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  June 21, 2011 11:50 p.m. oldsaw SuperDork

  This guy uses a limited space, IKEA and a great blues tune to showcase his talent and good taste:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obUW6irQYJ4&feature=player_embedded

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  June 22, 2011 12:15 a.m. fritzsch New Reader

  terrific garage

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  June 22, 2011 12:17 a.m. fasted58 HalfDork

  the lift was cool

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  June 22, 2011 6:42 a.m. DeadSkunk HalfDork

  There's whole threads on Jack's garage over on the Garage Journal forum for anyone who wants to see more. Just search for "12 gauge garage". He's got a lot of neat details in that place,notice the pendant lights hanging below the raised door,for example.

  '99 Miata,'03 CooperS,'91 GTI 16V, '96 Astro,06 Scion Xb

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  June 22, 2011 6:44 a.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid HalfDork

  Good use of a Two-Car garage.

  '95 Jeep Cherokee / '80 Mazda Rx-7 / '68 Corvair Monza Coupe

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  June 22, 2011 7:51 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork

  makes me realise how much space I waste in mine

  Be careful of your words, for someone will agree with them. Be careful of your conduct, for someone will imitate it. -Leih Tsu

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  June 22, 2011 8:01 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

  mad_machine wrote: makes me realise how much space I waste in mine

  +7

  I will say that it is far too clean to have seen the kind of work that happens in my messy, poorly organized hole of a garage. It would take years to get the metal shavings out of all the nooks in his floor.

  Awesome car and a lot of very, very cool idears though.

  Lord of drivel and harbinger of Floundering

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  June 22, 2011 8:08 a.m. Woody SuperDork

  My garage is exactly like that, except instead of neatly organized tools and work stations, I have big big piles of parts and crap. Also, no lift.

  I lift things up and put them down.

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  June 22, 2011 8:22 a.m. dyintorace SuperDork

  DeadSkunk wrote: There's whole threads on Jack's garage over on the Garage Journal forum for anyone who wants to see more. Just search for "12 gauge garage". He's got a lot of neat details in that place,notice the pendant lights hanging below the raised door,for example.

  I couldn't tell...how did he manage the pendant lights below the raised door?

  Gainesville, FL

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  June 22, 2011 8:41 a.m. stuart in mn SuperDork

  The lights under the door are cantilevered out from the sides on pieces of square stock.

  I will say that it is far too clean to have seen the kind of work that happens in my messy, poorly organized hole of a garage. It would take years to get the metal shavings out of all the nooks in his floor.

  From the photos Jack has posted, he's done quite a bit of work in that garage - he just cleans up after he's done. The engine is out of the Porsche right now for a rebuild.

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  June 22, 2011 8:00 p.m. gamby SuperDork

  Awesome garage. Awesome tune, too. Car is just epic. Is it somewhat "internet famous". I've been directed to one similar to it on the Pelican Parts forum a couple of times in the past.

  Great clip.

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  June 22, 2011 9:28 p.m. peter Reader

  I feel like I'd want more room to the side of the car than he has there. I feel like I'd be bumping into that work bench any time I tried to take off a wheel or tweak the suspension.

  And what's with all the hammers? Certainly in a garage this anal, the most accesible tools should be some nice wrenches or maybe socket sets, not cave-man tools...

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  June 22, 2011 9:31 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork

  Sooooo much wasted space. I have about 20x the amount of stuff in my similarly sized garage as he does and I can actually say I have built waaay more than one piddly car in it.

  Just one zuccinni as i get there property Vibram all 5 ring finger shoes and boots anticipating everyone uncover.

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  June 22, 2011 9:53 p.m. Rob_Mopar Dork

  He had the garage featured in Car Craft a couple issues ago too.
  

  I don't think I'll ever be that organized.

  Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!

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  June 22, 2011 10:00 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork

  I think he has so many hammers because he does a lot of wood working. Could also explain the saw.

  XBL GamerTag: bcbrownell Racing is the process of turning money into noise.

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  June 23, 2011 7:46 a.m. jstein77 Dork

  I've never seen a ceramic tile floor in a garage before. It seems to me that it would be prone to cracking, slippery when wet, and the grout would be impossible to keep clean.

  Jerry in Melbourne

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  June 23, 2011 8:07 a.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

  IS there a meaning to the "12 Gauge" name that I am missing?

  "Don't Sweat the Petty Things." Yes, and Don't Pet the Sweaty Things.

