The Garage Condo
Despite these economic times, garage condos seem to be gaining in popularity. The idea is simple… A developer takes care of the complications – he develops the land, builds the structures, [...]
CB Structure's Layout Planner
I don’t typically push sponsor stuff in posts, but this is a bit different. CB Structures contacted us about a sponsorship a few weeks ago and while checking out their site (to make sure they [...]
Leather Tool Roll
I’ve long been a fan of tool rolls. In fact, I have vintage WWII tool rolls in every one of my portable tool boxes. They are just so damned simple and do their jobs so well that you can’t [...]
Portable Wooden CNC Machine
How’s this for creative? Dude wanted his own CNC machine to toy with, but couldn’t afford it. The answer? Build your own… Out of wood! The end result is a CNC machine with an open [...]
Wall Mounted Shop Vac
So I’m in the market for a wall mounted shop vac. I want something of decent quality, but prefer not to spend a bundle. Anyone out there have any suggestions for a fella such as myself? [...]
Vintage Ford
Man, did a buddy of mine find the mother load… I realize this isn’t entirely on topic, but you gotta be dead if you don’t enjoy this. Essentially, it’s a an album over 100 [...]
Thread ID
You guys are probably sick of hearing me sing the praises of Lee Valley (They aren’t paying me – I swear it!), but his bounced up and I can’t help myself. How many times have you had [...]
A Dream
It’s long been a dream of mine to own and restore a small shop from the turn of the century. One of our members lived that dream and the results are simply fantastic. Check it out. [...]
Kustom Toolbox
A member on our sister site, jalopyjournal.com, recently finished up a restoration of his vintage Snap On box. Rather than going back with straight factory red, he decided to get creative – [...]
Merry Christmas
Hey folks, I’m snowed in at the in-laws in Oklahoma City and thought I would take the time to wish you all a Merry Christmas. With any luck, you guys are enjoying some new tools out in the shop [...]
Proof of Payment - 1955
So I was flipping through a 1955 issue of Car Craft Magazine and the slip above fell out. Apparently, a man named Ernie Perez had charged up a $1,100 bill to Snap-On in 1955 and was paying it off $2 a [...]
The Gripsharp
A buddy of mine is in the middle of a construction project and I went over last night to check out the progress. While there, I noticed the architect was using the strange looking device above on his [...]
The Ferrari House
I love modern architecture and design. I also love Ferraris… Recently, I was browsing Flickr and found a guy that shares my same passions, but with more means. The result is a house built [...]
Military Ratchet Set
Here’s an interesting find… A set of government issue SAE ratchets. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen them before and was wondering if any of you fellas have the goods on them. [...]
Socket Organization
I’ve recently been outfitting a vintage, sort of condensed, tool box at my office. In doing so, I’ve been thinking a lot about socket organization. Typically, I’ve always used Hansen [...]
Tool Box Restoration
One of our members sent me an email the other day and included a link to a Flickr account that featured some amazingly restored old tool boxes. I’ve been staring at them for the last few days [...]
Motorcycle Dream Garages
So I was just sitting here at the Atomic Industry world headquarters, minding my own business, when some dude walked in with a book under his arm. Turns out, it was Lee Klancher and he wanted to show [...]
Reclaimed Materials
I recently got an email from a guy in Copenhagen who had just finished up his new garage space. Interestingly, he focused on using old/aged materials in the construction of his benches, shelving [...]
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