Shop. Tips and Ideas, I am cheap

[Jo Diesel]

This is my shop that I built back in 1988. Original size is 32x60. That was every penny I could afford back then with no concrete. In 2001 I had a gas leak on a truck explode blowing all the doors and walls off. When rebuilding I put a 16x60 addition off the west side and insulated and resided to match my house.

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Its still not big enough

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Top cabinets are made out of OSB and 2x4 bottoms are from Habitat for humanity [ Save any you can from people remodeling their kitchens, one womans trash is a mans treasure] Stainless sink was on its way to scrap yard when I nabbed it

 

[68383GTS]

Tip ...a garage is never big enough!

 

[Oklacarcollecto]

Sweet.

The walls of my building is made up from old telephone company switch racks, the trusses are from used 2 7/8" upset tubing, we clear spanned both overhead doors using secondhand I beams that we welded together along with used C channel. Lol, even the self drilling screws we used were recycled from boat motor crates.

The only things that I bought new was the square tubing that I used to attached the skin to, the sheet metal skin, the overhead doors and the concrete anchors.

 

[Jo Diesel]

Probably didn't have $150 in uppers but look descent and have a lot of room in them

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Welding table to right Is from local scrap yard I paid $25
These cabinets were from MSU surplus and cost $10 to $45 ea

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[Jo Diesel]

Next are horizontal pull out file cabinets that I paid $20 ea for. Pic below is 2 high with 12' cieling

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This is my 16x60 addition from the front my Duster front, sons WS6 TA and my boat. Note shelves made from re-purposed pallet racking

 

[Jo Diesel]

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Hang things from the ceiling. Hose reel, 220 for welder, light cord, and hooks. Hooks work great at keeping cords off the floor. I run my 220 all the way to the back to work on my Dart

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Hooks are originally to hang body parts for painting. I made drop hooks out of heavy wire so I don't need a lader and I have a stick with a nail to get cords on hooks

 

[Jo Diesel]

Pallet racking also makes great shelves or work benches and can handle thousands of pounds of weight. Shows up at auctions, Truck Trader and store closings all the time fairly cheap. Would be really easy to put doors on front

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Notice to the top right, more kitchen cabinets.
Home made press, have hydraulic cylinder just need power pack

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[64DartGTinAZ]

Tip ...a garage is never big enough!

x2!

 

[Jo Diesel]

Hang your long ladders on bicycle hooks. I put them as high as possible at the very end of ladder so I can hook one end then use a 2x4 to push the other end up. This way they do not come up missing. The white tarp over back door is from a 60' wide tent section that I cut to fit. If there is an event tent rental company in your area they have to pay to haul to dump when they are wore out

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[67Dart273]

I'm not sure that your shop or what's in it qualifies as "I am cheap" LOL

 

[krazykuda]

Tip ...a garage is never big enough!

Very true...


The more space you have, the more junk you accumulate.... :banghead:

 

[Jo Diesel]

I built this myself. Every dime I could have paid someone to do something for me is something I would I would not have. Barter, Auctions, Scrap yards are your friends! The green Gantry crane in middle of shop was free. They wanted it removed. Keep your eyes and ears open.

 

[Jo Diesel]

Very true...


The more space you have, the more junk you accumulate.... :banghead:

Doesn't help any when the two black cars belong to my son.