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    My shop shots prompted by Ken Shoemaker

    1. is a shot from the door way.

    2. is a shot from the other end of the room toward the door.

    3. is a shot down the other side of the room.

    4. is a shot showing my turning corner with my lathes & sharpening station.


    5. is a shot for the door end of the shop showing the other side of the shop.
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    The second part of my post

    This bench was built to hold my CMS & Mortiser on top & my planer & Spindle sander underneath.
    The spindle sander is raised to working height by having a wheel barrow inner tube on its side underneath a false bottomed box when the inner tube is inflated it raises the Spindle sander. My mechanic tools are in the drawers in the middle of the cabinet which is a little over 7' long.
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    Bart, I have said it before and I will say it again: I am amazed at what you manage to fit into your shop! Well done!

    Whenever I think I am crowded in my shop, I think of you in your shop
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    Great shop Bart, it looks like you have everything a woodworker would need in there.

    Do you lock the door when you use the bandsaw?
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    Nice shop Bart. My granddad told me one time, functional is all that is necessary. It sure does look functional.
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    Dang it, Bart! You've got a LOT of equipment in that shop space!!! How big of an area is it? Regardless, loads of neat organizational initiatives going on in there! Well done, my friend!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Page
    Great shop Bart, it looks like you have everything a woodworker would need in there.

    Do you lock the door when you use the bandsaw?
    Bruce: The only one that would come through that bathroom door would be the LOML & she knows that you don't come through either the outside door or the bathroom door when a machine is running & my wood working buddy always calls on the phone before he drops by. One time the LOML came in & about 1/2 the way across the shop when I had my back turned working at the drill-press I just happened ot glance around & was startled & said don't ever do that to me a little louder than I meant to. I apologized later. The LOML doesn't come through a closed door just cracks it to peek in to see if its safe to enter with an open door she just stands in the opening.
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    Wow!! Bart, now that gettin' 100lbs. in a 10lbs. sack. I've been studying your pics so I can get more in my shop.

    I've got a lot to learn.

    Thanks for showing it to us.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John Miliunas
    Dang it, Bart! You've got a LOT of equipment in that shop space!!! How big of an area is it? Regardless, loads of neat organizational initiatives going on in there! Well done, my friend!
    John: The room is 13'5" x 24'5" with a 7' 10" ceiling.

    I don't know if you noticed but along the wall above the panel-saw I have 16' of 24" deep shelves approximatly 12" below the ceiling its a great way to use otherwise lost storage space. I hope to have a shop with a 10' ceiling some day & will use this idea to create lots of storage. The shelves are strong enough I can hange my 190 lbs off it anywhere along its length.

    I thought I was crowded then I won the drawing for the jet mini lathe at the last BBQ & turning get together in Bellingham . I wasn't about to get rid of my Delta Double Duty lathe manufactured in the 1930's & the Jet is such great fun to use too. Plus when I go to the next BBQ I can take my own lathe along. I just said oh my oh well I'll figure out where to put the new lathe.
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    WOW! I saw your first post and thought how did he do That? Then you posted more! You have given me some ideas, and I thought I was out of room. Thanks
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Shoemaker
    Wow!! Bart, now that gettin' 100lbs. in a 10lbs. sack. I've been studying your pics so I can get more in my shop.

    I've got a lot to learn.

    Thanks for showing it to us.
    Ken go get this free download shop designer

    http://www.inthewoodshop.org/software/software.shtml

    It will help you a whole lot. You can size the tools to match your own & use the bench tool for any tool that is isn't on the tool list just size it for the length & width of the tool you want to indicate.

    Here is a look at my shop.
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    Bart, i like how you've organized those storage bins! since mine don't have a real home, they tend to hang out on any available horizontal surface and are always in the way. I may have to copy that idea if you don't mind.

    Great looking shop!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bart Leetch
    Bruce: The only one that would come through that bathroom door would be the LOML
    You have a bathroom in your shop! Isn't that against the rules?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Page
    You have a bathroom in your shop! Isn't that against the rules?
    Apparently he does. But where is the fire hydrant?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy Hoyt
    Apparently he does. But where is the fire hydrant?
    The hydrant is right out on the street & the fire dept. is a block away.

    I have to say that the shop building isn't my own the shop is in an old storage room here at 1 of the apartment complexes that the LOML & I manage.
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