Chaz
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Heres some pics of my shop... I worked out of a converted 20 by 25 garage for over 29 years...
2 1/2 years ago I had the opportunity to purchase a house and shop from a logging trucker. The price was right, and I now rent out the house and it covers all but about 150 dollars a month...
The shop was just a metal shell when I moved in, but it had boatloads of potential. I work in the amusement business fabricating rides, but I'm getting close to retiring from that, and I wanted the shop to house all my projects and collections. I get visitors from all over the country and beyond, so I wanted the place to have a certain odd air about it. Its called "Strange Days" our motto is "Satisfaction Considered"
The first thing I did was re-name the streets on the corner where the shop sits. Its now on the corner of TIME and SPACE
My buddy John Detrich designed the sign that sits above the main door. I carved and painted it out of signfoam.
The outside fence also sports one of my carvings.
The shop itself is 45 by 45 with a 16 foot ceiling height.
I love it here, but I've been workin' my **** off to try and get it the way I want.
Heres some pics:
This is the West side of the shop. Its set up as a series of shopfronts. On the lower left is the pedalshop. It houses some of my restored pedalcars, Tonka toys and a restored Whizzer motorbike.
The second story are all fake fronts that hide the loft storage area (lotsa scary **** up there). Above the pedalshop is the Dentist Office. Its a tribute to my dad who was a dentist . He died of a heart attack at age 38. I was 10 yrs old then.
Still miss him.
In the lower middle is the lunchroom. It is disguised as the "Flamingo Diner" Its really a great spot to have lunch, meet clients, or just take five.
2 1/2 years ago I had the opportunity to purchase a house and shop from a logging trucker. The price was right, and I now rent out the house and it covers all but about 150 dollars a month...
The shop was just a metal shell when I moved in, but it had boatloads of potential. I work in the amusement business fabricating rides, but I'm getting close to retiring from that, and I wanted the shop to house all my projects and collections. I get visitors from all over the country and beyond, so I wanted the place to have a certain odd air about it. Its called "Strange Days" our motto is "Satisfaction Considered"
The first thing I did was re-name the streets on the corner where the shop sits. Its now on the corner of TIME and SPACE
My buddy John Detrich designed the sign that sits above the main door. I carved and painted it out of signfoam.
The outside fence also sports one of my carvings.
The shop itself is 45 by 45 with a 16 foot ceiling height.
I love it here, but I've been workin' my **** off to try and get it the way I want.
Heres some pics:
This is the West side of the shop. Its set up as a series of shopfronts. On the lower left is the pedalshop. It houses some of my restored pedalcars, Tonka toys and a restored Whizzer motorbike.
The second story are all fake fronts that hide the loft storage area (lotsa scary **** up there). Above the pedalshop is the Dentist Office. Its a tribute to my dad who was a dentist . He died of a heart attack at age 38. I was 10 yrs old then.
Still miss him.
In the lower middle is the lunchroom. It is disguised as the "Flamingo Diner" Its really a great spot to have lunch, meet clients, or just take five.
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Neat idea.
