Let's see everyone's junk collector .....AKA your work bench!!

MP&C · Mar 6, 2020

Chris_Hamilton said:
Robert I've got a big bag from Peter. Bigger than what he sells now. Size of a small couch. Filled it with river sand. Needed to move it off the top of the table, had to call a buddy to help me move the darn thing. Gotta weigh every bit of 150 pounds.

For a size reference the table (two put together) is overall 72” left to right and 50” deep. If this bag gets moved it will involve the front end loader on my tractor. Made it up for one of Peter’s classes here at the shop. He rode with me to the upholster’s to drop off the cow hide to get it made.

serjik911 · Mar 6, 2020

Barry said:
Ok, I feel I must explain as this is so bad.
First, here is a picture from the house camera this morning; this is my play house, and no one goes in it but me and grandson if he wants to play in a car or get one of his electric vehicles out.

I want that mirka cabinet

Chris_Hamilton · Mar 6, 2020

MP&C said:
For a size reference the table (two put together) is overall 72” left to right and 50” deep. If this bag gets moved it will involve the front end loader on my tractor. Made it up for one of Peter’s classes here at the shop. He rode with me to the upholster’s to drop off the cow hide to get it made.

I thought mine was big.

Jeez!

MP&C · Mar 7, 2020

I had bought a cow hide and told him to make the biggest bag he could out of it. Peter had told me how big the one he uses in the video was, perhaps I mixed up the Metric conversion. Yeah, that’s my story, I’m sticking to it.

'68 Coronet R/T · Mar 13, 2020

Okay, I swallowed my pride and took some pictures.
Here is a quick tour of my 1200 sq. ft. garage.

MIG welder is normally parked where the step ladders are.

Steel welding table with vise behind new AMD floor pan.

Workbench and cabinets all full.
That yellow thing on the floor visible through the engine compartment is an 8000 watt generator.

Grinder bench/computer table

4x8 carpeted work table buried.

Air compressor, drier, storage cabinet and shelving.

440 motor and transmission on pallet covered with tarps and misc.

440 motor and transmission on pallet.JPG

To be continued . . .

'68 Coronet R/T · Mar 13, 2020

GTX back seat in corner behind cardboard:

Tool boxes and door to paint booth.

There's the welder, space heater, tables on wheels, etc.

A finally the paint mixing bench with a new AMD roof skin in the box in front of filter bank.

I also have an 8x12 storage shed with GTX parts in it AND a 10 x15 shed full of stuff.

I use to brag how that it was a mess but I know where everything is. Can't make that boast anymore.
Hoping to finish off a customer project here soon and then I can start sorting things out and work on my GTX.

So now you can all breathe easier about your cluttered areas. LOL

John Long · Mar 13, 2020

It seems to me, I would be doing you a service if I came and got the sand blast cabinet and the Harley.

John

'68 Coronet R/T · Mar 13, 2020

I am planning another long ride on that Harley later this year. Get aways on the bike are a great source of relaxation. Now the sandblast cabinet is tedious to maintain and operate but it keeps the mess making down considerably.

John Long · Mar 13, 2020

When Barb was in good health we loved to ride...including 23 days to the west coast and back. I miss the bike.

John

'68 Coronet R/T · Mar 13, 2020

John Long said:
When Barb was in good health we loved to ride...including 23 days to the west coast and back. I miss the bike.

John

Amen brother!

Bob Heine · Mar 13, 2020

There was a moment in the distant past when my garage bench looked like this.

A moment later the pile of crap behind me fell and I haven't been able to find the bench since.

I do manage to park the CTS-V and the driver Corvette in the garage (along with the '72 Corvette project).

ksungela · Mar 15, 2020

Not a pretty sight, but I get stuff done...

Then I turn around and get to look at pretty..

59vette · Dec 17, 2020

I'm not sure if its the most cluttered, but it is fairly full.

texasking · Dec 17, 2020

59 Vette parts don't count as clutter!

59vette · Dec 17, 2020

Only a believer would make that statement - mine started when I was 16 - this 36 year project has been a frustrating labor of love...

Bob Heine · Dec 17, 2020

59vette said:
Only a believer would make that statement - mine started when I was 16 - this 36 year project has been a frustrating labor of love...

You're a lot further along than me. I'm heading into 42nd year owning and 37th prepping for paint on my '72 Vette. At least I didn't buy it new.

OJ86 · Dec 21, 2020

This is funny that this thread came back up. I just redid my setup again this weekend. I found some flaws when I set the garage up years ago and with the new setup I decided to add to my work bench and move it.

Old Setup:

The backroom was basically useless for anything other than storage:

Now, I have the beck on the back wall, built a bench in the back room. Waiting on the divider curtain to show up and going to carpet the one side(paint area) tomorrow. Gonna finish putting everything away today and patch all of the unused holes and give the walls a fresh coat of paint.