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Propbuster, that can be dangerous territory, to chase the wife out of a bedroom for an airplane. You didn't say that, I just couldn't resist. I'll have to agree with vasek on his point.
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My 1st shop was a 8'x14' room framed inside my two-car garage. It was used for over a dozen years. When we built our current house five years ago, we included a 16'x35' attached shop. Since then, my hobbies have outgrown the shop and my wife's have outgrown the house, so our home office and exercise equipment are moving to the attached shop and the new shop is detatched, 44'x30'. Life is good!
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Teachu2, are you sure 44'x30' is going to be big enough? Those measurements are almost a little bigger than my house. Are you planning on having full utilities in the new shop? Will it be all one room or divided up into special areas? When I built our new garage, I thought I was building it plenty big at 30'x28', looks like I was a little wrong .
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Teachu2, it's a shame you have to work in such cramped conditions, but I'm sure you'll make the best of it. Welding shop, is that another hobby? What types of welding will you be doing there? No matter which part of the shop you go to, it looks as though you'll be busy. You haven't mentioned the machining room yet, what shop is complete without a mill, drill, lathe, and cut off saw? I hope we get to see more pics as the project continues. Yat-28E, stop sobbing, I can hear you way over here...wait, that might have been me.
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Well, I can't take the pressure any longer, someone has to do it, might as well be me. I have to admit, I'm the one that put the "ug" in ugly when referring to "ugly workshop".
It's my little piece of heaven down in the basement, I call it "my dungeon", it even has cobwebs to add to the realism. As the pictures tell the story, you can see it's not neat, but sorta-kinda organized. I've received flak before concerning the curtains, they were mandated by the wife (out of my control). Basically, what I have is one end of the basement, with strict "forbidden zones", such as the washer/dryer area, I'm close, but safe there. So far, that is. I do have some aircraft storage permission at the other end of the basement, warned to stay clear of her clothes lines.
My three in one machine is a nice addition to my shop, I've made good use of it for many projects. I've made smoke mufflers, ignition parts, prop combination nut and thrust washers, wheels, brakes, landing gear parts, and pieces for the wife's tv trays. Believe it or not, there is a 4'x8' building/work table under all those airplanes.
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Teachu2, it's a shame you have to work in such cramped conditions, but I'm sure you'll make the best of it. Welding shop, is that another hobby? What types of welding will you be doing there? No matter which part of the shop you go to, it looks as though you'll be busy. You haven't mentioned the machining room yet, what shop is complete without a mill, drill, lathe, and cut off saw? I hope we get to see more pics as the project continues. Yat-28E, stop sobbing, I can hear you way over here...wait, that might have been me.
My welding hobby has grown into a second income over the years. I do stick, mig, tig and OA, and have a mobile setup as well. It grew out of a desire for better quality items than I could find or afford. Most home fences in this area are cedar or redwood, and the gates tend to fall apart quickly. I custom build steel frames that allow the replacement gates to look like the original from the outside, but not sag/bind/collapse. I also have built a number of projects for myself, including tables and an outside kitchen. I take on welding work as time allows - usually just enough to pay for more tools! My regular job has expanded over the last couple of years, and it pays well, so I don't do as much welding as I'd like to. Getting ready to build new tables for the new workshop, tho......
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I think I saw the Pick-up!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Here is my shop. The pictures are a little old. It is a mess right now but I am working on it. I have a 1948 International pick-up project in there somewhere. Tom
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Wow just found this thread and love all the shops. I'm new to the hobby, but have a nice garage to work out of. Hey teachu2, what does the shop look like now?
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Basically, what I have is one end of the basement, with strict "forbidden zones", such as the washer/dryer area, I'm close, but safe there. So far, that is. 
