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I'm researching the same thing (attic space) here (Livermore, CA) and the thing I found I might run into with some roof configs is how it relates to the setback. They calculate this here with a 45 degree line running up from a point 6 feet high and 3 feet back. So a regular gable roof with a...

I have a Shoptask 17-20 3-in-1 machine I bought new about 16 years ago, mainly for making motorcycle bits. I did a lot of research at the time as to which was the best 3-in-1 and it came out ahead then, and is CNC upgradable (which I never afforded). It is not the caliber of a "real" lathe, mill...

My org skills are lacking and I have only one set of drawers for all tools, so the best I can hope for is to separate spanners by type: metric, AF (standard as they call it over here), and Whitworth, and adjustables/ratchets, screwdrivers, files in one drawer. The one innovation I did do, which...

I got my Shoptask lathe/mill/drill combo about 15 years ago, and I've used it to make parts for my vintage bikes, cylinder head repairs on same, kids science projects, appliance repairs, Dalek parts etc. Both my girls are now going to college studying engineering, and quoted this machine as an...

Wow. I am new to this forum am I am very impressed and grateful for all the good advice in such a short time. So to summarize the feedback in brief: avoid. Pre-built and delivered is not an option. We are on a corner lot and the sideyard entrance is barely 9' wide - no way to bring it on the...

Thanks for the ideas. Going with not-a-kit might break the deal - unless I hire a contractor to do the work, and I don't want to do that (she's ok with that, but I'd rather buy more tools/bikes with the money and have fun hammering). There is a wood floor option, but the lathe/mill is very...

I have provisional approval from my better half to deploy a single car garage in our back yard for use as combined telecommute office and workshop, also somewhere to keep and work with my motorbikes, lathe, welder and other tools. All this stuff is currently in our 2-car house garage which is...