My fabrication shop. YEAH!

[DIC]

LOOKS GREAT, It is built plenty stout You wont have any problems with it. Great design ,The only thing I would change would be an electric hoist.

 

[dtj5]

Great job on your shop and hoist...just one question, is there anything you can't do?:bowdown

 

[ridemc64]

Shwing!!! Love it!!!

 

[A_Pmech]

Nice work! Your crane is very original.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Wow o wow, I just spent like 2 1/2 hours reading this thread and checking out your website. Very, very impressive, you put some serious thought and detail into your work.

One small question, what is the orange wall plate ?

 

[JaysinSpaceman]

220v outlet, it's just orange so that I don't have to cehck each plug for the right style/voltage. I'm glad you like my shop and work, I pride myself in going to the extra effort that the little details take.

Thanx
Jaysin

 

[NUTTSGT]

good idea.

 

[JaysinSpaceman]

Great job on your shop and hoist...just one question, is there anything you can't do?:bowdown

Truth be told I really just build stuff. I'm willing to do the research, learn the technique, and give it a try. Believe me in the past there are plenty of failures, but (and this is the important part) I learn from my mistakes. The failures teach us more then the successes. That and I tend to over build things. If something is beyond my knowledge I will seek out someone that can teach me.

Really, it's not rocket surgery.

Jaysin

 

[TAMPAGT07]

wow that crane looks awesome! 2 questions,
1- it looks like there's 2 bolts missing on the lower portion of the I beam where it connects to the lower collar (4 instead of 6)

I can see 10 bolts, 2 missing. Ahhhh. you used your fingers to count! Am I right? And ran out of fingers? Do what I do, bust out the toes....Just kidding.....Great build JaysinSpaceman.

 

[Richard D]

Super nice shop; I saw the crane on the H.A.M.B. The cool thing about the graffitti, if for some remote reason the drywall is ever removed many years from now, you'll get a kick out of it.

 

[azotto]

Very nice shop! Having had my own small fab shop, I can really appreciate some of your ideas.

 

[E30bimmer]

How have I missed this great thread? To your credit, your shop looks right at home in it's environment of rural California, which I think is a plus. Great individual design is so appealing. As is the '37 Chevy pickup and all the metal fab stuff you make. The hanging steel doors are great and have begun to oxidize nicely.

Oh, how I wish I could be there right now enjoying one of those Newcastles with the all warm, natural sunlight coming in. It's been grey skies here in Chicago for so long I forgot what the sun looks like.

 

[dub warrior2]

Greetings from the UK.
Congatulations on such an awesome workshop. A truly beautiful workspace.
You guys are lucky to have so much space over there to build stuff.

PS If you ever have a problem getting Newcastle Brown ale, PM me.

 

[79maliburacer]

very nice shop - good job

 

[Rich]

Wow, I just found this thread tonight and it's one of my favorite builds so far.

It just got better and better, culminating with that crane...the crane rocks. I like the way all your brackets have curves and holes in them -- it makes a normally ordinary element very stylish.

You're a very talented guy. I wish you lived next door.

 

[UncleJedley]

What a beautiful build Jaysin!

New to this site and just read through the entire thread.

You have some great talent. Your welding skills are awesome!!!

I wish I lived closer to you so I could hang out, help and learn.

Thanks for all the posting, especially with the photos.

Ray

 

[JaysinSpaceman]

Thanx very much guys. The building of this shop was a labor of love and really even exceeded my own expectations in the way it turned out. It still stops me in my tracks as I walk down to it from the house, it just looks like the place that I want to be working.

Thanx
Jaysin

 

[Spaggs]

Love the stained glass. You have something in your shop that nobody else has.

Keep up the good work.

Spaggs

 

[VegasBruce]

Awesome shop build

 

[PhantomEB]

Truly is a work of art, especially when wood meets steel.

 

[PhillyRow]

Wow, glad I read this one, great info and built by a true fabricator. Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[ephotrod]

Jay do you have any updates for us! I still can't get over your workspace, (i know a bit creepy) but i have dreams of myself working in a shop like yours.
Josh

 

[rartuin270]

The upper collar.

The lower collar.

All of the ½” holes that you see in the top and bottom flanges will have ½” rod dropped through them and be welded top and bottom.

Those are some purdy welds

 

[gdf_77]

What an absolutely great shop. I will be using some of your ideas when I get to build mine, someday.
The one thing I would suggest on your welding table, if you do alot of work with angle iron is to weld on a 1/4x2" bar (2" side run vertically) spaced off of the top 3/8 to 1/2 flush with the top. I had done this at work on one our tables. I had placed a small bend in the bar stock so it acts as a clamp to hold the angle to the table. So if you imagine a "slot" that you place one of the legs of the angle iron into.This works great for marking, drilling, sanding and grinding the backside of the angle iron.
I wish I couold post a pic, but I am out of the country right now. I hope this makes sense.

 

[Fauj]

Your shop is amazing. You also have awesome fab skills.

Great Work!

 

[JaysinSpaceman]

Jay do you have any updates for us! I still can't get over your workspace, (i know a bit creepy) but i have dreams of myself working in a shop like yours.
Josh

I may have a few updates but I will have to take some pictures and since I am away on vacation it wont be for a few days.

Those are some purdy welds

Thanx, I pride myself first on strong welds, then on pretty welds. And I had better be a good welder as it is what I do for a living.

