Question Of The Week... (2015 Week 10)

[ripjack13]

Howdy,
This is a weekly series of questions topic for everyone to join in on the discussion. Some of the later questions may have a poll, and some will not.

Don't be shy now, go ahead and post an answer....



What 5 things would you most like to change in your shop?








**Rules**
There is no minimum post requirement.

 

[SENC]

I would add a couple auction winnings to decorate the inside.

Then, I'd like to make it bigger. Mine is about 7.5'×25' with a lot of stuff crammed in.

Then I'd rewire it.

Then I'd add a better DC with motor and collection hidden outside.

 

[Brink]

1)I'd put weather seals on garage door to keep snow out
2) I'd make a classic tool chest
3) make it wider and longer
4) figure out how to get radio signal and cell service in it
5) have a comfy spot for shop dog so she's not under foot the whole time

 

[DKMD]

1. I'd love to have more space... Who wouldn't?

2. I'd rather have wooden floors than concrete.

3. More lighting

4. More enclosed storage rather than the open shelving I have. Open is fine for wood storage, but I hate the dust that settles on cans of finish and other non-wood items.

5. More tools, more tools, more

 

[Schroedc]

More space of course
I'd like to put drops from the ceiling for plugging things in instead of outlets low on the wall
Better storage for lumber
More tools and equipment but of course I need more space to do that
A dedicated area for finishing

 

[Tony]

1. Make it bigger, or get a separate space for storing wood. It's a 2 car garage with a LOT crammed into it.
2. Better lighting, spread out more.
3. More outlets, spread out more.
4. Add an enclosed DC system with ductwork running to each machine.
5. Get a drum sander that the belt tracks true and doesn't have to be re-adjusted every 15 passes!

 

[ripjack13]

I would add a couple auction winnings to decorate the inside.

Then, I'd like to make it bigger. Mine is about 7.5'×25' with a lot of stuff crammed in.

Then I'd rewire it.

Then I'd add a better DC with motor and collection hidden outside.

You forgot one....

 

[DKMD]

You forgot one....

He's not really a numbers guy...

 

[ripjack13]

As my wife would say....
He forgot the letter 5.

 

[ripjack13]

Or....number E.


Heh heh heh

 

[Schroedc]

As my wife would say....
He forgot the letter 5.

Be nice, at least he can count to the number Q

 

[SENC]

@ripjack13, @DKMD, @Schroedc - 2 auction wins + 1 enlargement + 1 rewire + 1 DC enhancement = 2+1+1+1 = 5

At least that is how math works in NC. Has the cold numbed your brains? The auction overwhelmed you? My subliminal messaging in word of the week had its intended impact?

Yep, once a henry, always a henry.

 

[Schroedc]

@ripjack13, @DKMD, @Schroedc - 2 auction wins + 1 enlargement + 1 rewire + 1 DC enhancement = 2+1+1+1 = 5

At least that is how math works in NC. Has the cold numbed your brains? The auction overwhelmed you? My subliminal messaging in word of the week had its intended impact?

Yep, once a henry, always a henry.

But then the question becomes whether a couple auction wins are two separate items or are handled categorically as a single item.......

 

[SENC]

But then the question becomes whether a couple auction wins are two separate items or are handled categorically as a single item.......

I think I just found another word for Loser. I'll go update the list.

 

[Kevin]

1. Mine is plenty big enough but needs better organization. Much better. Finish building cabinets.
2. Finish running electrical conduit and air lines from overhead.
3. Enclose 500 ft² of the NW portion as the main woodworking shop for year-round climate control and dust control.
4. Enclose 192 ft² the SW portion for my office for year-round comfort.
5. Put a Murphy bed in my office for when I am in the doghouse overnight. Cleo snores louder than me so I need my own space.
6. Install a hydraulic lift in bay 5 so I don't have to crawl under my equipment to work on it.
7. Move my compressor and phase converter and CNC on the outside of the west wall in an insulated room so I can actually talk on the phone when they're running.
8. Get a man-size lathe.
9. Bribe @woodintyuuu Cliff to come stay with me for 2 weeks 0nce I get a lathe to leap me across years of trial and error.
10. Add a 25 x 40 covered concrete pad on the south side of the shop because my shop is no longer plenty big enough.

I can't count either I'm from Texas.

 

[Mike1950]

bigger bld- bigger lot- bigger bandsaw- bigger wood satsh and I kind of like @DKMD 's idea of a wood floor. none of which will happen except the bigger wood stash........

 

[ripjack13]

@ripjack13, @DKMD, @Schroedc - 2 auction wins + 1 enlargement + 1 rewire + 1 DC enhancement = 2+1+1+1 = 5

At least that is how math works in NC. Has the cold numbed your brains? The auction overwhelmed you? My subliminal messaging in word of the week had its intended impact?

Yep, once a henry, always a henry.

I declare a "Henry"....

 

[Sprung]

1. Insulation & heat - I'd love to have an insulated and heated shop. I've got a window AC unit for the summer, but a shop that is too cold to work in during the winter.
2. My "second" shop (corner of the basement with my lathe in it) to be just a little bit bigger - it's currently about 60 square feet. 80 square feet down there would be just about perfect. (With my lathe now permanently in the basement, I think my one car garage sized shop is actually an ok size - especially since I can store a bunch of lumber in the shed.)
3. More electrical circuits
4. More and better tools
5. Better and more storage and organization

 

[Brink]

Install a hydraulic lift in bay 5 so I don't have to crawl under my equipment to work on it.

How low to the ground is your equipment? Rumor has it you stand upright to change a C2500 starter.

 

[Kevin]

How low to the ground is your equipment? Rumor has it you stand upright to change a C2500 starter.

Okay that was funny enough you can hang around and bother me for one more season.