What Machines Do You Have In Your Home Shop?

What Machines Do You Have In Your Home Shop?

  • Metal Cutting Lathe

    Votes: 611 93.0%
  • Knee Mill/Bench Mill

    Votes: 472 71.8%
  • Surface Grinder

    Votes: 109 16.6%
  • Shaper

    Votes: 97 14.8%
  • Metal Cutting Bandsaw

    Votes: 461 70.2%
  • Drill Press

    Votes: 590 89.8%
  • Pedestal/Bench Grinder

    Votes: 581 88.4%
  • Belt Grinder/Sander

    Votes: 459 69.9%
  • Welding Equipment

    Votes: 535 81.4%
  • Plasma Cutter/Table

    Votes: 113 17.2%
  • Hydraulic Press

    Votes: 240 36.5%
  • Bending Brake

    Votes: 167 25.4%
  • Air Compressor

    Votes: 609 92.7%
  • Gantry Crane/Engine Hoist/Shop Crane

    Votes: 251 38.2%
  • Arbor Press

    Votes: 245 37.3%
  • Tubing Notcher/English Wheel

    Votes: 61 9.3%
  • Woodworking Tablesaw

    Votes: 455 69.3%
  • Woodworking Bandsaw

    Votes: 355 54.0%
  • Woodworking Router/Router Table

    Votes: 412 62.7%
  • Woodworking Planer/Joiner/Shaper

    Votes: 261 39.7%
  • Woodworking Lathe

    Votes: 154 23.4%
  • Compound/Cross-Cutting Miter Saw

    Votes: 326 49.6%
  • Air Filtration/Blower System

    Votes: 139 21.2%

  • Total voters
    657

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Here is a poll that should interest most of us. What machines do you own in your home machinist shop? Select as many as you like, and elaborate in this thread.
 
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Compared to some I guess I don't have much but my wife always called me Tim the toolman tylor like on home improvement. He always said he had 150 or something like that electric hand tools. Everyone uses me for the tool crib because I have done it all - all aspects of automotive, plumbing, mansonary, electrical, carpentry, roofing, landscaping, wood working, electronics, welding......and now chip making. Love chip making!!!!! Love chip making!!!!! Hey I already said that. :nuts:

Have a great day!

Ed
 
Voted, and not that I have everything on that list, but still need/want:

Dave


  • Welding Equipment
  • Gantry Crane/Engine Hoist/Shop Crane
  • Arbor Press
 
I have everything on the list except what is below. Looking for the surface grinder and press.


Surface Grinder
Plasma TableHydraulic Press
Bending Brake
Tubing Notcher/English Wheel
Air Filtration/Blower System
 
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you forgot to list wood lathe

and yes, I need a bigger garage
 
I still need a shaper and a tig welder but otherwise my shop is coming along nicely - as it should be after so many years!

Michael

Colchester Student 13"
Induma 1S (BP)
LUXO 12 " vertical metal cutting bandsaw (Japenese 1966)
Skill 4x12 metal cutting bandsaw
Miller Thunderbolt AC/DC
Oxy/Ac
Pehaka 30" wood bandsaw
Wadkin 18" wood planner
Wadin 12" tablesaw
General 12" jointer
2x48 and 6x48 belt sanders
Atlas metal lathe bed converted to wood lathe
Oneida dust collector
Ingersol Rand 5 hp compressor
arbour press
Rockwell 12 " radial arm + mitre saw
 
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I sold my table saw as I don't like the dust in my shop and very seldom used it. I have a plasma cutter but not the CNC table version and a wood band saw converted to metal. I don't see a shaper or surface grinder in my future but I might build a english wheel to go along with my bead roller. Mine is a all metal, no wood working type shop.
 
I have most of those things.

I don't have a shaper, surface grinder, wood bandsaw.

No need for an arbor press since i have the hydraulic press.

Space is at a premium. I have a 22x22 garage and it's well organized but packed to the rafters.
 
My woodworking equipment is leftover from when I decided woodworking was too dangerous. Just have not gotten rid of it.

Bill
 
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