kmmcrafts Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 This came up on my FB Memories this morning so I thought I'd show you the inside of my shop.. In the background of some of the pictures you can see my other shop too.. There is two things today that I have to say about this shop... Boy did it fill up fast.. and I should have built a bigger shop, LOL That lean too on the one side there is just a porch.. I've really been considering adding one to the other side to expand my wood shop over to there to free up that one bay.. I originally built this for wood shop only and using the other shop to work on cars etc.. But in putting up this shop they accidentally cut the power line to the old shop.. and the old shop is in rough shape.. so I wasn't going to hook the power back up since the complete electrical was not close to being up to code etc.. probably a good thing it got cut off because the wiring was really old and in rough shape.. probably would of burnt the place down anyway, LOL The dog in that one photo is making sure we was doing everything correctly and in the other photo he is guarding the contents.. ( sand floor ) LOL jbrowning, stoney, GrampaJim and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Really nice, wish I had the room and was young enough to do something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 3 hours ago, kmmcrafts said: This came up on my FB Memories this morning so I thought I'd show you the inside of my shop.. In the background of some of the pictures you can see my other shop too.. There is two things today that I have to say about this shop... Boy did it fill up fast.. and I should have built a bigger shop, LOL That lean too on the one side there is just a porch.. I've really been considering adding one to the other side to expand my wood shop over to there to free up that one bay.. I originally built this for wood shop only and using the other shop to work on cars etc.. But in putting up this shop they accidentally cut the power line to the old shop.. and the old shop is in rough shape.. so I wasn't going to hook the power back up since the complete electrical was not close to being up to code etc.. probably a good thing it got cut off because the wiring was really old and in rough shape.. probably would of burnt the place down anyway, LOL The dog in that one photo is making sure we was doing everything correctly and in the other photo he is guarding the contents.. ( sand floor ) LOL WOW! kmmcrafts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 I think I could live with a shop like that! OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted July 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 52 minutes ago, Scrappile said: I think I could live with a shop like that! I thought so too when I first built it.. now it's so full of stuff there is hardly room to turn around in there... LOL Mostly just needs finished and some shelving put up etc.. and organized.. even as un organized as it is... I know exactly where everything is.. until my wife and kids go moving stuff OCtoolguy and stoney 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Beautiful shop. Years ago I wanted to live rural. My wife thought, RURAL, like with no neighbors to have coffee with? So we moved to the typical sub-division. With a two car garage in which she insists on having her car. So sad! A garage is for tools. A car shed is for cars. You did it right Kevin. YOU DA MAN! Dave Monk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Down Right Fantastic!!! My little shop would fit in there a couple of times. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Rockytime said: Beautiful shop. Years ago I wanted to live rural. My wife thought, RURAL, like with no neighbors to have coffee with? So we moved to the typical sub-division. With a two car garage in which she insists on having her car. So sad! A garage is for tools. A car shed is for cars. You did it right Kevin. YOU DA MAN! Less, you just described what I have. Small shop, long driveway, covered with awning. I'm thinking of extending the front of my shop 3 feet and put up a vinyl fence for privacy so I can move my bandsaw outside and maybe get a real table saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Ray, I don't want to hijack this thread but speaking of table saws I sold my cast iron Delta Uni-saw. Real beast. Not having room I replaced it with a portable saw from Lowe's. Under $200. I won't build furniture with it or do fine segmenting but for what I do it is perfect. I wheel it out onto the driveway two or three times a day. A tap of the toe and it sets up on it's frame. Another tap of the toe and it folds up ready to wheel back in place. Very quick and easy. There will be detractors but it accomplishes what I need to do. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Rockytime said: Ray, I don't want to hijack this thread but speaking of table saws I sold my cast iron Delta Uni-saw. Real beast. Not having room I replaced it with a portable saw from Lowe's. Under $200. I won't build furniture with it or do fine segmenting but for what I do it is perfect. I wheel it out onto the driveway two or three times a day. A tap of the toe and it sets up on it's frame. Another tap of the toe and it folds up ready to wheel back in place. Very quick and easy. There will be detractors but it accomplishes what I need to do. I have this one. I like it and have tuned it to be pretty accurate. I also added a really good saw blade. Edited July 12, 2019 by octoolguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Looks good. Is that a DeWalt? I ask because of the color. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Rockytime said: Looks good. Is that a DeWalt? I ask because of the color. Yes, I bought the saw off a guy here locally. He had it up on eBay and it turned out that he was only a few minutes from me. I got to check it out prior to bidding. When I saw what great condition it was in, I just paid him and told him to cancel the listing. Then I ordered the stand from Dewalt when they were on sale. I'm in about $250. I have taken it completely apart and lubed, adjusted and tightened everything that I could. It does a pretty good job. If I get my fence up, I may just leave it up in my driveway. I'll make a weatherproof cover for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted July 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, octoolguy said: Yes, I bought the saw off a guy here locally. He had it up on eBay and it turned out that he was only a few minutes from me. I got to check it out prior to bidding. When I saw what great condition it was in, I just paid him and told him to cancel the listing. Then I ordered the stand from Dewalt when they were on sale. I'm in about $250. I