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| vtsteam:
I've finally had enough of working out of three unheated sheds crammed with stored items so that I can hardly move. I decided to stop all projects I'm working on, and do something about it. I pulled the door hinge pins on the shed that was originally supposed to be a workshop, removed the door and started carting stuff out onto the lawn. The object was to move the lathe from one "temporary" bench to my real workbench, buried under years of debris. On the lawn I made one section for pipe and tube, one for small metal bits, one for angle and bar, one for plate, one for paint and other liquids, one for long wood, one for plywood and sheets, one for power tools, one for welding related stuff, one for electric motors, one for completed projects, and one for miscellaneous and family items, to numerous and varied to categorize. Gradually space appeared in my workshop. Space between where the lathe is and where it should be. Oh, I forgot, I had a whole section devoted to lathe and other machine tooling it was located on top of the removed door. I found mouse nests and the damage they caused made me cringe, and curse both them and myself for letting things go so far. And all kinds of fun stuff. Things I had no idea I even owned. Finally I had cleared enough room to move the lathe to it's new home. I leveled that up. Then I started taking the machine apart. I remembered from past experience that even stripped of motor and mount, case covers, slides, chuck, and tailstock, that Craftsman is still deceptively heavy to lift -- the darn thing is 62 inches long, too, and unwieldy. I barely got it across to its new home -- managed to get the headstock end up on the benchtop, and then lifted and slid the tailstock end on. Phew! The temporary bench that it vacated will be removed to make room for my mill drill, which is in another shed close by. Now they will both be in the same space. I also have a rolling tool cart I'll be moving with the mill. The shed where the mill was will house organized storage in the back portion, and my metal cutting band saw and welding tool and compressor section in the front. It will remain unheated. My real workshed will become a workshop with NOTHING stored there except what small pieces I need to work on a project. Shelves and storage boxes behind where I've cleared so far will be moved out to the storage shed. There is already a partially restored shaper in that section, underneath a lot of junk. That will remain and be brought operational. I will also install a small wood stove, so I can work all day in the rapidly approaching winter -- I do have a small propane space heater in there already for quick heat. There is a bench grinder in the workshed now, that will be moved out to where I will have my welding tools. The drill press sharing the bench with the lathe now will remain, as will the bench vise. Moving the mill will happen tomorrow -- I hope. It is going to be a struggle to do alone, especially because it has to come up three stairs. It is supposed to rain the day after, so I do have to get everything indoors and squared away by then. |
| Brass_Machine:
It's 'fun' moving machines by yourself isn't it? I am having sort of a similar experience. I just moved house... So everything out of the basement and old garage and into the new one. Found stuff I had completely forgotten about. It sounds like you made some ground today though! Eric |
| DaveH:
:worthless: :beer: DaveH |
| vtsteam:
--- Quote from: DaveH on September 19, 2013, 08:48:09 PM --- :worthless: :beer: DaveH --- End quote --- I don't dare! |
| dsquire:
Steve Sometimes you have to do that just so that you can remind yourself of what you have that you have forgotten about. :lol: :lol: I'm bad for that as well, no camera's allowed. :D :D Cheers :beer: Don |
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