To you and Sam. I've got just a tick over 24' from the door to the middle so length ain't a problem. I just don't want no damn hearse and any other old car I have in at any time talkin' to each other.LOL I've had enough old cars try to kill me without any undo outside influence.
1. Smoking smells up a perfect garage 2. Drinking of alcoholic 3. Strangers (assholes) 4. Neighbors wanting to borrow something (buy your own asshole) 5. Animals of any kind 6. Religious people wanting to save me when I'm under the car (assholes) *Good looking women are welcomed in my garage under the following rules: 1. Must sit on a stole 2. No questions 3. Must smell good 4. Must know the differnece between a racket and hammer **Safety always comes first** I love my chop saw and use it often with the sparks flying away from my garage into the drive way. I learned good work habits from a great shop teacher in high school and never forget what he give me. SAFETY FIRST...................... Cruiser 49
I alllow alot of this stuff but Im supper careful, frustration might change things though ....Im going to build a roll around sheet metal wall for welding and cutting.... as I just yesterday set fire to my dry grass, just happened to stomp it out in time.....the silicone one rings true though.......My workshop has tooo many parts in it, gotta have a storage section so I can work uncluttered ....Bert
Elitist attitudes, Guys that say traditional rods suck, the only way to build a car is high tech or a traditionalist that says billet sucks...leave the attitude at the door ! Just because I'm into Old hot rods and customs doesn't make everything else bad ...Cars are about the journey and the people you meet along the way!
I don't let anyone use the grinder. I have had people choke the wheel with aluminum. I say "you can cause an explosion" and they say it's only aluminum, what can happen?...I say have you ever heard of thermite? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermite I've also had people grind tool steel in the middle of the wheel without passing it back and forth across the face leaving a groove the depth of the Grand Canyon... It always starts with "Can I just grind something real quick?"...
1. The former friend who asked me, "Did you see Oprah today?" 2. The dickhead from work who asked "How's your RAT ROD comming along?" 3. Neighborhood kids. One of them stole my spare wheels/tires off my racecar trailer to do burnouts in their driveway.
This thread is turning gay. 1. Smoking smells up a perfect garage 2. Drinking of alcoholic 3. Strangers (assholes) 4. Neighbors wanting to borrow something (buy your own asshole) 5. Animals of any kind I alllow alot of this stuff but Im supper careful, frustration might change things though "Classic" Rock, Smoking I realize this is selective editing but hey,I can do that. WTF Smoking smells up a perfectly good garage,Puhlease,whadya wan it to smell like?Pussy? Where else are they gonna drink?The bar is too far. Strangers?Sometimes that's the best entertainment there is. Gotta keep the neighbors appeased.Or Move. Animals are definately worth the price of admission as long as you don't lock 'em in. Classic rock depends on your definition. Very subjective,I mean after all what's classic? Smoking should be a prerequisite.I don't trust anyone who doesn't smoke.If they don't smoke they bitch about smoke.Next thing ya kow the city is there bitchin' about this that and the other.Mostly ,smoke arts and noise.Should read "there is no admittance to non smokers". Ohh and what is supper careful? You only serve vegetarian cuisine? One other thing,,,,Pot should not only be allowed but required (for a lot of people)
Man, a lot of y'all sound real picky about what you do and don't let in your shop. I smoke while i work. (cigs, i don't mess with weed) and i dig having a job where i can do that. I just try to be curteous about what i do with the butts. Never blown anything up yet. In fact come to find out thru careful experimenting that a cigarette won't lite a puddle of gas. Scared the shit out of my buddy who was standing by the puddle though. Apparently he had not seen me try it before. And smelling up the garage? It don't smell any worse than that galvanized pipe i just welded All you have to do is look around before you use the shop saw. Not that hard. And they make screens that deflect the sparks. We keep a beer full of fridge, or the other way around, but that's for after hours. And as far as stupid people coming in your shop there's just one thing (or two rather) that takes care of that, they're names are Hazel and Freckles. Two very unfriendly pit bulls. I shouldn't say they're not friendly, just wary of strangers. No one wants to go near a growling pit bull. Even the land lord
I don't allow bitching or stress in my shop. I use it to wind down after a long days work or to enjoy a peaceful weekend. It's nice to get out there, crack a beer, light up a stogie and work on my cars. To me, if I spend my time in the shop being preoccupied by smells and little spots of oil or floor dry, it's taking some of the enjoyment out of it. My shop's pretty clean, but I try not to get to OCD about it.
