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| I needed to do a lot of work in the garage. There was one circuit that handled the lights, all the electric receptacles, the furnace and the freezer. I added a few circuits. The sheetrock in the garage was a dull beige color. I painted it white. At one point I was only able to paint 30 square feet an hour. It was slow going between the garage door tracks, garage door opener and all the electrical wires. |  |
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I added some pegboard close to where I've been working. That involved moving everything away from the wall, painting, putting up the pegboard, painting again, and then moving all the sheet goods back. |
| I built a cart that holds the power bench tools that make a mess. The drill press, bandsaw, bench sander and grinder. I took an old TV cart, tipped it on it's side, added wheels, a plywood top, shelves and a drawer. There is a power strip mounted to a "power pole". I can route the cord along the ceiling. |  |
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I built another cart for my table saw. The table saw is mounted to a separate piece of 3/4" plywood that sits on top of the cart. The top of the table saw is the same height as my workbench. I also have a bench mounted router that's attached to some 3/4" plywood just like the table saw, so I can swap the table saw for the router. |
I put in some outside lights. The outside lights in the house have annoyed me for 14 years. The only swith for them was on the middle floor in the dining room. When you came home at night and wanted lights for unloading the car, you'd have to find the door in the dark, take your boots off, come up the stairs to the dining room, turn the light on, go back downstairs, put your boots back on and go back outside. I've got a set of lights that are switched, and one light on a photocell and infrared detector that is always powered on, so we can't forget to turn it on when it gets dark. There is also a remote switched outside outlet for the christmas lights. Maybe I should have started work on the garage a month or two before I ordered the plane! |
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Updated: 20-Dec-2006