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What Every Shop NEEDS | How To Start A Mechanic Business (Part 1) 

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@DEBOSSGARAGE
@DEBOSSGARAGE 6 лет назад
Work Bench: geni.us/haylite-workbench 125w LED Shop light: geni.us/LEDcornlight
@jackassman6726
@jackassman6726 6 лет назад
Hey Rich can You tell Us why You prefer a Four Post Lift over a Two Post Lift ...!!!!! I am looking to get a Lift but not sure which one to get ...!!!!
@dieselsparky
@dieselsparky 6 лет назад
Hey Rich, Electrician in Ontario here, double check the instructions on the LED bulb you got to replace the Metal Halides in your shop. Most require you to disconnect the ballast and direct wire the 120V to the socket or else the smoke will escape your new bulb.
@ramtrucks721
@ramtrucks721 6 лет назад
DEBOSS GARAGE Do a video on ur thoughts on Chevy new 4 banger VTEC in a full size Silverado. ... What kind of man shows up to a road crew or construction site with that crap?.
@alexvidu4517
@alexvidu4517 4 года назад
Lovely video content! Sorry for butting in, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you researched - Tarbbatigan Cars Rehabilitation Tip (probably on Google)? It is a good one of a kind guide for learning how to repair your car the easy way without the headache. Ive heard some decent things about it and my mate after many years got great results with it.
@MyNameNotRickB
@MyNameNotRickB 6 лет назад
My dad always said, if you borrow it 3 times buy one ... lol
@FishFind3000
@FishFind3000 6 лет назад
Dan Parker we just buy the cheapest version of that tool and if we wear it out or break it than we know we really need it and go get the best one we can.
@ilikeboost4764
@ilikeboost4764 6 лет назад
Probably should use this saying more often. Granted I don't get paid for this just do it on my own for now.
@jordankahele14
@jordankahele14 5 лет назад
I know the feeling, its always a tireless effort. Keep doing what you love doing.. Forget the rambling it comes from the horse power lol..
@tolkuhnfortueni7209
@tolkuhnfortueni7209 4 года назад
brilliant
@harold6863
@harold6863 4 года назад
I hate lending tools out but I am a big softy. Good saying I have always applied that rule also👍
@wesgates5632
@wesgates5632 6 лет назад
You know you've made it when Turbo Yoda gives you a shout out in the Skid Factory.
@InvincibleExtremes
@InvincibleExtremes 6 лет назад
Wes Gates yes!
@andrewmurray6772
@andrewmurray6772 6 лет назад
Hi Wes, yes, i caught that comment from Al aka Turbo Yoda as well, but, i was watching Rich already too :)
@randalbloomquist7812
@randalbloomquist7812 6 лет назад
I found that steel file cabinets are great for storing sandpaper and abrasive belts etc. Also worked real good for storing hand power tools all in a common area. I painted them to match everything else and was quite surprised at how many drills, grinders, saws that could be stored in one four drawer file cabinet. I had three and they looked and worked great.
@bobbob-fg5wy
@bobbob-fg5wy 4 года назад
Randal Bloomquist my whole workshop is nothing but used steel office furniture. I had troubles finding card/map files with shallow drawers, if you wait they show up. I converted a 4 drawer to a 6 drawer using a 2 drawer as a donor. Wasn’t that hard, took a bit of time. After I had done it I then had to reorganise the cabinets 2 more times as I found a card file close by on eBay (along with a school bag caddy/sans primary school locker that I converted to take grab kits/organiser trays) and another off the back of a guys ute before he dumped it at the scrap yard.
@terryeffinp
@terryeffinp 6 лет назад
100% agree, if you are just starting out you don't need to spend thousands on a box. I am trying to convince our new guy not to finance a box. I keep telling him goto the homeless deathspot and pick up a cheap box. Or if you want a really nice one on the cheap shop craigslist. I started out with a tiny shitbox from husky. Now I have a Snap-on KRL1033 with a stainless top and hutch with about 50k worth of tools. Lots of guys get in the business and find out they hate it or they end up getting let go because it isn't working out. You don't wanna owe the snap on man money if you get canned.
@SouthMainAuto
@SouthMainAuto 6 лет назад
Lots of good advice Rich. One thing a lot of guys forget about is the insurance costs here in the states to operate a legal shop. We have to pay a garage keepers insurance, liability insurance, building and grounds insurance, corporation tax or self employment tax if you are operating under a DBA blah, blah, blah. Heck being self employed costs me over $35,000 a year just for health insurance alone. A lot of guys going out to rent a shop or start there own end up learning this lesson the hard way and get side tracked by thinking they only need a box, tools, a shop to work out of and the money in their pocket. It is tough to get started if you don't have your head screwed on straight. There is little time off, low return on investment, not to mention the personal risks involved. Not trying to discourage anyone from following their dream but the fact is, do your research, talk to shop owners running legitimate business's and be willing to make sacrifices. -Eric O.