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  June 23, 2011 8:19 a.m. joey48442 SuperDork

  pinchvalve wrote: IS there a meaning to the "12 Gauge" name that I am missing?

  ?

  I can't figure it out either.

  Joey

  Oh yes use the longest screwdriver in the toolbox,use my shop voice and wing the rest!

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  June 23, 2011 8:40 a.m. T.J. SuperDork

  He says the steel for the cabinetry is 12 gauge steel in the description of the video on youtube.

  I am more confused about that lift - seems like a good idea if you have a flat bottomed car. Maybe there are removable blocks or chocks or something that go onto to it so the car is not just sitting on the flat tile surface.

  "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell

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  June 23, 2011 12:05 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork

  T.J. wrote: He says the steel for the cabinetry is 12 gauge steel in the description of the video on youtube. I am more confused about that lift - seems like a good idea if you have a flat bottomed car. Maybe there are removable blocks or chocks or something that go onto to it so the car is not just sitting on the flat tile surface.

  i think the tile over the lift is removable to access the lift. most scissor lifts would have blocks and arms to swing out to the proper lifting points i would think

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  Oct. 16, 2011 7:38 p.m. JackOlsen New Reader

  Thanks, guys. And I apologize for reviving a dead thread, but I just now saw it.

  It's a pretty low-budget place, and I'm honestly not much of an old-world craftsman. But I took the time to put together a place I'd enjoy working in, and have come up with an organizational scheme which lets me clean it back up to 'pretty' very fast. When it's in use, it does get messy.

  Snorklewacker, there's been a fair amount of welding done in it. I did all the sections for a wrought iron fence for my yard in it, which has about 2000 individual welds. The floor sweeps clean MUCH easier than concrete, since its surface is smooth. It's tougher than most epoxies and is impervious to oil and paint. The only thing that marks it is welding slag.
  

  Jstein77, it does not get slippery when it's wet, and you can pound a 4 lb sledge on it without breaking a tile (which I learned when I had to take up tiles to put in the lift). It's a tile that's up to code for outdoor public malls, and I got it for .59/sf, which is cheaper than just about anything you can do to concrete.

  Dyintorace, the pendant lights at the opening are made out of aluminized steel cake pans. They hang from long arms that come out of the walls on either side of the garage so the door can raise and lower without interfering with them. I had to test the cantilevered arms for sag so I could offset it when I welded the supports together.

  Maroon92, the hammers are up on holders because I've always hated fishing one hammer out of a drawer filled with them. I also have a lot of them because I'm not a very precise fabricator.

  Pinchvalve, I started calling it the 12-Gauge Garage because the Strong Hold cabinets I put in are made out of 12-gauge steel. Closing one of them is like shutting a bank vault. They're rated to hold 1,900 pounds... per shelf. The 48-inch-wide ones weigh 800 pounds. They're stupid expensive new, but I waited to get them pretty cheap, second-hand.

  The lift has tiles permanently installed on the top. It's a Vestil hydraulic lift table. In a lot of ways, it's a tougher design than a typical automotive lift. It's designed for constant lifting and lowering -- and to take hits from forklifts. For a 911, it's perfect, since the top only covers the belly pan. I still have access to everything, and it makes dropping the engine a breeze. They're also crazy-expensive new. But I got that one second-hand for $455. I dug the pit, poured new concrete and installed it myself.

  The engine rebuild is done, now. I tracked the car in September and have another day at Willow Springs coming up in four weeks.

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  Oct. 16, 2011 7:41 p.m. JackOlsen New Reader

  And since I posted that messy shot, here it is clean.

  

  And with the car up:

  
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  Oct. 16, 2011 8:39 p.m. pitbull113 Reader

  nice shop dude. i could only wish to be half that organized.

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  Oct. 16, 2011 9:09 p.m. MitchellC Dork

  What an excellent bump to a thread. You have designed a very comfortable atmosphere to work in, and probably to hang out in as well.
  

  I guess the best part about having a relatively small garage, by garagemajal standards, is that you only keep the important stuff. I imagine that a 2000 sq ft place would be much more prone to collecting parts and knick-knackery.

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  Oct. 16, 2011 9:20 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork

  1) how do you find those tiles. In other words what are they called.

  2) that lift is awesome!

  http://vestilmfg.com/products/ergosol/scissor_lift.htm

  To go higher: http://vestilmfg.com/products/ergosol/double_scizlift.htm

  "mobilito ergo sum" I drive therefore I am!

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