Hope for basement machinists

[mmcmdl]

Fully understand that C-bag . If I pulled the Vidmars and roll arounds , The Kubota FEL , the 3 four wheelers , the zero turns and tractors out of the garage I would have more space than needed for the equipment . But then again , I wouldn't have all of the above when needed . I firmly believe space is the limiting factor here , If I owned a 2000 sq ft building , there would be 6000 sq ft of things residing inside it .

 

[C-Bag]

So true Dave. It has taken me most of my life to truly understand what has to go and what is something that is useful. Whats interesting to me is when I let go of the desire for the biggest and best truly insane deals kept showing up to test my resolve

 

[7milesup]

For you basement shop dwellers here is a video for even more inspiration.

 

[C-Bag]

For you basement shop dwellers here is a video for even more inspiration.

Watched that when it came out. Absolutely amazing. That guy blows my mind.

 

[T Bredehoft]

My current shop is yes, in the basement, but so is the garage with double doors between them. No problems. I'm currently (next two or three weeks) going to decide (have decided for me) if I can build a hobby wood shop in an upstairs bedroom, in a different country. The lady of the house seems to want me to stay around....little does she know, I'd stay without a shop. By local rules I can only 'reside' there 90 days out of 180. We're working toward one month here, one there...I do all the traveling.
Gotta stock up on Euro's for used machinery. She located a "great" table saw for me yesterday.

 

[sdelivery]

My current shop is yes, in the basement, but so is the garage with double doors between them. No problems. I'm currently (next two or three weeks) going to decide (have decided for me) if I can build a hobby wood shop in an upstairs bedroom, in a different country. The lady of the house seems to want me to stay around....little does she know, I'd stay without a shop. By local rules I can only 'reside' there 90 days out of 180. We're working toward one month here, one there...I do all the traveling.
Gotta stock up on Euro's for used machinery. She located a "great" table saw for me yesterday.

Is that a 53 Studebaker commander?

 

[T Bredehoft]

It is, purchased 6 Jan 1959. restored 2000-2002. Haven't driven it lately. 232 3 speed with OD.

 

[rabler]

I would really like to have a basement. But nope, a crawl space under a 1600 sq ft manufactured home. Have spent way too much time under there, hooking up wiring, plumbing, ductwork, networking, etc. If I thought I could excavate under there and keep the house intact, I would ...

 

[Steve-F]

"It is, purchased 6 Jan 1959. restored 2000-2002. Haven't driven it lately. 232 3 speed with OD."

We have your cars older sister 1949 Studebaker Champion Regal Deluxe Starlight Coupe.

 

[Eddyde]

Basement shop guy here. Yes, the machine load-ins require a bit of extra planning, but very doable.
Here is how I did mine:

Lathe Delivery, Backhoe Required

Hi All, Back in mid March, I found the lathe I'd been looking for on eBay, a 13" Clausing Colchester. The lathe looked pretty good in the pictures and the description sounded accurate from what could see. The price was around the usual for that machine. I took a chance and put in a lowball...

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How To Assemble A Milling Machine In A Low Ceiling Basement

I continue the story of the RB-1 mill from Here. I figured I would start a new thread on this as it is a new phase of the project. It took the better part of two days to get the mill and the grinder into the basement, now to reassemble them... The problem is, the ceiling is too low to rig the...

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The temperature is pretty stable, it varies about 10-15 degrees F year round but fluctuates very little, day to day, week to week.
It's great to have a shop so close to home!