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Thanks Tom,
It's not bad considering the size & I am literally out of room from all the parts & wheelsets I collected over the last 6yrs. I am now in the planning stages to insulate and add gas heat to it, It never dawned on me when I put it up to do so ( big brain fart ) until a friend asked me after I had the electric in shelves up and peg board on some of the walls why I didn't insulate it, doh. I feel like I spend more time trying to organize & find places for things to live then I do working. I am going to redo the whole bloody mess soon.
Glenn
It's not bad considering the size & I am literally out of room from all the parts & wheelsets I collected over the last 6yrs. I am now in the planning stages to insulate and add gas heat to it, It never dawned on me when I put it up to do so ( big brain fart ) until a friend asked me after I had the electric in shelves up and peg board on some of the walls why I didn't insulate it, doh. I feel like I spend more time trying to organize & find places for things to live then I do working. I am going to redo the whole bloody mess soon.
Glenn
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@Glennfordx4, for what it's worth, we recently added insulation to the outside of (part of) our house. We used Roxul, a spun rock material which is super easy to work with. The fibers are not so bad on the skin, and you cut it with a bread knife. We added a structure to do this, made mostly of furring strips, then we added clapboard siding on top. We were in the middle of a renovation, so we had the chance to do this on the inside, too, so we have almost a foot of insulation. It's quite toasty in there now, even without a source of heat.
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Glenn, that blasting cabinet looks like a serious piece of bike-restoration hardware. And no doubt there's a serious compressor plumbed into it! I doubt that the cats appreciated your premises for all that they're worth anyway.
BFH's and huge wrenches scare some of my customers, but the added oomph gives the user better control of the process, whether straightening a mounted chainring or setting a fixed cup in place. Nothing like a huge wrench for peeling freewheels off of a wheel (with tire still mounted and gripping the floor).
DD, that is a serious-looking fleet of racing bikes!!!((!)). Good eye finding that "V" chainring, I'd have never spotted that detail on this screen. Reminds me of one customer who seemingly always manages to snoop out my latest/rarest Ebay and swap-meet finds. She'll put items in the oft-substantial layaway pile for bulk purchases 3-4 times/yr, but at least the parts stay around for a while if I find imminent need to use them, such as with the Campus-Green handlebar tape.
BFH's and huge wrenches scare some of my customers, but the added oomph gives the user better control of the process, whether straightening a mounted chainring or setting a fixed cup in place. Nothing like a huge wrench for peeling freewheels off of a wheel (with tire still mounted and gripping the floor).
DD, that is a serious-looking fleet of racing bikes!!!((!)). Good eye finding that "V" chainring, I'd have never spotted that detail on this screen. Reminds me of one customer who seemingly always manages to snoop out my latest/rarest Ebay and swap-meet finds. She'll put items in the oft-substantial layaway pile for bulk purchases 3-4 times/yr, but at least the parts stay around for a while if I find imminent need to use them, such as with the Campus-Green handlebar tape.
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Glenn, that blasting cabinet looks like a serious piece of bike-restoration hardware. And no doubt there's a serious compressor plumbed into it! I doubt that the cats appreciated your premises for all that they're worth anyway.
BFH's and huge wrenches scare some of my customers, but the added oomph gives the user better control of the process, whether straightening a mounted chainring or setting a fixed cup in place. Nothing like a huge wrench for peeling freewheels off of a wheel (with tire still mounted and gripping the floor).
DD, that is a serious-looking fleet of racing bikes!!!((!)). Good eye finding that "V" chainring, I'd have never spotted that detail on this screen. Reminds me of one customer who seemingly always manages to snoop out my latest/rarest Ebay and swap-meet finds. She'll put items in the oft-substantial layaway pile for bulk purchases 3-4 times/yr, but at least the parts stay around for a while if I find imminent need to use them, such as with the Campus-Green handlebar tape.
BFH's and huge wrenches scare some of my customers, but the added oomph gives the user better control of the process, whether straightening a mounted chainring or setting a fixed cup in place. Nothing like a huge wrench for peeling freewheels off of a wheel (with tire still mounted and gripping the floor).
DD, that is a serious-looking fleet of racing bikes!!!((!)). Good eye finding that "V" chainring, I'd have never spotted that detail on this screen. Reminds me of one customer who seemingly always manages to snoop out my latest/rarest Ebay and swap-meet finds. She'll put items in the oft-substantial layaway pile for bulk purchases 3-4 times/yr, but at least the parts stay around for a while if I find imminent need to use them, such as with the Campus-Green handlebar tape.
Glenn
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@Glennfordx4 I spied a Hercules frameset in the blasting cabinet... Nice "dungeon", BTW.
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In response I wear baggy shorts around town but have some Adidas work out shorts for longer road rides and just some baggy running shorts for out in the country side on my MtB.
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I wouldn't say so, I like the shot of the work bench. The horizontal bead board looks great and a nice alternative to the peg boards. Kind of reminds me of exposed plaster walls, which works well with the fine C&V collection.
