Little machine shop

chief ben · Aug 15, 2011

Well the little machine shop is about done, have a few more plaques and pictures to put up, the A/C is only 5000 btu's but it works good when it was
106 outside it would keep it at 85 inside, and it's not to hard to keep the floor cleaned up when useing the mill or lathe, so all in all I'm Happy with it :beer:

John in OH · Aug 15, 2011

This looks like a very nice compact shop!! Isn't this the shop that's build in a small shed ... sort of a large garden shed? If so, it sure is a fine job!

Is there any way you can post a larger pic??

chief ben · Aug 15, 2011

Yes John it is a 12 X 16 storage shed, and yes i will put up some more pictures, this was what i started with,

and this is the work bench in the big shop,

BigRed390 · Aug 15, 2011

Very Nice! I like it. Dog looks happy too!

couchmechanic · Aug 15, 2011

Very nice, and you trained the dog to guard the tools too!?

devildog101 · Aug 15, 2011

Love the dog. i have a bulldog & great dane that hang out with me. Asl long as they dont chew on my tools they are great.

Bronson · Aug 15, 2011

Great use of a compact space. Good Doggy! Nice!

MartyO · Aug 15, 2011

Nice shop.

Awesome dog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sr. WiNdTeCh · Aug 15, 2011

Is that the mill from Precision Matthews (G0704 at Grizzly)? I'm looking at getting one if they ever are in stock

I may end up with a SX3 instead...

930dreamer · Aug 15, 2011

Very nice set up you have there.

JCQuick · Aug 15, 2011

I remeber your dog pic from the show your shop dogs thread. very cool use of a shed

chief ben · Aug 15, 2011

WOW-HE: We made the front page, Jerry and I want to Thank all you Guy's
for all the Great comments about the shop and Jerry, and thank the Guy that put us on the front page "" Thank You ""
I got most of my ideas for building my shops from twenty years in the Navy,
And I got a lot of my ideas off of this web site,
This Web Site is the Best :thumbup:

Thanks Again Jerry Lea & The Chief
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Amitygravel · Aug 15, 2011

That is amazing how much spare space you have in there chief ben !
Beautiful dog and is that a Gibson Byrdland your clutching there ?

Craig

Mike14k · Aug 15, 2011

This is wonderful !!! Thanks for posting, I like the tool board with custom wood racks for pliers. Can you give us a closeup ??

chief ben · Aug 15, 2011

No Amitygravel it is not a Gibson Byrdland,
I wish it was, it is a cheap Galveston, I do have a 1967 Gibson Blue Ridge,
but the Galveston does play good, I bought it more for it 's looks and just got lucky, the Gibson plays best out of all six I have, I had a 1940 Gibson about ten years ago that didn't play as good as the Galveston, any way here is a picture of my colection, Oh I started playing when I was 16, and now I'm 65
and never got any better LOL, Well maybe just a little Better,

Bull · Aug 15, 2011

Sonofagun, what a great idea. I would never have thought of dressing up one of those. It looks great inside!

On an unrelated note: you have very nice hair for your age. I'll be lucky to have one strand to coil around my dome by that time.

For the record, I am jealous, not gay :lol_hitti

chief ben · Aug 15, 2011

Yep talk about hair, I had just cut it in that last picture, and still kicking my self in the A-s for cutting it,

Bull · Aug 15, 2011

Ah, now you're just rubbing it in! :spit:

Since the shed has no foundation, did you even have to pull a permit to erect it on your property?

chief ben · Aug 15, 2011

Bull: no I live in the county so I didn't need a permit, and I bought the shed for about $ 3,200 and did all the inside my self, with the new milling machine and new grinder and buffer and a few other things I have about $ 6,000
in it all, Well thats what I tell the Wife, I do have a lot of room in side,
I learned how to save room on the six ships I served on in my 20 years in the Navy, What I wanted to do was to be able to work in the cool in the summer and warm in the winter, and it is working out Great, I even set up my Orber press and Vice so I could save space,

Ryan87LX · Aug 15, 2011

I'm curious about the rack with the box end wrenches. Is that just a board with some nails on it, or did you do something more involved?

