Recently Retred, Getting Back Into Making "stuff"

upTheHill

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my metal workshop was very under-loved for the last couple of years.
I've recently retired and am getting everything setup again, rearranging lighter things to the 2nd floor of "Man-Ville" to take advantage of the wood stove & Windows.

below is some pics of the "new" workshop. The heavier things are still in the 1st floor which is also the garage part of the building.

1st projects are going to be for some of my big bore / high power air guns. Right now, I'm modding / tuning an Evanix Rainstorm II which is a 35 cal air rifle.

I'll be hanging around here again on a more regular basis.

manville-3.jpg 5.jpg 6.jpg
 
I wish my hangout looked as nice as yours ! Love the wood walls and from the looks of it you are in the mountains ?
 
the bump we live on is called Patrick Mountain, but it's really just a hill with a superiority complex. it's about 1,000' up at the top. we're about 2/3rds of the way up on the south side.

we've been here about 9 years, and one of the reasons we bought it (in addition to the view), is it has 2 - 2 car garages, both with heated workshops. So we have his and her garages and shops. The rule we came up with right off was that I'm not allowed to tell her what to do with / in her shop and she's not allowed to comment on mine. Her's has a 15 x 25 heated enclosed shop on the 1st floor behind the garage, a large hay loft on the 2nd floor for her "zoo" along with a 15' x 15' husband free get away room. My 2nd floor is supposed to be a 1 BR guest house. but since neither of us want guests. I have to suffer with a 600 sq ft man cave that has a 3/4 bathroom and a science kitchen.
 
So we have his and her garages and shops....... I have to suffer with a 600 sq ft man cave that has a 3/4 bathroom and a science kitchen.

Well we all have our crosses to bear. ;)

Nice looking shop.
-brino
 
What a beautiful shop and location, Dave!
 
Love the view from your window! I try my best to block my views with bushes etc. Main is a beautiful place, I've only traveled through there once but other than calling
your little hills mountains, I really want to plan another long car trip through there,
Whats your science kitchen?

CHuck the grumpy old guy
 
thanks guys,

since you like the side view so much. Here's the view from the front and back windows.
it's cloudy today, so you can't see much of the view up front.


front-view.jpg back-view.jpg
 
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But I thought that you guys had snow in the winter!

CHuck the grumpy old guy
 
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