Top 3 things you have in your home garage/workshop

[Laava]

As above, list the 3 most valued things you have in your mancave.

1, compressor
2, reading glasses
3, set of forceps

[tigertim20]

Hard to narrow down to just 3. it comes and goes, currently:

Tig setup
compressor
Bluetooth speaker

[Voltaire]

Compressor
Pneumatic bike bench
Mig welder ( would like a tig for panel work)

[Laava]

Pneumatic bike bench
)

Fuck, I need that!.....

[oldrider]

(1) 66.6 sq meters of flat concrete floor.
(2) 3 - 4 meters (working) height.
(3) Excellent range of LED lighting and power points..

I.E. Space, light and power -The rest is academic. - :cool:

[HenryDorsetCase]

As above, list the 3 most valued things you have in your mancave.

1, compressor
2, reading glasses
3, set of forceps

I am a gynaecologist and I have those things too! Amazing coincidence!

[HenryDorsetCase]

1. decent stereo
2. decent benchtop and lighting
3. decent tool roll cab so everything is tidy and I know where everything is. Or should be.

Least valuable: why do we need to keep the car in the garage again?

[Woodman]

Two of every tool.
Music source
Toilet (so you don't have to go up to the house and get asked to do house type work )

[Laava]

Toilet (so you don't have to go up to the house and get asked to do house type work )
Ooh, an escape plan! Handy!

[Ginge09]

Beer fridge has been overlooked.

[oldrider]

Least valuable: why do we need to keep the car in the garage again?

Maintain "dream-space" :ride: by erecting carport shelters at either end of garage to accommodate 4 wheeled vehicles and avoidance of clutter. :yes:

[F5 Dave]

Lathe
Bench grinder with wire wheel
Bike bench (fixed with ramp)

[pritch]

I am a gynaecologist and I have those things too!

I'm not a gynaecologist but I'll have a look at it.

[russd7]

hydraulic bike bench
stereo
shadow board.

have a 9mx9m garage and the car has only ever been in it once since we moved here, and that was only because we were away for an extended trip on the bike.

numbers 4,5 and six would be
compressor
good LED lighting
old computer chair to scoot around on

[JimO]

I'm not a gynaecologist but I'll have a look at it. im not a gynaecologist but i know a cunt when i see one

[sidecar bob]

I'd have to go
1 tool cabinet
2 bike bench
3 compressor
Although the bike bench is about as much use as a chocolate teapot without a compressor.
Theres a bunch of other stuff that make complicated tasks easier.
Id also recommend that you buy the biggest compressor you can fit in & afford.

[pzkpfw]

Decent front and back stands.

Bacho tool set.

Printed copy of the service manual.

[Laava]

Id also recommend that you buy the biggest compressor you can fit in & afford.
Yep, found that out the hard way when I started using my sandblasting cabinet and stuff.
but, regarding the bike bench, where is the best place to score one of those. I am picking they are practically unobtainable second hand...

[oldrider]

I'd have to go
1 tool cabinet
2 bike bench
3 compressor
Although the bike bench is about as much use as a chocolate teapot without a compressor.
Theres a bunch of other stuff that make complicated tasks easier.
Id also recommend that you buy the biggest compressor you can fit in & afford*.

*Very true! - My Son in-law has a big mother compressor so I bought a little one and borrowed his big one when I needed it! - :drinknsin - A series of cheap little ones actually! - :o

Then they went and moved away! - :doh:

[Coldrider]

Lots of clear space
No nagging women
Can vacate to workshop at work if necessary.

[caspernz]

Carpet
Stereo
Several spare 10mm sockets

[GazzaH]

Motorbike
Farm bike
Mower

[OddDuck]

Hmmm starting with the stuff that I use all the time...

1) lighting and white walls
2) my Grandad's old Bowie-pattern fishing knife
3) Vernier calipers.

Would like various goodies like a lathe, bike lift etc but would really like a double garage.

[F5 Dave]

Yep, found that out the hard way when I started using my sandblasting cabinet and stuff.
but, regarding the bike bench, where is the best place to score one of those. I am picking they are practically unobtainable second hand...
I cut the legs off a stool and put little wheels on, but working on the ground is still the ground. I was lucky, Spyda was getting a fancy bench so I bought his old one )(of several). It was a sturdy wooden table with a galv top. With a ramp who really cares if it goes up or down?

Find a sturdy thin table and cut the legs down so it's like 500 high. Brace legs.

I then bought some 100mm angle steel for the front wheel to go in and got some straps welded to it. Then I bolted a large bit of upright and more angle for front of wheel. Tie down straps wheel in place.

Either a stand or tie downs to ceiling at an angle to hold back.


I bought another thin table and screwed a piece of MDF to it. Shadow board and place for toolbox. Shadow boards I thought were for you grandad. But really so much easier and close to stand.

[F5 Dave]

Hmmm starting with the stuff that I use all the time...

1) blah blah
2) my Grandad's old Bowie-pattern fishing knife
3) blah blah


What part of a motorcycle are you fixing with a knife?!?.!:gob:

[Laava]

What part of a motorcycle are you fixing with a knife?!?.!:gob:
Oh, you have so much to learn!

https://youtu.be/yVViJZ640yM

[Honest Andy]

Properly good lighting
Vice
A bum sized piece of carpet underlay for sitting or kneeling (never used to need that....)

