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Davo J:
Nothing wrong with a guy spoiling himself after a life time of hard work and I hope you enjoy the hobby as we all do.
Also nothing wrong with having no projects, their are a lot of guys that just make more tools with their tools.

Dave

DavidA:
You will have heard of the heat-death of the universe.

I find a similar situation with my wallet since I retired.

Every penny spent has to be accounted for.  I even run a spreadsheet projected into the next five years so I know (in theory) just how much I will have at any time during this period.

It can't account for the Cameron-Clegg effect though.

Dave.

ieezitin:
Peter.

I will ditto what Davo said on tools making tools. A lot of people on here are into models or some form of hobby that require them to make some part or another, I personally don’t do either I just have a passion for machining and welding and I mainly make tooling or parts that are required for my farm.

You certainly have a lot to learn and that journey will be fun and educational to say the least, but very rewarding in the realm of self-achievement, nothing is more fulfilling to see your little piece that you have invested hours of thought coupled with diligence on your machine be produced and there before you sits the little threaded thingy, to most people it’s a simple little doodad of no consequence , but in your eyes you know every fraction of it and what it took to form it into its shape, the math alone is enough to keep the grey matter from turning blue.

I have been around this machining polava for many years, and every day I learn something new!, this site especially provides me with new free thinking ways to do stuff with so little.   In this caper be prepared to never stop learning.

Enjoy your investment.         Anthony.

latheman:
A few more comments.

I've often thought about adding some sheets to the rafters: when all said and done the garage had asbestos sheets up there before I had them removed. Painted white it would certainly help with the lighting and heat insulation although as the south-west facing roller door is white painted steel, I'm not too sure how much a ceiling would help. But the main problem would be the loss of space. It doesn't show in the photos but some stuff does project upwards into that space. Another problem  is that of access to the electric cables as I still have notions of making some changes. But in truth, I just cant face the hassle of doing it.

Funnily enough I do run spreadsheets for the investments, and occasionally as a check on tax. I also have a huge database now going back decades holding most of my expenditure over time. Not much use really, but comes in a) when trying to work out old something is; b) how much, or how little, we paid for it; and c) when we went somewhere for a holiday. Now that the last of the kids has left (for now - it remains to be seen just what will happen over the next 12 months or so), and everything is paid off, financially we are ok, not rich, but ok. Let's face it, at our age, we're not really into new stuff - just replacement stuff.

Education and the learning curve. One of the things that gave me great pleasure was making, from silver steel, a 60° threading tool, and a three-edge countersink. Not the best I admit - apparently I overdid the initial heating, but nevertheless, that feeling of making a cutting tool that worked was superb. But free thinking ideas, yes: bogs's tramming tool, and his circular squares from tubing are two that immediately come to mind.

Regards,

Peter G. Shaw

frogsuk:
I have just bought my 1st home lathe, also a Warco 220. Very well made... any info on it e.g. what faceplate will fit and any other info would be much appreciated. Love your workshop... something to aim for...

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