Post em' if you got em' - Shop Tour Pics...

[Mark Terrell]

Time to show of your shop, equipment (or lack thereof if you're like me), and just the digs in general.

I know, I'm a lame ass b/c I don't have pics up here in my own thread, but I"m taking decent ones tonight, I promise.....:tubtar:

I like to see how other guys arrange, keep their shops. It also helps us all to get good ideas etc......




MT

[J. Neilson]

Here you go...
http://www.mountainhollow.net/shoptour.htm

[ballknives]

Here are a few pics of my humble little shop. I also have a steel cut bandsaw and a paragon oven not pictured. :manganr:

[Mark Terrell]

How do you like the Grizz lathe? I heard those do a pretty good job. I was fixing to pick up the JET lathe, but I realized I don't have the space..........



MT

[Mark Terrell]

Here's a few to get the ball rolling. I'll get the others uploaded asap.....


MT


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[Mr.LaBella]

MT is a neat freak!

Come on people, this is what I wanna see and I am sure MANY others! :devilzide

[RNST]

I am mesmerized by the Avatar; oh yah, the shop is cool too.

[Mark Terrell]

Ohhhhh, I've got other avatars...........just you wait...............



MMMMMMMMMMM ..... Tasty:bwah:


MT

[ballknives]

How do you like the Grizz lathe? I heard those do a pretty good job. I was fixing to pick up the JET lathe, but I realized I don't have the space..........



MT
It does a good job as long as stock is 3/8 or smaller,I would get a bigger one if I could do it over again.

[harm]

this is where i work - http://www.arm-koknives.co.za/workshop/workshop.html

[L R Harner]

these threads always happen in the spring cause one maker cleans his shop
now ive been guilted into cleaning mine and moving things around i ll get pictures when it starts to look better

[Danbo]

Shit, if I posted pics of my shop, I'd be in danger of having it closed down for health and safety reasons. Seriously, I have to climb over stuff to get in the room.

[jimmer_5]

Shit, if I posted pics of my shop, I'd be in danger of having it closed down for health and safety reasons. Seriously, I have to climb over stuff to get in the room.


I am an industrial designer by trade - when I was in college, the cleaning people refused to clean our shop area after a while because they claimed it was a health and safety hazard. And to think, I used to fall asleep on those shop tables amidst the rubble.

I don't own a home (yet) so I currently don't have a home shop. I am, however, lucky enough to have access to the knifemaking equipment where I work. Now I've just gotta learn how to hollow grind.......

[deker]

I'll post some pics of my shop once I get it built out. The dirty, dark hole I work in now doesn't count.

Just ask Butch, he's seen it...

-d

[jorvik]

very cool
That Lathe looks like a milling machine to my poor eyes....you could do a lot of cool stuff with that:manganr:

[L R Harner]

got more parts for the new and betterer dust collector and started cleaning and re lubing the Gibbs on my mill just one more set to do

[J. Neilson]

these threads always happen in the spring cause one maker cleans his shop
now ive been guilted into cleaning mine and moving things around i ll get pictures when it starts to look better

A clean shop means your not working hard enough. Now an organized shop... that's the key.

[deker]

A clean shop means your not working hard enough. Now an organized shop... that's the key.

Well then I'm really busy! Can't find my key though, it's lost in the mess..... :bwah:

-d

[Mark Terrell]

Here's some more pics. My shop is usually pretty clean and organized, it's just easier that way.....



MT


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[Tinysd]

Here's some more pics. My shop is usually pretty clean and organized, it's just easier that way.....



MT
















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I dig that! What is it and where can I get one?

Oh yeah, your shop looks great!!

[*~Chri~*]

these threads always happen in the spring cause one maker cleans his shop
now ive been guilted into cleaning mine and moving things around i ll get pictures when it starts to look better

I've seen your shop, its a disaster Butch, and I mean that in the nicest way

[Mark Terrell]

That's a Huot master machinist (I think that's the name) cabinet. I got this one on Ebay for a couple of hundred. Look around and try to not buy one new. They are like 500$ new..... It holds around 50 different bit sizes per shelf.


