Work tables
This weekend was spent doing a bunch of garage preparation.
- We had insulation blown into the garage walls this week, so there was some wall patching to be done.
- We (Tanya and I) went to Home Depot and got all the lumber to build two standard EAA work benches 2′x5′. I decided to build mine with a small 1″ overhang on two edges of each table to provide easier clamping of parts. The benches are done. It was a full afternoon of work to build them.
- We got our first tool order from Brown this week so Tanya had some tools to unwrap and organize. She is in charge of tool and parts organization. I decided to split my tool orders between Brown and Cleaveland. Brown has better prices on a lot of stuff, especially the Sioux air drill and Taylor rivet gun. This made enough of a difference for me. I also have a much larger tool order from Cleaveland (highly modified RV tool kit) that is supposed to arrive in a couple of days.
- Tanya got the new air compressor ordered today from Northern Tool. It is an Ingersol Rand 60gal. 5hp upright compressor and should be here in a few weeks. My current (old) compressor is more than 20 years old and I have painted many cars with it. I am all for using this build to expand and improve my shop tools.
- Now I’m working on a plan for a small spray booth for shooting primer in bad weather. I’m thinking 7′ high x 4′ x 5′ made from 1×2″ and plastic. We’ll see.
