Must Have Shop Items

[zoedog2012]

microwave!

 

[dragoneggs]

Sharpening stones

 

[the old grind]

those dots, alexas, ring...will NEVER be found anywheres on my property......never

Agreed. :thumbsup: I see little point in recording/analyzing/archiving/analyzing/ ... my clumsy actions and blue verbiage.

Awww,, I'm sorry.

Me too. :melodramatic: Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry - YouTube

- A better anvil than HFT 50lb when I find one.

- 6" of code 70 or code 100 rail if I ever find any.

 

[Jaylegger]

It's ever evolving. You covered the basics well. Whatever it takes to finish the project buy it. There maybe a point where you're selling off as much as your buying. That said, small parts/nuts/bolts bins are a must, decent low profile jack, pneumatic rolling seat, any type of welder, more receptacles and lighting than your think you can get by with...and most importantly a comfortable chair to sit back and enjoy a few beer. If you're older having many sets of reading glasses strewn around the shop will prove to be invaluable.

I'd like to add a wall or ceiling mounted retractable extension cord to this list.

 

[Big Barn]

Agreed. :thumbsup: I see little point in recording/analyzing/archiving/analyzing/ ... my clumsy actions and blue verbiage.



Me too. :melodramatic: Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry - YouTube

- A better anvil than HFT 50lb when I find one.

- 6" of code 70 or code 100 rail if I ever find any.

When where why are the different code rails used?

 

[HarryVanderpool]

Visitors may drop in, but all work stops as they yak away and interrupt my focus.

We have a Sun Power, vertical lift security gate at the end of our 1/4 mile drive that is always closed and locked.
NOBODY drops in without calling first.
Had it for 30 years and wouldn't be without it.
We have had exactly one person knock on our front door unexpected in 30 years.
Not sure that the gate is a "shop supply" but defiantly one of our favorite "tools"

 

[the old grind]

When where why are the different code rails used?

Terry, the "codes" actually represent weight per 3 feet of length, a way to compare otherwise proportional sizes. They are the two most common ones I know of. I'm sure there are others on narrow gauge, mining, lumbering, short and company lines, yards, etc. There's a lot of code 100 rail out West Where MU diesels might be three and four pulling a consist of > 120 cars. There are a few 2% grades going over the Rockies, but 1% is the broad standard for most of the US and Canada.

Anyway, with a very solid chunk of steel per wt and base width the top is very hard, and the curved shape can be sweet for some small work. For portability a rail anvil is tough to beat too. I'd swap a half dozen tie plates for that many inches of either common size. btw, That pad on the back of some vises. To me that's just for tapping a hammer handle down on to re-seat the head or for flattening a washer. Much more than that might be misuse.

 

[ovrszd]

those dots, alexas, ring...will NEVER be found anywheres on my property......never

Yeah, after all we know they are Russian spies!!!

 

[ovrszd]

A leantoo off the side of the shop or a separate storage building for all the crap that clutters the shop.

 

[the old grind]

Yeah, after all we know they are Russian spies!!!

Google is much better at spying, almost like a Mother in law.