Greetings all,
I grew up with a father that always had a number of workshops in each of his houses depending on what he was working on in that location.
He also did not like to carry tools from one location to another, so each shop was fully equipped. One in the basement, one in the garage, one in the barn, etc, etc. He hated going to the hardware store multiple times, so he always said -
"If you need 1 buy 6, if you need 6 buy a dozen, if you need a dozen, buy a box. And of course - you need the storage drawers to put it all in."
When he downsized, retired, and later gave up on the use of sharp objects, I drove out and brought back whatever I could carry.
About 2 years ago, I came to the conclusion that I had "inherited" most of my hobbies, and I decided to start something new - from scratch.
I decided to pursue "Live Steam".
So the first thing I did was to steal 1/2 the garage (my side), and started to acquire. I chose to go small, and concentrate on table-top as opposed to
floor-standing, with the goal of building "Marine Steam" - eventually moving into mode boats as well.
So I have a 10ft x 10ft square I move around in, and an additional area for grinding, cutting, and soldering/brazing. And of course a Chemical cabinet, a library, and storage for all the nuts, bolts, and screws I brought back from dad's.
Here are some pics:
Layout Desk - cabinet holds mics, calipers, reference books.
View attachment 84808
Layout Desk.
View attachment 84807
Sherline 4400 DRO Lathe, Sherline 2000 DRO Mill
Tool Chest for - ahh Tools.
Off Hand and Tool Bit Grinder
Assembly Desk
Soldering Bench - Power Band (hack)saw - Coping/Jig Saw
Drill Press - Power Filer (made by me)
On yet another small assembly Bench.
I chose the DRO route in order to learn what it FEELS like to cut metal.
The computer screen and computer is for watching training videos.
Thanks for looking, I welcome questions and comments.
Regards,
Jim Pope
Denver, Colorado
I grew up with a father that always had a number of workshops in each of his houses depending on what he was working on in that location.
He also did not like to carry tools from one location to another, so each shop was fully equipped. One in the basement, one in the garage, one in the barn, etc, etc. He hated going to the hardware store multiple times, so he always said -
"If you need 1 buy 6, if you need 6 buy a dozen, if you need a dozen, buy a box. And of course - you need the storage drawers to put it all in."
When he downsized, retired, and later gave up on the use of sharp objects, I drove out and brought back whatever I could carry.
About 2 years ago, I came to the conclusion that I had "inherited" most of my hobbies, and I decided to start something new - from scratch.
I decided to pursue "Live Steam".
So the first thing I did was to steal 1/2 the garage (my side), and started to acquire. I chose to go small, and concentrate on table-top as opposed to
floor-standing, with the goal of building "Marine Steam" - eventually moving into mode boats as well.
So I have a 10ft x 10ft square I move around in, and an additional area for grinding, cutting, and soldering/brazing. And of course a Chemical cabinet, a library, and storage for all the nuts, bolts, and screws I brought back from dad's.
Here are some pics:
Layout Desk - cabinet holds mics, calipers, reference books.
View attachment 84808
Layout Desk.
View attachment 84807
Sherline 4400 DRO Lathe, Sherline 2000 DRO Mill
Tool Chest for - ahh Tools.
Off Hand and Tool Bit Grinder
Assembly Desk
Soldering Bench - Power Band (hack)saw - Coping/Jig Saw
Drill Press - Power Filer (made by me)
On yet another small assembly Bench.
I chose the DRO route in order to learn what it FEELS like to cut metal.
The computer screen and computer is for watching training videos.
Thanks for looking, I welcome questions and comments.
Regards,
Jim Pope
Denver, Colorado