Getting The New Shop Set Up On A Budget! - LUDWICK'S GARAGE

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[@dehraeg]

Don't need the biggest shop or the best tools to do incredible work. Gets you started on projects again. Can always upgrade to better things in the future. Looking forward to watching future videos you make.

[@JohnLudwick]

Thank you! And exactly!

[@JB_Photos]

I see a Ludwick video, i click. In all seriousness, the garage is coming along great.

[@JohnLudwick]

Haha I really appreciate that man! I’ll be back posting videos of working on the cars again soon!

[@GrafsGarage3]

Everything’s looking good, John! Excited to see whats next for the shop!

[@JohnLudwick]

I really appreciate that, Alex! Thank you!

[@BenjaminFjerdingstad]

Congratulations on your new space John! I love seeing the progress with your cars, the shop, the podcast, and everything! Big fan haha! And man I feel your struggles with the winter :/ Best regards from Norway

[@JohnLudwick]

Thank you, Benjamin! I really appreciate that! I am hoping to continue posting progress here! I am also hoping to come visit Norway soon once we can travel easier again!!

[@Coffeeandbrats]

Vintage rope hats!!!!!! Oh yesss!

[@JohnLudwick]

Yea man I’m super excited about them!

[@ballhawk2020]

Everything looks awesome! When time for a vice upgrade comes, look into fireball tool. & throw some hooks on the wall or on the side of the shelf for those welding cords.

[@JohnLudwick]

Yea man, there’s so much more to do. Still sorting out layout, pegboard and hooks are going up, more lighting etc etc. Choosing a workstation layout has been far harder than expected haha

[@MouniraMa3foufi]

Hi man, i'm from France and i just discover you and your channel with your videos on the mk2f polo coupe cause i own the previous gen, the mk2 from 89, also in coupe. And i send you all the love from here. I hope you gonna continue and succeed in your project like this garage and this youtube channel. Keep up the great work, you have to start somewhere, everyone start from the bottom and you're doing great. See ya !

[@JohnLudwick]

Thank you so much, Ben! Your kind words really mean a lot to me! They help motivate me to continue making videos!

[@travispalermo5502]

I need a mk5 in my life again, it’ll always have a soft spot in my heart. It was my first car 🥲

[@JohnLudwick]

It’s been a seriously great daily driver man!

[@Whitelightening09]

The garage is coming together smoothly. Harbor freight comes in handy every now and then! The new badge looks way better than the husky!

[@JohnLudwick]

Thank you! I really appreciate it!

[@insaynbcr]

The MillerMatic 185 is a great machine. I purchase mine in 1997 and it is still choochin alone perfectly!

[@JohnLudwick]

That’s awesome! They are great machines!

[@alanszymczak6173]

Love the shop. Plus, COOL CARS!

[@JohnLudwick]

Thank you, Alan!

[@henrysmifth536]

I'm the same way about the husky logo myself 👍🤣🤣🤣

[@ThatNeon]

Stumbled across your channel while looking for tools and I love this video. Saw your cars and knew we had something in common. Great video. Keep it up! Definitely subscribing

[@JohnLudwick]

I really appreciate that man! Thank you!

[@4llen]

thought i was having a stroke when you doubled up the husky badge replacement clip 😅

[@JohnLudwick]

I literally just noticed that when you mentioned it 😂😂😂 I am bad at this KZbin thing hahaha

[@aa65064]

I would live in a shop like this.

[@JohnLudwick]

I totally would too, if it was large enough!

[@Hawaiian_88]

Garage is comming out sweet. Corvair is sweet

[@JohnLudwick]

Thanks man!

[@sjm98126]

dunkin always gets my coffee wrong, and i drink it black lol

[@JohnLudwick]

Hahaha exactly 😂

[@joshuatetreault4730]

Late to the party, but i had to say that even thought Harbor freight has some stuff people shy away from… I have tools from JF that are going on 15 years old and never once given me trouble and I have craftsman and Dewalt tools that has crapped out on me in less than 5 years. If you’re not beating on the tools day in and day out… don’t be afraid of them.

