| Workshop by randal | posted 324 days ago | 208 reads | 1 time favorited | 6 comments |  |
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My workshop is in my garage. It’s a 3-car and I use all the bays for our 2 cars and my truck. So I have most of my tools on mobile bases so I can put the car back in when I’m done working. I put a heater in about 8 years ago, the type you see in a warehouse (ceiling mounted, vented outside, forced air, natural gas. It’s great). Tools include table saw, band saw, chop saw, router table, planer, spindle sander, lathe, drum sander, drill press, radial arm saw, mortising machine, edge sander, and several hand tools (sanders, etc.). I’m a softie for cordless drills. I think I’ve accumulated about 7 of them.
From the pictures, you’ll see where most of the bigger machines are on the mobile bases or in the case of the router table cabinet, I made it with casters. I’m also a softie for clamps as you can see on the walls. I get them on sale at Harbor Freight very cheap and I can’t pass them up (http://harborfreight.com/). My work table is a 1/2” thick piece of plywood, with 2×2’s around the bottom edge. I use two portable sawhorses to stand it on. It makes a good work table, and can be stored in seconds. After I’m done for the day, I can roll everything back in its place, sweep up, then use the leaf blower to get the last of the sawdust out, then pull the car back in. It works out great.
-- Randal, DeKalb, Illinois
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lew
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posted 324 days ago
Love to see some pictures!
jim1953
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posted 323 days ago
Like to see some shop pictures
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Scott Bryan
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posted 323 days ago
Randal, your shop sounds interesting. I have to echo Jim and Lew’s comments about the pictures.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 323 days ago
Nice looking shop, Randal.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 323 days ago
Randal, you have a nice looking shop. I can well understand the need for mobile bases on your major tools. I have all mine on wheels as well and tried, for a long time, to keep the lower garage open enough for my truck but eventually just gave up due to (1) the hassle of constantly moving everything and (2) I simply ran out of room to put more tools and the truck in there. So now my truck sits outside in the weather. But you must have an understanding wife to let you use the garage for your woodworking. I can honestly say if I tried to move into my wife’s space in the upper garage I would be out in the weather before she would put her vehicle outside.
But you have a really nice shop and some nice tools in there to work with as well.
Thanks for the post. I enjoyed visiting your shop.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
pitchnsplinters
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I think there is room for a few more clamps.
-- Just 'cause a cat has kittens in the oven, it don't make 'em biscuits.