I sort of suffer the same issue, but I also made a mistake when first laying out my work area. I didn't plan for as much "stuff" as I have accumulated. Both machines and tooling (and stuff of dubious value.) The original layout was to keep everything within arms reach & machines near existing 3 phase power outlets. I've only added one major machine, a nice industrial cold saw. But it requires enough room for the material to stick out both sides & 3 phase. What had been my original work bench is now covered with sharpening and grinding stuff. I've added 2 roll around tooling cabinets & a large electrical cabinet converted in to an enclosed shelving unit to keep stuff clean. I have access to a 5K# forklift but it can't reach the face of my lathe (2700#s) or mill now.
Very nice. Thanks for posting the photos.
Dragging stuff around the shop by YOUR ba*****
We had a couple of those at a power plant I worked at. I believe they were called “Blue Goose”. I thought those were far superior to the standard Chinese engine hoists in terms of construction and weight.
I learned a few things from doing that post. One, I would have expanded on parts of the restoration that I didn’t have pictures for. And two, I would have given more time between postings to give people a little more time to interact.
