aquinob
Well-known member
I've been putzing around in my garage for many years, have come across this website on and off and decided to finally join up. My garage is not used as a garage as much as it is my workshop. I think a car has been in it just once in the 14 years we have lived here. It's not a large space, only a 1.5 car garage, I would have loved to have a bigger room to work with, but we bought the house for its waterfront property and you just have to take what you get sometimes.
So without further ado, here are some pics of the interior. It's fairly tight with all the machinery I have in there. It's all older industrial grade stuff. I got into fixing up the older woodworking machinery about 8 years ago and never looked back.
Here you can see my woodworking bench that I built about 10 years ago out of 3" maple for the top. It's never this clean, but you get the idea of how big it is and where it sits:
This is a bench that was originally made out of some Habitat sourced kitchen cabients to hold a miter saw. When I got the Delta RAS, I mounted it on a pair of 100lb slides so it can slide out from the bench and cut long stock that extends out the door:
A look back from the other side of the bench to the Delta tablesaw and some wall cabinets I made a few years ago with some ash for the doors and mahogany for face frames.
I've got two bandsaws, a 20" Delta/Rockwell and a 10" Delta homecraft. Both were completely rebuilt (as were all the other tools above). It's nice having the small saw to do all the quick and dirty cuts on all sorts of materials
A powermatic belt and disc sander that sits in the corner in front of a never used deep sink. I should probably pull out the sink, but it's been like that for so many years, it will probably stay there.
A Makita combo jointer/planer. Neat little machine, produces nice finishes but the universal motor screams like a banshee. Not too many of them made and parts are scarce.
I've got two Harbor Freight tool cabinets in the shop, this one was bought used in like new shape and I sit the small saw on top. Its pretty high up, but I have no other spot to put it. You can see the back of the drill press next to it.
Here is the other cabinet and the cyclone dust collector next to it. This level of messiness is generally the state of the place at most times:
The metal working corner of the shop next to the door going inside. A Logan lathe and Arboga geared head mill:
Not quite a shop dog, but he does stick his nose out occasionally:
Thanks for looking, let me know what you think or if you have any questions.
Bob
So without further ado, here are some pics of the interior. It's fairly tight with all the machinery I have in there. It's all older industrial grade stuff. I got into fixing up the older woodworking machinery about 8 years ago and never looked back.
Here you can see my woodworking bench that I built about 10 years ago out of 3" maple for the top. It's never this clean, but you get the idea of how big it is and where it sits:
This is a bench that was originally made out of some Habitat sourced kitchen cabients to hold a miter saw. When I got the Delta RAS, I mounted it on a pair of 100lb slides so it can slide out from the bench and cut long stock that extends out the door:
A look back from the other side of the bench to the Delta tablesaw and some wall cabinets I made a few years ago with some ash for the doors and mahogany for face frames.
I've got two bandsaws, a 20" Delta/Rockwell and a 10" Delta homecraft. Both were completely rebuilt (as were all the other tools above). It's nice having the small saw to do all the quick and dirty cuts on all sorts of materials
A powermatic belt and disc sander that sits in the corner in front of a never used deep sink. I should probably pull out the sink, but it's been like that for so many years, it will probably stay there.
A Makita combo jointer/planer. Neat little machine, produces nice finishes but the universal motor screams like a banshee. Not too many of them made and parts are scarce.
I've got two Harbor Freight tool cabinets in the shop, this one was bought used in like new shape and I sit the small saw on top. Its pretty high up, but I have no other spot to put it. You can see the back of the drill press next to it.
Here is the other cabinet and the cyclone dust collector next to it. This level of messiness is generally the state of the place at most times:
The metal working corner of the shop next to the door going inside. A Logan lathe and Arboga geared head mill:
Not quite a shop dog, but he does stick his nose out occasionally:
Thanks for looking, let me know what you think or if you have any questions.
Bob
