Projects – Page 4 – The Garage Journal

Man… I had a lot going against me. First, my camera broke and I was forced to film this entire episode on my phone. Then, I underestimated the power of distraction and spent hours… days even… floating around the Pacific. In the end though, I was able to get some flooring in and build a couple of tool boxes. And because I’m sure people are going to ask, the Milwaukee PACKOUT docks from STV Racking can be found here. I highly recommend them. This is not a paid sponsorship. In any case, enjoy the video:

I’m running a bit behind schedule for sure… At first, I was having issues finding plywood of any kind – even the box store was sold out. And then, I found some and it was probably the worst material I’ve ever worked with – full of voids, warped, gross, and well… I made it work. Otherwise, I don’t have many complaints out here. I work outside and the weather has been pretty nice and if I get hot at all, I just jump in the ocean for a few minutes and then get back at it. The only real disruptions …

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Just a quick and dirty update of where I am and what I’m starting with. The Atomic Pacific Outpost is actually just a 10×8 shed sourced from an incredibly exotic manufacturer of outbuildings – CostCo. Right now, I’m facing a few different challenges: The cost of even construction grade materials is crazy high right now, obviously… I have no tools to speak of… I did buy a Milwaukee M18 drill/driver set, but haven’t picked up anything else to speak of yet. Working on the house itself is taking up much of my day and keeping me from doing much to …

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Not long now… The war against paradise begins with a tiny shop buildout on the island of Kauai. After that, I have 1950’s Sears/Roebuck kit home to work over and massage. But before any of that can happen, I have to have a plan to defend my tools from the stuff that makes paradise, paradise.

A great bed rack option for the Diamondback bed cover is the unit offered by Front Runner. It’s made incredibly well and does what it is designed to do perfectly, but I needed something focused more on hauling maker goods. And so, the Atomic Diamondback Bed Rack was born…