I guess when your shop is your job the dynamic changes a bit. Usually its not relaxing goin on when i'm at the shop. Is pressure to finish a job.
I agree with a lot of you guys. I don't have a "shop", I have a 2 car garage big enough to keep a car in, some parts, and still have some room to work. I guess that does constitute a shop of sorts. I have to allow a lot because of space and other factors. I don't have enough room for a seperate welding/hot work area. This past fall I worked at an independent Porsche race shop where the owner was a HUGE dick and was super strict about shop rules. I totally understand where he was coming from though and respect his rules (eventhough many didn't make sense). The problem is though that when you have hardcore rules, it tends to take away the laid back environment of the garage. This stuff should be fun! I have rules to follow at my 9-5, I don't wanna govern my garage too! Common sense should prevail... 1-I don't smoke, but I allow it. Butts go on the floor. It's a concrete slab and it gets swept anyway. Also, less chance of starting a fire than putting it out and throwing it in the garbage. 2-No smoking in the presence of flammable fumes 3-Beers are in the fridge and guests are welcome to them. However, casual consumption only, we can party later. 4-Grinding/chop saws/welding...is fine, but not near anything flammable or my car. Move stuff if need be. 5-While grinding or metal fab is taking place, everybody must have on safety glasses. I learned this one myself the hard way. 6-Garage must stay occupied for at least 15 minutes after the last arc or hot work is done. I learned this one from working with ChopOlds, and now I use it in my garage. No reason why we can't be safe and have fun too
This is why I refer to it as the "barn". It stinks, it's dirty, animals are known to roll in it, and nothing is ever finished.
That rule of hangin' out 15 mins. after any hot work has been the only one that has made sense as a "rule", beyond the common sense or courtesies previously mentioned.
Lawn mowers, gardening tools, kids bikes, and furin' cars, you know, honder's and toyoters n such.........
just about anything is allowed in my shop as long as its just done with a lil common sense but i tell you what the guy talking about the oit bulls keepin the strangers away i hear ya there got a mean ass white male and if ya talkin out your ass critisizin my work ill put em on ya if you actin a fool doing something stupid ill put em on ya hell i may just put em on ya for shits and giggles i think ya catch my drift he is the shop enforcer lol
Started using this rule myself recently after reading on here that someone was doing it. Great idea. Gives me a chance to drink a beer, pat the dog and listen to a bit of modern country. It's also a good chance to clean up and contemplate tomorrow's activities. Pete
Amen Gotti, i think the pits are the best thing we got in our shop, with the box of Tijuana fireworks a close second. Aint' nothin better then the way a stranger jumps when they come pokin their nose in where it don't belong and all of a sudden they hear that bark comin at em.
I don't allow a torch in the garage...or the MIG welder. If it has to be heated, cut or welded, it's done outside. No smoking either...never did it, don't want to start it now.... No car ramps either. Too many fools ended up deal by use/miss use of them.
Now just to clarify, are we talking about real shops or garages attached to houses? Cos i treat my garage the same as the shop i work at, but i guess i could understand people wanting to keep a part of their house a lil more tidy. Although i would think it kinda hard to get a lot done if everytime you want to use a power tool you have to go outside coz your afraid you're going to burn down your house. Not too mention my neighbors don't really care for me welding in the driveway when their kids are riding their bikes past. man i really wish those sleeping pills would kick in
Not too much that we don't allow in our shop...but I do draw the line on stupidity. We have a working shop...we smoke, drink and play there also. I have a chop saw...and use it often. Yes, it throws sparks, but if it is turned away from finished work, what's the problem? Dogs, yes I have a new puppy...8 month old Chow.. it's his job to "go to work" every day at the shop. We cut, bend, grind, weld and spray paint here...it's what we do. I have ash trays but they only get in the way..........like someone said...this floor is concrete...we sweep a couple of times a day. The 15 minute rule after any type of weldiing or use of heat is in effect...usually as an excuse to "pet the dog or drink ANOTHER BEER" Stupidity is the key.....have recently thrown people out and they wonder why...but they don't come back...so it's ok. Rap and ricers..........keep out. Anyone ever over our way, stop by and have a beer. Mark
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