Going to take a little work but decent shop.

I just added a new to me generator to the mix of tools for my mobile affairs. I try to pick stuff like this up when I see the right thing at the right price. This TroyBuilt has only been used twice but has been started and run on a regular basis. Good buy at $300. It's a 10 horse motor with a 5550 watt continuous/8550 watt start up generator.

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tuscarora dave said:
I just added a new to me generator to the mix of tools for my mobile affairs. I try to pick stuff like this up when I see the right thing at the right price. This TroyBuilt has only been used twice but has been started and run on a regular basis. Good buy at $300. It's a 10 horse motor with a 5550 watt continuous/8550 watt start up generator.

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thats a great bargin Dave!
 
lurking here.. man very impressive the way things have progressed for you. Glad it is working out. This should be motivating for most people. Congrats on your success. You seem like a very talented individual. I guess it helps to be handy lol
 
dad07 said:
thats a great bargin Dave!
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I thought so too. I usually don't have the money when I see deals like this. As time goes by and I gain a little in financial stability, I put money back for things like this when I see them.

DEXTERITY said:
lurking here.. man very impressive the way things have progressed for you. Glad it is working out. This should be motivating for most people. Congrats on your success. You seem like a very talented individual. I guess it helps to be handy lol
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Thanks DEXTERITY, I hope to be inspirational in some ways. That's my intent anyways. I've been told that some folks look at me as "trying to be a know it all". If you know me personally you'll quickly realize that that's not the case at all. I have had help from many people in many ways, especially in the last 7 years. I just make an honest effort to give back what was freely given to me.
 
you're welcome, no problem at all. thanks for mentioning it.. You don't come off as a "know it all." I was motivated lol
 
Got a package of goodies today to make things a little easier at the shop.

Got these stainless steel wand and crevice tools for my extractor, the super soft Cyclo upholstery brush to go on a DA and 30 Genuine Cyclo pads. These are the old style Cyclo pads before B&S started making them. These pads last a super long time.

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I also got this Mr. Nozzle vacuum hose and attachment kit to extend the hose on my super Vac. This is a real high quality hose at a great price. I think AG should look into carrying Mr. Nozzle kits like this if they don't already.

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I love adding to the shop to make it more efficient. Can't wait to try the new extractor tools and get rid of the old dinosaur tool that the extractor came with.
 
I just added this jack and these shelves to the mix at the shop. Also got a refrigerator and a non working old school freezer to store freezable liquids in over the winter months. My plan is to add a few incandescent light fixtures to the inside of the freezer for some warmth and store certain liquids in there on the freezing cold nights this winter.

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Congratulations Dave,
I just found this thread, Great reading and keep the updates coming.
One question...it was mentioned earlier in the thread about the floor sloping towards the door, is that working out? Do you wash the cars inside?

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720eyes said:
Congratulations Dave,
I just found this thread, Great reading and keep the updates coming.
One question...it was mentioned earlier in the thread about the floor sloping towards the door, is that working out? Do you wash the cars inside?

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I have way too much stuff in there to try washing/rinsing in the shop but I often do ONR washes in there and it is never an issue. Thanks for looking. TD
 
Hey Dave, just finished reading this whole thread. I'm also in the process of getting my own shop, I'm trying to go the route of getting a start-up loan to get everything I need right out of the gate, but may have to start up slow as you have here. Reading this thread definitely gives me the confidence to do just that if it comes down to it. If I get the shop I'll do the same as this and post up my photos, I already have the beginning photos I just don't want to jinx it by posting before I get it 100%. Great job man
 
I recently added a mig welder to the arsenal of tools in my shop. I'm hoping this will add to the "what do you do in the winter" factor. Nice Lincoln PowerMig 140c with cart, full argon/CO2 bottle, regulator, 30 pounds of mig wire, gloves and welding helmet. This unit has had less than one pound of wire run through it so it's essentially brand new. I gave $400 and a full detail for it.



Made this little sign up to make use of the location I have at the shop. I won't put any detailing signs or banners up because I don't want price shoppers bothering me all day long, but the welding I don't mind doing all day long.



The generator in my mobile rig is more than enough to run this welder on so my first welding and fabrication project is to make up an exhaust system to get the exhaust to the exterior of the van. It's going to require a few flanges to be made up in addition to some custom pipe cutting and welding.

Here's the header pipe I made, followed by some photos of additional flanges needed to have a no cut fab up so the generator can be returned to it's original portable configuration if I choose to do so.



Flange marked and drilled in a piece of angle iron.



Time to grind the exhaust hole to size.



A little cutting and grinding...





Voila!!



This flange will be welded on under the van so I can bolt the muffler on down there. I'll be able to simply unbolt it all and return everything to original on the generator if needed.

 
I'm really happy for you, great shop you now have:)
Condradulations bud.
 
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