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Title: Jeffs Shop Rebuild
Post by: jgroom on October 02, 2009, 06:20:37 PM
Hi all!  For the last three weeks or so I've been rebuilding my 'shop'.  The problem, a 24' x 40' garage filled with a car, woodworking stuff, metalworking stuff, wife's stuff, kids stuff, all kinda mixed together, so I'm walling off about 15' of one end for a dedicated, weatherized, metal shop.  :headbang:

So up goes the wall...

(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/jgroom/wall1.jpg)

(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/jgroom/wall2.jpg)

Some insulation and wallboard...

(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/jgroom/wall3.jpg)

And a little paint...

(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/jgroom/wall4.jpg)

(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/jgroom/wall5.jpg)

(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/jgroom/wall6.jpg)

(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/jgroom/wall7.jpg)

I think I have everything where it needs to sit.  I left a 5' wide door for moving tools in and out, not sure whether to use a sliding barn type door or french doors....  :scratch:  Now I just need to put in the ceiling and organize  :bugeye:

Jeff
Title: Re: Jeffs Shop Rebuild
Post by: Bernd on October 02, 2009, 07:38:57 PM
Nice shop Jeff.  :thumbup:

I'd go for the barn doors, simple reason being they don't swing. Need to keep stuff clear of doors like that.  :)

So how much work do you plan on getting done? I figure with that nice comfy chair there you're not going to be doing much but dreaming about projects.  :lol:

Bernd
Title: Re: Jeffs Shop Rebuild
Post by: jgroom on October 02, 2009, 08:05:32 PM
Quote from: Bernd on October 02, 2009, 07:38:57 PM
So how much work do you plan on getting done? I figure with that nice comfy chair there you're not going to be doing much but dreaming about projects.  :lol:

Bernd

Just covering all the bases, might have to sleep out there at some point.   :doh:

Jeff
Title: Re: Jeffs Shop Rebuild
Post by: jgroom on October 11, 2009, 01:00:46 PM
Well, a little more progress...   We have ceiling!  :headbang:

(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af62/jgroom/ceiling.jpg)

And not a minute too soon, it's a whopping 36deg f today.   :doh:  Now we just need a little organization!  :lol:

Cheers

Jeff
Title: Re: Jeffs Shop Rebuild
Post by: CrewCab on October 11, 2009, 01:41:19 PM
Now that's looking like a shop ................. just need to add swarf, chippings and a little oil  :beer:

36oF ............. that's about 2oC .............. your right it's insulation time  :thumbup:

CC
Title: Re: Jeffs Shop Rebuild
Post by: Darren on October 11, 2009, 02:16:41 PM
2 deg already ... wow I pity you, here it's around 15C or so .... 59F

Shop is looking good though, bet you have loads of fun in there ..  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Jeffs Shop Rebuild
Post by: chuck foster on October 11, 2009, 09:34:41 PM
nice looking shop and it looks like you have a good assortment of tools to work with.

i see you have a 9" south bend lathe but what make is the bigger lathe??

chuck  :wave:
Title: Re: Jeffs Shop Rebuild
Post by: jgroom on October 12, 2009, 03:53:11 PM
Ahhh, the beast.  It's a 14" Bradford Metalmaster, http://www.lathes.co.uk/bradford/page11.html (http://www.lathes.co.uk/bradford/page11.html), currently just holding that side of the building down.  It was granddads lathe and I have yet to come across a project big enough to need it.

Jeff