SHOW US YOUR WORK SHOP

[jkoehler]

i thought that maybe it was a magic wand they made or something like that.
i was going to ask for the instructions.

I thought that i had a good air cleaner. i guess it isnt good enough?

 

[keithz]

Originally posted by jkoehler

well. one thing is obvious to me.
you people sure have nice shops, but it doesn't look like you do any work in them?
they are all well organized, etc, but i dont see any signs of work.
no shavings, saw dust, etc.
what gives?

I, for one, have to clean a lot. Being in a 3 room apartment and sharing living space with shop space makes it mandatory. I don't have the option of closing the door to my shop and going into a nice, clean house.

But, I don't mind. It's more important to me to be able to turn wood.

keith

 

[bobkeyes]

Here is my shop. Well used and crowded, but I like it. It is in my basement. Cooled and heated with 4 foot outside entrance. Been in here almost 20 years. Been making pens almost 10.

This is the blank storage.

Pen assembly area. Pen kit storage on the wall.

General workbench.

Drill sharpening, scroll saw, etc.

Rotary Sander, bench drill press used for facing blanks.

Radial arm saw.

Bandsaw.

Pen Lathe.

Drill press and dust collector (wish it was outside).

Table saw and Planer.

Laser engraver area.

Drying oven.

Shipping table.

Picture taking and office area.

 

[bnoles]

Bob Keyes,

That is a most impressive shop you have and I can see how you make such beautiful pens as displayed on your website.

 

[dfurlano]

Bob,

I have a couple of questions I would like ask you if that is a laser engraver you have in the corner.

Also what is the bright box? A light source or some type of heat box?

Thanks

Dan.

 

[jcollazo]

We're abandoning the kids, selling the house, and moving 200 miles north to Hanford, CA. I'd did have control of the entire garage until the wife started packing and storing boxes in there. It's about 40% hers now and gaining by the day. Here's what I have left:


Frig, lathe, grinder w/Wolverine, baby Delta bandsaw.

Bench, general hiding area for when things get "chilly" inside.

Behind the bench.

Detail of kits and barrels in various states of completion. I use my old pill bottles to hold the bushings.

My world-wide headquarters. Assembly happens here too. The drill bits in the oak block are the ones I use the most for pens.

Pen blank jig on the Craftsman 22104 tablesaw. With the dust collection pan installed, it's a pretty good saw.

And finally, I have to keep my uncut wood outside now. So I just go out and chisel me out a piece....

In my dreams....

 

[bobkeyes]

Originally posted by dfurlano

Bob,

I have a couple of questions I would like ask you if that is a laser engraver you have in the corner.

Also what is the bright box? A light source or some type of heat box?

Thanks

Dan.

Yes Dan. It is a 60 watt engraver. I use it to engrave pens and all sorts of things.

The box you mention is a drying oven powered by a 100 watt light bulb in the bottom. I use it to dry green pen blanks.

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Originally posted by ligget

I wish I had more space too, Lee your shop is too clean now - get some shavings on the floor!

Ok, I keep getting accused of not really working in my shop as there is always a lack of shavings... So, to put the nasty rumors to rest, I took a photo before cleaning up tonight.


Man these bowls make a mess!

 

[dfurlano]

Yes Dan. It is a 60 watt engraver. I use it to engrave pens and all sorts of things.

Bob,

What is about the thickest wood, plastic, metal material you can cut with your engraver?

Thanks

Dan.

 

[stevers]

Joe,
Think you could band saw me off a slab of that, I want to do my kitchen floor. [:0]

 

[bnoles]

Lee,

You are no longer my hero [}][}]

 

[dfurlano]

Well here is my home. It is in the basement of my house but we do have a walkout so the ceilings are high.


Far wall is a rough workbench mostly for gritty work and soldering. Left side is more of an in process workbench and tools. Right side is CNC mill. The lathe is about 3 feet in front of far workbench.

Standing now at the far workbench in the first photo looking out the entrance. Near the door is a finish workbench and supplies.

This is a photo of the CNC mill. It is a Grizzly mini mill that I converted to a 4 axis machine.

 

[bobkeyes]

Originally posted by dfurlano

Yes Dan. It is a 60 watt engraver. I use it to engrave pens and all sorts of things.

Bob,

What is about the thickest wood, plastic, metal material you can cut with your engraver?

Thanks

Dan.

I can cut 3/8" solid wood.Plywood is harder to cut because of the glue. Some cuts great some not at all. I can cut 3/8" acrylic, 1 1/2" cloth, 2" cardboard. Cannot cut metal with a CO2 laser but you can mark it.

 

[johncrane]

BOB you have every think in there but the kitchen sink!! well done mate you must be doing somthink right after 20 years. your pens are tops too.
JOE!your shop looks good too thanks for showing us' also nice dream mate.

 

[johncrane]

Dfurlano!! wow another shop with nearly everything how many years have you been wood working.[?]

 

[DocRon]

Hi.
Just finished reorganizing my workshop/gaage and took a few pictures. i put them on my website, so you an see them there if you are interested.
Thanks for looking[8D]
Doc Ron
http://www.rchamberlin.com/shop/shop.html

 

[bnoles]

Doc Ron,

Ran over and took a peek at your shop and now feel like I need to go clean mine again

Nice shop and nice job.

