WTB Looking for shop equipment, whiteboards, shelves, etc.. Reno/Carson area

[SixshooterSam]

As I move into my new larger shop, I am looking for a number of things. Willing to pick up anywhere in the Reno/Carson area and pay a fair price for whatever you have.

Looking for:

Whiteboards - quite a few, probably a couple dozen, depending on size. Basically want to have a good bit of space to take notes on every car in the shop

Shelving - Lots of it, the heavier duty the better. I can certainly use lightweight shelving as well, but would love to find some good heavy duty shelving suitable for storing large, heavy parts

Air compressor - 60 gallon minimum, preferably larger, preferably two stage. No oilless compressors.

Two post and four post lifts - I already have a pair of two post lifts, but could probably use one more, and can use a four post as well. Would potentially be interested in an older alignment rack.

I will surely be adding to this list as I think of/discover more things I need. Will remove things from the list as I find them. I have cash in hand and can pay reasonable prices for whatever you have. You can either respond here to the thread or PM me, but please provide details on what you have, your general location and a phone number to reach you. Thanks!

 

[MAC702]

I have a 2-post lift that I'll probably never get around to putting back up. But that's a haul to bring it!

 

[SixshooterSam]

I have a 2-post lift that I'll probably never get around to putting back up. But that's a haul to bring it!

Details? I'm not opposed to making the trip for a good deal on a good lift. Hauling it is no issue. Would give me a good excuse to see Vegas for the first time.

 

[JTW_Jr]

I did one of these on the wall in my shop , pretty sure this is the same stuff , been awhile since I installed it. Great for keeping track of stuff.
I liked it so much I covered my bench where I do my leather working ( and now gun cleaning ) with it.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/23-75-in-x-3-98-ft-Marker-Board-Markerboard-Wainscot-Wall-Panel/3042205

 

[SixshooterSam]

I did one of these on the wall in my shop , pretty sure this is the same stuff , been awhile since I installed it. Great for keeping track of stuff.
I liked it so much I covered my bench where I do my leather working ( and now gun cleaning ) with it.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/23-75-in-x-3-98-ft-Marker-Board-Markerboard-Wainscot-Wall-Panel/3042205

Thanks, that looks like an excellent recommendation. Will check those out!

 

[NYECOGunsmith]

Sam, in one of my shops, where I also had manufacturing, I just painted the walls (which were smooth already, fortunately) with white board dry erase paint, Lowes, Home Depot, Amazon, all carry it.

Over areas where I knew I would be writing build details, things that I didn't want to get smudged, etc. I installed roller blinds with clear plastic drop cloth type material wound onto them. Pull them down, you can see the info but splattering water, solvent, whatever can't erase it, nor can the shop lookie lous accidentally leaning up against it!

By doing all the walls, it gave me a tremendous amount of writing surface anywhere I needed it, but an added advantage (maybe even more so for your line of work) was that the walls were easy to wash off / wipe down in the event of a splash of oil or grease or whatever getting on them.

When we sold that shop and moved to the next one, all it took was wiping down all the walls with sponges and buckets of warm water to make it look like the walls had just been painted.

Just food for thought, and congrats on the new shop and the two Shelby's, sure do miss my '67.

 

[Tozan]

As I move into my new larger shop, I am looking for a number of things. Willing to pick up anywhere in the Reno/Carson area and pay a fair price for whatever you have.

Looking for:

Whiteboards - quite a few, probably a couple dozen, depending on size. Basically want to have a good bit of space to take notes on every car in the shop

Shelving - Lots of it, the heavier duty the better. I can certainly use lightweight shelving as well, but would love to find some good heavy duty shelving suitable for storing large, heavy parts

Air compressor - 60 gallon minimum, preferably larger, preferably two stage. No oilless compressors.

Two post and four post lifts - I already have a pair of two post lifts, but could probably use one more, and can use a four post as well. Would potentially be interested in an older alignment rack.

