Author Topic: My tiny shop/shed (Read 12089 times)

j45on · « **on:** February 26, 2011, 03:11:47 PM »

I love looking at pictures of other members workshops so I thought I had better put some of my own up
These were taken today part way through a tidyup I say part way but I got bored

The view from the door

And the view from the rear wall

My X2 mill

C4 lathe

Somewhere under the pile of dead scooter engine and a bb gun is my bench grinder

Last one just general stuff

I really need to add some proper under-bench storage

jim · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2011, 03:26:08 PM »

good!

i really need to tidy mine

saw · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2011, 03:51:35 PM »

I wich I hade that...

fixit · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2011, 04:25:32 PM »

Nice work shop Bet you can hide in there all day!

Artie · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2011, 04:49:11 PM »

You know I think I often take living in a rural area in Aus for granted....

Great shop mate, Im amazed at what some of you guys do in such small spaces.... I dont think I could fit my tooling in there...

And I believe Im "crowded"...so I keep the stock in a seperate room...

j45on · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2011, 07:19:11 PM »

Quote from: fixit on February 26, 2011, 04:25:32 PM

Nice work shop Bet you can hide in there all day!

If I could get internet that far from the house I probably would

Artie that is a nice collection you have there

Brass_Machine · « **Reply #6 on:** February 26, 2011, 10:08:32 PM »

Nice comfy setup you got there Jason. Nicely organized (except for that one pile

)

Some undershelf storage setup would be great. Divided he ad has a post somewhere about some stuff he did. He has a nicely done shelf type unit to swap projects... Will look for the link.

Eric

Brass_Machine · « **Reply #7 on:** February 26, 2011, 10:14:28 PM »

Ahhh found it:

Divided he ad's Thread

[img]http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll221/dividedhead/workshop%20pics/DSC01761.jpg[img]

Eric

jiihoo · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2011, 12:36:54 PM »

Jason I like your shop. It seems you've 'bout maximised the use of that space. Well done!

What size is your shop if you don't mind me asking?

Cheers,

Jari

Hobby-Machinist · « **Reply #9 on:** March 01, 2011, 10:03:31 AM »

Jason,

Very well organized in there. Did you build that shed yourself?
The reason I ask is that I want to build a shed myself to store my woodworking stuff to separate it from the metalworking stuff in the basement.

Thanks,

Nelson

bigmini · « **Reply #10 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:10:50 PM »

How do you keep the walls so clean?

j45on · « **Reply #11 on:** March 17, 2011, 08:01:12 AM »

Sorry guys I missed your questions

Jari it is approximately 7 foot 3" by 8 foot 4".

Nelson I did not build it my self ,a local shed/timber frame building company custom built it.
The shed is long and narrow to fit in a gap between the garage and a wall and is split in two with a dividing wall the rear half is all insulated and boarded
and the front half is full of gardening stuff.

bigmini the walls are dirtier than they look and the lathe in picture four looks new but the drip tray has oil and swarf over it which does not show on camera
plus the the shed/shop is only a year or two old and I only get out there at the weekend most of the year.

Rick448 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 17, 2011, 09:12:28 AM »

That looks great and those machines might be just what I need. Do you have any pics of the sort of work you do with them?

j45on · « **Reply #13 on:** March 17, 2011, 10:33:32 AM »

Rick I have made very little really its a bit embarrassing
let me find some pics
first thing I made was a heat-sink for a torch blue laser conversion

This is a ball turner I made for my lathe

which I have used to make several knobs including this one for my car

I was making a headlight for my mountain bike which I had forgotten about until going through these pictures

A spindle lock for my mill

A magnetic swarf stick

A bearing top hat for a wood cutting sled

the sled

A adaptor for a pressure brake bleeder I use at work
I made this to fit london taxis but it seems to fit most european vehicles unlike the adaptors supplied with the machine

And a hub adaptor to fit some RC car wheels too a first person view video car thing I was experimenting with

Nothing major as you can see and mostly lathe work
Currently I'm trying to add some scales to my mill and I need to make a few more brake bleeding adaptors
Future projects might include some metal parts to replace the plastic parts e.g. wheels and stuff on one of these

If I can make my mind up which one I want

John Hill · « **Reply #14 on:** March 17, 2011, 03:52:04 PM »

Quote from: j45on on March 17, 2011, 08:01:12 AM

bigmini the walls are dirtier than they look and the lathe in picture four looks new but the drip tray has oil and swarf over it which does not show on camera....

Where can I get a camera like that?

Nice use of the space Jason.

Bogstandard · « **Reply #15 on:** March 17, 2011, 04:28:36 PM »

What do you mean Jason, under bench storage?

You haven't even started to use your vertical storage, the walls.

I don't think I could find a 1 square foot of bare patch on mine at the moment.

On the wall = out of the way.

John

j45on · « **Reply #16 on:** March 17, 2011, 04:44:56 PM »

I need some storage John because most stuff under the benches is slung into cardboard boxes

So I picked up a pair of these secondhand this week

each draw is about A4 size and 2" deep
No good for big stuff but great for end mills,drill sets,taps and dies,ER collets sets,files,engineers squares,live centre set
and loads more stuff that used to live in plastic and wooden boxes that I have now evicted from the workbench

Rick448 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 17, 2011, 05:18:47 PM »

Very nice stuff there. Thanks for the pics. I like the look of your tools and they could well be my choice. Either the x2 or warco mini mill. I'm still researching!

Hobby-Machinist · « **Reply #18 on:** March 19, 2011, 01:10:55 PM »

Sears here in the states has some great cabinets for workshops with flexible shelving and holders in the doors.

Really maximizes the use of space.

Nelson

krv3000 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 26, 2011, 05:15:17 PM »

on the walls well mines mostley cuverd with overspray a bent nal and a bit of mig welding wire and you can hang out up

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