have taken it completely apart and lubed, adjusted and tightened everything that I could. It does a pretty good job. If I get my fence up, I may just leave it up in my driveway. I'll make a weatherproof cover for it. I've been looking at those portable saws for a few years now.. I don't do any work that really requires a high end saw.. in fact. the only thing I use my table saw for is splitting up my plywood to the size I need.. I just have a very cheap Tradesman table saw that I bought before I even got into woodworking.. I needed a power saw for a home remodel job I was doing.. the table saw was on sale for $59 and came with a stand.. I bought a dust bag thing from HF and added it.. Technically I probably could get by without the table saw and just dig out my handheld circular saw.. My table saw started smoking two years ago and I finally broke down and took it apart to find a bad bearing in the gearbox.. Parts were Obsolete for the gearbox but I pressed the old bearing out and went to the local bearing supply shop got a match and it's lasted me another couple years so far.. LOL It's nice to have the thing at times.. even though i could get by without it.. I've grown used to using it that when it was broke for a few weeks with that bearing I found it to be a pain in the behind to dig out the handheld saw.. Not to change the subject again but Ray.. did you ever take the drill press apart and give it a going over? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodmaster1 Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Nice shop, looks like you have plenty of room until it's filled. I am glad my wife thought I needed a garage for a shop. I built mine about seven years ago as well. It's 30x33 and still not enough room for everything. kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 1 minute ago, kmmcrafts said: I've been looking at those portable saws for a few years now.. I don't do any work that really requires a high end saw.. in fact. the only thing I use my table saw for is splitting up my plywood to the size I need.. I just have a very cheap Tradesman table saw that I bought before I even got into woodworking.. I needed a power saw for a home remodel job I was doing.. the table saw was on sale for $59 and came with a stand.. I bought a dust bag thing from HF and added it.. Technically I probably could get by without the table saw and just dig out my handheld circular saw.. My table saw started smoking two years ago and I finally broke down and took it apart to find a bad bearing in the gearbox.. Parts were Obsolete for the gearbox but I pressed the old bearing out and went to the local bearing supply shop got a match and it's lasted me another couple years so far.. LOL It's nice to have the thing at times.. even though i could get by without it.. I've grown used to using it that when it was broke for a few weeks with that bearing I found it to be a pain in the behind to dig out the handheld saw.. Not to change the subject again but Ray.. did you ever take the drill press apart and give it a going over? No, I've been busy doing these compound cuts and I needed the drill press to drill the holes in them. Once I get done with it, I"m going to tear it apart. I just know that as soon as I do, I'll need it right away. I almost bought a drill press yesterday on C/L. It was a really nice restored Craftsman bench model with a keyless chuck. He was asking $120 for it. A steal but I was too slow on the draw. He sold it to the guy just ahead of me. Oh well.............it wasn't meant to be. kmmcrafts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted July 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Just now, Woodmaster1 said: Nice shop, looks like you have plenty of room until it's filled. I am glad my wife thought I needed a garage for a shop. I built mine about seven years ago as well. It's 30x33 and still not enough room for everything. Yeah, mine is 24 x 32 and I'm sure happy I spent a little more for that style roof because the loft is 14 x 32.. plus I put flooring behind the trusses where the wall would be and I store my totes with finished scroll work in them.. plenty of overhead storage for lumber etc.. actually the loft is a workout room and mancave so to speak with fridge, microwave TV etc.. weights and stationary bike etc etc etc.. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted July 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, octoolguy said: No, I've been busy doing these compound cuts and I needed the drill press to drill the holes in them. Once I get done with it, I"m going to tear it apart. I just know that as soon as I do, I'll need it right away. I almost bought a drill press yesterday on C/L. It was a really nice restored Craftsman bench model with a keyless chuck. He was asking $120 for it. A steal but I was too slow on the draw. He sold it to the guy just ahead of me. Oh well.............it wasn't meant to be. I'm thinking about buying a cheapy press from HF or somewhere so I can still have one to use when I take mine apart.. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, kmmcrafts said: Yeah, mine is 24 x 32 and I'm sure happy I spent a little more for that style roof because the loft is 14 x 32.. plus I put flooring behind the trusses where the wall would be and I store my totes with finished scroll work in them.. plenty of overhead storage for lumber etc.. actually the loft is a workout room and mancave so to speak with fridge, microwave TV etc.. weights and stationary bike etc etc etc.. Workout room? Why would anybody want to intentionally make sweat? I do my workout getting out of bed 3 times a night to pee. Dave Monk and kmmcrafts 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 1 minute ago, kmmcrafts said: I'm thinking about buying a cheapy press from HF or somewhere so I can still have one to use when I take mine apart.. I've considered that too. The reason I was looking at the old Craftsman is, it is the only drill press I've ever seen that has a quill lock on it. That is such a handy thing to have that when you don't have it, you'll miss it. Just being able to bring the quill down with a sanding drum in it or whatever the reason, and just turn the little lever on the left side, then the quill stays where you put it. I loved it and after I sold my other Craftsman, I sure did know I made a mistake. I'm still looking to replace it. kmmcrafts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 It doesn't matter how big the shop is we always want bigger. What a great looking shop. Marg OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 nice shop, we need to see some currant pictures to see how you filled it up OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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