Photos of my completed shop

["Gary Smith"]

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e98/oaksmith/Finished%20Shop/IMG_0474.jpgThought I'd share some photos...I need to thank everyone for all the advice.
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[Reg Mitchell]

Nice looking digs gary
Reg

[Jim Becker]

Yup...that's a shop! A nice one, too! Thanks for sharing!

[Ted Miller]

Awesome shop, now lets get that place dirty and report back with projects, lol...

[everett lowell]

Nice shop Gary,you must spend alot time in there,I would.BTW, what do you think of your grizzly bandsaw,I got my eye on that one!

[Allen Bookout]

That is one well thought out and organized shop! You must be really proud of your setup. We have simular equipment and some of the same but my workplace looks like a disaster area compared to yours. What do you think of the Ridgid sander?

The thing that I really like is "Smitty's Barn". That would make for a great incentive for me to get out there and at least start to work.

[Jack Ferrell]

I'm having to 'reclaim' my shop from a year of house repair. I don't think I'll ever have it that organized. I am printing this out to put in my shop for inspiration. Nice shop Gary. Have a lot of fun.

[glenn bradley]

That looks great Gary. I can see from your faithful shop-dog that keeping the Chukker handy on the pegboard wall is a must.

[Bart Leetch]

It looks to comfortable but great just great.:D

I figure if I could have just a few Sq. Ft. out of a few of these shops I could be a bit more comfortable in my shop too 28' x 36" or 32' x 32' would be just fine. Weeelll maybe 34' x 36' you know 1200 Sq. Ft. or a bit more wouldn't hurt a bit.

[Jim Murphy]

Great looking shop. Well equipped, very organized, and oh, so clean!:)

[John Bush]

Hi Gary,
Great looking shop. It's time to get it dusty! How does the DC adaptor work on your SCMS? That is the biggest mess maker for me. What type of hookup are you using? JCB.

[Guy Germaine]

Nice looking setup Gary. How do you like that Grizzly planer? That one is on my "wish list"

[Ron Robinson]

Great looking set-up Gary. How do you like your Tempest? I'm looking for as much real world information on dust collectors as I can get.

Thanks for sharing,

Ron Robinson

[Rennie Heuer]

Very nice shop Gary! Time to get some dust on those new tools!

[Robert Green]

Man, what a great shop:D

[John Kain]

Great shop.

Nice dog. But can she catch squirrels?;););):)

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EDIT: hope that pic isn't too morbid!

[John Miliunas]

Wonderful looking digs, Gary! :) 'Bout the only "problem" I can see is, it's just way too clean! :rolleyes: :D :cool:

[Travis Porter]

Nice collection.

[Benjimin Young]

I like how you married the table saw extension/oufeed and cut-off table surfaces into one. Great idea. Might steal that idea.:cool:

[Dan Oliphant]

Well layed out. Looks like you but a lot of thought into your equipment placement. Good job.

[Eddie Watkins]

Very nice shop and well organized. Is the blade guard on your table saw the original equipment? Did you have to add the dust collection?

[Paul Kinneberg]

Nice shop Gary!!

["Gary Smith"]

Is the blade guard on your table saw the original equipment?
The guard is a Shark Guard and works great!

Nice dog. But can she catch squirrels?
Thats funny, I have a picture of mine holding a rabbit just like your photo, just don't have in on the computer.

How does the DC adaptor work on your SCMS
It is OK not great, but it helps for sure.

keeping the Chukker handy on the pegboard wall is a must.
For sure, either play with her some or never get anything done.

The thing that I really like is "Smitty's Barn"
I retired from a state job and now work as a draft tech for budweiser, I have a ton of those type of signs, If I had a decent place for finishing, I'd try to make a go of it in Wood working and live on my retirement.

[patrick anderson]

Nice set up there Gary....btw I'm just up the road from you in Halfway

[Dave Ray]

Gary, this is more like an operating room than a shop.... no sawdust any where. Really cool Gary, looks like ideal place to put in time. Your dog looks proud of the place to. You put a lot of thought/planning into this shop.

[Tyler Howell]

Nice One Gary,
Mess it up a little.;)

[Jerry Olexa]

Way too clean Get some sawdust on er.. Seriously, V nice Shop!!!

[Mandell Mann]

Cool shop. Is it in the garage or the basement.:)

["Gary Smith"]

It is a pole barn......16X20 with an 10 x 10 addition

[Dan Drager]

I have to be the turd on the table. Beautiful shop, But.....please don't have the TV on while using anything with a blade on it! My first mental image when I saw the TV was of a finger flying while you glanced up at the game.

Though I should assume you're smarter than that.

[Von Bickley]

Gary,

Very Nice Shop...:) :)

[Corey Hallagan]

Excellent! Great looking shop and some nice equipment! Enjoy it.

Corey

[Don Bullock]

Very nice shop. It certainly looks like you you have a place that you can enjoy.

[Bruce Page]

I'd say that "Smitty's Barn" has all of the bases covered in spades! Nice shop!

[Carroll Courtney]

Where's the scooter?

[nicholas clark]

nice shop I have the same chuck it on my wall, german shorthair pointer.:)

[Larry Fox]

Very very nice. I like the hound as well - very nice looking specimen.

[Mark Riegsecker]

Nice shop thanks for the pics.

Question , I was looking for a ridgid oscilating sander like that, I can't find one anywhere (online). I must not have looked in the right place cause you found one. Do you like it? It looks like it beats pumping a drill press.

What hp is that Tempest and does it work for you in that situation?

