Jeff Ivers
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Sure glad to see you have come out of hibernation!
Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT "DaBarn"
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Workspaces between 705 and 1200 squarefeet.
Thanks for the visit, I did think about painting DaBarn in orange on that canvas canopy
It is a nice sign! I guess the $100.00 in hardware was just a drop in the bucket compared to what I had to pay for it
Oh no!!! I bet you wish you had the other half
Thanks Jon, maybe I will run into you at Shipshewana this summerTony,
That's a great looking sign!
Thanks slim, it is my happy place, Its really quiet and I go out there for hours working on some project and forget about the outside world for a couple of hours
Thanks, I check in every morning, but just got lazy on posting
Well we laid dad to rest Thursday afternoon, I'm at peace with it now that I know he is not suffering anymore, I do worry about mom, she did take it hard, they were together for 67 years.
Enough of the sad stuff, my son Cody (which was also my dads name too) picked this egg scale up for me at a local bargain shop, the graphics on it was in great shape.
Here it is as found in the wild
This is what it looks like now after rubbing it out with some wax, it makes for a nice little display piece in DaBarn
Enough of the sad stuff, my son Cody (which was also my dads name too) picked this egg scale up for me at a local bargain shop, the graphics on it was in great shape.
Here it is as found in the wild
This is what it looks like now after rubbing it out with some wax, it makes for a nice little display piece in DaBarn
madison069
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Well we laid dad to rest Thursday afternoon, I'm at peace with it now that I know he is not suffering anymore, I do worry about mom, she did take it hard, they were together for 67 years.
Enough of the sad stuff, my son Cody (which was also my dads name too) picked this egg scale up for me at a local bargain shop, the graphics on it was in great shape.
Here it is as found in the wild
This is what it looks like now after rubbing it out with some wax, it makes for a nice little display piece in DaBarn
Nice Egg scale! Does it weigh properly?
Cody is a nice solid name! My first name is Cody also but my Dad pulled my first name out of thin air and had no reason for picking it.
larry4406
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Very cool thread!
Been scrolling thru it over the past few days.
Antiques made daily!
Been scrolling thru it over the past few days.
Antiques made daily!
Madison, I didn't check to see if the egg scale was accurate, Its just a conversation piece now
I did name my son after my dad Cody, it means even more to me now that dad has passed away.
Thanks Larry, glad you enjoyed it! sorry about some of the missing photos due to the Photobucket ****! maybe someday I will go back through and replace the missing photos...I may need to retire first tho
I drive by this old vacant restaurant on my way to work everyday, I always noticed that old sign hanging under the front awning and thought that would be cool hanging in DaBarn, well one day it was gone
someone new had purchased the building and was remodeling it to become a restaurant again.As I was driving by one day I spotted someone there working on the building, so I stopped in just to ask about that old sign that used to hang out front, the guy took me into the backroom and there was that old breakfast sign just sitting in the corner, when I asked about it the old man just said take it, he didn't even want anything for it, I just happen to have a twenty dollar bill in my pocket and gave it to the gentlemen
Here it is sitting the the back of my car, I had no idea it was double sided, I really liked the egg and bacon side
Once I got it in DaBarn, I tore it down and removed the old fluorescent ballast.
Its was in pretty good shape, after tearing it down I sanded the frame.
It had some pretty wimpy hardware on it for the hangers (those are the ones on the left), well I installed some eye bolts and fender washers to beef it up.
I put it in my down draft paint booth and gave it three coats of flat black
After it dried I reassembled it, now its ready to hang.
Hung it up in Dabarn from the ceiling just low enough that you can still see it behind my Sinclair sign.
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harley jim
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Sorry to hear about your Dad.
Your sign collection is really growing, I have been thinking hard on my (Button), and after looking at your garage, it hit me! I have been planning on doing the front of my shop in a Sinclair gas station forever. So Ill send the button to powder coat and get it done in white and order some stickers, definatly a Dino, and some lettering!
Your sign collection is really growing, I have been thinking hard on my (Button), and after looking at your garage, it hit me! I have been planning on doing the front of my shop in a Sinclair gas station forever. So Ill send the button to powder coat and get it done in white and order some stickers, definatly a Dino, and some lettering!
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jon72vega
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Cool on getting that sign Tony!
A few years back, I could not resist adding this to my Logan lathe... These old signs just look amazing. It is so cool... When my shop is almost done (because we all know that shops are never completely done) I can see myself looking for old signs to decorate it inside...
But then again, I am silly like that... named the lathe Roxanne because of the red light I installed on it.. Roxanne! You do not have to put on the red light, Roxanne!
But then again, I am silly like that... named the lathe Roxanne because of the red light I installed on it.. Roxanne! You do not have to put on the red light, Roxanne!
KansasProud
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Crazy how you ended up with a priced right, illuminated sign for DaBarn! Sweet score!
I spy a blue Craftsman Drill press in the pics. A few pages ago, you were talking about beginning to restore it and possibly an old Craftsman bandsaw too. Any pics of the completed press?
I spy a blue Craftsman Drill press in the pics. A few pages ago, you were talking about beginning to restore it and possibly an old Craftsman bandsaw too. Any pics of the completed press?
Jayman17
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I like the addition of the bacon and egg sign to DaBarn!
