Photo thread.....show us your shop.

[Hy Tran]

Question, Hy.......

What do you use those scissors for, that you'd keep them right there at the headstock?

That doesn't look like Albuquerque outside your window......Ha,ha!

Very nice shop, BTW....... 🙂

Angel Fire, NM, at about 9400 ft elevation. I don't get to just walk out my door to get to the shop, I have a rather lengthy commute.

The scissors are to cut sandpaper, rags, etc.

I still need to build a tool rack for "frequently-used tools", either to lay on the ways, or a stand just off the grinder--switching from bowl gouge to parting tool, etc.

Hy

 

[Hy Tran]

Hy,
I'm going to add a heater to my garage shop before the really cold weather sets in. What sort of space heater do I see in your shop and how do you like it? I'm not nearly as tidy as you are and I'm concerned about the shavings catching on fire. Thanks.

Rinnai. I don't remember the exact model #, but it sucks in external air, burns propane from the tank that supplies propane to the house, and vents to the outside. I think that's called a direct-vent, but don't quote me.

It has a "freeze-protect" setting if you want to use it.

I like it, but the thermostat is not quite right (on 60F, it heats up to 64F, etc.).

My space is about the space of a 1-car garage, and exterior temperatures will drop to -20F in the coldest winter nights; typical coldest daytime highs is 10-20F. The heater will bring the workshop from "not-quite-freezing" (40F?) to 60F in less than an hour.

 

[Tom Albrecht]

Hy,
I'm going to add a heater to my garage shop before the really cold weather sets in. What sort of space heater do I see in your shop and how do you like it? I'm not nearly as tidy as you are and I'm concerned about the shavings catching on fire. Thanks.

I used to have a ceiling hung gas forced air heater in my former shop (Mr. Heater brand). With the heat source up high there is no danger of fire. They use a flue system that brings in combustion air from outside and exhausts from the same flue opening (wall or roof). You can get them set up for propane or natural gas.

 

[Bill Boehme]

Angel Fire, NM, at about 9400 ft elevation. I don't get to just walk out my door to get to the shop, I have a rather lengthy commute.

The scissors are to cut sandpaper, rags, etc.

I still need to build a tool rack for "frequently-used tools", either to lay on the ways, or a stand just off the grinder--switching from bowl gouge to parting tool, etc.

Hy

That really is a long hike from Albuquerque. 😀

I've skied at Angel Fire several times. A friend had a cabin nearby at Eagles Nest. This was about thirty years ago so things might have changed since then. I hear that they might have a chair lift now. 😀

 

[Mark Hepburn]

Speaking of digressions...

Aw man, can't think of anything right now.

 

[Odie]

Odie-I have some antique stuff hanging, but on the outside of my pole barn. I just got a new "treasure" a couple of weeks ago, when coming home I saw a "barn sale" sign. Stopped and got a lobster trap (just had been eating lobsters in Maine the week before,) and what said on the tag "vintage log carrier". It has a little work on it and too big to hang-May be deck "art". Has metal on the runners. The handle is folded over it. GretchView attachment 20977

Nice! That looks very "hand made". Front and back runners are hinged and the front bunk pivots. I can see someone pulling a load of firewood along a narrow snowy trail with that......😀

 

[Dean Center]

Thanks for the responses. Is this thread the woodworkers' equivalent of a "gaper's block"? (traffic jam from people slowing to look at an accident) Lots of voyeristic value. I like it, but I can tell I need to buy more tools.

 

[Bill Boehme]

Thanks for the responses. Is this thread the woodworkers' equivalent of a "gaper's block"? (traffic jam from people slowing to look at an accident) Lots of voyeristic value. I like it, but I can tell I need to buy more tools.

I can tell that I need to get a front end loader so that I can start to clean up my shop. I have the clutter equivalent of being snow bound.

 

[Tom Albrecht]

Odie thanks for going first and getting this started. Now, what's with all the five gallon pails and the propane tanks?

 

[Tom Albrecht]

I can tell that I need to get a front end loader so that I can start to clean up my shop. I have the clutter equivalent of being snow bound.