MT

[Tom v S]

This isn't as nice as Mr Terrell his shop, but at only 19 I think i'm doing fine...

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb309/Tomvs/BILD0743.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb309/Tomvs/BILD0744.jpg

Just got this Old School Grinding weel:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb309/Tomvs/BILD0750.jpg

Tom

[Les George]

Just moved in this week, still lots of work to do before I can do lots more work! :)


Just pulled the trigger on my new KMG too. Life is good! :)



Anybody need some boxes?

[BennytheBlade]

u work fast les-
glad to hear about the kmg

[Les George]

u work fast les-

You know that aint true!

[Tom v S]

Lots of space there! Nice workshop:jdsmokin:

[Mark Terrell]

Dude, I'm just glad to see you're back Les, now when are ya coming up to see me????


MT:bang::bang:

[Les George]

What? Your not coming to my shop warming party?


:bwah:



We'll hook it up man! :)




Dude, I'm just glad to see you're back Les, now when are ya coming up to see me????


MT:bang::bang:

[Hog Doc]

It ain't much, but it's a start......

[BARKER]

Brand new Bader III. Get to work Doc. Let's see some blades.
-John

[Hog Doc]

Man..what I wouldn't give for a shop like MT. That's really a great set up. Actually my shop has changed quite a bit, all fishing stuff removed, just knife stuff in it now. I think I need to set up some type of exhaust system. I really like MT's PVC set up. Great pics fellas...

[Les George]

The KMG will be here on Frisay, more pics after I get that hooked up..:popcorn:

Other than that, things are coming along well.

[fisherman]

Hey Les,

Good to see you all settled in, so are you near Mike Snody?

Ted

[Les George]

Ted,

Kinda, his old shop was near here but he moved further out. In Texas terms we are right next door. In Hawaii terms we long ways away! :)

I haven't had a chance to meet up with him, or any other local makers yet. :ssad:

[Mark Terrell]

Look at Les with those pristine shelves and the brand spankin' new vari-speed disc grinder....

Ode to the days of clean benches and shiny new equipment.........it's enough to bring a tear to my eye.

Congrats on the new digs man, it's looking sweet.


MT

[BennytheBlade]

lookin good les.



Ted,

Kinda, his old shop was near here but he moved further out. In Texas terms we are right next door. In Hawaii terms we long ways away! :)




aint that the truth

[Les George]

Look at Les with those pristine shelves and the brand spankin' new vari-speed disc grinder....

Ode to the days of clean benches and shiny new equipment.........it's enough to bring a tear to my eye.

Congrats on the new digs man, it's looking sweet.


MT


I got the disk grinder in 2005! :ronl: The new KMG should be here TODAY!

[Will]

Les that place is way too clean.

[Michelle]

Les that place is way too clean.


:bwah::bwah::bwah:


Okay Will. Your turn. Post up your shop!!!!!


m1

[Will]

Nah it looks like a nuke got dropped in there compared to Les:bwah:

I'd have to do some major cleaning.

[Les George]

I got the new KMG in and it's freakin awesome! Sorry if I seem to be hijacking this thread with all my damn pics but I am just so freakin excited, I can't tell you! :)

Here is a new gear pic for ya Mark, KMG, never even been run in the first pic!


Les that place is way too clean.

Just for you Will, don't worry I cleaned it up after I was done....

[UltraReef]

Damn Les!! That new grinder looks bad ass, congrats! :RXX:

[UltraReef]

Nah it looks like a nuke got dropped in there compared to Les:bwah:

I'd have to do some major cleaning.

Lame excuse......we already know you're a dirty knifemaker. :madaddy:

[BennytheBlade]

Here is a new gear pic for ya Mark, KMG, never even been run in the first pic!



