Showing off that sweet Midget in the background. Well, you have a right to.

That brings to mind a saying your dad learned while working for the Forest Service; "It's good enough for government work." Good job with this thoughtful tribute to your father.

How do you keep such a beautiful garden like that during the harsh winters! Also, this movie seems like one of the craziest animated movies I've ever seen lol I'll have to watch it one day!

The REAL Avatar. My cat Elinore approves

Great video! I'm glad I found your channel, instant subscribe!

Wizards one of my favorite movies in the world. When I saw this thumbnail, this made me really happy. Every year or two, the Hollywood theater in my town will show it on the big screen. I was even Necron 99 for a wizardy fantasy party.

I love Gnomes.

Need to do this also on mine

Nice, thanks for the inspiration !! stumbled across your channel, lots of nice ideas..

Nice one im glad im not the only one who makes silly mistakes 😊❤

I hate being ripped off & shitty job !!!!!!

Again another great video 😂 Quality is assured when you control as many facets of a project as possible. You get pride of workmanship, knowing your blood and tears went into the project. I have antiques I've rebuilt and won't sell them for anything ( people are cheap and show zero appreciation these days) You also go to bed knowing it's completed with your work at every step.

Kudos to those people who can transform a pallet into something 👏 However I tried taking apart a pallet and realized after 10 minutes of struggling i wasn't getting anywhere. Everything went back to the pile of pallets that was already there 😢

Great idea. I need to make one for compost bags and this concept looks good! BTW I'm envious of the wall space you have on the right of your workshop 😂

This is a really nice lumber storage, though when we get back to the premise, you didn't claim back that much space, it's "just" way more organized. And you've delayed yet again working on the MG. I kinda have the feeling you're tackling a lot of side-projects (which is nice in itself) to avoid working on the MG. I hope you'll get back to it soon! I'm excited to see the restoration.

This is the second day of the year and completed it and a video to go along 😂 Great job!! Remember, a good idea now is better than a great idea later. I've used packing tape and clamps to keep the long 8ft from warping. Hard to use a banana shaped 2x4 for anything 😕 👍👍👍

Great video! The kaizen method is a Japanese theme that you mention regarding having everything in reach and on hand when manufacturing. This is scaled down for normal people . I have a couple of projects written down on my white board and I think about what methodology I'd use to make it efficient and fast. I'm in Canada, the garage is cold so i plan my cutting ahead of time and try to complete as much as possible in one go. Love your videos, I'm reluctant to say that we think alike as that would be insulting to you 😂

Ever improving!

How about pvc pipes of 1.5 to 2 inches wide ...fold up cords such as usb, power, mic, random wire.....and store them in the pipes.

Home Depot sells 48in 4x4PVC fence posts for about $11 each I was buying very expensive clear poly shelves and I can split the fence posts on the table saw and make four 24in shelves for each post....

Plastic pipe for the win! I also have a series of 4” pipe mounted upright in a row across my tool pegboard. They hold all my commonly used pliers for quick and easy access. I put 1 leg of the pliers in the pipe.

Great ideas! The ABS or PVC tubing can also be placed vertically if space allows. Your ideas will help my ideas in my little space 😊

Great idea! I love your presentation style!

Enjoy your videos. Thanks Basic is always good. Too many videos on the fancy side that just cost too much money and time.

Love this stuff! Let me see, i have 9 square inches of space, what can I put in there. I spend countless hours messing around in the shop move things around and gaining another 6 square inches. Not sure if i am efficient or just a little nuts 😂

In my opinion, pallets are great when you have a project that uses at least partly the structure of a pallet, not so much as a source of raw wood. A few examples: - slapping a few pallets together to make an outdoor bench (it's going to be super bulky) - turning it sideways and using the gap that's originally between the floor and the top of the pallet as a hole to create a planter or a bar (it conveniently is just about the right size for most bottles) For that second example, you need precisely 2 cuts, and screwing a plank to make at the bottom (after turning it sideways). I may or may not have a full bar made only with pallets. It looks great with just a bit of sanding and some wood stain which makes it looks like "old wood".

