Shop pics

[dehrlich]

Did a good spring cleaning on the shop, thought I would post a few pics. Basically took pics from all four corners to give an overall view. Sometimes lots of tools is a bad thing, can get a little crowded.

Shot shows the newest tools, table saw and 15" spiral head planer from Grizzley, along with the CS machine. You can see some of my dust collection system.
14" band saw with riser and spindle sander
Chop saw and main work bench. Notice the Tonka toys over the door, those are from my childhood.
Drill press and router table, and the finish room in the corner. Over the door of the finish room is a hand saw owned by my grandfather, it has been in every shop I have ever had.

[Sliverfoot]

Nice shop! I'm always interested in seeing other shops. What tools they have how they position them. Someday I'll have to post a couple pictures of my place. too.
After it's been cleaned.
Thanks for sharing.

[zan29]

Nice shop.........much bigger than mine and tidier of course......

[dehrlich]

Some of my lumber... this is before I fixed the stack.
Found this maple burl slab behind the band saw while cleaning, forgot it was there.

[henry1]

Have to say nice, can wait now to get one,,, much bigger than mine

[Canemaker]

Is that a two car garage or a 4 car garage? What are the dimensions of the shop? Something is wrong with your pictures as compared to my garage... Where's all the stuff you need to work on your house.. plumbing, electricity, yard tools, mechanical tools, paint supplies, roofing supplies, etc... Maybe I need another garage to build my shop out of.. my garage is packed full of stuff, I may need in the near 20 years of working on my 100 year old home.

Anyway enough about my congested garage/shop, I think your shop is extremely well organized, flows well with projects and has a great dust collection system all hooked together. Maybe, someday we will all have the great shop like the one that you treasure.

[Mike1]

Great shop, thanks for sharing. I am in the midst of doing mine and you have given me some good ideas. Would you still run what I assume is 4" pipe for dust collection? I know there are calculations for this but that is far beyond me. BTW, nice table saw. Most carpenters would agree a table saw is one of the most important tools. I know mine is. Thanks again.

[Wood Art 1]

Anyone out there had experience with shipping containers converted to workshop? Just about to pull the trigger on 2 40' insulated boxes. Want to place side-by-side with 20' of wall cut out to make prox 17' x 20' open space. Smaller tools and storage in the back 20' (2 rooms 8.5' x 20').

[fwharris]

Anyone out there had experience with shipping containers converted to workshop? Just about to pull the trigger on 2 40' insulated boxes. Want to place side-by-side with 20' of wall cut out to make prox 17' x 20' open space. Smaller tools and storage in the back 20' (2 rooms 8.5' x 20').

No experience as a work shop but have been in one that a guy converted to a storage shed. I thought is was a nice set up especially with being insulated. I think it even had wiring for lights.

I would think they would convert very well for a work shop.

[aokweld101]

I have worked on cargo boxes in my career, it is a lot of work and have used a arsenal of tools to achieve it, and working 8 hr. days for 2 1/2 weeks by myself that was cutting the side of the box out, it looks easy when you look at it but I'm telling you that is a young mans job...if you do this I think you'll regret it. that time length was just one box and had fork truck and overhead cranes, my advice is that I wouldn't do it. you'll work a 6" grinder to death, I am a welder and fabricator and have 35 yrs experience. I myself wouldn't do it. I just looked at your shop and that is exactly what I have built it was one of the frist ones we built for the military we modified as we had better ideas, I definitly would not do it..... Our company worked on multiple boxes like these for 5 yrs, so I know what I'm talking about, I'm not blowing smoke...