Here Is My Shop!

Old habits, Friday was always clean up day. I don't like having to shove stuff out of the way to work on something or when someone comes in with a project.

That's what's killing me about my one-car garage shop. I can fit A LOT of equipment in there, and a fair amount of material (with a 10'x17' HF tent/shed/enclosed carport setup in the backyard for storage). But it takes so much time to put away every last thing and shift things around to go from one operation to the next. Someday I'll finish paying off my divorce and all the crap that came along with that (I've been remarried for almost five years now...) and then we can get a bigger place.

Sounds like you spent enough time working in more cramped spaces in order to more fully appreciate and utilize the space you have now.

TakeDeadAim said:

Randy, its actually Hartford, I should learn to spell my hometown!; which is in Washington County about 18 miles from West Bend. The building was put up by Cleary, if I recall from photos of your shop, they built yours as well. The time and effort to do the wiring in conduit was well worth it. I have added a few outlets and a power drop from the ceiling for my welders or a machine. Doing A big shout out goes to my wife who came out and helped me pull wire and do the conduit runs on the ceiling. I have some construction photos I will post in the next few days. If your ever in the area, I'd be glad to show you the place.

The yellow machine in the corner is a Kalamazoo 2x72" band saw I picked up at a place in Waupaca that deals in industrial surplus. I have some belts on the way, it is a real beast with a new Baldor motor.

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TDA, I kinda thought it was a spelling error on the your location. Ceiling electrical, that is the one thing I wish I had done. I am now looking at how I am going to add it. Yes, Cleary did my building as well and it looks like they did a bang up job for you. Yes, we would sure like to see you construction pics as well. Thank you for the invite, I really don't get down your way very often but, will certainly look you up if headed your way. Same for you, if you are ever down my way give a shout and we'll do some B/S'ing.

Awesome workshop.

Mike.

Your shop needs a hammock!

I found the build pics, been out sick a while, had a myelogram done on my low back, for those that have had it you know for those that have not. Keep it that way. Anyway, I will get them posted as soon as I can and with feeling like I have been a cot out here was a big consideration. If one has to feel like crap you might as well feel that way with your tools. Thanks again for all the positive comments guys, I really do appreciate them.

I still wish I had the money for a shop like that (and all the tools in it) That is a nice shop with a lot of space. I was looking at the pics again. and it almost looks like a white lab coat on the chair in one pic. Now I know why it is so clean looking.
Lower back, can be a pain. Neck and upper back is my main problem. I now get steroid spinal injection (forget what they call it), (scared them twice on the OR table when I crashed on them) doing other procedures. I have stools that are adjusted to the height I need for working on the lathe etc, That way I can stand part of the time and sit part time, It helps but they can get in the way

Ive had so many of those injections, there are several different types and names, I cant even count them any more. I had a couple times they had to keep me a few times as well. Im not sure our bodies always respond well to rapid changes in the pressure in the sac that surrounds our spinal canal and brain. That aside the shop was many years in the making, lots of planning and saving, passing on doing things, vacations etc so that when the time came I could build what you see in the photos. I am none the less very grateful for what I have here and feel the desire to thank the Lord each time I walk in the door. I don't like lab coats so I know there is none in the photos. I do have a green welding jacket and one of my aprons is a tan canvas toolmaker's apron I found at a tool sale. Almost makes me look like I know what I'm doing; LOL.

Well here are the photos of the construction. The first is Day 3 of framing. Then the outside siding up. The inside siding and insulation done and electrical and HVAC, (Ductless unit) installed by me. The floor in the shop and a few more as it was completed.

Really nice, thanks for posting!

Question about your crane, dose it fit out the door? I suppose you could get the heavy stuff in the door far enough to manage? Does it move around the shop where you need it? I ask because I often think, "how can I fit a job or gantry or fixed chain hoist here or there?"

Thanks again for the nice shop tour!

Jim

Looks VERY nice! I hope to be able to build something along those lines once my kids are done with college and my wife and I figure out where we can agree on to retire. Have to go somewhere we can get enough property to pull that off. Yes, love all the pictures. You can't post too many so please do. So the shop is the back half divided by a wall with the single roll-up door and service door??