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Mine is a split level dungeon. Two spaces of a three car garage get shared with college boy's weights (can't wait for him to graduate and get his own place...), surfboards, kayaks, fishing and boating gear, camping gear, and books for the pending office/den project. Below that is what we call the "dirt room", because it currently has a dirt flow-soon to be brick. It is all a work in progress as kids move out and the space evolves. I've only been in it full time for 18 months and am still figuring out the best use of the spaces. Biggest challenge is that it is a flat roofed garage-no where to put things up high.
The dirt room/bike cave
These drawers are going to help with organization soon. Replacing some of the plastic tubs that have various classes of stuff dumped in them.
Some excellent shops here, lots of great ideas.
The dirt room/bike cave
These drawers are going to help with organization soon. Replacing some of the plastic tubs that have various classes of stuff dumped in them.
Some excellent shops here, lots of great ideas.
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I have some neat stuff. The difference between Otis and me is that he actually knows how to use his wonderful machines to good effect.
I just tinker. Check out his fabulous drillium and milling.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54616231@N04/
I just tinker. Check out his fabulous drillium and milling.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54616231@N04/
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Mine is a split level dungeon. Two spaces of a three car garage get shared with college boy's weights (can't wait for him to graduate and get his own place...), surfboards, kayaks, fishing and boating gear, camping gear, and books for the pending office/den project. Below that is what we call the "dirt room", because it currently has a dirt flow-soon to be brick. It is all a work in progress as kids move out and the space evolves. I've only been in it full time for 18 months and am still figuring out the best use of the spaces. Biggest challenge is that it is a flat roofed garage-no where to put things up high.
The dirt room/bike cave
These drawers are going to help with organization soon. Replacing some of the plastic tubs that have various classes of stuff dumped in them.
Some excellent shops here, lots of great ideas.
The dirt room/bike cave
These drawers are going to help with organization soon. Replacing some of the plastic tubs that have various classes of stuff dumped in them.
Some excellent shops here, lots of great ideas.
Glenn
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WOW! This is one of the fastest growing (informative) threads that I've followed! 240 posts in 5 days!
Thanks everyone for the great pictures and ideas.
I've run out of space so I need to organize my place a little better. Problem is, frequently my time is limited so I have to make a choice, do I organize or work on a bike!
I thought you were gonna say that...
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Chas.
Thanks everyone for the great pictures and ideas.
I've run out of space so I need to organize my place a little better. Problem is, frequently my time is limited so I have to make a choice, do I organize or work on a bike!
I thought you were gonna say that...
verktyg
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WOW! This is one of the fastest growing (informative) threads that I've followed! 240 posts in 5 days!
Thanks everyone for the great pictures and ideas.
I've run out of space so I need to organize my place a little better. Problem is, frequently my time is limited so I have to make a choice, do I organize or work on a bike!
I thought you were gonna say that...
verktyg
Chas.
Thanks everyone for the great pictures and ideas.
I've run out of space so I need to organize my place a little better. Problem is, frequently my time is limited so I have to make a choice, do I organize or work on a bike!
I thought you were gonna say that...
verktyg
Chas.
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Now that's close to dungeon quality - but I think it's a bit too bright, LOL. The others, mere imposters, dungeon wannabes LOL.
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I ask myself this same question every time I walk into my garage. I -want- it to be clean and organized, but that takes precious time. I can either work or clean. The answer is obvious!
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Anymore this is my problem also, I hate the clutter & get tired of tripping over wheels & other parts. I thought I had it under control but then more bikes show up that are only good for parts & they get pulled apart, now it is a challenge to find homes for the small parts as my bins are all filled & I am out of space to add more. I do have a few plans to get my shop a little more user friendly but it will require a lot of work as I will be emptying half the shop to do so, then it has to go back in organized. I sure do wish I had a Co-op in our area, I'd even open one if I thought it was feasible.
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Look at organizing your shop as an investment in time in order to reap the benefits later. Time spent moving stuff out of the way or looking for parts or tools is time you didn't get to work on or ride your bike.
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The other is lots of unrelated (non-bicycle) junk that I need to organize or throw out!
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Glenn
In this picture you can see the kind of plastic tubs I like to use, they stack on a shelf that is 16' long two or three high. This tub is filled to the top with road bike stems, I have two more just like it with MTB/Hybrid stems in one & Cruiser/BMX in another both full,
In this pic the brown box is over flowing with Center pull brakes & levers some are NOS some are used, in the clear tub on top next too it is better side pull brakes & the one under that is my higher end brakes & aero levers & I have one more filled to over flowing of new brake pads & brake stiffeners. I have two more filled to the top & over flowing with MTB Brakes & so on & so on---,
I have bins with good, better & the best organized for components & boxes that I am now starting to use. I am not bragging I just want you to understand how much I get in parts 30 + bikes a year x 6yrs and counting. I have about ten bikes right now I am holding off stripping due to the lack of room. Wheels take a ton of room & I can only hang a few sets. I have them stuffed in every space I can find in all three buildings. As I said most of my parts & all of my tools are organized as is all of my hardware, it is just I have out grown my space.
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I must confess that this thread(and the cold weather) motivated me to clean up the shop a bit. I needed to tidy up a bit before I took a picture of the usual mess.
Here's my shop.
The Shed.
The Garage.
Here's my shop.
The Shed.
The Garage.
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