OK, I find myself with some time on my hands (on hold with the Dr's office), so I'm going to start this thread. I don't have any serious plan to do this, but I have been musing lately on the possibility of putting a turning shop in a trailer. I got the idea when I saw a race car team towing a machine shop in a trailer, and thought that might be a possible snowbird solution for a wood turner. I figured some people here will have done it, seen it or at least thought about it, so I'll ask.
From a quick look it seems that trailers are limited to about 8.5 feet in width, but there are a lot of people who work in small spaces and there is the option to go long, say 20 feet. Also there is such a thing as bump outs on trailers which could give some elbow room around a lathe. You'd want a bandsaw and maybe a drill press, but these are small foot print. Some tools like a job site table saw or sliding compound miter saw can be stored, then set up and used as needed. DC might have to rely on a fan and the great outdoors.
From a quick look it seems that trailers are limited to about 8.5 feet in width, but there are a lot of people who work in small spaces and there is the option to go long, say 20 feet. Also there is such a thing as bump outs on trailers which could give some elbow room around a lathe. You'd want a bandsaw and maybe a drill press, but these are small foot print. Some tools like a job site table saw or sliding compound miter saw can be stored, then set up and used as needed. DC might have to rely on a fan and the great outdoors.
