shots of my new shop
john lucas
It's a long way from done but really starting to come together so I can do work in it. I'm down to probably 10 boxes to unpack. All smaller stuff except the box full of Dremels and flex shaft machines. Most everything else will go in drawers except the clamps. I have over 100 of those and not sure where they are going yet.
This is probably the heart of the shop. The bandsaw and lathe will get the most use. Just about everything else is there to support these although I will be doing some more flat wood projects.
Looking toward the sharpening area and workbench. Still think I need to do some arranging in the sharpening area but not sure what to do yet.
Looking over the table saw. The miter saw is behind the tool boxes. The thickness sander, belt sander and planer will all share the same dust collector hose hanging down to their right. I'll simply roll those machines where they will work, connect the hose and be working. I don't use them as often so I thought that would work. To the right of that under the window will be a carving workbench with a sort of down draft table. All my carving stuff is in the red cabinet. Behind this area outside is a shed that holds my dust collector and air compressor.
Here's a better picture of that area. I have my oscillating drum sander on the left and on the right behind the drill press are my 1" strip sander, 2" belt sander, 12" disc sander. The flex shaft tools and dremels will be located on a stand beside the soon to be built carving station.
this is my metal working area. There is a hydraulic press, horizontal bandsaw, and Smithy lathe/mill. I still have to put a cover on the concrete slab that is out that door but it will have my Blacksmith area with a forge, anvil and also my shaving horse.
There is a room to the left of this area that will have all my parts and other odd stuff. It's 11x23 Metal supplies, nails, screws, rope, glues, paints, tape, and probably in the long run smaller wood supplies for the boxes, hand mirrors, ornaments and other things that don't take up a lot of room. Outside this area and to the left of the Blacksmith area is my wood storage building. This isn't ideal but will have to do. It's a roughly 12x 16 room that I'm putting all sorts of shelves in to help sort out the wood.
Definitely the biggest and best shop I've ever had.