[@JohnLudwick]

Exactly man!

[@Jarot]

That bauer DA is lowkey a bargain

[@JohnLudwick]

They really are! They either break immediately or last forever haha

[@jordyparraga8395]

You should take off the handle on the toolbox so you can push it closer to the compressor. That way it doesn't stick out from the wall.

[@JohnLudwick]

Good eyes! I don’t think I’m keeping the box there, and even there temporarily, it’s bothered me not being flush with the wall, but it’s ultimately getting moved haha

[@jaysone950]

If u were to take on customer builds, you’d be inundated with work. You may not like it but, slow and steady wins the race… and pays the bills 😉

[@JohnLudwick]

Yea man absolutely! Haha

[@TheBeardedJeeper]

Stumbled across your channel and you started driving and I was like that looks like NH then you said it’s New Hampshire. I’m from NH too. Let me know if you would be interested in a collab at some point. Also I’m jealous of your shop lol

[@vdubskiee5356]

sick rides! love the shop… i rebadged husky logos as well 😂😂 new sub for sure i have some catching up to do…

[@JohnLudwick]

I appreciate that! Thank you!

[@sergioo_90s16]

Invest in a portable table so u can take bit items off a vehicle so u won't break ur bad my guy 🤙

[@fxdl-kojak1157]

Those Bauer grinders aren’t as junky as you’d think. I work at a custom fab shop and use the shit out of my Bauer $25 grinder all day long never had any issues

[@JohnLudwick]

They really are man! I've got a couple others simply to have different applications on the fly. Not a complaint yet!

[@travispalermo5502]

Hey John, you should sell those ludwicks garage badges that you made!!

[@JohnLudwick]

I’ve been thinking about it man! I may also laser cut and laser engrave these out of a magnet material too!

[@travispalermo5502]

That would be awesome!!!

[@travispalermo5502]

I’d preorder one! Or two 😂

[@caelanreeves9760]

Just always remember, you get what you pay for.

[@lewisbell4387]

Have u thought about selling those badges cos I would love to buy one one day

[@phill0406]

You say budget. I say best tools.

[@JohnLudwick]

Haha exactly man!! Cheap tools either break out of the box, or they last long after you’re put into the ground haha

[@janeblogs324]

What are you selling from this shop?

[@adamwade6183]

Kind of lift is that?

[@sjm98126]

return that belt sander. i bought it a while back and it barely had enough power to sharpen my tungstens on. if you actually try to grind on it, and like remove any real material from a piece, you just stall out the belt. the motor on it is lame, and it had like plastic drive rollers and stuff. it also moves at a pretty slow speed so it eats the belts up pretty fast. you can find used industrial grade belt grinders pretty cheap from time to time. also when you're ready to start tig welding, if you want, ill send you a copy of my book Tig welding secrets, 10k+ copies sold on amazon, you'll be laying dimes down in literally no time.

[@bloodyinsane3]

Mush have the cleanse shop I’ve ever seen bud

[@travispalermo5502]

My coffee is always made wrong as well and never tasted good. Bro I get a large hot mocha black......YOU CANT FUCK THAT UP

[@JohnLudwick]

They always seem to, somehow haha

[@abesebag1085]

nice

[@StephenDanielAddeo]

Nothing wrong with a Lil Hf.

[@JohnLudwick]

Absolutely!

[@BarberAutomotive]

georgia tags huh?

[@brianriggin4560]

I bet if logo said Snap-on it'd been fine. It's a social indoctrination that made you have an issue with the logo. You've been told, read, and seen that if it's not Snap-on, it's not a good product, especially from an mechanical standpoint. Its sublimable, you didn’t know why. That was the textbook definition. But I do like yours better.

[@DeltaArxz]

5:25 how dare you

[@craftpromasonry7234]

john, i have a 1991 mercedes 560sel. I am interested in a project and like your work. please contact me so we could discuss an interesting project