I have noticed that as I look at all of the wonderful build threads, that I spend just as much time looking at the workshop in the background. I am curios as to what kind of workshops that people have set up, and why they organize their tools they way they do, what they find absolutely critical equipment, and if they have any lessons learned when it comes to designing a workshop. I used to have a larger workshop, but as priorities change, I downsized (ughh), I am ready to move everything back, and get my larger workshop back.

Post your pic!

Thanks,

Dave

No! It's a mess!

<div>It isn't a shop, unless it is a mess.</div><div></div><div>Mine is just an extra room, a couple of tables, and some musical gear and junk stored in it, all dwarfed by my mess.

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Well in that case look here to see mine
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_89...tm.htm#8929275

*particularly post number 40 and 41*

How old is your cub kadet mower. Mine is 17 yrs old and runs like new.

[link=http://www.minnartist.com/RCU/grafix/manland.wmv]ManLand[/link]

My work shop used to be a spare bedroom. Then it was our computer room before laptops, now it's my room where I have a spare desk that's flat and just big enough to build a 1/5 scale airplane. I wish it was bigger, but this is it for me. I would like to see the work shops these guys have to build a 33% Waco or whatever. Plus their storage..where do they keep these planes. My wife doesn't want my planes hanging all over the house. The Cub in the photo is done, now I have a Pico, Waco YMF-3, 1/5 scale on the work bench..two planes is all I can have.

No pics here yet. Just put the epoxy floor coating on the concrete this afternoon. I was using my wife's old grandparents house up the street, but it's an old house and it seems the back of the house has started sinking. Walking to the back of the house feels like your walking downhill. Plus having the workshop that far away limits build time as my 5 year old daughter gets bored very easily and will never let me stay longer than 30 minutes without whining me into submission. Our garage has a large enclosed storage area we use to keep our ATV's and lawnmower in, but we sold the ATV's shortly after our last child was born and it had basically just became a catch all, kinda like the junk drawer we all have in our kitchens multiplied a few million times. I'd mentioned turning it into a hangar once before, but the wife was against it.

She changed her mind after realizing the kids "large" toys (Daughters play kitchen and sons train table) could be moved out there and she could actually see the floor in the kids "in house" play room. So the kids will end up with about 20% and dad gets the rest. Going to cut in a window and add a window AC because it's Texas...and its May...and already hot. June through August is generally absolutely miserable with the heat and humidity.

The workbench/countertops will all be capped with 3/4 inch granite slabs that were once bank floor tiles (roughly 36 x 48) and weigh around 250 pounds a piece....dead flat tho. I plan on having at least the ceiling done this weekend (currently open rafters)

It is my dads and I am not sure how old it is but I believe its close to 30+ years old and is on its second motor. At one point my dad had it all apart and repainted the whole thing to look like new again. But ya it still runs great and serves him well.

I,ve posted my pic's before, but here are a few. I call it Hanger 13.

Sweet workshop David. I have plans for an outbuilding as well, but I am waiting until the house is paid off (7 years). Nice job, the dual-level is a great idea, thanks for posting!

Dave

"why they organize their tools"
What is this?
I have never hears such an absurdity.
That would take all of the fun out of having to stop what you are doing to go find a tool.
Rediculous I say

Well I am not into showing off and my garage sure isnt a show room but, It does serve my building RC airplanes, Welding, Mechanic, Houshold Projects, Parking for Bikes and whatever else I need to work on. My building table doubles as my welding table and I have 3 other work benches in the garage for heavy dirty work and soldering and electrical etc at another bench and small power tools,drill press, scroll saw, disk/belt sander and standard grinder. I have my computer and a nice old 27 inch Trinitron along with a DVD player on my desk and I have my tunes via a decent set of speakers on the computer. I have tried many ways of organizing my RC stuff that I have collected over the years and hit on the plastic storage drawer sets from Wal Mart as a good way to keep all the little RC related parts, glues, paints, squares,clamps,servos and related electric general stuff that piles up. I aquired a small roll away from my son and installed drilled wooden shelves/rails around 3 sides drilled with many holes of various sizes to accomodate all the tools needed to build and maintain my airplanes. I put a Robart plastic airplane holder on top and it is sufficient for an airplane up to 60 size to do general maintainence or whatever. I am never really done organizing my things it seems but that is fine as it changes with my current needs. I store my airplanes overhead to keep from bumping them and getting hangar rash, I can even charge most of them hanging up. I really would like to have at least 2 larger building tables as I mostly always have a kit being built and there is always at least one airplane that needs some work. For what its worth here are a couple of pics of its current state, it is always changing to meet my needs and I have everything on wheels that I can. My building table is aircraft grade aluminum honeycomb so it is dead flat, just wish it were larger.

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Four more...

What?! No HD receiver!!! WTH!

Three car garage, wifes hobby car takes up one bay. I got the rest. Airplane storage and charging, view from the side door, some tools, engine bench, and mobil work bench that hasnt moved in 5 years.
Edwin

Wow, nice pics guys. Edwin, a mill and a lathe.....sweet. I think you need a few more cans of WD-40 though (lol). I have a similar lathe, but mine is a Grizzly 9"x20". I will try to post some pics of my (tiny) workshop this weekend.

Thanks for sharing everyone......I don't know about you, but I like building as much as flying, so the workshop is important to me. Its my "happy place" :-)

Dave

Edwin that is an awesome "mancave" love the machining capability. Someday...

Can never have enough wd40. My lathe is just a cheap Enco 9x20. Does alright coverting engines. The mill was bought from a friend that went cnc. I'm just an amateur. But its fun making parts that you normally couldnt.
Edwin

What are you talking about? That's anHD DVR :P Not MY fault Military channel doesn't do HD yet!

Ok, since I asked, thought I would show my current conditions. As with most, I have many hobbies. My larger room was converted to a home studio for a while, now I am past that serious phase, I am thinking of making that room my serious building room again. As you can see, I have fly-tying, guitars, a drafting board, and some other stuff in that room that could come out. Then, in the smaller room, my building stuff is packed in, including a lathe, paint booth, drill press, grinding wheel, etc... So. I think its time to reverse it and get my larger building room back.......

Dave

Here's my summer time workshop

Great Spectator......he looks like he is waiting for you to get back to work!!!!

LOL

Nah,

I think he's wondering what will happen if he chews on that pilot figure...

I ought to get me a wagless building dog - he could probably help sniff up (or blow around) some of the balsa dust and keep my shop clear of spiders.

Nice pics guys.

David.