Lets See Your Shop!

[macardoso]

Decided it was time for more storage and more surface area for the work bench.

Garage is roughly 10’x20’ inside.

Many tools are hidden in the cabinet drawers and the big machines typically have dust covers when not in use.

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Is that an OD grinder back there? I'd love one of those.

 

[AGCB97]

Such nice clean shops! I wonder how many actually do work other than cleaning
Aaron

 

[rbertalotto]

I'm sure many of us here, enjoy fine tuning and planning our shops at least as much as we enjoy the projects that we make. Some of these shops are works of art!

 

[OCD Solutions]

My garage is my workshop and it is in a constant state of evolution ever since we moved in 3 years ago.

This was my old dingy workspace, just one corner of a double garage that had to house my wife's car and my ever growing list of tools.



3 years ago we upgraded to a new home with a second bay just for my stuff.

 

[Boswell]

Looks like you could use the rails for the garage door for a light duty overhead crane. Nice use of space and I love all the shiny metal table tops. Is the logo on the table to the right in the last picture sandblasted?

 

[OCD Solutions]

I've looked at doing a rail system with a small winch but the rafter design is less than ideal for load bearing and there are so many other obstacles that it's just not worth it. I have everything I need to add a single hoist point and am just waiting for a need before I commit to another hole.

I did a custom aluminum bed cover project a couple years ago and had ordered a sandblasting stencil with my company logo to finish it off. I sold the deck off before the stencils came in and so I used one on my bench so it wouldn't go to waste.







I had the design for the deck in my head for over 7 years before I pulled the trigger to build it. I made one trip with it and traded the truck off for a stupid short bed and had to sell it off.

 

[extropic]

"3 years ago we upgraded to a new home with a second bay just for my stuff."

Your "stuff" seems to be multiplying. LOL Nice job of keeping it organized.

Just out of curiosity, what is the dimension between the tracks for the overhead doors? Not the width of either door, the distance between the two doors.

 

[OCD Solutions]

I'd guess it's around 3-4 ft between the rails.

 

[hman]

Nice layout! But it appears that "life" is invading your space to some extent.

PS - I noticed what looked like a sandblast cabinet under one of the benches. How easy is it to get it out and in a useful location?

 

[extropic]

I'd guess it's around 3-4 ft between the rails.

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If the space is wide enough, I was thinking you could put a bay of heavy duty shelving (thinking pallet rack or similar) to take advantage of the volume from chest high to the ceiling for more storage space. YMMV

Thanks for posting the ski deck pictures. Trick set-up!