I will surely be adding to this list as I think of/discover more things I need. Will remove things from the list as I find them. I have cash in hand and can pay reasonable prices for whatever you have. You can either respond here to the thread or PM me, but please provide details on what you have, your general location and a phone number to reach you. Thanks!

What kind of shop do you have, what kind of work do you specialize in?

 

[SixshooterSam]

Sam, in one of my shops, where I also had manufacturing, I just painted the walls (which were smooth already, fortunately) with white board dry erase paint, Lowes, Home Depot, Amazon, all carry it.

Over areas where I knew I would be writing build details, things that I didn't want to get smudged, etc. I installed roller blinds with clear plastic drop cloth type material wound onto them. Pull them down, you can see the info but splattering water, solvent, whatever can't erase it, nor can the shop lookie lous accidentally leaning up against it!

By doing all the walls, it gave me a tremendous amount of writing surface anywhere I needed it, but an added advantage (maybe even more so for your line of work) was that the walls were easy to wash off / wipe down in the event of a splash of oil or grease or whatever getting on them.

When we sold that shop and moved to the next one, all it took was wiping down all the walls with sponges and buckets of warm water to make it look like the walls had just been painted.

Just food for thought, and congrats on the new shop and the two Shelby's, sure do miss my '67.

I do kinda of like that idea.. thanks! I plan on painting the floor, at least on my work shop side as well. I've learned that lesson before, a painted floor in the work area is really, really nice.

 

[SixshooterSam]

What kind of shop do you have, what kind of work do you specialize in?

http://www.nevadashooters.com/threads/the-summer-of-shelbys-and-a-new-shop.153600/

Classic/muscle car restoration primarily. I've done my share of work on newer vehicles as well to pay the bills, but I'm moving away from that and want to focus specifically on these cars that I truly enjoy working on.

 

[NYECOGunsmith]

I do kinda of like that idea.. thanks! I plan on painting the floor, at least on my work shop side as well. I've learned that lesson before, a painted floor in the work area is really, really nice.

I did the same thing, coated the floor with one of those epoxy based paints, in areas where I wanted to prevent slip and fall accidents, I put the grit into the paint, in areas that were likely to see splills but no foot traffic in the area of the spill, (like around the very base of lathes, mills, CNC multi axis machining centers, Surface grinders, etc.) those got the slick finish to make wipe up easy.
I even painted the back (inside) of the doors leading into and out of the shop with the whiteboard paint, and on those I wrote any daily instructions I might have for my employees, in big lettes, and things like "Remember to turn off and drain the air compressor, shut off the fans, turn off the lights, etc. ".

 

[FlyingZebra]

Do you have 3-phase?
I might be able to get you connected to a deal on a very nice compressor

 

[SixshooterSam]

Do you have 3-phase?
I might be able to get you connected to a deal on a very nice compressor

Will double check when I get keys on Wednesday, but the owner of the property was pretty sure it is 3 phase. Feel free to PM me if you like, or reply here, either way.

 

[NYECOGunsmith]

Sam, if the shop doesn't have 3 phase, don't let that deter you from acquiring 3 phase equipment at a good price, as long as there is single phase 220 in the shop, you can run some pretty large motors with a VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) they are not all that expensive and pretty easy to install, although in a commercial building I would suggest having a licensed electrician install it, for safety and insurance sake.
For smaller motors, up to 3-5 horsepower, VFD's are available that will convert single phase 110 VAC to 3 phase 220 VAC.

A VFD takes incoming single phase AC power, converts it to pure DC, then inverts it back to true 3 phase AC at the appropriate voltage. I run one in my shop for the big lathe and vertical mill.

An added advantage of the VFD , for some equipment like lathes, mills, bandsaws, etc. is that by varying the output frequency (normally 60 HZ) to something lower or higher, you can change the speed of the motor without unduly affecting the torque output. With the VFD on my variable speed (via variable aspect ratio pulley) Vertical Mill, I can alter the mill's speed range from its normal 60 RPM to 4,200 RPM at 60 HZ range, down to 1 RPM and up to 28,000 RPM, just by altering the output frequency from 60 HZ to as low as 1 HZ or as high as 400 HZ. Same thing on my lathe.