@GalaxieMarauder
@GalaxieMarauder 6 лет назад
South Main Auto Repair no offense Eric but everyone says their industry is low return on investment. I have heard that about franchise restaurants and supermarkets for the past 20 years. But you seldom ever see a restaurant chain or supermarket go out of business from lack of profit. They go out of business from bad management and too much debt. You watch that Gordon Ramsey show? Those restaurants dont fail from low profit margin. They all fail from bad management. I met a guy fron New Jersey in 2000 who told me there wasnt any money in jewelry. You couldnt make money selling jewelry is what he told me.
@fuckjewtube69
@fuckjewtube69 6 лет назад
Youre exactly the guy theyre giving advice to. You dont own a business clearly. Im talking to Super Godzilla.
@SouthMainAuto
@SouthMainAuto 6 лет назад
It is from poor management and being uneducated. That is the point I was trying to get across Super G. Any guy who thinks he can get some tools, rent or mortgage a shop, buy an open sign and call it a business is only fooling himself. Having tools and a place to work is only a small percentage of what it takes to "be in business." Sure, there are a few cash only fly by night operations that may make it for years before trouble pops up and they loose it all, but the fact is to run a real licenced, insured business is not that easy from the start. If it was, there would be a lot more entrepreneurs than there are...
@GalaxieMarauder
@GalaxieMarauder 6 лет назад
South Main Auto Repair but that is the thing Eric O., that is exactly what I see man. You are Upstate I guess below Syracuse, around that area I think? I am in NYC and if you came here for a day or two I could show you guys who did just that all over New York. Tools, shop, sign...business. What you will see is alot of these guys are immigrants to America(from all the world). Most of them have no ASEs nor any comprehensive English to take the test anyway. They had an idea, this is America and they ran with it. They are required to have the same paperwork you do with the DMV and the Tax and Finance Department. You know the Russian guy and the guy in Staten Island who does mobile diagnostics, whose names I cant remember right now? Viable business model because every shop down here doesnt do every thing. Guys can eat off the grunt work, diag work and vanity work. I think Upstate the greatest hindrance to success is that those communities cant afford prevailing labor rates so you wind up leaving money on the table just to get work. The guy who did my tranny was from Trinidad. His shop was literally the size of a storefront church. He had four lifts inside and cars parked up on the street. I have worked with guys from Jamaica, Ecuador, Guatamala, Grenada, Haiti, Guyana, Hungary, Germany and all these guys were pursuing the American dream of running their own business. All of those things you mentioned didnt seem to belabor them one bit.
@GalaxieMarauder
@GalaxieMarauder 6 лет назад
South Main Auto Repair Eric O., man, I could show you Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, Utica Avenue in Brooklyn(amongst many other streets), Newark, NJ, Mineola, Long Island where there are a dozen of shops back to back in a row and everyone is eating. 12 muffler shops on three blocks? 6 tranny places on 2 blocks? A tire shop on every corner? These guys aint geniuses, man, but they are making it work.
@bahama_thomas
@bahama_thomas 6 лет назад
The intro to this video speaks to me on so many levels!
@Mistabushi
@Mistabushi Год назад
I see some folks mentioned high running costs vs. Profit margin. Depends what you wanna do, if you want to work on some "prestige" cars or HD engines CAT/Scania you need proper space and insurance, profit margin might be slim but you can work on cheap bangers for folks that don't care that much what they driving they just want stuff repaired with possibly the cheapest oil and oem parts, in that scenario it will be more customers, so even with 10-20% profit you are still will be golden.
@markzemlak1544
@markzemlak1544 5 лет назад
Great post. Enjoy how realistic your planning/layout is. Those eyelets in the ground could easily be the best value addition a person could add to ANY type of shop.Thanks from Calgary!
@kinggc3674
@kinggc3674 5 лет назад
I just work around my cars and flip cars every now and then, I can relate a little bit to this "mechanic" wise, however I do handyman/ remodel work and on that I can definitely relate. Everyone wants Milwaukee or dealt drill bits which can be compared to soccets and I just get ryobi. They last a long time if you know how to properly use them, you are going to loose them anyways so why go all out on them? I love working on cars and want a big box but my medium size box holds everything I have now and got a lil bit of room for future tools. Great job pointing out mistakes and fixes for them as well as small tips that make a huge difference
@travisg.6315
@travisg.6315 5 лет назад
Rich is a very smart dude and a natural on camera. Extremely informative and entertaining. Love the vids
@lukestanard9179
@lukestanard9179 5 лет назад
Precision tools, like an impact gun. Awesome.
