neway valve seat cutting equipment,some old Thor valve grinding stuff,Sioux valve grinding machine,Kwik-way modelM(for cutting heads for hardened seats),old Van Norman 555 cylinder head surfacing machine,magnaflux unit,ppressure testing plates(sbc),torque plates(sbc),Ammco 500 hones,hot tank,3 parts washing tanks,Sunnen honing machine(for rebuilding connecting rods),assortment of mic's and calipers and dial indicators.I'm sure there is stuff I'm not thinking about.I bought my son a bunch of body working tools and paint guns.Lots of years of accumulating tools.

Yep, I did forget,I bought my dad an old Coats 20-20 tire machine and just got the following that were headed into a dumpster were I teach: Coats 30-30 tire machine(missing the tire bar),a Peterson Machine Glass beading cabinet,couple of large pedestal mount grinders,small sheet metal brake,and an old Lincoln AC welder.

lets seeeeeeee....

air compressor
readywelder w/ welding cart
jackstands
drill press
HF chop saw
recip. saw
jigsaw
beltsander(s)
drill(s)
table saw
sawhorses
bigass bbq smoker (110lbs of meat at a time baa-by)
pressure washer
impact gun
ratchets
wrenches
sockets
various air tools
ammo dump
hard top hoist
competition DH mountain bike
and some other junk.

What's represented in the ammo dump?

wellll... you asked for it
1,000 rnds of .22,
1,500 rnds of .45 ACP
750 rnds of steel core .303 British
200 rnds 12 gauge in various loads. 20 each of slugs, 00 buck, rest target loads.

:rolleyes:

all in a big ass sealed tupperware thingy w/ silica gel dessicant packs

note the avatar.

thinking bout gettin a CETME or FAL setup for sniper soon (swap out for the .303), then i'll have about 500 rnds of .308 on hand