What an absolutely great shop. I will be using some of your ideas when I get to build mine, someday.
The one thing I would suggest on your welding table, if you do alot of work with angle iron is to weld on a 1/4x2" bar (2" side run vertically) spaced off of the top 3/8 to 1/2 flush with the top. I had done this at work on one our tables. I had placed a small bend in the bar stock so it acts as a clamp to hold the angle to the table. So if you imagine a "slot" that you place one of the legs of the angle iron into.This works great for marking, drilling, sanding and grinding the backside of the angle iron.
I wish I couold post a pic, but I am out of the country right now. I hope this makes sense.

I hate to say it, as I usually visualize well, but I am not real sure about what you are describing, but it's OK as I don't do much work with angle iron. I am glad you like the shop though.

Your shop is amazing. You also have awesome fab skills.

Great Work!

Thanx to all of you that have told me you like my shop, I am very proud of it and it is really a wonderful space to work in. The clerestory windows really help to vent the heat this time of year and keep the building reasonably cool and I really don't need the lights on except early in the morning and after dark (so they help to save a bit of energy). The crane is one of the best tools I have ever built, it has already saved my back more then once. In the next few days I will try to post up an update or two the shop and maybe even a few shots of some of my work as well.

Thanx again,
Jaysin

 

[rartuin270]

Thanx, I pride myself first on strong welds, then on pretty welds. And I had better be a good welder as it is what I do for a living.

yes strong is far better than pretty

 

[thomask]

JAYSIN,

I have seen your shop a while ago but just tonight have been able to catch back up with all your work.

You have a super build and let me add to the many others commenting that you did just a super fab job on the crane.

We will be standing by for more to come.

 

[terabyte]

Hey Jaysin I'll jump on the bandwagon and say it. AWESOME BUILD. I truly love it and have cataloged some pics for my future build.

If I may... You may want to drill the bottom flange for a zerk fitting to re-grease your crane. Maybe two 180 degrees offset.

 

[JaysinSpaceman]

So it has been a while since my last update that I promised, there has been a lot of work going on in the shop (paying work) so not much time to get on to projects that I want to do, but I'm not complaining as there is food on the table and beer in the fridge.

I finally finished up my motorcycle lift table.

It lifts using a floor jack because I didn't want all the extra expense of hydraulics or pneumatics and I wanted it to be light enough to set on its side and store against the wall when not in use.

And of course the end opposite the jack has a swing down stop to set it at different heights and remove the jack so it is not in the way.

Bike Loaded

Bike Lifted

The automatic wheel chock.

And a close up of the wheel in the wheel chock. It holds the bike quite securely but as with any lift table I wouldn't ever raise the table without strapping the bike down first for safety's sake.

So there is a new tool added to my arsenal. This lift came about because after 3-4 years not wrenching on bikes for a living I finally want to get back into it. I am going to start doing some vintage bike repair, restoration, and fabrication as a little sideline. Although the BMW on the lift in the pictures is mine and a daily rider. (it may get torn down this winter and freshened up)

I'll let you know as I finish up other back burnered tool projects and get them up and going.

As always, thanx for looking.

Jaysin

 

[E30bimmer]

Nice job on the lift. Thought you'd enjoy this '67 beemer I saw at my local Starbucks the other day...

 

[ephotrod]

Very nice I wish I had a quarter of the talent that you possess. Please keep on doing what you do, your work has many inspirational qualities to it.
Josh

 

[Boosted1]

Great thread. Alot of ingenuity. I would like to build a weld table similar to yours. I like the double feet feature and hangers.

 

[bazzateer]

My Grandad liberated a BMW motorbike from the Germans in Alexandria (North Africa/Egypt) during the war. Unfortunately he wasn't allowed to bring it back as a trophy. He swapped it for a Leica camera instead. Always said it was the best bike he ever rode.

 

[Darryl2]

Where did the pics go at the beginning of this thread????? All I see now are red x's???

I need another look at this GREAT PROJECT!!!

 

[PAToyota]

Definitely like your sense of ingenuity - things like the crane and the motorcycle lift.

On the crane, did you consider a sheet of UHMW or similar between the bottom of the collars and the support rings on the column to help it slide? Or is a coating of grease enough?

 

[Darryl2]

Where did the pics go at the beginning of this thread????? All I see now are red x's???

I need another look at this GREAT PROJECT!!!

HA!

The spam filters at my work have labeled the link to the pics at the beginning of this thread as "***********" according to the coaching pop-up I get when I tried to paste the url of the pics into my browser.

I mean the shop is sweet alright but does it qualify as ***********????

 

[JaysinSpaceman]

Definitely like you sense of ingenuity - things like the crane and the motorcycle lift.

On the crane, did you consider a sheet of UHMW or similar between the bottom of the collars and the support rings on the column to help it slide? Or is a coating of grease enough?

I did have someone advise me that UHMW would make a good bearing surface for the crane but it was after it was already built and greased. So far with just grease it seems to be working just fine with no binding even with the last project I did hanging from it that was right around 1200 lbs.

As for the shop pictures being ****, I wouldn't think it would qualify but who knows what the admin. thinks.

Thanx
Jaysin

 

[Call me the Breeze]

Truly Awesome fabricating... but you've already heard that.

 

[The J]

Great stuff in here.

Do your ideas become sketches and detailed hand drawings, or are a lot of dimensions figured out in CAD too? Or does some of it just get figured out as the metal is cut?

Your approach seems 'functionally artistic' instead of being engineering/forces based, and it really makes your stuff shine. Having the vision is one thing; being able to build it is another. Having both is impressive.