My work-in-progress workshop.

I really thought my 10'x15' shop was small! You have a very nicely constructed building, lots of electrical, insulation and maximizing your work space. Very interesting work you have done. You have some nice equipment also. Good job!
 
Thanks! It's really nice just being able to go out there and make 'stuff' after being sat at a desk all day...

Of course, all that stuff is just more tools at the moment. :)
 
Thanks! It's really nice just being able to go out there and make 'stuff' after being sat at a desk all day...

Of course, all that stuff is just more tools at the moment. :)

I think I'm just a tool junky instead of using my equipment for making something. "It's kinda like getting all dressed up and nowhere to go!" LoL

I was noticing your adjustable shelves and your going to need to add a center support as they look like they are already flexing downward. They are just going to get heavier as you add more stuff!
 
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Oooh look. Limit switches:


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Top limit is adjustable. Just in case I move the belts. The bottom one is fixed.

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I admire the head alignment device, does it have a bearing of some sort on it? [written before I saw the video. Nice drive mechanism!
 
Yes Tom - there's a 25mm linear bearing on the guide rail.
 
More work done. :)

I've added some additional shelving. I moved my spanner rack from where it was and relocated in near the lathe. That gave me some more room:
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And I put some other small shelves over where my VFD is:
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I was noticing your adjustable shelves and your going to need to add a center support as they look like they are already flexing downward. They are just going to get heavier as you add more stuff!

And I took this piece of advice from LX, and added extra central brackets to the existing shelves
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You'll also have seen from the previous pics that I've been busy running air lines. 15mm with quick connects, one near my bench, two near the mill and one over by the lathe

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It's amazing how much more room just another couple of shelves has given me. And the airline system is great. No more fighting with the orange coil. :D

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Did you leave yourself a work area? Looks like every nook and cranny is occupied! Glad you added the shelving center support! I was afraid the shelf was going to break in half! Good job on everything your doing. What is going to be your first project? With all the tooling and accessories you must have had a shop elsewhere until you build this one.
 
LX - no, this is my first workshop. Prior to this all I had was a vise and a bench top drill press in the garage. :)

And yes, I have some work area. More than I had now, thanks to the shelves. The rotary table in the pics is only there as I moved it when I was running the air lines... That and it's waiting for an adapt or plate my friend is turning for me on his 'big boy' lathe. :)

I used to go to one of the local colleges to use their machines, but they stopped doing that... Plus it was annoying to only get 2 hours a week, so if you couldn't get some thing done in that time, you spent half the next session setting it all up again (you couldn't leave stuff in the machines). I did manage to make some parts for my kit car though. And the bug well and truly bit.

My grand plan is to make some clocks. I've always loved clockwork mechanisms, and being an avid clickspring viewer, that's my aim. Do something like that. And once I get my eye in, I'd love to do a grasshopper escapment clock, ala the Harrison sea clocks.
 
You have a truly fantastic shop. As I once lived on a boat, I greatly appreciate your use of space.

I particularly drool over your little band saw. What is it, and can I get it across the pond?

Cheers,

Tom
 
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