 

[BigRob777]

Once I clear out my basement (my wife's working on it now), I'm building a turning and assembly shop down there. She didn't want another building outside, so she went with the indoor option. That'll be fun to build.
Rob

 

[johncrane]

BigRob the indoor option sounds like a top idea'ld be keeping sweat with wife mate'

 

[wade]

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20742

Here's a link to another topic I started with pics of my shop...

Wade

 

[johncrane]

Wade just had a look at your shop looks good' also mate whats under your lathe.

 

[JDPens]

It's really neat getting to see everyone's spaces! You definantly have the opportunity to glean alot of ideas! I really need to get some pics of our workshop taken and post them.

Dfurlano, in the pics of your shop, 2nd one down, back wall. Are those pen blanks? What do you have them stored in? Could you post a closer shot of that wall by the door?

 

[dfurlano]

It is outdoor drain pipe from HD. It sells for about $5 for 10'. I cut it in 6 lengths and used PVC cement to hold them together.

Dan.

 

[jjenk02]

Dan, is that a safe under the pen blanks? Is that where you keep all your pen kits

 

[dfurlano]

Ha, Thats where I keep the cash I need for this "hobby".

No, it is an oven I use for powder coating.

 

[clewless]

Dan,
Clever use of the pipe, but how are you keeping it on the wall?

 

[dfurlano]

I just took a 2 inch sheet rock screw and put them in at an downward angle through the pipe into a stud.

 

[olsenla]

I was surfing through this post and I thought I would put up a few pictures of my shop. It is 14 x 20 and is in the basement. No heating or cooling ducts are in the shop, so I don't have to worry about dust upstairs. Getting machinery and sheet goods down here is a pain, but today with the outside temperature about 15*, it seems like a small price to pay to not have to go outside.

This is the door from my den to the shop.

The rest of the shots are just standing in the shop and turning clockwise.

Thanks for looking,
Larry

 

[jjenk02]

Nice shop Larry, but it is TOO clean

 

[stevers]

Nice equiptment Larry, and I like a clean shop.

 

[johncrane]

WOW thats a top looking shop Larry with some nice looking tools l wish l had half that many tools.

 

[BigRob777]

Larry,
Is that a grizzly table saw? It looks like mine, though mine's a left tilt.
Nice shop. It looks a bit like mine, without a half ton of wood scraps laying all over.
Rob

 

[Woodlvr]

Larry,
Why is your shop so clean? Mine has not been that clean since I built it and moved the equipment in.


Mike

 

[olsenla]

Yes Rob, my saw is a Grizzly 1023 right tilt. I love how that thing cuts. As far as the shop being clean-----it was for the photos but following are a couple of shots of how it looked today while I was trying to cobble together some flat work. I do try to clean it up every night, otherwise I won't have any room to do anything---and that's if I can find my tools LOL.

Thanks for the comments,
Larry

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Larry, just an observation... Do you normaly leave the tailstock off your pen mandrel when not in use? Seems like it would be easy to hit it with something and bend it. It shows up both times hangin' in the open.

Nice shop btw.. I REALLY have to paint my shop this spring, what a difffrence it makes!

 

[olsenla]

Lee,

I usually don't leave the mandrel in there, and in fact my good mandrels are in the drawer. I use this mandrel for coffee scoops and such where I'm not so concerned with precision as with pens. This mandrel has to be checked everytime I use it---it got bent when I was learning to turn pens--to much pressure from tailstock and tightening the nut to tight. I am going to go put it away now though LOL!!

Larry

 

[JasonF]

Well this is my idea of what 1/2 of a 2 car garage should look like:

I just put up the pegboard and built the lumber rack. Bought the lathe new, shopvac was a Christmas present, Granddad gave me the belt sander (he upgraded). The drill press, grinder, miter saw, band saw, workbench, and other odds and ends were garage sale/classified ad finds.

Oh yea, found the "pen press" at a flea market. Plan to mount it to the wall between the bench and wood rack. It is an old bottle capper and works great for pressing pens. Wood in the trash can is Maple gym floor. It's to heavy for LOML to take to the curb.

 

[Woodlvr]

Jason,
Quit bragging about your nice Maple gym floor. I am thinking of sneaking into our local high school and trimming a pice out of a corner. Think that anyone will notice it?[][}][]

 

[JasonF]

They would now, the new floor is down. That's only part of it in the trash can [^]. I got way more than I need. Most of it is straight grain, but if you want/need some I am sure we could work something out .

Originally posted by Woodlvr

Jason,
Quit bragging about your nice Maple gym floor. I am thinking of sneaking into our local high school and trimming a pice out of a corner. Think that anyone will notice it?[][}][]

 

[JDPens]

I know it's a little bit belated, but we have been busy reorganizing the shop to it's present condition and implementing our new blank storage (man! that was alot of labeling [8D] ). Thanks goes to dfurlano for pics of his blank storage.

Right Side:

Left Side:

Front and Center:

Our Newly Finished Blank Storage:

That's our shop, it's snug when we are all out there, but we like it.
The only thing I might change is to have room for a benchtop bandsaw.