Dan,
One of the biggest time savers I installed in my garage is a retractable air
hose reel. No more rolling up unruly air hoses.
My favorite addition is a old refrigerator (big enough to hold 1/2 barrel of
Molson Golden Ale) which I converted into a beermeister. Adds incentive to
working on the cars.
Dave Camp
----- Original Message -----
From Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com>
To: Dan O'Shea <danoshea@idsi.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: The Garage
> Essentials in my garage:
> As big a work bench as you can fit.
> Lots of lights/drop lights (get a flourescent drop
> light as well - saves on the burn ointment)
> As big a vise as you can fit on the work bench.
> As big a floor jack as you can get under the car
> See Frank's post on nuts and bolts he just bought in
> the archives - saves a lot of sometimes futile trips
> to the hardware store.
> In addition to the usual wrenches, I use my "shorty"
> set very often, about 1/2 to 2/3 the length of a
> regular open end.
> Grinding wheel / wire brushes (= poor man's parts
> washer)
> Lots of electrical connectors/spade lugs
> Peter C.'s phone number.
> Fire extinguisher, x 2
>
> --- Dan O'Shea <danoshea@idsi.net> wrote:
> > I am looking forward to picking up a suitable
> > bodyshell soon and plan to
> > immediately begin the transplant process. Having
> > spent considerable time
> > cleaning out the garage, I am ready to begin setting
> > it up for this project.
> > I have a decent 2car plus garage (detached --which I
> > find has its
> > advantages) with good electric service and lighting.
> > I have a few coolers
> > and a few tools and a decent stereo. It is not
> > however set up as a shop for
> > spridget work. I haven't built a work bench yet,
> > but plan to do that.
> > LOL -- I found myself thinking I ought to run a
> > phone/modem line to keep
> > the laptop plugged into the list...
> >
> > So, I hope to tap the experience and know-how of the
> > many listers who have
> > gone into this sort of project before me. What are
> > the most important
> > features of the spridget garage (excepting the
> > spridget of course). Any
> > tips/advice for setting up an effective workshop?
> > The workbench. The space
> > requirements. The "must have" equipment.
> >
> > TIA for your insight. You're all Spridget
> > Super-Heros to me!
> > Dan O'Shea
> > 68 Sprite
> > Poughkeepsie, NY
> >
> >
>
> =====
> Ron Soave
> "By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I
mean." - Mark Twain
>
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