Thread: Inside the Shed

Along the back wall is the lathe (needed an engine crane to lift this beast because the "one who should be obeyed" could not lift the heavy end), SCMS on aluminium stand (see separate post if interested), drum sanding machine and shelf with metal storage drawers (about 200 of them) around the corner.

cheers,
Rod

Front of the shed with table saw with home made sliding panel setup, panel rack to the left that also houses sash clamps above and "f" clamps on the side. Bench on the right and assembly table that is also on locking casters that doubles up as a outfeed table for the saw. Now I can get back to the things I like most like building cabinets and repairing things that are broken.
This is the cleanest and tidiest my shed will ever be so I had to borrow a camera to capture the moment. I am sorry if I have bored you but I needed to share this with somebody.

cheers,
Rod

Ahhh ..... great work Rod .... it is enjoyable having a peak in somebody elses workshop. It is a little voyeuristic

I always seem to find some solution that I could put in my humble garage ...... I hope more will follow your lead.



Stinky

Rod,
I loved your photos of your shed, congratulations you have a great setup.

Stinky,
Tomorrow I will be taking some pictures of my dust collection systems and I'll take some workshop photos and post them as well.

Regards,

Peter

Thanks for the comments.
I must admit this is the best it will ever likely to be because it is used just about every weekend to make sawdust or metal filings. Sometimes a cabinet or three sneek out under the dust. I started out thirty years ago with a second hand 10 inch Paulcall saw table and 6 inch planer. I am a desk jockey and have never had a trade but I was fortunate to get some tutoring early on from a retired cabinet maker who did his trade in Italy. He was a real craftman and loved to share his knowledge and grappa.
That is of course the benefit of this forum because it provides an opportunity for us to share and gain knowledge. Thanks Neil, but where's the grappa?
Don't leave me exposed in the company of Sir Stinkalot and his voyeurism (If I could work out how to put a smiley face here it would be, Sir) so I look forward to peeking under the covers of some of the other furum members sheds.

cheers,
Rod

You're kidding....I have just completed my new brick workshed ( well I mixed the mortar while the brickie laid the bricks ). Unfortunately, it is a little smaller than yours...3.2m x 2.8m. Unlike you, I am working out where to put my screwdrivers so that they don't get in the way of my hammer.

You are a lucky man !!!!!

Honest Gaza

I think maybe I should post a 'before' photo of my shed to get some ideas. I already know I need walls, floor, doors and windows - it's a bit chilly in winter! It's been in the 'before' phase for some 15 months.

Cheers
Mick

Wheres the dust Rod?
Allan

I like that quote about doubling your money. My favourite is:

The best way to make a small fortune at woodworking is to start with a large fortune.

w

G'day Rod,

I'm just setting up my new shed @ the moment & I know the pain you went through!
You have done a wonderful job with all your machines and you have given me some ideas. I must admit I love peeking @ other people's workshops

Keep up the good work.

Rod,
very impressive. I'm too embarrassed to post any pics of the inside of my shed at the moment because it looks like your "before" description. When I get tidied up and organised (when? indeed) I will post some pics.

Mick

Thanks for the comment. This is a fairly old post - September 2003 and it's amazing how quick things change. The table saw has now been upgraded to a TSC-10HB with a commercial sliding table, there is a dust extractor in a cabinet squeezed in there and a woodworking lathe. There is also a layer of dust over everything. Most of the set up works well but I am not happy about the plastic storage crates. Can't find things easily and end up with half a dozen of them on the floor while I am looking. More shelves and putting doors on the storage area should fix that - next year maybe.

I have seen your pictures above with machinery fixed to bases and moveable on castors.
After nearly a year with this setup can you recommend other members that this is a completly satisfactory route to follow, or are there some comments you could now make?

For my shed the castors are the only way to go. I have locking swivel castors which means the wheel and the swivel is locked. It has enabled me to get more machines than would be possible if they were fixed to the floor. I have not had any problems with the machines moving while using them and I have dressed 3 metre lengths of 150 X 100 mm Wandoo (hardwood).
Being able to move the machines to the wall has also saved my hips from being bruised and gives me a fairly large assembly area.
Hope this helps.