well if I extend into the second half (woodworking) of the workshop, there I have an L shaped workbench, a table saw, a bandsaw, a pillar drill, a bench drill, a planer thicknesser, 4 bench grinders (stored under the bench, one has a water wheel, one a sanding belt and 2 standard, one rigged out for polishing, add to that a 12" bench mounted 3 in 1 brake roll and shear, plus a small 1/2 ton fly press, everything in the wood shed is on wheels and gets rolled out to the middle for use (except the band saw and pillar drill, space is definately a premium, so i will have to find a new home for all the stuff boxed up behind the lathe.
thats all in a 24 foot x 8 ft space (including the metal workshop area, so 2 12x8 foot rooms, fortunately I only need to fit me in there with the tools.
today I was trying to get the counter shaft up and running, this will be difficult as it has a slightly bent shaft from removal, none the less, a third small lathe has been sat on a board on the south bend to try and true this up, the shaft ids too long to turn, as I cant fit the tailstock on the end of the bed to support it, so I dialled in the shaft and spun it up and am using a small hand grinder to gradually true up the end of the shaft as that had also been mushroomed, once i am happy I can get a bearing over the end I may be able to use a bearing block to support the tail end.needs must at the moment until I have the big lathe running its the best option i have. once the big lathe is up and running I can turn a new shaft for the counter shaft., sort of fix A to get B running to replace A