Bill, there is no excuse now, yours can't be any worse than what we've seen here... besides, one man's clutter can be another man's treasure.

 

[Odie]

Odie thanks for going first and getting this started. Now, what's with all the five gallon pails and the propane tanks?

I'm enjoying this, too, Tom.........I understand exactly what you mean, when you say your shop is your everything.....😉I'm feeling the same. I'm feeling a little jealous for all the great equipment I'm seeing from everyone else. My equipment seems sooooo old! I'm doing the best I can with the limited funds I have available, though.......😛

The 3M deburring wheel has become an important element in my tool preparation. It's been great for polishing lathe tool shafts (especially the corners of squared shafts), and the tops of tool rests. The ability to slide between these tool surfaces is a great benefit to the results that can be had........

 

[Odie]

Odie thanks for going first and getting this started. Now, what's with all the five gallon pails and the propane tanks?

Oh yeah......regarding your question:

The five gallon buckets were free from where I was employed before my retirement earlier this year......worked as a production machinist for 18 years, and these buckets for coolant and cutting oil were available to anyone who wanted them. They are great for storage. The propane heaters are how I bring up the temperature fast in my shop......and, the temperature is maintained with electric heaters. It's not advised to use the propane heaters to maintain heat because of the carbon monoxide, but are great for a quick way to bring the shop up to livable temperature.

Everyone has their own ways of keeping things handy, and this little table that fits between the bedways is mine......

 

[Mike Johnson]

I actually like the older equipment, well built and lasts forever.
I sponsor a mentoring program for homeless children.
This is one of the work shops that takes place on a weekly basis. 🙂

 

[john lucas]

Well here are some photos of my shop. I've been a woodworker for more than 40 years and this is the culmination of a lot of reading and playing and tool collecting. You can't really see a lot of the antique tools that I collect and use. Many are in drawers. When I retired 3 years ago and got married and had to move I made my new shop a priority. It is by far the nicest shop with the most room that I've ever had.

 

[john lucas]

Just a few more. I have a room off to the side that was a dog grooming area. I made that my parts bin where I keep all the screws nuts bolts and other odds and ends. Then I have a seperate building that has my wood storage + one that isn't shown that has my plywood and sheet goods and also has a huge supply of Kindling for the wood stove in our house. There is another shed attached to the side of the Parts bin room that was full of fire wood. I'm in the process of clearing that out and hopefully will make that into my Blacksmith shop. If I do that I may move the metal lathe and metal workbench into the Parts bin room along with a Drill press so that it will all be close to the Blacksmith area. I'll have to put a door in for acess to the Blacksmith shop.

 

[Mark Hepburn]

I actually like the older equipment, well built and lasts forever.
I sponsor a mentoring program for homeless children.
This is one of the work shops that takes place on a weekly basis. 🙂

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Isn't that where they build the iPhone? 😀

 

[Mike Johnson]

John,

I like your shop layout, lots of equipment and storage and you still have plenty of work space for each area.
Really nice to have access all the way around your lathe!

 

[john lucas]

Mike I'm in the process of changing the lathe angle. I want to add a short bed extension lower on the leg so I can turn larger platters and off center work. That means pushing it back closer to the wall. The mini lathe used to be stored back against the wall and was useless in that position. I'm starting to teach more at home now and need 2 lathes so I'm trying to figure out where to put it. Needs to go to the left of the big lathe behind the bandsaw but I use what's in that Black cabinet all the time so hate to move it. As the saying goes, if you have a big shop you will fill it and need a bigger one.

 

[Mark Hepburn]

John, that is a really nice shop. I have to confess that I envy you all that space and how bright it is. Not to mention the tools!

 

[Mark Hepburn]

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Tom, I'll trade shops with you! Yours is very well equipped. Actually, it seems that everyone here has a pretty good setup. I've learned a lot from looking at the photos.

Speaking of which, how do you like your Raptor set up tools? I put them in my shopping cart at CSUSA and keep moving them back and forth to "buy later".

 

[Bill Boehme]

besides, one man's clutter can be another man's treasure.

