Todays shop time.

[ovrszd]

That's a good option. My building is a converted RV shed. I've got 3" metal poles with sheet metal attached and a roof line that is 20' high. My best option would be to attach a 2x4 to a couple of the poles and hang it but to be honest with you I like having my hose outside the shop. I hardly ever use air inside the shop.

It's 45 degrees with 20mph NW wind today. No work being done outside!!!!

 

[BukitCase]

"dont like lines and leads on the floor"

Me neither; that's why ANY "line" that's over normally travelled floor area in my shop is 8-10" ABOVE MY head height when not used/disconnected - this includes power drops 120, 240, air, suction, STAIRS :thumbsup: - in the pics, dust collection blast gates are @ 8" above head height, anything BELOW that moves with the particular tool.

Had to make ONE exception for the 3 router tables, but they're close enough to one wall I can pretend I didn't lie :laughing: ...Steve

 

[BukitCase]

Couple more... Steve

 

[Oldpath05]

I'd say BukitCase has some serious woodworking going on, equipment on wheels and marked out with duct tape, a sign of the typical limited space shop but everything looks neat.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Couple more... Steve

Dude Steve. You seriously built a drawbridge?! :thumbsup: I know you'll say it's to save floor space but we all know better. :drink:

 

[BukitCase]

OP05, ya got me; by spring I should have about 200 more square feet available, one of the 2 40' containers I bought this summer already has the 2-1/2 units of T1-11 siding in it I WAS storing in the corner next to those router tables, plus there's a 6'x16' space that has a 6' high stack of cedar, beech and oak that'll go in the can, plus ANOTHER stack of rough-sawn tan-oak that's 10' long by 4' wide x 6' tall - as the weather gets crappier I'll move those one at a time near the big doors and palletize 'em, so if/when we get a dry day I can move the pallet partly out the door and pick 'em with the backhoe. Once each load's in the dry, I can re-stack for best space use. Rinse, lather, repeat...

That'll let me break out the bigger jointer (12", 3 horse, spiral carbide cutter head, 1000 lbs) and the bigger planer ('nuther spiral head) - the jointer, planer and band saw in the pics (when they're on their tape marks" ALL have at least 10' in AND outfeed without moving anything - if I can keep the "aircraft carrier" (aka jointer) mobile base design so it doesn't lift more than 3/4" (and I CAN) it can sit in that same area and ALSO have at least 10' in/outfeed, probably more.

Once I get the shop spread out a bit, I'll start on a complete reno of our house, not-so-affectionately referred to by me as the "crackerbox palace" - all new kitchen, larger and mostly dictated by Mrs. Bukit, current 2-car garage gets to be family room/entertainment center, mostly dictated by yours truly because of the 20-odd years of acoustic study and studio building, etc...

Meantime, I REALLY need a separate shop of some sort for the NON-woodworking stuff; which is where the SECOND 40' container comes in -

And Luke, ya got me on the drawbridge; so you should REALLY enjoy it when I start building the 8'x20' BRIDGE CRANE with integrated steel rack, INSIDE that container :laughing: I'm tired of having steel scattered everywhere, some rusting, some not, so when the crane is done I'll be able to set a bundle of full-length steel partly inside the container with the hoe, then pick it with the crane and bring it the rest of the way in, then cut the tie wires and sort it onto one of 5 different tiers along one side of the container. Here's my "crane kit", similar DIY kits can be bought for around $6k - mine'll end up at just under $1500 including the steel rack, and should handle close to 2 tons. When I get a minute I'll see if my antiquated dos-based CAD pgm can convert dxf's to a jpg; if so I'll post a couple views of the crane later.

The other end of that container will get my mill, already has shelves/bins for hydraulic fittings and my 50" powered slip roll (was built to roll 14" wide 1" steel into 4 foot circles, doesn't even GRUNT when doing 4' wide 1/4 plate) - I'll add a divider curtain between front (welding area) and everything else, probly use a couple fiberglass welding blankets for that.

Here's a few pics, 2 containers BEFORE the second one got leveled- they are exactly parallel to the shop and 12' away, next year hopefully a roof extended from shop and covering the containers too - need more storage for dump truck, 50' manlift, 25' scissor lift, backhoe, etc, and that 12' alley way is gonna give me that - then one of my "toe jack" adapter for 20 ton air/hydraulic jacks - built 2, 3/4x3 FB just fits into the holes in container corners - AND, the place my hoe's gonna spend most of the winter gettin' a bunch of things fixed - Gotta go do more stuff before I pack it in for the night... Steve

 

[dragoneggs]

Steve, you are killing me. First of all, I need some flat ground for a container! Won't trade my view but I like where you are headed.

 

[BukitCase]

You're not really tryin' - With SA right there to guide you, you only need it flat where the DOORS are - Carl can help ya with the ironwork to support the rest, these things don't NEED any support between the ends to carry 60,000 POUNDS of stuff -

Just paint it a color your wife'll like, maybe she won't even NOTICE it ...Steve

Besides, I didn't have flat ground there EITHER - but I DO have a backhoe, and a 7 foot Gannon box for one of my tractors :thumbsup:

 

[Big Barn]

Steve, you are killing me. First of all, I need some flat ground for a container! Won't trade my view but I like where you are headed.

If you need help, my (lack of) woodworking skills might prove useful, Mark.

 

[BukitCase]

Terry, don't sell yourself short - you just invented a portable work bench that's either self-cleaning, or level when your ground AIN'T :thumbsup: ...Steve