@charliemadison6040
@charliemadison6040 2 года назад
Like the work benches! Did you think about a retractible electrical cord reel or air hose? You can mount them high on the wall so they are out of the way. Pull em down when you need them.
@alanack67
@alanack67 6 лет назад
I would stick with nice fine tooth snap on ratchets. They are so much tighter and more precise. Cheaper ones a sloppy and impossible to use in tight areas.
@raider762
@raider762 2 года назад
True. Some jobs require a fine tooth ratchet.
@stevenlinford4312
@stevenlinford4312 5 лет назад
I actually work out of that same box. It's been rebranded as an MTD, also have a side box for it. I find it to be great quality to be honest. Gave 500 for it, first thing i did was clean and grease the tracks. Just moved from my home shop to a hot rod shop, so decided to give it a sweet metal flake paint job. I almost pulled the trigger on a husky or Milwaukee, but this will do for now, cheers, liked and subbed.
@bsideadventures2180
@bsideadventures2180 6 лет назад
You are such a humble dude. Keep it up bud
@tuffytoys9707
@tuffytoys9707 4 года назад
I would appreciate a video on why you choose a 4 post hoist instead of the normal 2 post that you see in most garages.
@DEBOSSGARAGE
@DEBOSSGARAGE 4 года назад
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_IBQe_d9elk.html
@johnpossum556
@johnpossum556 6 лет назад
Coming from some one with an electronics background I offer you this advice: If at all possible avoid those screw in replacements. You're skilled enough to put up real lights. Lights that screw to the electrical box are a WAY better form factor at dissipating heat and therefore will last longer. The screw in A type just don't have enough area to properly dissipate the heat produced and will fail sooner. I don't know what's available at the large wattags you need. You may want to look into outside type that light large parking lots.
@TheBrokenLife
@TheBrokenLife 6 лет назад
Also worth mentioning that the power company will often subsidize the cost of the replacement fixtures. A couple of places I've worked ended up paying $0 to replace them all AND drop power use by about 50%. Granted, those were huge factories, but you never know what incentives are out there.
@johnpossum556
@johnpossum556 6 лет назад
True. My local electric company gives you two of those screw in LED bulbs every time you allow them to do an energy audit in your home. You can do one every year so 2 free bulbs a year.
@shonuffisthemaster
@shonuffisthemaster 6 лет назад
totally agree. also if your looking to go cheaper and dont want to install high quality led fixtures, the high output t12 flourescents are actually verry efficiant. the lumen per watt is not that different from led, and they cost allot less.
@dannylyle4976
@dannylyle4976 5 лет назад
I got my toolbox on accident but in the process got some great tools. I used to work in a radiator shop and a big old box came in and I signed for it so my boss told me because I signed for it I had to pay for it oh well. Thank God times have changed and people run things things in a different way :-)
@Greasmonkey306
@Greasmonkey306 5 лет назад
Been working on heavy trucks and trailers for 16 years. I bought my first impact sockets from princess auto. On sale $15 for each set. Sae,metric,deep and shallow. $15X4+16yrs=those snap on sockets cost you how much? Lol
@jetskiscum
@jetskiscum 5 лет назад
Just a thought for the labels, you can purchase a roll of magnetic strips to apply the labels to. This way you can move labels easily, as tools move.
@cultusmechanicus8001
@cultusmechanicus8001 5 лет назад
Iam abit of a Tool Horder ......my Grandfather told me once: Its better to have a tool you dont need than one to need that you dont have ....
@michaelwright1602
@michaelwright1602 5 лет назад
LOL! I'm the same way, inexpensive boxes, spend the money on the tools. This was a pretty darn good video, food for thought before I build my shop.
@bendavis8090
@bendavis8090 3 года назад
Minus RU-vid, and you may have covered this in another video, how much do you take home, net, each year? If I may digitally ask..
@psygn0sis
@psygn0sis 4 года назад
It's so weird that Canadians call electricity, water. (Yes, I know why they do... it's still weird).
@Browndogdiesel
@Browndogdiesel 4 года назад
Please explain? lol
@mikesauve9381
@mikesauve9381 3 года назад
@@Browndogdiesel most our power comes from electric power dams and the major electrical utility company in Ontario is called Ontario Hydro so we call it Hydro for short.
