This is the left wall of my garageHere you see the continuation of auto liquids on the bottom as well as one of the tires that will some day be on my Jeep. Above this are my electronic component parts bins (clear). You wouldn't believe how many hours it took just to organize them. Above you'll note parts for various vehicles & other things.
This is also the left wall of my garage. Here you see my small parts bins on the right in the rack. My grinder is in the forground (need a better place for it). On the lower racks are basic auto liquids. Above are amplifiers that I'm going to fix some day.
OK, here's the left side of the garage front wall. This is where I keep the lesser used, but still oddly frequently used tools.
Top right chest: specific to working on electronics. Middle-right chest: is for tools specific to working on carpentry & plumbing.
Middle Left chest: Material removal stuff (saw blades, grinder wheels, wire wheels, polishing stuff, jig-saw blades, sawzall blades, etc.)
Far Left chest: Mechanics tools. All kinds & paint guns & brushes.
Chest on lower shelf: Adhesives & tapes (yes, there enough to fill a small chest)
What you see on the shelf by the chest are my Dremel (one of my favorite tools), oscillating multi-tool, jig saw, plate jointer, & portable Craftsman tool set.
On the floor, you see my welders (MIG & Arc) behind the stool, my router, sand blaster (behind stereo boxes), and 18v saw.
Above the left toolbox, are my favorite sprayable items (water, windex, fantastic, paint thinner, armorall).
This is the right side of my garage front wall. Here, you'll note my compressor (lower right), vises, many commonly used hand tools, first aid kit, & drawer full of grinders, soldering irons, & heat gun. Also under the drawer is a propane heater for those chilly winter months.
Here's the right side of my garage (from the street). This is where I keep my drill press & bits (black tool box), belt sander, sawzall, clamps, wire, paints, adhesives, & various electronic & audio accessories, etc.
The tool chests contain air tools & tool accessories along with duplicate & spare tools.
Here is my pride & joy. I assembled this compressor myself. The tank came from around DeSoto, MO & was originally for heating oil I believe. The compressor came from a barn somewhere in the middle of Illinois (all I recall is that they had a great dine-in Pizza Hut) and is actually worth well over $600 alone. The motor is behind the 2x4 (see next pic for better view) and I purchased that out in Wentzville, MO. It's 5hp & worth about $500 itself. I think I ended up paying about $300 for everything.
In order to get it all working, I had to:
-find the fittings for the compressor (it was stripped) including making an air filter
- I had to weld in a bung for the water drain & install it
-get a check valve to unload the compressor
-get a pressure switch (to turn on the compressor)
-get a contactor for the switch to activate the motor(couldn't find a switch that could handle 30A for a reasonable price)
-get a regulator & air dryer
-Get a proper pully for the motor
-Went through every belt in AutoZone to find one that would work
-Figure out w way to mount the motor to give the belt proper tension (I cheated)
-run tons of air lines.
Here's a shot of the motor that drives my compressor. It's 5hp & was really hard to find. Most 5hp motors are 3 phase & I didn't want to make a converter & have more bulk.
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