An air compressor would not need that ability, but it is handy on other 3 phase power tools. Hitachi, Yaskawa, Toshiba, Tec-Westinghouse, Weg, Vacon, all make good ones, rated for HP of 1/4 up to about 600 HP. And you can often find a brand new one, for a song, that has been removed from equipment. Some folks will order a piece of machinery that comes with a brand of VFD , and request before it ships to have that VFD replaced by another brand, so that they have all of the same brand of VFD in their shop to make the installation and programming of them simpler for their employees.

Those RFE VFD's can be found then, for usually 1/4 of what they are to order new. My Yaskawa was purchased that way, got a $1k VFD for $250, brand new in the box, full warranty, because it was taken off a machine that the purchaser wanted a Teco installed on. VFD's don't have to be "ON" the machine, they can be, or they can be hung on a wall near the machine, the way mine is.

Just food for thought.

Oh, and I would recommend staying away from both "Static" and "Rotary" 3 phase converters. The former are extremely inefficient, and expensive for larger HP ratings, and the later are EXTREMELY noisy and EXTREMLY expensive.

 

[SixshooterSam]

Do you have 3-phase?
I might be able to get you connected to a deal on a very nice compressor

Appreciate the heads up on that compressor, but unless I get into serious blasting I really don't need that serious a compressor. Looks like a good deal, just more than I need to spend on one right now.

 

[SixshooterSam]

Sam, if the shop doesn't have 3 phase, don't let that deter you from acquiring 3 phase equipment at a good price, as long as there is single phase 220 in the shop, you can run some pretty large motors with a VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) they are not all that expensive and pretty easy to install, although in a commercial building I would suggest having a licensed electrician install it, for safety and insurance sake.
For smaller motors, up to 3-5 horsepower, VFD's are available that will convert single phase 110 VAC to 3 phase 220 VAC.

A VFD takes incoming single phase AC power, converts it to pure DC, then inverts it back to true 3 phase AC at the appropriate voltage. I run one in my shop for the big lathe and vertical mill.

An added advantage of the VFD , for some equipment like lathes, mills, bandsaws, etc. is that by varying the output frequency (normally 60 HZ) to something lower or higher, you can change the speed of the motor without unduly affecting the torque output. With the VFD on my variable speed (via variable aspect ratio pulley) Vertical Mill, I can alter the mill's speed range from its normal 60 RPM to 4,200 RPM at 60 HZ range, down to 1 RPM and up to 28,000 RPM, just by altering the output frequency from 60 HZ to as low as 1 HZ or as high as 400 HZ. Same thing on my lathe.

An air compressor would not need that ability, but it is handy on other 3 phase power tools. Hitachi, Yaskawa, Toshiba, Tec-Westinghouse, Weg, Vacon, all make good ones, rated for HP of 1/4 up to about 600 HP. And you can often find a brand new one, for a song, that has been removed from equipment. Some folks will order a piece of machinery that comes with a brand of VFD , and request before it ships to have that VFD replaced by another brand, so that they have all of the same brand of VFD in their shop to make the installation and programming of them simpler for their employees.

Those RFE VFD's can be found then, for usually 1/4 of what they are to order new. My Yaskawa was purchased that way, got a $1k VFD for $250, brand new in the box, full warranty, because it was taken off a machine that the purchaser wanted a Teco installed on. VFD's don't have to be "ON" the machine, they can be, or they can be hung on a wall near the machine, the way mine is.

Just food for thought.

Oh, and I would recommend staying away from both "Static" and "Rotary" 3 phase converters. The former are extremely inefficient, and expensive for larger HP ratings, and the later are EXTREMELY noisy and EXTREMLY expensive.

This is why I let professionals do my electrical installations for lifts/compressors etc., because it's a whole different skillset with a whole different base of knowledge! Appreciate all that info though. Should find out today what the shop has and can go from there.