[OddDuck]

What part of a motorcycle are you fixing with a knife?!?.!:gob:

Lots. Gasket scraping, tape cutting, wire stripping, prising stuff apart very carefully, etc etc... it's surprising how often the old Bowie comes out.

[TheDemonLord]

I'm going to give 2 sets of Answers:

Garage:

1: Decent Trolley Jack
2: Hammer
3: Socket/Spanner Set without any missing Items.


Mancave:

1: Gaming PC Rig
2: Drum Set
3: Lego Models

[F5 Dave]

Stage 2

-800mm long breaker bar. Better and more control than going feral on a ratchet.
-Rattle gun.
-Drill press
-Map torch

Well I'm over 3 anyway.


Noisy as hell alarm
Fire extinguisher near exit.
Milk crate (remember those? Great for 2 stroke vertical split crankcases, resting engines on etc)
Tie downs. General bike support but leave 1 to roof and handle bar of bikes you dont want to fall over in an unscheduled earthquake. As they generally are.
Big vice, and a hammer for all occasions.

[neels]

Two of every tool.
This


Toilet (so you don't have to go up to the house and get asked to do house type work )
This


Beer fridge has been overlooked.
Definately this

[GazzaH]

Strong turney swivelley vice with flat jaws one side and pipe grips the other

Strong bench supporting the vice

All-purpose engineering adjustment tools (several, from 14 oz to sledge) to swing energetically at whatever's in the vice on the bench

[MD]

Washing machine and dryer - so the Missus can clean my clothes
Freezer- so the Missus can store food to cook for me
Wife's car - so the Missus can go to work to pay for my beer...and wine

I seem to collect gardening tools galore every time I go near a hardware store. My latest 'best buy' in the garage was a Renovator Transforma ladder. That baby saved me thousands by not having to pay for scaffolding last summer when I painted the house - the roof and exterior so it really got a workout.

As for bike stuff I thought CRC was the complete tool kit in a can. What else do you need? Surely not a tyre gauge.

[HenryDorsetCase]

W My latest 'best buy' in the garage was a Renovator Transforma ladder. That baby saved me thousands by not having to pay for scaffolding last summer when I painted the house - the roof and exterior so it really got a workout.


interesting. I got a quote to get a bloke in and decided yeah nah, I'll do it myself. Its way overdue but a giant ball-ache. maybe next summer?

[MD]

interesting. I got a quote to get a bloke in and decided yeah nah, I'll do it myself. Its way overdue but a giant ball-ache. maybe next summer?

I don't want to go off topic but I thoroughly recommend that ladder as a life saver. It's far more stable than other ladders, but heavy unfortunately. I'm too old to stand on a narrow ladder rung which give you aches and pains. Those fold out platforms were bloody fantastic and you literally walk up the ladder and step onto the roof with ease. Way safer than stepping to and from a rung ladder a dozen times a day.

Back on topic.. I have a hammer for bike maintenance. Jeremy Clarkson recommended it .

[GazzaH]

I 'Clarksoned' my bike in the garage this week - tipped it gently over while attempting to check the front suspension travel.

Doh!

Suspension's fine. My balance isn't. Lesson learned.

[F5 Dave]

interesting. I got a quote to get a bloke in and decided yeah nah, I'll do it myself. Its way overdue but a giant ball-ache. maybe next summer?
It's not a secret, but the secret to a long lasting good looking job is the preparation and don't shirk it.

Which why I'll never paint my house. Fuck that noise. Spend another 4 hours sanding the Alcatravies ( I think that's a house part) or go riding on this clear warm day?

[jim.cox]

Best thing in my garage? A concrete floor.

After years of working outside and on gravel it is just so much easier.

Next I need power...

[F5 Dave]

Comrade- I bring you 'light'

Behold the glow from this kerosene lamp.

Next week we'll try to make a serviceable screwdriver.

Ahh, communism is glorious. Who knows what wonders we will enjoy next?

[NiggleC]

3 or 4 10mm sockets
A good quality socket set in a case so i can't lose anything - currently missing the 8mm socket.
12mm / 13mm combination spanners

[F5 Dave]

Koken T bars.
Vice grip chain wrench.
Hand ratchet.

[ellipsis]

three sheds...one for storing all my treasures, like nine bikes and every other piece of useful shit I've collected...one for working on ... bikes mainly, and playing with the useful shit I've collected over the last fifty years...one for doing what I'm supposed to be doing when I'm, 'down the shed', full of timber and my woodworking tools...

...the fourth most handy thing is hundreds of those little wooden kebab skewers...the ones with a little paddle/handle thingy...one of the most useful things for so many little jobs...

[F5 Dave]

You're strange. :bleh:

I've met you at a Cams meeting introduced by Greg. Pity I haven't been down for ages. You guys run great events.

[ellipsis]

You're strange. :bleh:

I've met you at a Cams meeting introduced by Greg. Pity I haven't been down for ages. You guys run great events.


...We do...we don't really try that hard...just do it...it's easy when wanks don't override sensibilities...know what I mean?...not that there isn't the odd wank around here...

[SaferRides]

Set of Bondus T handle hex wrenches

Bahco 1/4" socket set with hex bits, screwdriver bits, etc. as sockets.

Amazon smart speaker with Alexa. Much easier to change stations when your hands are dirty.

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[jasonu]

Here is my new o for orsum top one thing
No more grovelling around on my back under cars for me!!!

[Oakie]

A pit (with power!)
Bosch cordless drill
Very long bench

Beer fridge.