20 Foot Shipping Container Metal Shop

[samthedog]

Paul, I see no one has bitten yet on the video suggestions. I'm looking around for a lathe at the moment and the odd Chipmaster comes up for sale. It would be great to have an indepth look at your machine, and I'd personally be interested in your approach to turning long stock between centres on the Chipmasters compact bed.

Apart from that It would be nice to follow you along on any project really, I think that would show nicely how you utilise the space, workflow etc

I'll have a crack at this for you. I have a quiet weekend so I'll get around to a video and post it on YouTube.

Paul.

 

[strantor]

First few seconds of your video were a bit confusing; I was expecting a Norwegian accent!

 

[samthedog]

First few seconds of your video were a bit confusing; I was expecting a Norwegian accent!

I speak the "hurgen flurg" fluently and also speak Russian but it likely wouldn't be as interesting as English...

Fortunately people like Aussies here so it has helped me make a lot of good friends!

Paul.

 

[extropic]

Please post a link to your video.

 

[RandyM]

Please post a link to your video.

See post 129 in this thread.

 

[Firestopper]

Paul, you might be setting a trend as low density housing is dwindling. Your layout and setup is exceptional and at the end of the day secure.
I said it before, It reminds me of a ship board shop.
Nicely done and thanks for sharing.
Paco

 

[strantor]

I speak the "hurgen flurg" fluently and also speak Russian but it likely wouldn't be as interesting as English...

Fortunately people like Aussies here so it has helped me make a lot of good friends!

Paul.

I have the Spanish vocabulary of a Mexican toddler and I'm a 75% fluent listener in Tagalog.
When I try to speak either of those languages, most of the words don't make it to my lips and the words that do, come out all mutated.
Props on learning the local language; my kind of immigrant!

 

[uncle harry]

I have no idea how I missed this post. A year or two later and everything is still in one piece in the container. I have had to make some small adjustments - for example I needed to sure up the ceiling as the expensive building glue I used was not as good as I had hoped. The cheaper glue I purchased as a supplement to the expensive glue turned out to be much better.

The work flow has been excellent in the container and I have no complaints at all. It was well worth the hours of planning to have a good workflow. With 1 person there is enough room. With 2 people there is a bit of "musical chairs" happening but there is still ok room for small projects.

The heating solution with IR lamps has proven to be a great solution. The ambient temperature in the container never drops below 14 degrees celcius despite dropping to -25 degrees celcius on occasions over the winter.

Despite the small size, I still have not managed to fill all the storage I have available. The rotating small parts storage was a great investment and has been a huge benefit. The plasma screen arms behind the tool-boards have also worked great as I don't have to reach for tooling.

Overall, I am really pleased with the solution. I am trying to find the time to make another video to follow up on the previous 2. I just want to get the rolling bridge crane fixed before I shoot the video.

Paul.

I really like your TV wall mount bracket solution. I have a deeper bench that I got for free and that idea would be excellent in one of my shops to access tools etc.

 

[samthedog]

I really like your TV wall mount bracket solution. I have a deeper bench that I got for free and that idea would be excellent in one of my shops to access tools etc.

It's one of the solutions I have been really happy with. It's worked really well for the last 2 years. I had to do some fiddling to mount handles on the tool boards but it came together really well.

Paul.

 

[Robert LaLonde]

Nice video overview. I could very easily see how your shop is laid out. I could very easily see how everything works out.