Show off your space

[Hippie3180]

My space is very tiny yet efficient "workstation" in the garage. Humble for sure, but when I raise the garage door and the birds are chirping, the sun is shining and I turn on my folk/hippie music the cares of the world slip away and time flies. I do have plans to disperse some of my workstation to a different platform here very soon ,I'll be moving an old dresser in for storage of all the things, kits, chucks, micro mesh, mandrels, sandpaper...etc. The bandsaw and grinder will move to the dresser top my old lathe will become the buffing station. I've got plans. I share of course with the lawn mower, my husbands table saw and mitre saw and 27 years of crap, but I'm just so grateful we have a little space to make pens happen. Luckily, I'm also one who cleans up my space after the end of a day, I like clean.

I'm sure many of you have a dedicated space with all the tools, but I'm just getting started and am truly delighted and grateful to have a sliver of a space.

Show us your space.

 

[Darios]

Welcome to the shoebox.

 

[JohnU]

I started with a small corner in the basement and eventually overflowed to about half of it. In 2020, we decided to build my son a game room down there so I had to get organized. I went from half to a quarter but it did force me to use the space wisely. I build all of this… through the green door is the casting room. It's beginning to get a little cramped with what I want to do so eventually I will build the big shop in the 30x60 down back. It's just cold storage at the moment. I just need to sell a few more blanks and things to earn the cash needed to finish it. Lol.
Oh, and it's not that clean at the moment!

 

[Hippie3180]

Wow! What a great space, so organized and counterspace. Woot! That must be a pleasure to work in, aside to not having windows or access to the birds chirping. lol! Just a few more pens and you'll be in that 30' by 60' before you know it. Great space!

 

[Hippie3180]

Welcome to the shoebox.
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I so relate to this, lol! I'm just happy to have a little nook.

 

[egnald]

Wow, very nice.
Nooks are good. - Nice, efficient, and organized!
Dave

PS I really like the cabinet for storage under the lathe.

 

[Hippie3180]

Wow, very nice.
Nooks are good. - Nice, efficient, and organized!
Dave

PS I really like the cabinet for storage under the lathe.

The cabinet was an old console that came from a hotel or something, very heavy and solid. Drawers currently hold tools and sandpaper etc. the cabinets below also hold tools and blanks. Very handy.

 

[fnfalguy]

I started with a small corner in the basement and eventually overflowed to about half of it. In 2020, we decided to build my son a game room down there so I had to get organized. I went from half to a quarter but it did force me to use the space wisely. I build all of this… through the green door is the casting room. It's beginning to get a little cramped with what I want to do so eventually I will build the big shop in the 30x60 down back. It's just cold storage at the moment. I just need to sell a few more blanks and things to earn the cash needed to finish it. Lol.
Oh, and it's not that clean at the moment!

That's a great space. Earlier today I purchased a couple of your blanks from Exotic. Looking forward to turning them.

 

[Hippie3180]

I started with a small corner in the basement and eventually overflowed to about half of it. In 2020, we decided to build my son a game room down there so I had to get organized. I went from half to a quarter but it did force me to use the space wisely. I build all of this… through the green door is the casting room. It's beginning to get a little cramped with what I want to do so eventually I will build the big shop in the 30x60 down back. It's just cold storage at the moment. I just need to sell a few more blanks and things to earn the cash needed to finish it. Lol.
Oh, and it's not that clean at the moment!

I just realized that you had links to your blanks, I love the flower pod blanks will be back to order some next time I order, darn it, I just ordered from them last Thus.

 

[cl1237]

I've crammed about as many tools I can into a 1 car garage. Recently upgraded the shop with a subpanel, definitely beats running an extension cord through the window

 

[Oliver X]

I think it's time for me clean my work tables.

 

[Hippie3180]

I've crammed about as many tools I can into a 1 car garage. Recently upgraded the shop with a subpanel, definitely beats running an extension cord through the window

Nice space though, plenty of room to spread out.

 

[Hippie3180]

I think it's time for me clean my work tables. View attachment 354900L

I think it's time for me clean my work tables. View attachment 354900

its just well lived in.

 

[TDahl]

May space sits in 1/3 of our three car garage. I eventually ran out of storage space so I had to go up and built several over-the -bench storage cabinets. These also allowed me to install several power strips and LED lighting fixtures, so now I have plenty of light and outlets.

 

[Hippie3180]

May space sits in 1/3 of our three car garage. I eventually ran out of storage space so I had to go up and built several over-the -bench storage cabinets. These also allowed me to install several power strips and LED lighting fixtures, so now I have plenty of light and outlets.

Nice space, plenty of storage and room it seems.

 

[Ray-CA]

Shots of my mess from another post....https://www.penturners.org/threads/monthly-shop-cleaning-done-every-5-or-6-months.177964/

 

[Woodchipper]

I would but I think this is a pen making forum and not a comedy forum.

 

[Dalecamino]

They are never big enough!

 

[bsshog40]

I just got my shop built in November. Had to wire up everything. Built me a couple workbenches last month. I still need to insulate and plywood the walls. Still trying to organize also but I do have it in working operation.