PugetDude
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Looks great, Tony!
Hung it up in Dabarn from the ceiling just low enough that you can still see it behind my Sinclair sign.
Now you just need a "Biscuits and Gravy" sign.
Beautiful Logan!A few years back, I could not resist adding this to my Logan lathe... These old signs just look amazing. It is so cool... When my shop is almost done (because we all know that shops are never completely done) I can see myself looking for old signs to decorate it inside...
But then again, I am silly like that... named the lathe Roxanne because of the red light I installed on it.. Roxanne! You do not have to put on the red light, Roxanne!
madison069
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Oddly I want some cheese and grits right now.
Thanks for all the comments on DaBarn 
I had started to restore another set of old oilers, I really enjoy restoring these little ones
I had to do a little body work on these two, I soaked that lid in apple cider vinegar over night to get the rust off.
I have these two smoothed out, primed and sanded down to 2000 grit sandpaper
Why not add some more cans to this batch
Got this little one stripped down, she's in good shape
Why not add another, had to fix a small dent in this one and I was surprised to see the neck was brass.
Forgot to take before pics of the other cans in this batch, but here they are all painted and sanded down with 2000 grit, and ready for some clear.
We actually had a nice enough of a day here in northeast Indiana that I cleared them all at once, outside
Here's a shot of them all completed, I'm still deciding on what decals or brand I want to make them
I had started to restore another set of old oilers, I really enjoy restoring these little ones
I had to do a little body work on these two, I soaked that lid in apple cider vinegar over night to get the rust off.
I have these two smoothed out, primed and sanded down to 2000 grit sandpaper
Why not add some more cans to this batch
Got this little one stripped down, she's in good shape
Why not add another, had to fix a small dent in this one and I was surprised to see the neck was brass.
Forgot to take before pics of the other cans in this batch, but here they are all painted and sanded down with 2000 grit, and ready for some clear.
We actually had a nice enough of a day here in northeast Indiana that I cleared them all at once, outside
Here's a shot of them all completed, I'm still deciding on what decals or brand I want to make them
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Nothing to exciting this week! my daughter always had issues with her garbage cans blowing around on windy days, so I decided to take care of it for her.
Started out burying two treated posts four feet deep.
I used some 5/4 deck boards cut down to 66" and attached them with some deck screws.
I added three eye bolts on the top board, then topped it off with two black 4x4 post caps.
I picked up two 4' long bungie cords for the retainers and called this project complete
Started out burying two treated posts four feet deep.
I used some 5/4 deck boards cut down to 66" and attached them with some deck screws.
I added three eye bolts on the top board, then topped it off with two black 4x4 post caps.
I picked up two 4' long bungie cords for the retainers and called this project complete
SRU1436
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Sorry to hear about your dad.Thanks to everyone checking in on me, been busy with the day job, life and maybe being a little lazy, hell I just turned 62 in February maybe its just old age
I still check in on The Garage Journal every day with my morning coffee, just haven't taking the time to post.
Had a rough week, my dad Cody had a stroke 5 years ago with a bad brain bleed, I think that was the start of his dementia, he spent the next two years at home with dementia until he became too much for mom to handle, she had to place him in a nursing home and that's where he has been for the last two years, well Friday night March 6th @ 9:56 he passed, dad had a strong Christian belief and knew he was going to heaven, he always said "I'm blessed by the best".
For me, I'm doing good, it was easier letting him go, then watching him sit in a nursing home with dementia.
PugetDude
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Is that design certified as bear-proof?Nothing to exciting this week! my daughter always had issues with her garbage cans blowing around on windy days, so I decided to take care of it for her.
Started out burying two treated posts four feet deep.
I used some 5/4 deck boards cut down to 66" and attached them with some deck screws.
I added three eye bolts on the top board, then topped it off with two black 4x4 post caps.
I picked up two 4' long bungie cords for the retainers and called this project complete
I hear they're being re-introduced into Indiana.
Had a Garage Journal member send me a package with a note saying I found these at an estate auction and thought of you, how crazy awesome is that, I was so excited! I already started to restore three of the little oilers and I polished up the Polarize can, I will post some pics of them once I'm finished
Thanks a million Scott, aka PugetDude.
Thanks a million Scott, aka PugetDude.
PugetDude
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I knew you would do them justice. If I had kept them they would still look exactly the same in ten years....probably buried in a cabinet somewhere.Had a Garage Journal member send me a package with a note saying I found these at an estate auction and thought of you, how crazy awesome is that, I was so excited! I already started to restore three of the little oilers and I polished up the Polarize can, I will post some pics of them once I'm finished
Thanks a million Scott, aka PugetDude.
KansasProud asked about my Craftsman drill press, I had posted some picks of it earlier, I will just go ahead and post all the photos I have of it now.
Looks like this model was made in 1942 - 1943.
PugetDude
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Is it coincidence that the 1942 Craftsman catalog is daBears orange?Spindle tear down next
Top pulley assembly next
Now I need to get off my *** and work on the motor
I think not.
M.Brane
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That's going to be a thing of beauty when finished.
Thirdyfivepickup
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that almost looks like Rustoleum Sail Blue.... love the color. My garage has a lot of that color scheme. GREAT work on the press. I'm jealous. I have a Delta I need to get to.Working on the top half now
