escuchopeliculas
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Hey guys,
I've been on this site forever but haven't posted very much (almost at all)... I figured it was time to share my workshop with everyone on this site as payback for letting me see all of yours.
I guess I should start with some background. For as long as I can remember, I've been into building things and taking them apart. I started with Lego's and moved up in scale (mini 4wd Tamiya's, nitro RC, and finally full sized cars) as my skills and I grew. At the same time I would build furniture and just about anything I needed or wanted, from ramps for RC to mechanical sculptures.
Four and a half years ago I moved to New York for college (sept 2007). I lasted a whole two months before the idleness of my hands became unbearable.
So I bought my first Vespa. Getting it up the stairs and into my dorm room was the easy part. Having the school understand that restoring a vintage scooter in a dorm room is a perfectly reasonable thing to do, not so much. I got off with a warning but had to keep the body outside…
I had a crescent mechanics set and a few other odds and ends that were kept under my lofted bed. Basic tools that I made due with.
After my freshman year I got tired of living in the Bronx and moved to the heart of NYC. Everything went into a storage unit and I would randomly pull bits out to work on them. I went as far as having a makeshift body shop in my sister’s room who was away for the summer… I think it took me until thanksgiving of that year to stop cleaning bondo dust from every nook and cranny in my apt. But I pushed on.
Time kept going and in the spring of 2009 I was given what is still to this point probably one of the greatest presents I have ever received. The mother of my girlfriend at the time gave me the contents of her husband’s workshop. Included were tons of hand tools, a table saw, and many other miscellaneous tools. Since I was taking the trip anyway, I looked for projects along the way and bought a “bobber” project that was essentially two complete motorcycles minus one frame and one fork. When I got back, everything went into my storage unit as I still had no place to work.
At the same time, I was looking for spaces that I could use as a workshop close to me. Having no car made this difficult as I kept finding spaces that were far away. I finally found a place in Brooklyn that summer. It was close, the size was right, and the rent didn’t hurt to badly when I bent over…
I’ve enjoyed this place like mad over the past couple of years. Having a place to get away from everything and that I could really call mine was the best thing ever. But now its time has come to an end. I’m moving home for several months and possibly longer so everything is going back into storage until the future becomes a little clearer.
A few cool things about the place that I think I should mention. Almost everything in the pictures was free. The projects and the tool chests weren’t but for everything you see in the pictures, and I do mean EVERYTHING, I have less than 4k invested. Some stuff was picked up from the curb, some was given to me, and some I just got lucky.
A disclaimer: Although it doesn’t appear to be so I do have some pretty serious OCD. I can tell you where everything is in my shop down to bolts and nuts. I would love to have everything cleaner and more organized looking but in a 16’x18’ rented space with limited funds it isn’t always possible.
Sorry for the long story, on to some pictures. Enjoy and thanks again for letting me enjoy your site and all your great posts.
Feel free to ask questions and I might have more detailed pictures of stuff if anyone is interested.
This is a shot from the door. (Yes it’s a normal door. I don’t have street access)
Here you can see a bit more
My table saw, random materials, my “desk”, and a massive heavy steel [cubby hole thing].
You’ll notice a bunch of massive crates all around the shop. These are massive, superbly built and, in my eyes, beautiful. Right now some are being used for storage but will eventually be made into furniture.
Opposite to that is a SS table on casters that I use as an engine-building table. Milk crates underneath help with more storage.
Bike in progress. It’s a mid 70’s Honda CB450 hardtailed. The one on top of the crate is a little triumph Terrier 150.
The shop dog. “Loquita”
Workbench and tools.
Right wall. Vespa and another project on the sawhorses, parts and other random things in the shelves.
Better shot of left wall.
Welder on "5-minute" welder cart.
My saws used to be on the pegboard but they fell…
Better shot of my most used tools.
Vintage craftsman tool chest. This one is full of dremel bits, and other small misc. stuff.
Vintage Kennedy. Drafting, layout, and measuring.
Not so vintage Kennedy behind the stool. This one has less used tools in it. Stubby’s, BIG wrenches, engine tools, etc.
Engines.
Well guys that’s my shop. Thanks for looking.
