Garage stuff.

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Re: Garage stuff.

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Rockburner wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:32 pm I shadowfoamed most of the drawers in my main tool chest, but haven't yet named the drawers
Perhaps try something different, like heroes from Greek mythology...?
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mangocrazy wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:57 pm
Rockburner wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:32 pm I shadowfoamed most of the drawers in my main tool chest, but haven't yet named the drawers
Perhaps try something different, like heroes from Greek mythology...?
I was thinking of using Disney characters....
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Rockburner wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:20 pm
mangocrazy wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:57 pm
Rockburner wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:32 pm I shadowfoamed most of the drawers in my main tool chest, but haven't yet named the drawers
Perhaps try something different, like heroes from Greek mythology...?
I was thinking of using Disney characters....
I think it would be nice to go alphabetical using names people don't use any more. Albert, Beryl, Claude, Donald, Eric etc. :thumbup:
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Rockburner wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:32 pm I shadowfoamed most of the drawers in my main tool chest, but haven't yet named the drawers, still takes me a few goes to find certain things.

With the addition of the Yukon box it puts me over 30 linear feet of wheeled toolboxes. If I were to shadowfoam the socketry, spanners, screwdrivers & pliers etc I'd need to swap out my 41in wide main mechanic box for one of this blokes 20 drawer 9footers.. or at east a 7footer:

(Have the missus hide the credit card before clicking this link, these are the dogs danglies of toolboxes)

https://dragonfiretools.com/mechanic-workbench/
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Took this down:

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From here:

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Hung these two at the top:

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And now have space to hang a new sign when it arrives in a day or three...

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and then moved the yellow sign up & put it next to the *Crazy* one
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Today, still waiting on the one I ordered...

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New sign arrived..

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New sign showed up. A bit bigger than I expected, so I need to move the two lower signs in the previous post to make space for this:

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Latest layout... at least until the other sign shows up tomorrow...

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I may need an intervention...

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(there are two more on the way...)
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Half-assed the garage cabinet-top bookshelf together with the wrong screws (for now). It will be coming apart sanding/varnish etc, and filling two mis-drilled holes
Checked how many manuals I could get on it... (there's are MANY more, some of which I added since I took the pic).
Decided the space in front of the manuals is going to be the permanent home to my measuring tapes (I must have a dozen).
It will getting proper #8x 1.5in slotted brass c/s screws & finish washers. It will also be attached to the gun/ammo cabinet with some carriage bolts, 1 in each side, 2 along the front & 2 along the rear (maybe more). It overlaps the top of the cabinet by 1in

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I REALLY miss not being able to use my table saw for this shit. It would have been so much nicer if I wasn't trying to cut plywood sheet with the wrong blade on a frigging circular saw with the ply resting on a couple of 2x4's laid on the floor. (yeah yeah, bad workman & his tools etc blah blah blah, bugger off)

There's also a full set of '73-'80 900/1000 factory manuals & parts books, a full set of KZ650 & KZ1300 parts books, '81-'85 factory GPz11 manuals & also some factory 650/750 manuals (GPz/KZ etc)... and a full set of '73-'80 900/1000 factory service bulletins etc
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Buggered about with the bookshelf, it's square now. Won't need the bolts to attach it to the cabinet as it's an interference fit.
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Looked for some drill bits. Looked in the same drawer for the THIRD time in two days & found them this time. FFS.