Garage or shop tours

[Bpbuilt]

Thought it would be cool if we had a thread for garage tours, show what you work out of and some of the tools you can’t live without. I feel like a lot of people getting into fabrication think they need the best tools and huge shop to achieve their goals.

I’m working out of a two car garage and it’s pretty packed. I’ve got a small miller 110v MiG welder I have had since I was 16 and a 250v L tech tig welder I picked up for $300 from Curt Leduc when I was working for him. I built my work bench with a 3/8” top so you can beat on it pretty hard and even use it for fixture work when needed. My bench grinder has a belt sander attachment that is worth its weight in gold, couldn’t live with out that thing!Ive got a lathe from a friends dad for free, it’s pretty small but has been super useful between making bushings or sleeves, not something that’s necessary but really nice to have. Having a bandsaw has been awesome, it’s nothing to big but has been able to put in work, having a gear reduction is the tick. Thankfully this one came with it and has no problem chewing through chromolly. The drill press kinda sucks but works out good. And of course the tool storage is important, harbor freight box’s work great for the priceWe all probably spend more time in or garage building and fixing or toys then actually driving them so let’s see what you yall are working out of.

 

[Turboyota]

Fantastic thread idea! Love seeing friends tools and shop setups—especially in space-limited garages.

 

[UR_Mawm69]

love it.
ill get some pics of the Chop Shop this afternoon and post up. i just fucking wish cameras/pictures were a thing like 5 years earlier! i wish i had pictures of the one thing we did in my shop that gave it the official name of "The Chop Shop". hahah

ElliotWelliot knows exactly what im talking about! haha @dwphoto

 

[Tree trunk]

I love that you didn’t clean up the bench before you snapped the picture
…. I sure shit won’t be cleaning mine off either

 

[Turboyota]

I love that you didn’t clean up the bench before you snapped the picture
…. I sure shit won’t be cleaning mine off either

@the bodj
@SByota

Let’s peep those squeegeed work benches!!! Hahaha

 

[the bodj]

@the bodj
@SByota

Let’s peep those squeegeed work benches!!! Hahaha

Oh man my garage is a disaster right now! Just finished a transmission rebuild, DirtKing rear suspension install, building a 17ft long curtain rail for my wife, and EGR cooler on our Touareg, carb clean/custom gas tank for a Yamaha Vino scooter (all simultaneously), so the garage is a nightmare, but I'll get some pictures of how it currently is tonight. Till then, here's my freshly finished garage before it became overrun with multiple projects (and now childrens toys)

 

[Bpbuilt]

I love that you didn’t clean up the bench before you snapped the picture
…. I sure shit won’t be cleaning mine off either

This was after I cleaned it up, I couldn’t even see the bench 20minutes before this

 

[SByota]

I also work out of a “big” 2 car garage. It’s completely packed full of tools/machines. Mig/tig welders, plasma cutter, RF 30 Mill/Drill, 1940’s lathe, bandsaw etc.

The mill/drill and lathe are so useful! It really sends your fabrication ability to the next level.

It’s rare that my workbench doesn’t look like the above. Once in a while I clean it off and put everything away. More often than not, I squeegee everything to the wall at the back and start the next project.

 

[Bpbuilt]

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I also work out of a “big” 2 car garage. It’s completely packed full of tools/machines. Mig/tig welders, plasma cutter, RF 30 Mill/Drill, 1940’s lathe, bandsaw etc.

The mill/drill and lathe are so useful! It really sends your fabrication ability to the next level.

It’s rare that my workbench doesn’t look like the above. Once in a while I clean it off and put everything away. More often than not, I squeegee everything to the wall at the back and start the next project.

Those ports bands with the base kick ass for small projects! 90% of the time my bench looks the same hahaha

 

[Tree trunk]

Here is my mess…..

I bought a few sheets of metal from the local scrap yard, they appear to be siding to bolt together water tank. Maybe 3/16 thick with a power coat on it. I wish it was bare metal but it’s what I have to work with

I built in a spot that the horizontal band saw could live.
This guy kicks ass


My band saw is a 20” Rockwell. It was actually a wood cutting saw so I had to do a gear reduction to keep it from cooking blades. I just tried to fit the biggest and smallest pulleys I could to slow this thing down.



It works well, but the blade guides need some work. I feel like I’m always chasing my cuts around.



Next is the bench grinder and multitool attachment coupled with the hole saw notcher. I save this big ass piece of ductal iron water pipe from the trash and used it as a stand I can drag around.

I’m running the Amazon “yes” welder 110/220 combo and it’s been awesome so far. Then my TIG machine is an “LINDE helicarc 250”


This is the table where I cut out templates and eat cold glizzys and drink coffee
Notable items
-lava lamp
-co2 meter
-dirt sports magazine featuring our very own @Bpbuilt on the cover riding shot gun with Danny.
-iPhone 7 for music
-picture of Jesus eating a deluxe chili dog




In the “kids room” I’ve got the PS2, legos and some music equipment.

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[UR_Mawm69]

fuckmeinthearse.
i forgot to take pics when it was daylight, today.