That's it. It's not clutter, it's my treasure storage facility.😀 That must mean that I'm the wealthiest person here. 😛 That sounds a lot better than the biggest slob. 🙂

 

[Mark Hepburn]

That's it. It's not clutter, it's my treasure storage facility.😀 That must mean that I'm the wealthiest person here. 😛 That sounds a lot better than the biggest slob. 🙂

The Biggest Slob, coming to NBC soon... 🙂

 

[Tom Albrecht]

Well here are some photos of my shop. I've been a woodworker for more than 40 years and this is the culmination of a lot of reading and playing and tool collecting. You can't really see a lot of the antique tools that I collect and use. Many are in drawers. When I retired 3 years ago and got married and had to move I made my new shop a priority. It is by far the nicest shop with the most room that I've ever had.

Beautiful shop with a nice layout John. Yes, a purpose built dedicated shop is great. I had one in my former life, with plenty of lighting and space. I love my smaller basement shop now too, but like many of us I'm working in a space that has it's limitations built in like poor lighting, low ceilings, and cramped quarters. When I moved to this shop three years ago I had to sell off some equipment including an 8" Jointer, a 24" Oneway with bed extension, and a 12" floor model Thickness Planer.

 

[john lucas]

One of my requirements for this shop was light. I put in 5 windows on the West side and one large one on the North side plus windows in the garage doors. Then I put a lot of LED lights in the ceiling. It's almost as bright as day. I love it. I do need one more light over the bandsaw. That's the only dark area in the shop.

 

[Mark Hepburn]

When I moved to this shop three years ago I had to sell off some equipment including an 8" Jointer and a 12" floor model Thickness Planer.

Ouch. I know we all hate getting rid of tools. I did the same with a planer and a jointer. Still have a lunchbox planer and access toa jointer

One of my requirements for this shop was light. I put in 5 windows on the West side and one large one on the North side plus windows in the garage doors. Then I put a lot of LED lights in the ceiling. It's almost as bright as day. I love it. I do need one more light over the bandsaw. That's the only dark area in the shop.

You can tell that it was a priority. I wish that I could do something to get more light in, but I'd literally have to build a shop. I'm in converted space in a brick house so have to settle for lots of LED.

Have you considered a good, bright LED task light for your bandsaw? I put a small one (magnetic mount) pointing at the blade. I like it but that may not be what you prefer.

 

[john lucas]

Mark I actually have 3 lights that I don't use elsewhere that have magnets and are stuck to the bandsaw. It's kind of where I store unused magnetic lights. I do turn one of them on when I do detail work but I'd like to have a brighter general area so it just feels more comfortable.

 

[Bill Boehme]

Well here are some photos of my shop. I've been a woodworker for more than 40 years and this is the culmination of a lot of reading and playing and tool collecting. You can't really see a lot of the antique tools that I collect and use. Many are in drawers. When I retired 3 years ago and got married and had to move I made my new shop a priority. It is by far the nicest shop with the most room that I've ever had.

I'm very envious. I also have a MiniMax MM16 bandsaw. It is very nice and will cut anything with ease. Mine is eleven years old and I need to get new tires. Have you reached that point yet? If so, where did you find them? They were conveniently located in Austin, Texas when I bought my bandsaw.

 

[john lucas]

Bill I got that Bandsaw used and it was in mint condition. I did have to work on the magnetic switch after about a year. I have had no problems getting parts from their parts place in Atlanta. I can look up the number if you need it. I got it off the owners manual.

 

[Bill Boehme]

Bill I got that Bandsaw used and it was in mint condition. I did have to work on the magnetic switch after about a year. I have had no problems getting parts from their parts place in Atlanta. I can look up the number if you need it. I got it off the owners manual.

Yes I would like that information. The only number that I have is the one when they were in Austin, Texas. Their website used to have lots of information, but now there is almost nothing.

 

[Tom Albrecht]

One of my requirements for this shop was light. I put in 5 windows on the West side and one large one on the North side plus windows in the garage doors. Then I put a lot of LED lights in the ceiling. It's almost as bright as day. I love it. I do need one more light over the bandsaw. That's the only dark area in the shop.

Get a Moffat light.