Heck, I thought everyone had a tv in the shop. Sometimes I sit at the table saw, eat and watch tv..... It's beautiful sitting in all that sawdust.:D

Good luck

Mark

[Jude Tuliszewski]

Great shop and nice "helper" watching over the place.

[Cody Colston]

Very nice shop, nice assortment of tools and well arranged.

As for too clean, well, I happen to like clean. Besides, isn't a stray bit of sawdust supposed to instantly induce lung cancer and end your woodworking career? ;)

Thanks for sharing the pics.

[lou sansone]

very nice shop and well laid out for the space you have.
best wishes
lou

[Scot wolf]

Nice shop! The Building inspector in me wants to point out code violations.... but I must resist. WDO

[David Cramer]

Ya gotta like that! How motivating it must be to leave the house and go out into that shop. :) Bravo to your effort and the final outcome! Cheers!

Dave

[Pete Brown]

Nice shop! The Building inspector in me wants to point out code violations.... but I must resist. WDO

LOL

I went back and looked at the photos. The only ones I can see are the loose wires on the ceiling, and using outlet boxes instead of fixture boxes to wire the lights.

I think it may be useful to point out, if not for the OP, then for other people building their shops.

Pete (not an inspector)

[Mike Wilkins]

Nice layout and shop. Also a cute 4 legged power tool in the door. It looks like a doggus hardwoodus hideamus.

[Jim Shaver, Oakville Ont]

Great looking shop Gary!

I notice you also have a Weim. Our Wiem (Casey) is 12.....wonderful pup to see in your VERY CLEAN shop!

:)

[Rich Torino]

Nicely organized shop......TOO CLEAN... but nice shop...

[Kyle Kraft]

Looks great Gary!! How do you like the Penn State cyclone?? Penn State stuff doesn't get much air time here. I have one and am happy with it.

[Karle Woodward]

Nice, makes my shop seem skimpy. What I really want to see is what it looks like when you park your car in there!:D

[Gary Lee]

Very, very nice! I wish I could keep my shop looking half as neat and tidy. Excellent.

["Gary Smith"]

WOW.........I forgot about this post! It still almost the same except that I replaced the Omni jig with the new Omni Jig just this week! I'll get some photos of the jig and it them posted...........I know there is a lot of interest in the new style Omni.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

Nice shop.

I have never, in my life, been able to achieve that kind of order. But then, I never really had my heart in it.
"Oh here is an empty place. I think I'll park my J/P here."
Then six months later I finally get sick of having to work around ir having put it in the way, and I have to re think it.

[Lee Koepke]

Nice shop. Your layout and size appear to be quite similar to my shop. I am positioning myself for a new Jointer and dust collection system. Seeing your layout helps me think it thru.

Your puppy is exactly like mine too !!!

[Yves Pinet]

Very nice layout. I can use some of your ideas in my shop.

["Gary Smith"]

Thanks folks.........It is amazing that this post started almost two years ago and it started being viewed after all this time.

[Lee Koepke]

Thanks folks.........It is amazing that this post started almost two years ago and it started being viewed after all this time.
well, is the shop still THAT clean :D:D

[Tim Byars]

Thanks folks.........It is amazing that this post started almost two years ago and it started being viewed after all this time.

My first thought before I noticed the age of the thread was trying to get my mind around the very idea of a completed shop.

So I must ask...was it really? :)

["Gary Smith"]

Actually for the most part it is still the same! I did put up an 24x32 pole building that I use as a garage so some of the non-wooding tools have been moved but all the big stuff is exactly as it was to start.

[Robert E Johnson III]

Wow,Wow nice shop.

[Josh Mountain]

now with some time elapsed tell us what you think of the tempest? How many hp is she? Great looking shop

["Gary Smith"]

You need to remember that I'm not a avid woodworker..........There is times when I may go several weeks and not use any of the equipment and then other weeks I'll spend a lot of time in the shop! I seem to gain and loose interest in woodworking about every other month.

But I know that I'd be unhappy if the shop didn't exist. Besides it will make a nice estate sale when I kick the bucket.

All that being said, I've been very please with every piece of equipment that I have, the Tempest is a 2HP and has perform flawlessly the limited time that I've used it.

["Gary Smith"]

wanted to let everyone know it is now dirty, very dirty! Still orderly but for the most part still the same!
Knock on wood but not one issue with any machine in the shop five years later!

[Donny Lawson]

Great shop. I hope mine turns out that well.It's getting there slowly but surely.
Donny

[Charlie Jones]

Wonderfull shop. I am doing a make over on mine. I hope it turns out this well.

[ken gibbs]

Yup...that's a shop! A nice one, too! Thanks for sharing!

But where is the dirt?

[Sylvain Deschamps]

Thats funny, I have a picture of mine holding a moose just like your photo, just.... can't...... find it..... on the computer. ( -:
Great shop Gary! And pat on the back to all those faithful shop guardians out there.

[Michael MacDonald]

nice. really nice. well put together. I dream that one day I too...

[David Hostetler]

Great shop!

How well do you like that PSI Tempest?

[Bobby O'Neal]

nice shop. I like the idea of a faithful shop dog, too.

[Chris Tsutsui]

Funny how some people wouldn't think a dog makes a good addition, but then I wonder how many times dogs have thwarted attempted robberies due to their barking.

Anyways, nice shop. Mine is embarassingly messy right now and I think I need to order a trash bin and get rid of a lot of stuff because i'm feeling like one of those horders that needs professional organization...

For starters I need a logical process that determines whether or not I should save a scrap piece of wood, or toss it out. :)

[Chris Stolicky]

Nice shop, and weim.