-A
I've been on this site forever but haven't posted very much (almost at all)... I figured it was time to share my workshop with everyone on this site as payback for letting me see all of yours.
I guess I should start with some background. For as long as I can remember, I've been into building things and taking them apart. I started with Lego's and moved up in scale (mini 4wd Tamiya's, nitro RC, and finally full sized cars) as my skills and I grew. At the same time I would build furniture and just about anything I needed or wanted, from ramps for RC to mechanical sculptures.
Four and a half years ago I moved to New York for college (sept 2007). I lasted a whole two months before the idleness of my hands became unbearable.
So I bought my first Vespa. Getting it up the stairs and into my dorm room was the easy part. Having the school understand that restoring a vintage scooter in a dorm room is a perfectly reasonable thing to do, not so much. I got off with a warning but had to keep the body outside…
I had a crescent mechanics set and a few other odds and ends that were kept under my lofted bed. Basic tools that I made due with.
After my freshman year I got tired of living in the Bronx and moved to the heart of NYC. Everything went into a storage unit and I would randomly pull bits out to work on them. I went as far as having a makeshift body shop in my sister’s room who was away for the summer… I think it took me until thanksgiving of that year to stop cleaning bondo dust from every nook and cranny in my apt. But I pushed on.
Time kept going and in the spring of 2009 I was given what is still to this point probably one of the greatest presents I have ever received. The mother of my girlfriend at the time gave me the contents of her husband’s workshop. Included were tons of hand tools, a table saw, and many other miscellaneous tools. Since I was taking the trip anyway, I looked for projects along the way and bought a “bobber” project that was essentially two complete motorcycles minus one frame and one fork. When I got back, everything went into my storage unit as I still had no place to work.
At the same time, I was looking for spaces that I could use as a workshop close to me. Having no car made this difficult as I kept finding spaces that were far away. I finally found a place in Brooklyn that summer. It was close, the size was right, and the rent didn’t hurt to badly when I bent over…
I’ve enjoyed this place like mad over the past couple of years. Having a place to get away from everything and that I could really call mine was the best thing ever. But now its time has come to an end. I’m moving home for several months and possibly longer so everything is going back into storage until the future becomes a little clearer.
A few cool things about the place that I think I should mention. Almost everything in the pictures was free. The projects and the tool chests weren’t but for everything you see in the pictures, and I do mean EVERYTHING, I have less than 4k invested. Some stuff was picked up from the curb, some was given to me, and some I just got lucky.
A disclaimer: Although it doesn’t appear to be so I do have some pretty serious OCD. I can tell you where everything is in my shop down to bolts and nuts. I would love to have everything cleaner and more organized looking but in a 16’x18’ rented space with limited funds it isn’t always possible.
Sorry for the long story, on to some pictures. Enjoy and thanks again for letting me enjoy your site and all your great posts.
Feel free to ask questions and I might have more detailed pictures of stuff if anyone is interested.
This is a shot from the door. (Yes it’s a normal door. I don’t have street access)
Here you can see a bit more
My table saw, random materials, my “desk”, and a massive heavy steel [cubby hole thing].
You’ll notice a bunch of massive crates all around the shop. These are massive, superbly built and, in my eyes, beautiful. Right now some are being used for storage but will eventually be made into furniture.
Opposite to that is a SS table on casters that I use as an engine-building table. Milk crates underneath help with more storage.
Bike in progress. It’s a mid 70’s Honda CB450 hardtailed. The one on top of the crate is a little triumph Terrier 150.
The shop dog. “Loquita”
Workbench and tools.
Right wall. Vespa and another project on the sawhorses, parts and other random things in the shelves.
Better shot of left wall.
Welder on "5-minute" welder cart.
My saws used to be on the pegboard but they fell…
Better shot of my most used tools.
Vintage craftsman tool chest. This one is full of dremel bits, and other small misc. stuff.
Vintage Kennedy. Drafting, layout, and measuring.
Not so vintage Kennedy behind the stool. This one has less used tools in it. Stubby’s, BIG wrenches, engine tools, etc.
Engines.
Well guys that’s my shop. Thanks for looking.
-A
