I finally have heat! Tank was dropped end of last week and we got the heater fired up this weekend. I spent Sunday enjoying the heat. I need to attack plugging up some of the larger holes around the shop creating drafts. Not so bad right now, but will be a killer when it gets really cold. Pics of the setup.
I also went on a local pick to look at some "vintage stuff". Came home with a truck full of old stackable industrial drawers/bins and an old Chain Hoist that was made in a neighboring city. Also got an I-Beam trolley they had it hanging on but the trolley is severely undersized so I'm looking for a replacement. Missed out on a giant old vise the family had "for sale" but another family member claimed it as I showed interest. Oh well, search continues for another good vise for the big fab table I'm going to build later this month. Either way it was a nice little haul and only 20 minutes from home!
Yesterday I had a free day to spend in the shop and start organizing and hanging stuff some more. Having the stone walls makes it a challenge to hang things so I have had to change my storage ideas a little. I took some old Ford Model A brake rods I had sitting around the metal bind and cut the ends off, cut in half and quickly bent up 4 hooks to weld to the underside of my one bench to hang my extensions cords to. I also set up most of the sliding bins I scored Saturday under my Smithy bench and under my welding table. Turns out they all fit perfectly and gave me a ton of extra storage! I forgot the pics of the welding table I'll grab that tonight.
I also hung a bunch more stuff and finally got most of the boxes up off the floor and their contents put away. This is good timing as my English wheel should arrive in the next couple weeks! Hoping to get the metal for the big rolling fab table I'm going to put in the back left corner this Saturday if time allows.
I also went on a local pick to look at some "vintage stuff". Came home with a truck full of old stackable industrial drawers/bins and an old Chain Hoist that was made in a neighboring city. Also got an I-Beam trolley they had it hanging on but the trolley is severely undersized so I'm looking for a replacement. Missed out on a giant old vise the family had "for sale" but another family member claimed it as I showed interest. Oh well, search continues for another good vise for the big fab table I'm going to build later this month. Either way it was a nice little haul and only 20 minutes from home!
Yesterday I had a free day to spend in the shop and start organizing and hanging stuff some more. Having the stone walls makes it a challenge to hang things so I have had to change my storage ideas a little. I took some old Ford Model A brake rods I had sitting around the metal bind and cut the ends off, cut in half and quickly bent up 4 hooks to weld to the underside of my one bench to hang my extensions cords to. I also set up most of the sliding bins I scored Saturday under my Smithy bench and under my welding table. Turns out they all fit perfectly and gave me a ton of extra storage! I forgot the pics of the welding table I'll grab that tonight.
I also hung a bunch more stuff and finally got most of the boxes up off the floor and their contents put away. This is good timing as my English wheel should arrive in the next couple weeks! Hoping to get the metal for the big rolling fab table I'm going to put in the back left corner this Saturday if time allows.
) so the wheels need some love. I want to have the upper wheel resurfaced at some point but I think it will work just fine for now. 
The Free-T is coming along nicely.