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Well, finally sick of my 47 square-foot shop, I decided to cash in my 401k (and the wife’s), and buy a new shop!
Actually, it’s not new, it’s an older building, but I’ll never have to worry about space again!
This is an old blimp hangar I was able to purchase. It’s in Goodyear, Arizona right now…but I’m having it broken down and shipped here, to Rochester, NY. I understand it will take about 297 flat-bed loads! Holy cow, is the wife going to be surprised! For you number junkies, here’s the stats:
Length: 1,086’
Width: 296.5’
Height: 195’
...obviously, plenty of room for my stuff!
Finally, I can make that Los Angeles class submarine I’ve always wanted to do! And since I have so much height available, I’ll finally be able to take on that Leaning Tower of Pisa museum-quality reproduction the Italian family down the street wanted. Also, the U.S. Park Service wanted me to make a replica of the Statue of Liberty, but I think I’ll pass – I just don’t have 300’ of scaffolding.
To take the bite out of the total price of this shop ($13 million plus), I’ve decided to let a Subway chain locate in one end of the hangar; I figure the $1000 a month space rental will help out. Also, Laguna Tools, Jet, Porter Cable, Craftsman, Bosch, Festool, Fein, Dewalt and Delta have all agreed to donate their entire product lines to the new shop as well! Woo-hoo!
I’m considering having a lumber mill installed in one end – with kiln. Think of the money I’ll save, never having to go to the local wood reseller! I know – you wish you had my business sense!





























25 comments so far
roman
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posted 525 days ago
please post pics
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TedM
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posted 525 days ago
Hey, when I’m in the area I would love to drop by and see it. No need for directions, I’m sure the neighbours will be quick to direct me :)
-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com
teenagewoodworker
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posted 525 days ago
wow any chance that i could move in with you. i think that you will have some extra room left over, lol
CharlieM1958
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posted 525 days ago
Isn’t the sawdust going to play hell with those jet engines?
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
pashley
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posted 525 days ago
Oh, I don’t get those with the hangar, darn!
If only engines ran on sawdust! That would effectively destroy the economy of Saudi Arabia!
-- http://newmissionworkshop.com
pashley
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posted 525 days ago
Yes, I am renting out space, but it’s spoken for, sorry.
NASA needed a place to store an extra Space Shuttle.
-- http://newmissionworkshop.com
Dusty56
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posted 525 days ago
Kind of late for an April fools joke , isn’t it ?
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Kipster
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posted 525 days ago
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison
OutPutter
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posted 525 days ago
Patrick,
I think we can do some business. I’ve been looking for someone who can whip me out a full scale Ark. What kind of lead time do you expect on something like that? I’m sure you can get the materials from your lumber mill on the other end. In fact I bet that mill will be large enough to handle some old growth Giant Redwoods. That should cut down on the glue. I’m guessing you’ll need a new DeWalt 13’ bench planer and a Jet 24” Jointer unless you plan to do the flattening with router rails or something.
Either which way, I’m sure you’ll come up with something. Do you need help tracking down the deminsions or do you already have a book with the plans?
Jim
-- Jim
BlueStingrayBoots
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posted 525 days ago
I have 2 of those….They are great for wood crafting. I grow my own forest in one and work in the other. lol
USCJeff
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posted 525 days ago
I expected some Army-Navy jokes by now. The Army Jocks are all asleep I suppose.
-- Jeff, South Carolina
pashley
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posted 524 days ago
Outputter, I have the plans already – in several versions, in fact Trouble is, it’s hard to find a measuring tape that marks in cubits.
I suppose now I’ll have to install a dry dock; oh wait, as I remember, the water comes to me in this scenario.
-- http://newmissionworkshop.com
Blake
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posted 524 days ago
You may as well plant a forest next to the lumber mill. Make sure to include some exotic species… since it is indoors you can control the climate so it is just right for those hard-to-grow rain forest trees.
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Woodhacker
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posted 524 days ago
I like your delivery fleet. It looks like you’re going to be able to ship out your projects at Mach 3. ...
and you might need a real cyclone for your dust collection “system”.
-- Martin, Kansas
jcees
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posted 523 days ago
Do you have the keys to the Crusader, the Corsair, TomCat, Mig et al? If so, I want a ride in each. I’ll bring 100bd’ of S. FL Tamarind. Gorgeous stuff and not available in your local Big Box nor your local wood lot. What d’ya say? Hmmmmmm….. Deal?
always,
J.C.
P.S. I’ll even bring my own G-suit.
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DocK16
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posted 523 days ago
No more bumping your head on basement rafters.
-- DocK, WV
sandflea
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posted 519 days ago
I think my entire neighborhood would fit in the belly of that beast…
-- Sawdust is life
Chris
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posted 517 days ago
You know… They say there’s one in every crowd. Around here it’s the whole crowd :)
-- Chris
Bradford
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posted 513 days ago
I am going to stow away in there. I’ll work at the the stores and sleep in the rafters and bungy to work every day.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.
yosoybyrd
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posted 429 days ago
thats impressive
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mtnwild
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posted 421 days ago
Mines going to be bigger.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
RAH
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posted 421 days ago
My property is about that wide and that long, about five acres. Building code wouldn’t let me build within five foot of the fence line so I would have no use for a building of this size. I don’t own a broom large enough to sweep it, good luck with your project and post pictures.
P. S. Can you open one door at a time?
-- Ron Central, CA
sandhill
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posted 352 days ago
I would like to have a little of that space for my counterfit business, I am running out of room and need somewhere to print 20s.
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wooleywoodsmith
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posted 231 days ago
Golly how did you get the wife to agree?
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Tim Scoville
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posted 216 days ago
It is very similar to the one in Akron, OH – also owned by Goodyear at that time, where I worked. Did they throw in the used jets too?
Tim
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