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Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/14/2010, 7:49 am
In Response To: Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas (Malcolm Schweizer)

: Well funny you say that because that's about what my shop (aka
: "Area 51") looks like now!

Hi Malcolm,

Right now I'm trying to get my garage under control. Made huge strides in that direction yesterday, should pretty much finish that today. Having a lawn tractor and cart makes for lots less lifting :)

Once the gargage is ready, then I'll start on the basement where the shop is. Driving me crazy (assuming I wasn't already) having no shop and no way to get at the tools.

All my stationary tools aren't anymore, they all are on wheels. The Bosch folding table for the tablesaw is an excellent tool for this, allows the table saw to "hide" using much less space than it normally would and still a couple minute job to get it ready for use. Even with the much larger house I find that storage is at a premium. Seems you can never have too much space :)

Soon I'll be hanging the kayaks in the garage, with a 10' 6" ceiling height, there is lots of room for kayaks in the ceiling out of the way yet still easy to get at for use. With a 3 car garage I have room for perhaps 15 or 18 boats in the ceiling :)

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/13/2010, 8:49 am
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2010, 7:41 pm
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/14/2010, 7:31 am
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Bill Hamm -- 4/14/2010, 7:49 am
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Terry Haines -- 6/12/2010, 5:40 pm
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Bill Hamm -- 6/13/2010, 12:12 am
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/12/2010, 5:48 pm
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Ken Blanton -- 4/13/2010, 6:40 pm
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas *PIC*
Ross Leidy -- 4/13/2010, 1:19 pm
And while not entirely necessary... *PIC*
Ross Leidy -- 4/13/2010, 1:30 pm
More Ideas on the Perfect Workshop
Terry Haines -- 4/13/2010, 5:16 pm
Re: More Ideas on the Perfect Workshop
Wesley Ewell -- 4/13/2010, 8:38 pm
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas *PIC*
Ross Leidy -- 4/13/2010, 1:23 pm
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Fred -- 4/13/2010, 12:57 pm
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Tim Foley -- 4/13/2010, 1:25 pm
Re: Shop: Post your workshop ideas
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/13/2010, 2:59 pm