@sixpackroadrunner
@sixpackroadrunner 6 лет назад
Looking good! always looking for ways to help around the shop! Keep making these videos need all the ideas i can get!
@paynetepes2677
@paynetepes2677 4 года назад
Glad I ran across your video . Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences !
@Jason-ju7df
@Jason-ju7df 6 лет назад
Would love to see the commenter's shop layouts too! Maybe even send you some work
@danielgonzalez2043
@danielgonzalez2043 4 года назад
Love your video but where can i just get your shirt and look just look good
@pkuudsk9927
@pkuudsk9927 6 лет назад
Hydro is gone Wynn shit it down. I had the smallest box at the last shop I worked at ,but had the most personal/ specialty tools. And everyone always wanted to borrow , I finally just said no , buy your own. A Snapon box does not make a good mechanic. A good mechanic can work with crap tools /home made junk. Turbo yoda comment Thumbs up your going places now.
@erickofiackah7277
@erickofiackah7277 4 года назад
Well done bro!!!
@WatchWesWork
@WatchWesWork 6 лет назад
A shop is like a city, it grows organically, and changes to match the current needs. I don't know how you pulled off $40,000 in a mortgage to build it though. I tried that and banks just laughed. I had to rent a building.
@johnpossum556
@johnpossum556 6 лет назад
He took it from his house mortage, he said.
@WatchWesWork
@WatchWesWork 6 лет назад
Some how he got it done, my point was that it's probably not feasible for most younger people unless they already own a home free and clear. In most cases, banks will not authorize a mortgage to a self employed person who has been in business for less than 5 years. Getting a loan to build or renovate a property is much, much harder because you have no collateral as you would when buying a home or shop. I tried it when I was 28 and just getting started, and there was no way I could do it on my own.
@johnpossum556
@johnpossum556 6 лет назад
It sounds like he got it done because he built his own house. (He's even said in other videos its not completely finished) So he had something (his house) free and clear to borrow from. He's well on his way to being a millionaire if he wants. Real Estate has always been a clear path to amassing wealth.
@DEBOSSGARAGE
@DEBOSSGARAGE 6 лет назад
No matter how much money I have I'll always be Rich
@johnpossum556
@johnpossum556 6 лет назад
Amen brother!
@bcal5962
@bcal5962 5 лет назад
Great video
@RobertKohut
@RobertKohut 6 лет назад
Nice!!
@4x4ManiacBadTimeGarage
@4x4ManiacBadTimeGarage 6 лет назад
that is a nice merc!
@maytech7886
@maytech7886 4 года назад
Somebody start a hydro count...🤣
@Karfix
@Karfix 5 лет назад
great video!
@noyoufuckingravioli5967
@noyoufuckingravioli5967 6 лет назад
I've got decent tools, need some better air tools. As well as some random little specialty tools which I may buy off my teacher.
@candeservices1
@candeservices1 6 лет назад
Here is the thing! If you loose a 100$ socket you are going to cry like a schoolgirl and your anus is going to hurt. If you loose an 8$ socket you are going to drive your happy ass down to the store and buy another one. And you can do that 11 more times and still be ahead!
@ACatKrom
@ACatKrom 6 лет назад
anybody have a source for the work bench in the US?
@beastlyendeavour9184
@beastlyendeavour9184 6 лет назад
Where's the toilet?
@MadMaxx570
@MadMaxx570 6 лет назад
So you're saying i DONT need a 14000 dollar toolbox not including tools? Sounds fake, but ok ( ;D)
@everydayfleettech2286
@everydayfleettech2286 6 лет назад
With tools I couldn’t agree more. If I had to do it all over again I’d buy used tools and Gearwrench. Getting into major debt with tool companies is a bad idea
@TheBrokenLife
@TheBrokenLife 6 лет назад
I've bought LOTS of used tools on eBay. Anything with a solid warranty works for me. When I have to buy new, lately I've been going with Proto or SK. Reasonable cost and nice quality, usually.
@mechanickb4350
@mechanickb4350 4 года назад
Same here dude. Wish I wasn't so vain when I was buying tools. They really got me with the easy weekly payments for the rest of your life!
@tacedaddy
@tacedaddy 6 лет назад
EVERY single time a young guy asks me about being a mechanic... i say the same thing you suggested, buy expensive precision tools and cheap sockets to start off. I still work out of a second hand box and the snapon guy bugs me about it every monday but i dont care
@xtune5731
@xtune5731 5 лет назад
I did things differently, the tools I use daily I bought from Mac and snapon, meanwhile tools I use on occasion I buy from cornwell or lowes. It’s nice having paid tools and you’re own shop, thinking about hiring a helper to keep the gears going as I want to enjoy the fruit of my labor.
