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Actually it is a 33’ X 44’ pole garage atached to my home. I sectioned one 10’ X 16’ off for a work shop but soon ran out of space, so now I have taken up the whole thing. Much to my wife’s chagrin. We will soon be working something out. Of this I am sure. For now I have even over flowed this much space do to poor house keeping and too much equipment. Some of you older guys remember pictures of my old shop. Well it hasn’t improved with space, I’m still a vertical stacker. Once in a while I’ll get the bench cleaned off for a day or two, but it just doesn’t last for some reason, when I get busy I can’t stop to put stuff away. Yet once in a great while I manage to make something nice, how is beyond me. Alright, lets see if we can make sense of this. You old timers have seen pics of my little shop, thats still pretty much the same w/o the big hunk of wood on the lathe. The first pic is of my Wilton 12” planer. Works good had it about 2 years no complaints, next pic show my ladder, in the rafters the kids have been putting plywood and insulation up top to help me stay warm in winter, I have a little box heater. Behind the ladder is a big garbage pail full of off cuts, behind that is my 6 in. jointer, beside that is my Hitachi 10 in. table saw. Works ok, nothing to write home about. Third pic has my old table saw, cstv,a chair I’m redoing, the bottom of my 17 ft. explorer, suspended from the rafters, and the edge of my chop saw. 4th pic is my Rigid 12 in. chop saw. Good saw well worth the 350.00$ I paid for it a HD. Next to that is some of the standing lumber I’ve slowly been trying to get milled since I got it last summer. Mostly oak, walnut and maple. Again that dang Hitachi, I’ve got everything on wheels so it easy to move stuff around. All of these shots are taken from the front of my garage looking to the back and sides. The last 2 are looking towards my other inner shop and you can tell they are old. They still have my daughters chest in them. No not that chest. Keep your minds out of the gutter. We;re talking about my baby. So You guys still want to have the messiest shop contest? My router table, workbench, lathe and new craftsman 12 in bandsaw are in my little shop. By the way that Sears saw I got for 289.00$ and its got a 7 in. resaw capacity. Works good too. Excuse me, that last pic is of my 360 Polaris Quad, I should say it’s the wifes. mike
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -





















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GaryK
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#1 posted 1869 days ago
Looking forward to seeing some pictures.
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
Lee A. Jesberger
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#2 posted 1868 days ago
Hi Mike;
What no pictures?
Lee
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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#3 posted 1868 days ago
Mike!
I can stack both horizontal, & vertical. I’ll have to try out my new wide angle lens someday. LOL
Whats wrong with your camera?
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#4 posted 1868 days ago
Golly Gee. I guess you will have to send plane tickets to all to come and see your shop.
Just don’t make them on American, I don’t want to wait in the airport.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Scott Bryan
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#5 posted 1868 days ago
Hi Mike,
You know that I am a shop junkie and really need to see pictures to keep me from going into withdrawal. :)
Seriously I would love to see pictures too.
Thanks for the post
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
jockmike2
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#6 posted 1855 days ago
I don’t know how to upload pictures here. mike
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MsDebbieP
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#7 posted 1855 days ago
click on “edit” in the top right corner of this page and upload the pictures straight from your computer, just like you would “projects”
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
jockmike2
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#8 posted 1854 days ago
Thanks Deb. You are a Sweety pie. m
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brunob
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#9 posted 1854 days ago
Your shop looks used like mine!
-- Bruce from Central New York...now, if you'll pardon me, I have some sawdust to make.
Scott Bryan
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#10 posted 1854 days ago
Hi Mike,
Finally we have pictures!!!! Thanks for adding these pictures of your shop. Mine get to looking like this when I am in the middle of a project and can’t seem to find the time to put things away. But then my wife either (1) takes it upon herself to personally intervene or (2) yells enough to cajole me into putting things away. The only problem with (1) is that I can’t find anything after she has done with her straightening/cleaning thing. But you do have a nice shop and some nice tools to play with.
Thanks for the tour, Mike. I really appreciated it.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
Sawdust2
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#11 posted 1854 days ago
I’m sure MsDeb can help with the power cords.
Lee
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#12 posted 1844 days ago
I love the organization of your shop…
-- Steffen - Kirkland, WA
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#13 posted 1844 days ago
Good to see a down to earth & well used workshop Mike.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
jockmike2
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#14 posted 1223 days ago
Not used Grumpy, used up! LOL!!
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#15 posted 1015 days ago
Gary, I believe that I may post my machine shop one of these days and then you will feel a little better. Every time I get a hold of something that I might think that will be useful one day I put it up on a shelf.
-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
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