The Torque Workcentre is FINALLY in it’s new home.
I will admit it has been some time since the box arrived from Australia,
good things are worth waiting for !
I was actually waiting on my husband to clean out the half of the garage he claimed as his,
because without this extra room I had no place to set her up.
I can’t really complain because in the process of cleaning he painted the walls and ceiling to reflect better light,
and he hung a shop light for me over the Torque work area. What a love.
Here she is -
I set it up in more than a few hours…I am slow…. and got a 3/4” sheet of MDF for the top.
I was going to cut the sheet to the size of the bed, 24” x 6’ 7” but decided to leave it at 8’ and use the extra as a work surface. For support under the extra length I built the case for drawers that will house the tooling for the Torque. I will post the cabinet again when it is completed. I have something special in mind for the front.
I am going to make drawers and put a door with a lock on it, so when we travel the tools will be secure.
It is a separate rolling cabinet that fits precisely under the height of the bed overhang. Somewhere in the process of cleaning up I misplaced the fourth wheel for the cabinet so it is missing one front wheel for now.
My husband just brought me home another wheel, I think he thinks he put it in with his stuff when he moved out of the garage. Probably, but either way he fixed it for me.
That’s it so far, will hook up the power to it with an extension cord until my husband runs some outlets for me.
I am very excited to get it running. In putting it together I was amazed at the engineering and the strength of the materials that went into making this workstation. It is truly amazing. Now if I can make something amazing with it, I will be really really happy.
Thanks for looking,
Lisa
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18 comments so far
a1Jim
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#1 posted 988 days ago
wee doggy what a great toy . This is the start of many great things to come. Congrats Lisa.
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#2 posted 988 days ago
The Torque looks real happy in her new home.. and the space all refurnished with a lick of paint and new lighting too…. so now that you have the TWC assembled … i can’t wait to see what you can do… remember lots of pics and a few videos too..
I am so glad that you have it and that you like it…and that it was worth waiting for….
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patron
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#3 posted 988 days ago
now your talking lisa .
looks good ,and as you say
worth waiting for .
i did eat all my popcorn
watching the reviews ,
so i’ll get some more ,
and watch this world famous torque at work .
in the hands of a savvy pilot like yourself !
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SPalm
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#4 posted 988 days ago
WooHoo. That is pretty gosh darn exciting. I am really looking forward to seeing what you do with it. Looks like a great addition.
Good job on the install too. New paint and nice top.
Steve
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cwdance1
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#5 posted 988 days ago
Very nice but I think they delivered it to the wrong place. My shop doesn’t look like that. HaHa
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#6 posted 988 days ago
looking good so far!
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#7 posted 988 days ago
So when is Larry coming over to give you lessons? Wasn’t that part of the package deal?
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#8 posted 988 days ago
Can’t wait to see what comes off it! Saw the video, interesting machine for sure.
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ellen35
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#9 posted 987 days ago
Congrats Lisa, you’ll get many hours of fun with that machine.
Your garage is toooooo clean!!! It really needs some sawdust!
I will be anxiously awaiting the projects that come off that machine.
And… looking forward to seeing it too.
Ellen
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#10 posted 987 days ago
That is a beautiful machine and I have seen how versatile these are. Congratulations, Lisa.
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lumberdustjohn
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#11 posted 987 days ago
Looking good!
I will be in the backrow watching.
Can’t wait to see what is first off the machine.
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blackcherry
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#12 posted 987 days ago
Nice score on the TWC, enjoy working with it can’t wait to see your projects…BC
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#13 posted 987 days ago
Nice, Lisa I am envious. Will be watching for the new projects to start rolling of. If you run into a question, I believe their might be some help on here (smile) that might know a thing or two about this machine. Anyway, looks like you have a good start on it.
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Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#14 posted 987 days ago
Wow! How exciting! I can’t wait to see what you will make with it. Just think of the treasures waiting to be born! It is so fun to work in such a clean place with beautiful equipment like that. Congratulations!
Sheila
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Kent Shepherd
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#15 posted 987 days ago
Congratulations Lisa. I know you have waited a long time for this. You will be amazed how you constantly find new uses for the Torque. It will be interesting to see the different applications you come up with.
I am loving mine. The set up is incredibly easy. I had to cut some slots on a small project Sunday. To set up any other way would have taken quite some time, but with the Torque, including set up, was less than 5 minutes. In fact, I’m not even sure how I could have done it another way because of how the piece was made.
Keep us updated—-Thanks
Kent
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