@97marqedman
@97marqedman 4 года назад
The snap-on guy still bugs me on a regular basis.....but every Wednesday, as the other 7 guys in my shop line up at his truck’s door to make their weekly payments, I’m still in the shop working & making money. I bought a large rollcart from him once, 8 years ago. A guy had bought it new and then it was repo’d about 6 months later for non-payment. I bought it for 70% off its new list price. Paid in cash, which is the ONLY way I buy from snap on. They make some great tools, and i own one set of their 3/8 deep & shallow 12pt sockets...I love em. But they were a treat for myself. I mean, $238 for what, 22 sockets? And that was on clearance? Insanity. 90% of my tools were purchased from Sears, Napa, Northern Tool, Menards, Amazon, and even a few odds and ends from Harbor Freight. To sum it all up: the best mechanic I ever worked with rolled his tools into the shop on a hand cart, contained in 7 cheap plastic toolboxes. The generic ones you buy at Home Depot for $15. That guy was seriously amazing.
@thordehr
@thordehr 6 лет назад
Go ahead and label the boxes.... But put the labels on magnetic tape, then when you move things around, you can move the labels just as easily...
@jamesu
@jamesu 6 лет назад
Oh no my little girls would move them weekly and I would be very confused. My P-Touch labeler is much safer for me.
@johnvandenakker3245
@johnvandenakker3245 5 лет назад
Hello. I have a very close friend who is a mechanic. Has his own shop, small , but very functional. Has been there for 40 years. Unfortunenatly, for the general public, mechanics like you and my friend are a dying breed. The honesty, integrity and sometimes compassion shown by independant mechnics is very lacking in the world of dealerships and chain service centers today. Keep your personality, it is a sheer pleasure to watch and follow along with your dream.
@wyattoneable
@wyattoneable 6 лет назад
You were smart going with the floor heat and installing an eyelet or two. I enjoyed the tour, thanks.
@prancstaman
@prancstaman 6 лет назад
I'm a field mechanic, my best toolbox is a bucket. :)
@alihaider3009
@alihaider3009 5 лет назад
and i bet u waste time looking for tools
@joeymeraz
@joeymeraz 5 лет назад
Aka emergency toilet
@laser69beam
@laser69beam 6 лет назад
The skid factory (mighty car mods second channel) just had an episode and Turbo Yoda said he watches Deboss ;)))) keep on keeping on guys...!
@donfinch862
@donfinch862 6 лет назад
thats why I'm here!!!
@donfinch862
@donfinch862 6 лет назад
Oh, and Yoda's right, good channel
@InvincibleExtremes
@InvincibleExtremes 6 лет назад
The key with tools is having everything you need, but not going nuts turning yourself inside out for things you dont...
@jmshaw357
@jmshaw357 6 лет назад
I love looking in a shop--you can tell all about the owner by seeing his shop--the BS is over when you look at where he works. My shop is for an amateur, but a very well-developed amateur, and it looks like a junk bomb went off in there. I was embarrassed til I saw a photo of the worlds greatest firearms inventor, (John M Browning)--he had the messiest shop EVER--everybody ridiculed him for his disastrous workshop, but he invented and produced all the prototypes of all the worlds greatest firearms in that messy shop. He and his brothers were geniuses.
@shonuffisthemaster
@shonuffisthemaster 6 лет назад
jmshaw357 i wouldnt say that a messy or clean shop indicates anything other than the preferance and habbits of the person who owns it. allot of time can be saved with a well organised shop, but if a "messy but i know where everything is" approch works for you thats fine too.
@fowletm1992
@fowletm1992 6 лет назад
Couldn't agree more I'm that guy 3 big work benches 1 is accessible lol, being a farmer i farm as long as the sun allows unless somthing breaks I work till its fixed at what ever hour at night Then I drop everything and go to bed wake up next day and back to work leaving the shed and leave the mess Then once a month I crack the shits and have a big clean out Rinse and repeat
@joshbaker43
@joshbaker43 3 года назад
Just got my first box recently for my 13th birthday -it's a husky and have no complaints so far
@asiis1000
@asiis1000 6 лет назад
Very excited to follow your progress on the workshop, and learn from them. I’m soon to be an apprentice mechanic and one of my dreams is to have my own shop eventually, maybe in the next decade or so
@oby-1607
@oby-1607 5 лет назад
I am always checking Craigslist and others for used tools. Its amazing what you can find if you wait. As we all know, you can NEVER have enough tools. There is always room for one more.
