Let's see your man cave / shop lounge (1 Viewer)

[calstyl2]

How many sq ft do you have with them 6 lights ?

The building is about 3000Sf but we ran two circuits with four on one side and two on the fab/welding side, the entire corner where the trailer is, is not lighted, no need to light where something is stored, there is rack storage on the side of the trailer for household items.

 

[calstyl2]

The vendor who sells the lights online does a layout plan when you place the order, lighting levels and coverage.

 

[nuclearlemon]

Nice iron sporty; owned several and worked on a lot more back in the day.

thanks. not much sporty to it anymore. ironhead powertrain and the rims are about it. paucho frame, dirtbike bars, no clue what the forks are, but they are japanese, suzuki brakes....it's about as pieced together as can be. all i've got left it to figure out brackets for the brake pedal/peg/master and a seat.

 

[wob]

Giving the Man Cave a Makeover - Yahoo! Real Estate


I'm just bookmarking this here so that I can check out some of the links at home where they aren't blocked...

 

[krzyabncanuck]

The building is about 3000Sf but we ran two circuits with four on one side and two on the fab/welding side, the entire corner where the trailer is, is not lighted, no need to light where something is stored, there is rack storage on the side of the trailer for household items.

Thanks. Mine is 2400 and it has some plain lights in it.

The vendor who sells the lights online does a layout plan when you place the order, lighting levels and coverage.

Also good to know. Thanks

 

[fireflyr]

Garage doors and electricity installed just in time. I can't remember the last time we had snow BEFORE Thanksgiving.

 

[ednedesigns]

FJ40 Garage - in Germany...

Your shop is the coolest. The other shops/man caves on this thread are nice - especially the three story house looking building, very nice. However I am always impressed with the tiny shops that dudes have to get super creative with.

The franklin stove is fantastic. Where can I get more pics of your setup? I have a small space myself and I have enjoyed checking out your space.

This may be for another thread, but how do all of you feel about propane powered heaters and or wood stoves in the shop - with automotive repair and woodworking?

This leads me to another question also off topic and I will likely start a thread in the proper place - how do all of you feel about welding on steel that is on the truck - do you take any precautions around the motor, fuel lines, fuel tank? or should I just man up and weld mask less in flip flops like I have been seeing on various threads?

Thanks for the sweet shop pics everyone. I will post up soon.

ANDY

 

[FJ40-GARAGE]

Thanx for the flowers!

Well if there aint a lot of space available you gotta get the best out of it somehow, good thing .....you dont need a lot of heating.

Added some more stuff to get the cave more comfy and useful.

Got the 5 piece *Ofenbesteck* ......whats the english name for these?? for 1Euro on ebay......

I guess it will be clever to do no brake cleaner, spray paint jobs when the oven is running...... i remember some pics of a burned shed with a fj55 in there, seen on mud some years ago.
Metal fabrication, grinding, welding will be done in a different area of the yard.

Edit: Fireplace tools

 

[fireflyr]

Got the FJ40 home and installed in the garage. No more removing the Paki-Softop to get it in (8' high doors).

2 yards of 3/8" crushed granite to hold down the mud.

 

[fireflyr]

Hell yeah.

 

[lenross1]

nice mancave guys!

 

[Morse_FJ40]

fireflyr,

Sweet garage!! What are the dimensions??? That is what I want.

Ryan

 

[FJ40-GARAGE]

Short update.

Work area has a table and some shelfs now.

TV and stereo added too.......getting better each day.

 

[calstyl2]

Beer fridge?

 

[fzj75macka]

Beer fridge?

Germans don't chill beer for the most part. Czecks and their Pilsners sometimes chill their beer.

 

[FJ40-GARAGE]

Germans don't chill beer for the most part. Czecks and their Pilsners sometimes chill their beer.

100% right!
How could someone taste beer if its chilled............

Reminds me about that old joke........
Whats does american beer and a man making love to a woman on a sea in a canoe have in common?






They are both fu**ing close to water!

Actually its pretty cold here anyway and about 0° Celsius / 32° Fahrenheit so i have to watch out that my bottles dont get frozen.

Ooooh made the *Chillout area* a bit more comfortable.

Ready to move in for the Holidays........

 

[FJ40-GARAGE]

First use of the garage!

Friend came around to renew the brake discs on the 7.

Most tools are in place now, just minor stuff still in the boxes.

There is always a place for some cruiser related relics.

 

[psfpilot]

First use of the garage!

Do you recall where you found that Toyota Four Wheel Drive wall clock on the right?

 

[FJ40-GARAGE]

Do you recall where you found that Toyota Four Wheel Drive wall clock on the right?

Thats a unique piece, i found the graphic on the web and got it printed on a dinner plate, the clockwork was liying around anyway.
I dont sell these and just got that one for me.

 

[psfpilot]

Looks sharp.