 

[john lucas]

I have 3 Moffat lights. I used to like them but to get a bright enough light you get too much heat. I did install CFL's but they aren't as bright as a good incandescent. I've changed to some high power LED's. I bought one of them from Ken Rizza. It's actually too bright. I'm going to build a miniature soft box to go over it to spread the light and not be quite that bright. The other I bought from Micheal Hare at the Georgia symposium. I think it a modification of the ones people buy from the big department chain whose name is escaping me right now.

 

[Tom Albrecht]

I have 3 Moffat lights. I used to like them but to get a bright enough light you get too much heat. I did install CFL's but they aren't as bright as a good incandescent. I've changed to some high power LED's. I bought one of them from Ken Rizza. It's actually too bright. I'm going to build a miniature soft box to go over it to spread the light and not be quite that bright. The other I bought from Micheal Hare at the Georgia symposium. I think it a modification of the ones people buy from the big department chain whose name is escaping me right now.

I use standard screw in LEDs in my Moffats-- plenty of light with no heat

 

[Bill Boehme]

I Think it a modification of the ones people buy from the big department chain whose name is escaping me rightnow.

IKEA?

 

[Zach LaPerriere]

So many great shops! This thread reminded me of Dave's shop, Dave of D-Way Tools. 3500 square feet of tinkering by a master:

I'm waiting for inspiration to clean my shop and a sunny day, then I'll post pictures of my very rustic 200 square feet shop.

 

[Mark Hepburn]

IKEA?

Hey, watch how you toss around those four letter words fella. 😵

 

[Mark Hepburn]

So many great shops! This thread reminded me of Dave's shop, Dave of D-Way Tools. 3500 square feet of tinkering by a master:

I'm waiting for inspiration to clean my shop and a sunny day, then I'll post pictures of my very rustic 200 square feet shop.

His shop is bigger than my house.

 

[john lucas]

It is IKEA. MIke removes the base and puts a very strong magnet on it. In fact it's almost too strong if you put it flat on the ways of the lathe. However that's a good thing if you put it on a less than flat surface.

 

[Mark Hepburn]

It's called a Jansjo and they're $10. Here's a photo of the lamp:



And a link to Ikea's site:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20169658/

Cindy Drozda also sells these with a very nice magnet attached already on her website. I bought three in Phoenix and love them. They're on my lathe too as well as elsewhere in my shop.

And, here's a link to the magnets from Amazon. They're very strong. I pulled the base from the Ikea ones I bought and epoxied magnets onto the bottom. They work well also.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WMOEEY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Odie]

It's called a Jansjo and they're $10. Here's a photo of the lamp:

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And a link to Ikea's site:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20169658/

Cindy Drozda also sells these with a very nice magnet attached already on her website. I bought three in Phoenix and love them. They're on my lathe too as well as elsewhere in my shop.

And, here's a link to the magnets from Amazon. They're very strong. I pulled the base from the Ikea ones I bought and epoxied magnets onto the bottom. They work well also.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WMOEEY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Wow......I see the price came way down on the IKEA lamps since I purchased a couple of them! I think they were about $25 apiece 4-5 years ago! They are good lamps, for sure, but the switch on them are a bit faulty (or, on mine, they are)......don't make positive contact, and have to turn on and off repeatedly to make good contact. Still a bargain for $10, though.

For those looking for lamps with a magnet attached, these LED sewing machine lamps are also pretty good:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sewing-Mach...261666?hash=item5b2ce57ee2:g:lSwAAOSw8w1YAFyz

ko

 

[Mark Hepburn]

Wow......I see the price came way down on the IKEA lamps since I purchased a couple of them! I think they were about $25 apiece 4-5 years ago! They are good lamps, for sure, but the switch on them are a bit faulty (or, on mine, they are)......don't make positive contact, and have to turn on and off repeatedly to make good contact. Still a bargain for $10, though.

For those looking for lamps with a magnet attached, these LED sewing machine lamps are also pretty good:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sewing-Mach...261666?hash=item5b2ce57ee2:g:lSwAAOSw8w1YAFyz

ko

Yes, I think that they must have worked on that because it hasn't been an issue at all for me. And I move them around and am not what you would call gentle with them :-(