What did you do to / in your garage / shop today?

[E-Ticket]

Got a 4 bank battery maintainer after losing 2 batteries over last winter.

 

[JustDandee]

Installed a wood stove in my 560 sqft 10’ wall uninsulated work room at the shop. Pipping cost about 3 times more than the stove itself. This replaces my very loud torpedo heater.

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Yeah piping ain’t cheap— i wonder if they still make the in line chimney fan heat exchanger box….that would be sweet.

 

[bucky]

super cool, my favorite heat source. Any thought to insulate it? if the walls are open you could probably do it in a day.

Are those 2x6 studs? Even better if so, can make your firewood go a long way. I have a wood stove in my house big enough to heat the whole thing but it burns a lot of wood to do it. I have heat pumps so I let them do most of it and just step in with the stove when it gets cold enough that they need some help to stay out of the inefficient electric furnace stage.

In Wisconsin I grew up in a 100+ farm house that originally was the mess hall when they logged the area in the 1800s. We only had a potbelly stove for heat. I have a virtually unlimited supply of orange wood which puts out good heat with little ash.
Unfortunately it would take me more than a week to clear out all the crap in there. The other end of my shop has a slightly smaller room that I insulated and dry walled last year. Insulation and dry wall might get done next year. 2x6 walls are the only way to go. Time and not money is the issue for me. I’m too cheap to have a contractor come in. I’m planning on an Estate Sale in the spring to get rid of the 2s and 3s of the shit I’ve accumulated over the years. I’d rather sell it myself than have the wife deal with everything I’ve collected when I’m gone.

 

[LukesfirstJeep]

I’d rather sell it myself than have the wife deal with everything I’ve collected when I’m gone.

I'm sure she will appreciate it. After dealing with this for my parents and in-laws, I promised myself that I won't put my kids through this. My wife and I have a motto "Purge Baby Purge"

 

[bucky]

Pay back is a bitch. I’ve gotten ridiculous deal from estate and divorce sales. I’ll sell cheap but not too cheap just get rid of this stuff.

 

[DB04RedJeep]

Cleaned my work bench off in the basement today and positioned the vise my company was throwing out 15 years ago. I'll grab some bolts at work tomorrow to mount it.

And yes it's been sitting for that long in the basement. Needs a good cleaning and rebuild, but it will do for now for my little project.

 

[tworley]

$20 neighborhood find a few moments ago. Had to give it a good clean, lube the drawer slides and vacuum out cobwebs.

 

[5632]

Cleaned my work bench off in the basement today and positioned the vise my company was throwing out 15 years ago. I'll grab some bolts at work tomorrow to mount it.

And yes it's been sitting for that long in the basement. Needs a good cleaning and rebuild, but it will do for now for my little project.

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Thats a pre war vise.

 

[DB04RedJeep]

Thats a pre war vise.

I can believe it! The company I work for has been around for a long time. I'll have to clean it up to read the manufactures name. It is USA made.

 

[Zorba]

I can believe it! The company I work for has been around for a long time. I'll have to clean it up to read the manufactures name. It is USA made.

Its a piece of junk. You need to send it to me for proper disposal.