@flagovhate
@flagovhate 4 года назад
I was able to purchase 2 tool boxes, full of tools from two gentleman who had passed away. Some of my tools are decades old, with decades of use. Even though i didn't know the gentleman, there is history in these tools and I'm truely greatful to be able to use them.
@hellbillyaustin6883
@hellbillyaustin6883 6 лет назад
Great workshop!, it looks the way it should.....worked in!, im always weary of shiney workshops, where everything shines....too much cleaning and not enough grease slinging!. All the best matey.
@PhalanxR
@PhalanxR 6 лет назад
I work for cat. 12 hour days, 6 days a week of hard use on the tools in 120 degree heat in the desert. I bought cheap sears/harbor freight/amazon tools in the beginning and still have most of those tools. I did invest in a few snap on tools, mainly ratchets, they just hold up a lot better in my experience but nothing wrong with other brands. Absolutely NOTHING wrong with harbor freight/craftsman sockets.
@bigal1568
@bigal1568 6 лет назад
Hey Rich I live in Hawaii, and 10 years ago I built what I thought at that time was my dream shop, I don;t wrench for a living i'm retired and I mess around with old car;s, I have quickly found out the the 30 deep by 50 long shop was too small. I do have a 2 post lift, but I now realize I should have bought a 4 post, like you said in your video about getting older well im' 62 and my joints seem like 70 any way I enjoy wrenching and I love your show's, Aloha
@kainhall
@kainhall 6 лет назад
i was hired on at a tire shop to start doing more mechanical shit for them...... basically, if its not tires.... its my job we just made 8000 bucks PROFIT.... a record for the shop the shop wasnt really profitable till i started working their..... its not all because of me, but i definitely helped we only charge 80 bucks an hour for labor..... but....im sitting here with 5 different types of oil on me.... dirty as fuck however, i love it i am appreciated.... like i said.... if its not tires, im the guy who works on it i like mechanics.... to me, its solving a problem rewarding as fuck when ya figure out something the dealership could not its HARD work.... ya get dirty.... but my boss is great.... the other 2 guys are great.... were all friends, we joke around and have some fun but when it gets busy.... we BUST ASS
@Ken-wu6hr
@Ken-wu6hr 6 лет назад
If I ever build a new shop ( I Rent ) I want AC. I started with a Craftsman box. I’m a Matco man now. Wish I could afford a bigger box.
@Kallaus_built
@Kallaus_built 6 лет назад
Waiting for part 2 im about to build a 40x80 so this is helpful!
@DEBOSSGARAGE
@DEBOSSGARAGE 6 лет назад
Awesome! If you haven't seen it yet be sure to check out our pole barn build series too. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6iZtbTY8NG4.html
@notjon9588
@notjon9588 6 лет назад
Every time I watch one of you're videos showing the inside of the shop I keep saying to myself that I need to make some of those tire racks
@christhorndike4614
@christhorndike4614 5 лет назад
i dribble in working on my own truck, car and friends. i also do my own work on my own landscaping equipment and other various things. needless to say im 16 and i just got a used matco top and bottom box for $200 and i was ecstatic about it. i also rock harbor freight, stanely, Milwaukee, dewalt and makita tools. i try to save as much as i can but still get good quality tools that have lifetime warranty... i love your vids and thank you for all the great informative content.
@michaelwright1602
@michaelwright1602 5 лет назад
Check out the GearWrench stuff. Shop around, they have quite a few of their sets go on sale, buy one get one free. Some guys say they are crap tools, but I rebuilt my 600hp Cummins ISX with them, we call it in framing the motor, and they did just fine. I have yet to break any of these tools working on my semi. And they do come with a lifetime warranty. Many tool trucks are starting to carry them too. And great find on those Matco boxes! I have the first Matco box I bought around 1980. It still works.
@bparkinson1234
@bparkinson1234 6 лет назад
Hey... just put in ZT FAB grinder rack, air tool rack is fantastic..... and tig rod tube rack... use one of these tig tubes for hammers.... grinder rack has wings for extra wheels... all of these can be bolted to a wall or even a tool box or cart side... here is the link. www.all-a-cart.com/product-page/grinder-rack
@adriangonzalez7049
@adriangonzalez7049 6 лет назад
I recommend new technicians to go to a training school or community college that has automotive or diesel. You receive a great student discount. I don’t regret buying Snap On since I get a great discount.
@byronclarkson2604
@byronclarkson2604 6 лет назад
Ontario also has a ton of nuclear, which includes the biggest Nuclear power plant in the world by power production and number of reactors, Bruce nuclear generating station. p.s. nuclear power is badass af!