Yep, pallet wood is a bitch. I had access to tons of pallets, so I chose to use it for utilitarian shelves in my computer rack. Almost wasn't worth it due to prep time, and I didn't even do more than a cursory sand with a belt sander once assembled. But, I was broke back then and it was free wood. Pretty, nope. Functional, absolutely.

Nice, I wouldn't have done any better! So what's the next step to get the Midget running? New fuel lines?

Congrats on the first step, one of many I'm sure! If I may, some advice for sticky/rusted bolts, I call it "the escalation of violence": - spray penetrating oil before, and let it soak. That helps a lot (just be mindful of places where you shouldn't do so, I got told off for using it an a ball joint) - more leverage (with a breaker bar) and going slow avoid slipping and rounding bolts - impacts (with an impact gun) can help break off the rust bond. Sometime it's better to use impacts rather than brute force - some sockets themselves can become worn, using a shiny straight new one can help have a better grip - heat can help. I've not yet had to reach that stage (almost), but it can especially help melt threadlocker - in extreme case, welding an old socket/nut to recover something utterly broken. I hope I'll never have to do that.

Watching the videos in order now, that's frankly a super nice personal garage. Well organized, lots of tools, lots of light, lots of space, I'm slightly jealous!

I agree somewhat... yeah, you have a learning and inefficiency curve, but you save on the labor and frequently the parts too. Plus there's the time and hassle of scheduling the work and having to either take your car/appliance in, or have someone in your house. And if you've done certain jobs before, you can do it just as quickly as the pros. But yea, without experience it is absolutely inefficient.

You can't even spell experience! LOL I am a big DIY guy and I learn best when I make mistakes. I am in. Subscribed.

Props for getting started! Lots of people just stay in the "I don't know phase". Which is a shame, it has never been so easy to learn new stuff. I was in a similar situation (minus the car, the garage and the tools, I had none of those) a year ago. Decided to just get started, buy whatever I need, learn whatever I need, and it's been great fun! You will likely get a few mean comments that assume you're bad because you don't know X or didn't do Y. Ignore the mean part and take it as a learning opportunity. I get great feedback that way that would otherwise need to actually pay someone to teach you. I got to say though, you're already starting in a great place: you have a garage, a car that you can mess with without much repercussion if you break something, and already a sizeable collection of tools. P.S.: I got a channel showcasing what I do, but since my spoken English is terrible, it's unfortunately in French.

I get where you're coming from, and all the "definitions" might apply to your take on DIY, or as it applies to you. But I'd be careful applying at least the top two in the DIY as generalized standard defintions of DIY, that apply to everyone across the board. Personally I specifically DIY BECAUSE usually I can achieve much higher quality than paying someone else to do it for me. From painting the deck, to fixing my car, to tiling a bathroom, etc. Generally almost no one will put in as much care and attention as I will. That doesn't mean things don't go wrong, but when they do you learn how to fix them, and still achieve/strive for, high quality. Effeciency not being part of DIY is another point I disagree with completely. Sometimes that's the goal in of itself, particularly for regular or repeated tasks. Not always the case, true, but never ignored completely, and often the point. Basically making mistakes or not knowing what your doing when you get started are not always mutually exclusive of achieving high quality or being efficient.

I enjoy your world view. I am also a DIY channel.

guess that makes me a DI guy this might not be my channel but, props to anyone who gets thier hands dirty!!!!!

where is the booze ?

Laughed at this one.

I'm totally down with your approach and perspective. Your "method" makes room for the adventure of discovery. I do a lot of boat stuff and a large part of the fun is NOT knowing how. Cheers!

I like the car, not to knowledgeable about that class. Is it a Triumph or MG. Oh thanks for the ideas.

God bless

i will be using this idea!

Cat toys too here

Drill through plastic in reverse with hole saws.

Looks awesome and is dust bunny proof too!

Nice. Wouldn’t have thought of the hot glue. Thanks

Thanks for the hot glue tip