mikesscrollsaw Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 BIG or small show us where you do your best work! here's mine, its a 1.5 car garage attached to the house. inkskape drawing of the area, top left is the scroll saw area, the top is work bench from wall to wall the scroll saw area left of that the sanding and assembly area some tools on the side wall, the open area where a car might go I have a foldable ladder set up in the scafolding mode with wood across it to make a table, I do my finish work here, it's not nearly big enough but I'm betting it's not the smallest either! Quote
Messman Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 Ok here you all go. My shop actual size is 12 x 24 but I do not use that whole area for actual work space although I am thinking about redoing the layout of things. But here is a general picture of the shop for you. You will notice that there is space behind the blue wall. This is where I have a desk and a couple of chairs and my dust collector. This is where I go when I want to sit down and relax a little bit while I am in the shop. It is a little less dusty in there and I also have some storage for some general items that I do not use often. I also, as you may have noticed, built all my work benches at the same height which is the height of my table saw which makes it a little bit easier when I am cutting down large sheet goods. This is my router station that I built into my side work bench with storage for the router bits under it. There are a few more pictures of the shop and some storage ideas that I am using in my gallery http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery ... ?album=506 that you may find useful. Comments are welcome. I need to take a couple more pictures of some new additions I have in the shop now like my lathe station which I have yet to learn to use properly. Quote
mikesscrollsaw Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Posted February 4, 2011 There are a couple mods i need to do to my shop, short of building a new building in the yard strickly for the wood shop, I need better organization, I want to build some cabinets to replace those wire shelves you see, and I want to adjust the height of all the tools to be the same based around the table saw. right now they are almost all different making things a little more difficult to manage. since it's still a garage and my other hobby is offroading with a jeep wrangler I have a bunch of mechanic tools and jeep parts along with other stuff in the shop area which simply take up alot of room. Not to mention my Harley parked next to my drying wood pile. My tools need to stay portable so I can move them out of the way when a vehicle needs to be brought in. Quote
grampa Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 This is my little bolt hole, its only 13ft by 8ft I have boarded up the roof joist and put in a large trap door I use it for wood storage Its mostly made from kitchen cabinets and worktops, the largest tool is the bandsaw that i use to resaw my wood, I also plumbed in some 2" waist pipe along both sides with outlets for dust collection its attached to a shop vac and works a treat.........Paul Quote
sullyscroller Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 heres mine it's 20 x 30 and real dirty but it's home http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery ... ?album=489 Quote
sullyscroller Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 Chris wheres the dust ????lol Quote
mikesscrollsaw Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Posted February 4, 2011 heres mine it's 20 x 30 and real dirty but it's home http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery ... ?album=489 do you scroll with your table at an angle like that? I've never seen it done like that before I like your finishing table idea, boards with nails and then you can move them individually into the drying area, takes up less space . Quote
sullyscroller Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 mike , angling the saw that way is so much easier on you back . try it you will love it cause its comfortable ron Quote
grampa Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 heres mine it's 20 x 30 and real dirty but it's home http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery ... ?album=489 REAL DIRTY, looks like a operating theater compared to mine ...Paul Quote
Messman Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 Chris wheres the dust ????lol If only you could see it right now. Those pictures were taken not long after I completed building side work bench with the router table built in. It no looks like a tornado hit it and instead of raining water it was raining saw dust. Quote
sullyscroller Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 If it ain't dusty you ain't using it LOL LOL Quote
Clayton717 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Posted February 5, 2011 If it ain't dusty you ain't using it LOL LOL mine is beyond dusty. I'll try to get a couple pictures posted soon. Quote
amazingkevin Posted February 5, 2011 Report Posted February 5, 2011 ron i'm real impressed with the angle of the saw and can't wait to try it my self.Roughly do you have a degree for us to shot at ?i'm allways concious of proper posture to keep from getting the achs and pains in the back. good tip and i'm sure going to try it! thanks! Quote
Kepy Posted February 5, 2011 Report Posted February 5, 2011 This is my shop that I can't really use as the heat isn't hooked up. #2 is my entry for smallest shop as this is the only area I have to work now. Quote
sullyscroller Posted February 5, 2011 Report Posted February 5, 2011 Don't know about angle but back is raised about 6 " but try out diff. heights for comfort. Quote
Eagledrum70 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 Here is my little hole in the wall. it aint much but it is enough for me to do what I have to do. My shop is a 10 by 12 storage building that I converted into my shop. Note the insulation that I put in , it helps in the winter and summer. I installed a little window unit air conditioner and I also have a little 20 dollar blower heater that I purchased at Walmart I keep beside my scrollsaw and it works great . I do most of my cutting with miter saw outside of the shop due to shop size. The cut table is something I came up with around 10 yrs. ago when I was doing alot of trim work in houses. I like it because I have extensions I can put on both ends and cut long wood by myself and it is portable I set it up on foldable sawhorses. Another good thing about it is you can nail stop blocks down when cutting alot of lumber the same size this is one thing I dont like about those portable stands for miter saws. Anyway here is some pictures of my little piece of woodwork heaven. Quote
amazingkevin Posted February 8, 2011 Report Posted February 8, 2011 Nice size shop!I did'nt see any dust collecter ? or exsaust fan ? The drill press is king size too.!Looks like you got it all ! Quote
sullyscroller Posted February 8, 2011 Report Posted February 8, 2011 shop vac on wall behind drill press Quote
wombatie Posted February 9, 2011 Report Posted February 9, 2011 Here is my little corner of paradise. The band saw we got last October and it was delivered the day before my husband fractured his ankle so it did not get put together until last weekend so it still as to be christened. Marg Quote
amazingkevin Posted February 9, 2011 Report Posted February 9, 2011 Looks very nice ,much nicer than travis's workshop in the wiki games.Who's the cutie with the pink slippers in the mirror? Quote
grampa Posted February 9, 2011 Report Posted February 9, 2011 Nice shop Marg, Looks well organized and I like the sparkling new bandsaw........Paul Quote
Oges Posted February 9, 2011 Report Posted February 9, 2011 Some nice looking workshops there, im too ashamed to put up a pic of my work area. Hopefully later in the year when we buy our own place I can get a nice workshop setup Quote
toolbeltman Posted February 10, 2011 Report Posted February 10, 2011 Marge we will be expecting great things from you now that we have seen your shop! My Scroll saw is laying on the floor amidst my pile of collectables (junk) Quote
Clayton717 Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 OK you asked for it, here is my shop. A 10 X 12 shed. It hasn't been cleaned up and stuff put away for a while. the table saw can't be seen but its under the bench with the lathe on it. It's not fancy but it works. Quote
wombatie Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 Clayton I see you have some set of architech drawers that they keep plans in too, they are great for keeping wood in aren't they. I keep all my short pieces in the top and the long thin boards at the bottom and everything else in between. My husband has one of those wood lathes. Great shop we can see it is well used. Marg Quote
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