Lets See Your Shop!

[pelevesque]

Enclosed pictures of my shop, all my life I dream of matal shop, that was not my trade and was not a machinist, was in the life assurance biseness . I retired 22 years ago at 52 and then organize a shop for hobby. Having lot fo fun.I am french from Quebec Canada.
Have a very nice day
Paul-Ernest

 

[praxim]

What a setup! Does that set a forum record for the combination of neat, clean and comprehensive?

Welcome pelevesque.

 

[autonoz]

Holey Snikeys

 

[Rockytime]

Here are photos of my basement shop. This shop is dedicated to smaller work and is about 90% dedicated to clock repair which is what I do full time since my retirement in 2001. The photos are not the greatest as my shop is small and I cannot move the camera back far enough for most shots even with wide angle. The photos are taken with an old Mavica FD91. I use it because it uses 3.5" floppies which are so convenient. I also have a small machine shop in my garage for another time.
Les

 

[samthedog]

Well after seeing everyone else's shops, I am a little reluctant now. I don't have a great deal of equipment and I'm currently changing the electrics on the lathe, hence why it is on a pallet. I do a pretty even split of woodwork and metal work so I have included pictures of my woodworking machines as well. I have many more in cases but since this is a metal working forum...

I have a trolley set up with all my metal grinding and cutting equipment so it can be rolled outside to avoid abrasive dust in the workshop. I also have tried to have as much on wheels as possible in order to be able to keep things clean and re-organize whenever needed. I have a high lift pallet jack tucked away under the storage cart. This makes moving the machines a snap and enables me to be able to lift up to 1000 kg 1.5 meters high. All my metal working tools required repairs when I bought them. The lathe is the last of the machines needing fixing and then I am pretty much set up. Anyway, enjoy the pictures.

Paul.

 

[loggerhogger]

I like your idea of mounting the air compressor on the wall.

 

[samthedog]

Thanks. I have tried to utilize space as best I can. This is also why I went with a storage cart rather than wall mounting the storage containers. This way I can roll it around to wherever I am doing the work, or away from the mill so that the tubs won't fill up with metal chips. My garage is only 272 square feet so I need to try organize things in a smart way.

Paul.

 

[Tamper84]

Man you all have me drooling over here. I need to start working on insulating and finishing mine off.

Chris

 

[irishwoodsman]

Very nice shop you got there, i was in the process of cleaning mine up before i had 2 heart attacks then had a house fire a month or two latter, still not back in house yet but taking it a day at a time, but you have a very nice shop) Mac

 

[davidh]

What a setup! Does that set a forum record for the combination of neat, clean and comprehensive?

Welcome pelevesque.

your know as a "neatnick". it looks more like a museum than a workshop. beautiful.