| Workshop by reible | posted 278 days ago | 475 reads | 0 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
 |
click the pictures to enlarge them
 |
 |
 |
 |
click the marker to see the address
My shop is mostly my driveway in front of my packed to the gills garage. I would never post a picture inside the garage people might have nightmares after seeing it.
Tool wise I have two shopsmiths machines one I got new in 1976 and a second I got off ebay as a basket case. Since they are shopsmiths they have been upgraded with two bearing quills and 520 table systems. I also have most of the parts to a third system which is a 500 minus the headstock. I have three kids and hope to pass one on to each one.
Update:
Make that three shopsmiths. The 500 minus the headstock now has a headstock. Actually I still have some of the jigs I’ve made for this version and most of my woodworking years have been with the smaller table and well I kind of miss the old set-up which works well for a lot of the woodworking that I do.
End of update
As far as attachments I have the 6” belt sander, strip sander/sharpening system, jig saw, scroll saw, speed reducer, miter pro, cross-cut sliding table system, rear support table, extension table brackets, miter gauge extensions, sharpening guide, mortising and tenon package, biscuit jointer, router package, miter pro, shaper package, oscillating drum sander system, drum sanding package, conical sanding disk, inflatable contour sand drum, table vise, universal lathe tool package, table height adjustment stop collar, ring master, incra miter express, incra 2000 miter gauge, Nova G3 chuck, 3-lever drill press handle, jointech complete sawtrain system, and all sorts of smaller items included with the shopsmith. In addition I have the older shopsmith items including he over arm router on a router system table and a Joint-Matic.
My shop also has a converted flat belt long bed 4” jointer, a 6” jointer, a drum sander, a band saw, bench grinders, dust collection system and 6 other router tables (one incra ultimate equipped and that is not including the jointech and shopsmith stuff… a router crafter, and bunches of other power and hand tools. Almost everything is on wheels and can be moved without to much effort. Now picture that and add some wood storage, a motorcycle, freezer, and lots of cardboard boxes of storage items, two work benches, and lots of tool storage cabinets all in a two car garage. Yea no room to do much inside and then picture living in the midwest with long cold winters of no shop time. Spring is here, sure nice to be woodworking again.
-- Knight of the Shopsmith
6 comments so far
Scott Bryan
home | projects | blog
20765 posts in 720 days
posted 278 days ago
I can well understand your situation. I tried to use my shop as a combination shop/ garage for a long time. I would shuffle my tools around (everything is mobile, of course) and park my truck in there at night while doing all my woodworking in the driveway. Eventually I just gave up and now my truck has been consigned to the weather. It did give me more room for additional tools!! And, despite the occasional yelling for “tracking sawdust into the house”, I can now use the shop during the winter. (As long as I remember to clean up the dust after I am finished.) :)
Wow, 6 router tables!! That is a nice collection of tables. A friend of mine had 8 tables in his shop because he was convinced it was better, once an table was set-up for a particular operation, to leave it alone rather than constantly readjust a router table to fit a particular need. But, of course, he had the shop space to do this as well. Out of curiosity why so many?
It does sound like you have a nicely equipped shop with plenty of tools to work with.
Thanks for the pictures. It was nice to visit 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.
8iowa
home | projects | blog
592 posts in 659 days
posted 278 days ago
Wow! You’ve got a lot of neat stuff! Thanks for sharing. Many years ago I used to live in Naperville.
Winter is hanging on but take heart, the days are getting longer. I can hardly wait to head North to my “Workshop in the Woods”.
-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"
Shopsmithtom
home | projects | blog
409 posts in 1093 days
posted 277 days ago
I love the table set up on your “Smith”. I lived in the St. Charles area for a year after college (a long time ago) and don’t remember winter being all that bad…I thought it was spring already in your area. Around here, we usually have 9 months of winter and 3 months of kinda bad sledding. Thank God my shop’s in the basement.
-SST
-- Accuracy is not in your power tool, it's in you
dusty2
home | projects | blog
112 posts in 327 days
posted 277 days ago
It is really good to have you on board here, Ed. You have probably been lurking here and already know this but in case not, I want to be one of the first to tell you that this is also a fine group of friendly woodworkers. I am certain you will enjoy the comradery here.
-- Making Sawdust Safely
Gene Howe
home | projects | blog
334 posts in 327 days
posted 277 days ago
Hi Ed,
Here’s lookin’ atcha!
-- Gene
pinkiewerewolf
home | projects | blog
46 posts in 623 days
posted 277 days ago
Ed!
Its great to see the Mark V set up in the different configurations, especially the Jointech router table.
As an ex-central Illinoisan I feel your pain but sawdust making is right around the corner.
We’ll see you around the site!
John aka pinkie
-- John, Nor-Cal, shopsmith.net/forums