@christhorndike4614
@christhorndike4614 5 лет назад
to be 100% honest i accually just finished basically completely rebuilding my dakota
@joeashbubemma
@joeashbubemma 5 лет назад
First step on how to start ANY business - grow a very large set of balls. Cutting that umbilical cord to a steady paycheck, investing your life's savings, signing loan/lease contracts......takes BALLS. 99.99% of people who bitch about: Their boss/management, Capitalism/Free Markets, the "Republican" ideology, don't have the balls to start their own business, much less the intelligence or attitude to succeed in one.
@alfonzo907
@alfonzo907 4 года назад
I love this video . It has caused me to gain a lot of respect for you . You seem intelligent and hard working and I commend you for this . I don't know if you are a Christian but I hope so . It would be awful to live life as you have , enjoying it , but miss eternal life in Christ Jesus . I always hope the best for everyone in this life , but more than life here that's temporary , I hope for eternal life !!!!!!!!!------Ernest E. Johnson
@jakegingrich7214
@jakegingrich7214 5 лет назад
I used to work in a shop that when they poured the floor, they put in huge 2 in thick by 12x12 plates of steel with a 2" rod about 5 feet long into the ground, so whenever we needed it we just welded anchors to the ground and then cut them off when done
@DEBOSSGARAGE
@DEBOSSGARAGE 5 лет назад
I have clevis's poured into the floor that I can tie a chain to. Great to think ahead.
@MartinLopez-ys5dm
@MartinLopez-ys5dm 3 года назад
...How bout' "Windro"? Lol. Great story man. I saw some magnet labels (tool specific) for tool boxes. There is too many to research and if I can avoid Amazon and China steel, that would be great. There ya' go!.
@MitchsGold
@MitchsGold 3 года назад
The box doesn't make the money. Buy the tools first, then when you can afford it, then buy the nice box. I made it to being a shop manager with only a medium sized Craftsman box. You can keep all your occasional tools in a plastic tote, or cardboard boxes until it's smart to buy. When you have your first good year, then start buying boxes, and specialty tools when you need them, and get a benefit on tax deductions. All my friends that are mechanics, are always borrowing tools from me. They have boxes, but not all the tools they need. My rule is if you need a tool, or borrow a tool more than 2x, you should buy it. 25+ years in, I have 7 small/medium boxes. Now I need a big box, and will probably retire in the next 10 years. Just my 2c.
@prototype3a
@prototype3a 6 лет назад
For what it's worth, I used to calibrate torque wrenches and tolerance is usually +/- 3% of full scale and most that I came across were pretty darn good and accurate. The main difference I saw was how easy some were to adjust and lock that calibration adjustment. Almost all dial indicating torque wrenches will need to be recalibrated if dropped.
@97marqedman
@97marqedman 4 года назад
As far as tools and boxes go: this guy gets it. The toolbox doesn’t make the mechanic. I try to explain that to every mechanic that is starting out that I meet. Only about 3/10 seem to get it. And only about 1/20 are still in the business 5 years later (at least in my area, which is cold & salt-covered).
@blackmanops3749
@blackmanops3749 5 лет назад
I used to buy all new, but then I saw the light. Pawn shops. Snap on and Mac boxes for $600 - $1200. Socket sets, etc, etc. You have to visit regularly and frequently. And of course sets always are missing the 10mm and the 5/16". I also standardize on cordless platforms. So Makita and Milwaukee. All of this means being patient and waiting. Trade-offs. I am an amateur though. Haven't decided if I want to make it a job.
@Gearheadtom
@Gearheadtom 5 лет назад
If your not in a big hurry, watch the sales at Canadian Tire. My box is mostly Mastercraft, and I bought it mosty on sale, 50% off or more. Plus all the hand tools are lifetime warranty, and no hassle to get it.
@DerekGraham777
@DerekGraham777 4 года назад
I wish i had a shop that big damn. I just do small engine repair and some welding im self tought but wont go near a car these days. And there not a whole lot of work in my home town of Goderich Ontario but its ok i make a few extra bucks more of a hobby im unemployed at the moment because my back is fucked from working. And the finale blow from a hiking accident. Maybe one day ill have a big shop that i can do my custom work . I dont even care about the money i just love welding and building shit. Maybe when i get my shop being built ill have to invite you and jack black lol to my shop get some good pointers off of you
@tranquilityandmayhem860
@tranquilityandmayhem860 6 лет назад
Always look forward for your videos!
@fordnut4914
@fordnut4914 4 года назад
You dont need expensive tools I've been doing it for 30 yrs with decent tools some are junk tools you dont need a 10k box to just set tools in. Stay away from the snap on guy he'll fuck you majorly.