Honestly never thought about storing wrenches that way, I love it!

chief ben · Aug 16, 2011

Ryan87LX : The work bench in the big shop is on wheels and has a lihgt above it and 4 110 out lets with about a 20 foot cord on it, the wrenchs are on L hooks that screw in, the sockets are on wood doll pin, and the wrenchs in the small shop are on L hooks also,

fatboy99 · Aug 16, 2011

Good to see your enjoying your little shop. Have you had any issues with your mill? what kind of projects have you done with it ? I have a coworker looking for one that size and we were wondering how well it is working for you.

Red Leader · Aug 16, 2011

Very innovative, and well done.

Great shop!

flybefree · Aug 16, 2011

Great shop...and thank you for your service.

chief ben · Aug 16, 2011

The milling machine is a PM-25 MV from Quality Machine from Pittsburgh PA.
I have had no problems with it and it does what I want to do, I have cut steel,Alum. and plastic with it, they sent the wrong draw bar with it and I had to make a spacer to use it, they did send the right draw bar after a lot of phone calls, If I had it to do over I would get one from Grizzle, they have a better support system,

oldgoaly · Aug 16, 2011

What? no pics of the TRIKE????? Is it a Service Car? I do love my 1936 and1940 Dispatch Tows! Thank You for your service to our country! tt

chief ben · Aug 17, 2011

Picture of the Trike, it is a 1200 goldwing engine, I made everything I could not buy, I took the dog box off of the back and made a trailer out of it, Jerry lea got to where he couldn't jume up in it any more, so now he rides in the Trailer,

jamesemery728 · Aug 17, 2011

Great looking shop, looks to be just the right size for what you are doing. Your dog is a great looking shepard. My daughter had 3 of them at one time. Many thanks also for your service to our country.

Falcon67 · Aug 17, 2011

Very nice layout. And excellent for the investment price. I have a Griz G0519 mill, very similar to your PM-25. Nice machine, damn handy. I'd love to get my hands on a PM-1236 lathe.

realvc · Aug 18, 2011

Great use of shop space thanks for sharing. Really nice dog and scooter too.
We get over to Hot Springs pretty often. Love the Hwys all around your area. Great for scooters and for top down driving too. We go up Hwy 7 to Jesseville for a burger from the Shack a couple times a year.

wbrian63 · Aug 18, 2011

Ever tried the peanut butter milk shake from "The Jesseville Country Club" aka The Shack?

oldthudman · Aug 18, 2011

Agreed!........One of the fellows on a modelers forum had bought a shed and made it into his workshop.........They are really very versatile.......

:beer:

oldthudman · Aug 18, 2011

flybefree said:
Great shop...and thank you for your service.

Hey! a Navion................

chief ben · Aug 18, 2011

Now if I can only get the Wife to clean the Office as Clean as my Shop.

Vernmotor · Aug 18, 2011

I sure hope thats a pic you found on the internet somewhere...wow what a mess..

chief ben · Aug 18, 2011

OK I Lied:::: she does keep my office Clean,
And she keeps the shops clean also, she is the Best,

Vernmotor · Aug 19, 2011

ok thats better ! I did save that pic just in case I might need it LMAO

Tracy & Diane · Aug 21, 2011

Fantastic setup Ben. Interested in any and all space-saving ideas from your Navy days! Noticed you like to work on tractors - any pics of some that you own or have worked on?

chief ben · Aug 22, 2011

Yes Tracy & Diane I have two tractors and five riding lawn mowers, and i work on a few for my buddys, I'm working on a Kubota for a friend right now, he messed up the back hoe, this is my 1953 Ferguson TO-30

and this is my 1951 Farmall Cub

chief ben · Aug 24, 2011

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