My mother-in-law! She was over here helping my wife clean and rearrange the house when we were getting ready for this new baby. They decided the garage needed to be cleaned. My tools got buried and I'm still lookin for stuff I need. My friend at his shop doesn't allow kids, have to keep an eye on them at all times. They can end up hurting themselves or messing something up. Speaking of ruined paint jobs, another friend painted his car in his garage. While it was still wet his wife came out and flipped the light on, but he has a ceiling fan and that came on too.
CATS! I took pity on a stray and allowed him to stay in my garage. Nothing's finished in there so what could he hurt? Besides, maybe he'll keep the mice out? I never owned a cat before. I got him some food and a litter box. Things were swell for awhile. Cat used the box, ate the food, kept the mice away. Suddenly, he starts shitting everywhere. I mean everywhere! I'm thinking, what's up with this? Nothing's changed. One day I walk out there and there's another adult cat! What the...? Where'd he come from? My place is sealed tight. The jackass snuck in one day when I had the garage open and he must be the one making the mess. Worst thing was, everytime I went out to evict him, he'd hide in my '55 that jambed in the corner. No way to get him! Eventually, I left the door open and he went back where he came from. Problem solved, right? Next day I go out there and you guessed it, shit everywhere! I must have gotten rid of the wrong cat! He got a one way ticket to the pound. Cats suck!
I don´t allow customers when I´m actually trying to get work done,hate that when they´re in your face asking stupid q´s. and no cats,no dogs,no strangers,no smoking.
hahaha...there's a reason to push an old man down a flight of stairs, just don't do it! I try to keep the ladies out of my shop, whether than be my GF, or my friends'. Don't get me wrong, I love the ladies, but they're always messing with stuff and those high-heels don't work too well when there are extension cords and air-hoses lying around. If someone's gonna be trippin' over stuff in my shop, it'll be me. Bryan
I have pool acid (Muratic acid)to derust stuff. I have found the hard way that the stuff will come thru a factory sealed container and rust everything in 20 feet. It is out under a cedar tree now. I hope it desolves that thing and all its brothers.
Small kids, if there with there dad he understands if they get hurt, however mothers and especialy exwives DO NOT !!
I don't allow any work in my garage. Ya can't get in it to work. All my storage is in it including another car. All work is done out in the driveway and out of respect, not done when my neighbours car is there if anything was to happen or I ask them to park out front if I was going to do any work. That way, no finger pointing can be directed my way if something happens to their car. I never leave a mess either for other' to complain or hurt themselves on. Ya have to look out for yourself especially living here in good 'ol "SUE CAPITAL" of the world Cali! KNUX! P.S. No women. Meaning your other half. They come out asking you to do other non-car related shit and know that you are out there for a reason ( working on your car) and you tell them that you will get on whatever they want done when you are done or you told them already and they seem to forget that you did.
?Hamb law # 24 .3 naked men allowed in shop only when using chop saws and welding while laying down.. really the nakid man thing is ok ifn its me .. .... then of coarse the girlfriend is allowed to be nakid too sometimes layin around /in working on the car and she is helping .. it would be rule breakin .. i don't allow uninvited varmits ... rats mice skunks snakes gophers squirrels woodchucks etc. or storing other peoples stuff....ever i have 3 att garages ,1 30x 60 pole bldng ,1 25 x50 steel arch bldng and a 24 x 60 shop on 13 acres...over 20 cars and trucks and toys dammit by some property pay taxes and get your own shed! paperdog
The locals probably put me in the "surly old bastard" category, because there are very few people I allow in my garage. I really don't need the mountain of speed equipment I've got in there to become common knowledge--I'm sure that, eventually, someone would decide to go shopping when I wasn't around.
Anyone I do not know, and most that I do are not invited into the shop. I have left keys outside of other people on the board that I had yet to meet before, but that is different. No one can cut or weld anything if I am not there period. Do not show up to my shop drunk, and I would rather you did not show up drinking. I know I drink alot, but I do not drink and drive. I also hate drunks when I am sober.
