Workshop by Sawdustmaker | posted 02-20-2008 05:42 AM | 2453 reads | 1 time favorited | 10 comments | ![]() |
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My shop is AKA my two car garage (sans the cars and motorcycles). Here in Virginia Beach, most of us don’t have a basement because if you dig much deeper than 3 feet down, you are going to need a pump to keep your hole dry, so we use our garages for more important things like making saw dust. I have a wide variety of tools that I’ve bought or inherited over the years. Some of the machines I inherited were from my Father in law who had passed away so I drug them back here from Kansas and started my workshop. I currently have an Antique Magna tools Shop smith Model 10 E with most of the original attachments which does not really play any major function in the shop but I keep it around for the lathe and the drill press. I own several Grizzly machines; A Grizzly Model G7942 drill press https://www.grizzly.com/products/5-Speed-Baby-Drill-Press/G7942 , A Grizzly model G1023 SL left tilting table saw http://www.grizzly.com/products/10-5-HP-240V-Cabinet-Left-Tilting-Table-Saw/G1023RLWX , A Grizzly model G8027 dust collector http://www.grizzly.com/products/1-HP-Dust-Collector/G8027 , and a Grizzly Model G1026, 3 HP Shaper http://www.grizzly.com/products/3-HP-Shaper/G1026 , I also own a Craftsman model 113206931 6 1/8” Jointer, a Ridgid model EB44241 oscillating edge/belt spindle sander http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Oscillating-Edge-Belt-Spindle-Sander-EB4424/100061671. a Dewalt model DW733 thickness planer, a All-Trade 14” model995-B-14 Band saw, and a Ridgid 12”sliding miter saw Model # MS1290LZA http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-15-Amp-12-in-Sliding-Compound-Miter-Saw-with-Adjustable-Laser-MS1290LZA/204321514 with the Ridgid folding mobile miter saw stand http://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-Mobile-Miter-Saw-Stand-AC9945/202673168 that really compliments the saw due to its versatility and portability. There are other numerous power hand tools that help take up most of my spare time. I added a folding 48” roller out feed to make an already great table saw even better.
—Brian, Virginia Beach
-- Brian, Virginia Beach
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GaryK
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#1 posted 02-20-2008 05:45 AM
Nice looking shop. Reminds me of my garage shop!
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
Sawdustmaker
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#2 posted 02-20-2008 05:59 AM
Thanks Gary, I’ve been waiting to get some decent shots when the shop is clean but it seem like those times are few and far between. I was taking some shots of a chopsaw stand I’m working on and said heck with it, I’ll just put something up now and update as I go.
-- Brian, Virginia Beach
Scott Bryan
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#3 posted 02-20-2008 07:02 PM
This is a nice shop. You have plenty of tools to work with. Forget about getting it clean before shooting pictures. Norm has the only shop that is always clean (I am sure that he doesn’t push a broom before filming). Besides a shop without a little sawdust looks too lonely for me.
Do you know how many square feet you have in your shop?
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Harry72
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#4 posted 02-22-2008 12:54 PM
Nice shop Brian
Beginningwoodworker
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#5 posted 05-08-2009 01:44 AM
Nice looking shop, Brian.
a1Jim
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#6 posted 05-08-2009 07:50 AM
good shop I thought I had lots of stuff.
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#7 posted 05-08-2009 08:10 AM
Thats the way a garage is supposed to look. Nice shop.
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Sawdustmaker
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#8 posted 05-16-2011 05:27 PM
Although my new shop has been built for awhile now, it will not become the active shop until we get the future house underway. The new shop is a 25×30 foot steel shop on a reinforced six inch slab. I finally got the electrical line from about a mile away and now have 400 amps available which should be more than enough for the shop but I wanted to have the extra for expansion in the future. Here is a couple shots getting the site ready and I’ll be posting more later.
-- Brian, Virginia Beach
sawblade1
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#9 posted 05-16-2011 05:38 PM
Nice shop, and I Hope you have many great opportunities and successes with your shop and new house :)
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Sawdustmaker
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#10 posted 05-17-2011 07:23 PM
After getting my slab poured, the shop begins to take shape.
-- Brian, Virginia Beach
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