Let's see your man cave / shop lounge

[pistonpete]

More shop porn..

 

[pistonpete]

I used to have a table in my basement years ago. I really miss it.


I like the idea of the subwoofer in the bottom drawer.

Hey J, nice room i can see myself with a cold brew !!

 

[Tripledave]

Just found some old pics. Thought I'd revive this inspirational old thread. As you can see, I have never thrown anything away or organized more than shoved stuff against walls but it's home to all the "cool" crap my wife won't let in the house and I'm too cheap to put up a building.

Not a lot of actual work gets done in here but I definitely do some drinking and talking about it.


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[toyotaspeed90]

The last house had a dedicated "mancave" of sorts.... was a 400 sq/ft room with the walls painted nearly black (flat) with a projector and an 83" screen, a wraparound couch, and enough stereo to shake stuff off the wall. Still have the equipment but the new house isn't set up for it, quite yet...

The new house - is sort of all my man cave.... no photos but, been here 5 months or so.... large attached 2 car garage with 16' ceilings and a, um.... we refer to it as my "kill room"..... 1/2 of under the house is partially finished (drywall, electrical, concrete... tall enough for me to stand up in, barely) that you can access through a "door" panel in the garage, about 300-400 sq ft and is where the storage of all my parts goes - that way the garage is used for the FJ40/tools and for working out (TV/DVD/Blueray/receiver in there) on the other 1/2.

 

[TLC Norway]

Update 2012

The FJ40 man cave garage now has a lift and some other minor changes are done.



Had a new years party and a small Cruiserhead meeting in there, the fireplace does work well.

After a couple of years, how do you like the lift?
Im considering different options, im in planning stage of my garage, after the previous burnt down.
With a scissor lift, i could mount it flush with top concrete floor, and is probably the best solution for when im not in need of the lift.
I've also seem them used as workbenches. never used them myself, wondering if they will be a bit in the way under the 60, taking up too much space in the frame area. Or would it be enough to have a couple of blocks/stands on top of the scissor lift, to get some accsess around the frame?

anything you would do different? My other option is a 2-pillar with assymetric arms.

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[Grant Woodbridge]

My Man Cave not as lavish as some of you guys but I call it home.

 

[sheepdawg]

Damn. Very nice and organized. My shop/man cave is never that clean.

 

[FJ40-GARAGE]

After a couple of years, how do you like the lift?
Im considering different options, im in planning stage of my garage, after the previous burnt down.
With a scissor lift, i could mount it flush with top concrete floor, and is probably the best solution for when im not in need of the lift.
I've also seem them used as workbenches. never used them myself, wondering if they will be a bit in the way under the 60, taking up too much space in the frame area. Or would it be enough to have a couple of blocks/stands on top of the scissor lift, to get some accsess around the frame?

anything you would do different? My other option is a 2-pillar with assymetric arms.

P

I am fully satisfied now but wasnt after the install......had to realize that my 40 with its short wheelbase and the 35s does not fit .
To short to reach the frame and to long to put it on its wheels.......
But its two very comfortable worktables and it does work with all my other rigs as is.

Made my own solution as i took some thick scaffold boards and extended the base of the lift, this way i can even put the 40 on it.

Since i have some more room outside the cave, i may get a two post lift sooner or later........that will even give me some more parking space.

 

[firestopper]

Not a Man Cave (no tv) but one hell of a sound system as I enjoy quality music sounds while I work. The cake is done! now I'm putting on the icing so to speak.

 

[firestopper]

Opps, fat fingers forgot to attach.

 

[FARMAN33]

The link below is a Bubbli of my current set up.

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[JayDoc]

My Man Cave not as lavish as some of you guys but I call it home.
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Seriously, I've seen surgical suites less clean than that.
Nice job.

 

[Weedhopper]

That's what I was thinking.

I just left the dentist office.

 

[OGBeno]

These man caves are just out of this world cool. Great work.

 

[FJ 432]

Some items hanging on my garage walls.

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[RDC76]

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The link below is a Bubbli of my current set up.

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Sweet work space. And the bubble view is cool. I've never seen that. Thanks for the link!

 

[davegonz]

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The link below is a Bubbli of my current set up.

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I need to invite you over for some organizational pointers once my new garage/shop is built (waiting on the damn city for a permit).

 

[FARMAN33]

Thanks @davegonz, it has morphed organically over the years. My guiding motivation is always to maximize floor space. I can still pack 4 cars in every night. I would love to have enough space to have island work stations and a more mobile welding set-up, but this is what I got for now. Have you sold the 55 yet?

@RDC76 the bubbli is a very cool Apple app (FREE)

 

[davegonz]

I sold it a couple of months ago and the buyer decided to sell it (flip it). Did you see his ad on BaT?

 

[Redgrrr]

I wish my garage was this big, here is a garage cabinet project I'm about done with. All custom built boxes I built to the owners specs

And the counter top I glued up this week.

19'6" long and 26" deep.

340 lineal feet of 2x4 cut at random with joints 6" or more apart. Should end up about 2 2/4" thick after it gets ran through a big wide belt at a local cabinet shop after I rough it in.

I glued it up in two slabs ran those thru a 15" thickness planer and then glued up the final seam.

I only used a gallon and a half of glue. Lol