@mechanickb4350
@mechanickb4350 4 года назад
The d ring and plate in the floor is genius!! I work in a shop that maintains a fleet of cranes and something like that would have been super handy. Thanks man. You are a very practical and resourceful guy, that's why I enjoy your channel.
@gavincarroll2553
@gavincarroll2553 3 месяца назад
I'm going to go work for like 5-10 years and then go start my own shop a bit of experience I have all the tools I need then less opening cost then I know also what to look for in employees my mom knows marketing like nobody I know
@justnsaliga8518
@justnsaliga8518 3 года назад
soon as you said 20 cents on the dollar i went on craigslist a huge crafstman tool box new one. with probably close to 1600 dollars in tools and a 400 dollar tap n dye set........ for 400 dollars after i just bought a box.
@ronpearson1912
@ronpearson1912 5 лет назад
I got a costco box for 350 with wheels and it was nice. I bought snap on tools but one at a time as I needed them, over the course of several years. I started off doing mechanicing on the side while working as an engineer. The most expensive hardest part of being a mechanic is building the metal frame building with radient in floor heat. I have found that I can work on my plane with a hand held tool box for most things.
@mattl6300
@mattl6300 4 года назад
The reason most shops fail is because they are started by technicians that think they can run a business because they can do the work. I know because I did it. I thought it would be easy to run a business because the old boss just sat in his office while I did the work. Running a business is a lot more involved than most think. The hardest part for sure is dealing with the various government agencies. Its a nonstop hassle. It took years, many mistakes, and a ton of stress along the path. Now the business is successful but still stressful.
@jeremyhanna3852
@jeremyhanna3852 5 лет назад
Here my 2 cents i love shopping carts I got tool boxes also but i got 1 shopping cart with all the cordless tools in it 1 cart with all the grinders and accessory in it
@zv2019
@zv2019 5 лет назад
I've broken snap on impact Sockets and have yet to break one on my cheap Harbor freight impact socket... just saying
@dirtynegrete2249
@dirtynegrete2249 5 лет назад
Urrea tools also great quality but great prices
@williamhancock9619
@williamhancock9619 4 года назад
I think he mixed up words when talking about princess auto.... america has harbor and the sign for princess has maple leaves
@rodneyg1989
@rodneyg1989 3 года назад
Great info here on how to set up your shop and what to do or not to do when it comes to buying tools and setting up your work environment. But there is literally ZERO info on how to actually start up a shop, as far as the business aspect goes.
@afhyoutube
@afhyoutube 6 лет назад
I spy that W124 Diesel outside there..
@Bob-jw1pc
@Bob-jw1pc 4 года назад
People don't realize that an old rotor laying on the floor doesn't take up 1 square foot,, it take up 12 cubic feet because you can't use that space right up to the ceiling
@nickj6275
@nickj6275 5 лет назад
Kids when the customer treat you like crap treat them like crap not physical or with words or doing anything to there car. But with the bill charger them 25% on the bill
@stinkypinky6148
@stinkypinky6148 5 лет назад
Nice garage. The floor is amazing. Heated floor very smart never thought about that, most exspensive part. Metal building with spray foam. Great job all around. I would have an office/ bedroom on your upper loft and no house. Lol. Love the channel.
@VintageCars999
@VintageCars999 4 года назад
I like working on cars as a hobby but man it does get stressful especially if you need the car for work the next day.
@davidotuoma1865
@davidotuoma1865 3 года назад
One of my teacher used to say been a mechanic doesn't mean you should be looking dirty.i have seen mechanics who work hard on cars but by the end of the day they are clean and even when they are in their garages they are not cover in grease and oil.
@chrismansker8870
@chrismansker8870 6 лет назад
if you enjoy working on cars don't be a mechanic
@Deadskull117
@Deadskull117 6 лет назад
You will love those light. We have 6 of those lights in are shop and there half the size of yours and they are bright
@maxvolovich9407
@maxvolovich9407 3 года назад
Lol we all started broke lol! Dont you have to have money at one one point to qualify as being broke lol
@FishFind3000
@FishFind3000 6 лет назад
How long have you had the fork lift? How many have you had? If you had to buy another one what would you change about it?
@dannytaylor7035
@dannytaylor7035 4 года назад
I been a mechanic for years. I use to get snap on Matco. Then I learned that I don't need to get them. Decent ones are as good as them
@seanpauldotcom5275
@seanpauldotcom5275 3 года назад
Hire me. Ill travel and supply my own tools. I like your mind set.
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