Just for you Will, don't worry I cleaned it up after I was done....


now it feels like home i bet!

[John T Wylie Jr.]

My shop aint much , and it aint clean....well it was when I moved in and a few years ago when the water line in the ceiling that fed the swamp cooler froze and burst , and flooded the shop with 2 - 4 " of water....
It started as a garage , then was enlarged , converted to a guest house , then to a workshop by the last owner. almost 1140 sq ft complete with full bath. :)
Which comes in handy in the summer when it is 120 degrees in the shop...hit the shower for a few and go right back to it...

My shop consists of
1 1/2 HP variable speed Bader
reversible 1 1/2hp 9" disk sander
2 4 x 36 sanders
a 1 x 42 delta
a 1 x 42 grizzly
upright air compressor
2 floor drill presses
2 blast cabinets , 1 for glass and 1 for al oxide
seperate room for doing my leather work ( where the fridge is at ! )

my neighbor had this bigass lathe sitting on the side of his house , since we do alot of stuff together , I let him set it up in the center room , next weekend we are moving in his full knee mill and setting up the phase converted. The lathe has power down feed and power cross feed and the mill has power feed on X , Y and Z ! we plan to build a surface grinder using 2 x 72 belts real soon.

and yes , that is my unicycle... I still can ride it after all these years. Got that about 22 years ago !

[John T Wylie Jr.]

just some more random stuff.... someday I am gonna move a wall or 2 to open it up a bit. First thing that is going is the sliding door. Replacing it with a steel door and moving the bader so that is will be in front of a window so I can vent dust to the dust unit that is getting moved outside.

you can see the center room has been temporarily claimed by the kids as the foosball/bike storage area. Room will get smaller once the mill is moved it , but I think the bikes will be in there still.

[John T Wylie Jr.]

picts of the red beast... this lathe is definitely not OSHA approved.... this thing will remove an arm in a heart beat.
also a shot of the leather room and the fridge....stalked with what else ? Water !! Cases and cases of water.

[John T Wylie Jr.]

At one time I had all my SCCA plaques and shooting trophies on the wall , but got tired of dusting them off , the only thing that remains are a couple Front Sights Certs , one SCCA trophy , 1 bowling pin match trophy , and my 2 favorites , a picture of Rob Simonich that is above my drill presses and a piece of G10 that Ram gave me at the Vegas Classic 2005... it is engraved with |ZERO| , Dervish and Ferret's logo's. It was their advertisement off their table.

[Sean H]

..what's with all the gold clubs Mark?

[Matt Roberts]

Just a few pics of my air hammer...http://devilfishknives.com/shop_pics

[Mark Terrell]

Avid golfer and club maker. It's the hobby that keeps me sane and drives me crazy as well.


MT

[Tinysd]

It arrived today. I need to make a rolling stand for it and buy a couple of quench plates. Then I can start ruining steel. :bwah:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q194/Tinysd/tiny2/DSC_0002-11.jpg

I can fit a bunch of corn dogs in there.
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q194/Tinysd/tiny2/DSC_0004-15.jpg

[bigmark408]

It arrived today. I need to make a rolling stand for it and buy a couple of quench plates. Then I can start ruining steel. :bwah:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q194/Tinysd/tiny2/DSC_0002-11.jpg

I can fit a bunch of corn dogs in there.
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q194/Tinysd/tiny2/DSC_0004-15.jpg

Is that a Microtech logo on the top box. :bwah: nice oven !! now you don't have to run in the house to heat your twinkies :bwah:

[Tinysd]

Is that a Microtech logo on the top box. :bwah: nice oven !! now you don't have to run in the house to heat your twinkies :bwah:

I hate you. I saw it and was going to photoshop it out and thought, Mark will not notice it. :bwah:


That is a Mickley magnet too.

[J. Neilson]

Nice one Tiny! I love my oven.

[DomBunn]

A knife shop is as hard to keep clean as doing body and paint work on MC's or auto's