The sparks from the chop saw are just from poor use of the tool. You could just as easily do that with a grinder, a cut off disc, a welder or any tool that throws sparks. I have to agree that I would not let someone work in my shop w/o me being there. My shop no no's include, whiskey(bad descisions get made) whining, and people that annoy me. Sam
No skate boards, inline skates or heelies (I've got an 11 year old boy; he and his friends ride them all, and if there is an open spot in the shop, they think it's there for them to roll on). No chop saw use IN the shop. Mine is on a stand with wheels, and it goes out the front door to be used outside. I've never seen anything that throws as many sparks as a chop saw. Plus, the wheels create a ton of dust and mess. Leaf springs standing upside down on their eyes. It seems everyone wants to stand a leaf spring up to store it. They also tip over easy...usually from someone trying to step over it or brushing it as they pass. If it just hits your shin on the way down it'll hurt like hell. If it lands on your foot, it'll crush bones. Been nekid in the shop frequently...mainly because my wife is absolutley allowed in the shop...and she's been nekid in the shop an equal number of times. Brad
Its way funny that alot of these dudes have problems with chop-saws. Like a just read its not the tools fault, its the jackass using it! lol I will never allow smoking in my garage, newer cars (unless its mine), drunken work, drunken drivers (the ones who are leaving), and cats. Hell I dont allow cats on my block let alone my property. I got python to take care of the mice.
I see a common thread here, almost all of the problems that happen in a shop come from people that dont belong there/dont know what they are doing. I have found that my attitude keeps most people out of my garage. If and when I get my shop built I am sure I will remember the list of things I didnt allow in my old shop.
whooaa there fella - you're painting us with a broad brush. Personally I DO have a problem with a chop saw - they're LOUD, SMELLY & MESSY which is why I hate mine and any other one. OTOH I still have one - as they do have their place - I'm not gonna dull my expensive blades cutting harder materials. That said, I use it as infrequently as possible. I MUCH prefer the bandsaw or my Cold Saw. My cold saw kicks my chop saw in the ass 95% of the time - the remaining 5% I deal with the PITA factors.
I dont allow light beer or wine. Thats for pussy's I dont have a chop saw i sweep every night so the dog can come in if she wants but she doesnt like the garage. Other than that i dont allow thieves but i got robbed a couple years ago 10k worth of shit . If your paranoid about getting broke into just remember locks and shit just keep honest people honest. the dishonest people will still get your shit. Dave
Nope Mine wont fit a 22 foot long car in a 15 ft long garage. Not to mention you can't open the door enough to get out even if you are able to get the car inside. Dawg
No alcoholic beverages during work time, children, pets, strangers, chronic tool borrowers,foreign cars..not even allowed on my property, rap music, modern country music, narcotics other than my pain pills., anybody working in there without my presence and hazardous chemicals come to mind. I had a garage fire 11 years ago and lost 2 cars, my tire machine, compressor, welders, all of my tools, parts,etc. I still have nightmares about it, so I'm paranoid of fire. My cutting outfit sits in a corner by the door, but I only use my torch outside. My cutoff saw is on a portable table so that I can move it away from anything that might catch fire. My welder is too. I'm SUPER cautious wth grinders, keeping rags picked up, or anything that could ignite something. I smoke, but have a bunch of ashtrays filled with sand and expect any other smoker to use them! I also have 6-8 full fire extinguishers posted at strategic places too. Be careful with sparks or fire, guys! Watching what I'd spent years putting together burn up was one of my life's worst experiences. Jan
I use my chopsaw in the driveway with the sparks aiming out away from the garage. Have you ever used a chopsaw at night? It makes a pretty cool shower of sparks about 12 feet long. I've always thought it would be cheaper on the 4th of July to just chop some steel out in the street. It makes a way more impressive shower of sparks than those crummy "Safe and Sane" fireworks the Little League volunteers sell from a stand.
Oh my god, screw the nitpickers! Nothing drives me crazy like some dick who doesn't have any clue what he's looking at standing there trying to critique my work. I once had a tow truck driver walk into my garage and start asking me if I knew how to grind my welds down. I was like 'get the fuck out now'. This guy claimed to own a Yenko Camaro too. Here's something else not allowed in my garage: lawnmowers, rakes, etc. Also storing of anything not car related is prohibited. That's what the tin shed in the back yard is for.
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