Show us ya metal working sheds and tools W/Pics!!!

**matthew_g** · 14th November 2011, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by festy_

Mine's a disaster lately

In the far left hand corner lives my TIG and plasma cutter, 12T press, 2 x Hercus 9As, 49x12 knee mill, stock, and a bunch of (cluttered) benches.
Just outside the door is my foundry.
As you can see, my kids make good use of the shed too

Festy,
Is that a shed or a factory.???

**festy_** · 14th November 2011, 11:03 AM

To be a factory, I'd have to make something in it

With 4 young kids I get to spend very little time in there, so nothing ever gets put away properly - I'm usually rushing to fix whatever I'm working on... which is why lately I've had to work on my cars on the slab outside the shed - I can't get them in the door at the moment

Another problem is that the roof is about 6m high, and there's no lighting (or power) in the back half of the shed, which has a lot to do with why it's more or less empty.
I've got the lights to put up, but without a cherry picker it's not a simple operation.
I tried using a step ladder on the roofrack of my 4x4 - but with it's soft suspension, standing on the top step of the swaying ladder while trying to hoist a heavy 400w lamp above my head and bolt it up just didn't feel completely safe

**RayG** · 14th November 2011, 03:40 PM

Here's mine, I was going to clean up, but maybe tomorrow...

It's 15mx7.5m Basic welding stuff, Mig, Tig, Stick, Forge and Foundry are outside

Machinery includes,
Mill, Lathe, Surface grinder, Tablesaw, Thicknesser, Bandsaw, various belt and disk sanders and linishers... (out of picture to the left)
Heat treatment furnace under construction, and of course the Metrology Department, small surface plate, and on the right (under the purple sheet) is an Avery Rockwell Hardness tester.

The other workshop is a 6mx6m electronics workshop (I mostly design industrial control systems)

Here's the forge. Nothing like belting red hot bits of metal to get rid of frustrations..

I'll clean up tomorrow, promise...

Regards
Ray

**eskimo** · 14th November 2011, 04:09 PM

2 pics of factories in succession

i'd kill for a shed that size

**PDW** · 14th November 2011, 05:11 PM

16m x 13.2m x 4.4m barn with 3 phase power 20m from my house.

Scene of metalworking for the main part but 1 wing is devoted to woodworking stuff.

Current project, a boat.

A photo of some of my machine tools. More in the house and main area of the barn.

Last photo is the boat steering gear. The US company wanted a stupid amount of money for it so I made it myself. 2" dia 2 TPI LH square thread. A Monarch CY lathe with auto-stops is a wonderful toy.

PDW

**simonl** · 14th November 2011, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by RayG

Here's mine, I was going to clean up, but maybe tomorrow...

It's 15mx7.5m Basic welding stuff, Mig, Tig, Stick, Forge and Foundry are outside

Machinery includes,
Mill, Lathe, Surface grinder, Tablesaw, Thicknesser, Bandsaw, various belt and disk sanders and linishers... (out of picture to the left)
Heat treatment furnace under construction, and of course the Metrology Department, small surface plate, and on the right (under the purple sheet) is an Avery Rockwell Hardness tester.

The other workshop is a 6mx6m electronics workshop (I mostly design industrial control systems)

Here's the forge. Nothing like belting red hot bits of metal to get rid of frustrations..

I'll clean up tomorrow, promise...

Regards
Ray

That's awsome.... I need a tissue!

**Steamwhisperer** · 14th November 2011, 05:28 PM

Well well well. I won't be putting any pictures of my shed up. How embarrassing would that be. You blokes have sheds!! I have what I would now call a cubicle with some bits in it. Outstanding sheds gentlemen.
However I will show you my workshop where I work.

Yours in jealousy

Phil

**eskimo** · 14th November 2011, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by PDW

16m x 13.2m x 4.4m barn with 3 phase power 20m from my house.

Scene of metalworking for the main part but 1 wing is devoted to woodworking stuff.

Current project, a boat.

A photo of some of my machine tools. More in the house and main area of the barn.

Last photo is the boat steering gear. The US company wanted a stupid amount of money for it so I made it myself. 2" dia 2 TPI LH square thread. A Monarch CY lathe with auto-stops is a wonderful toy.

PDW

another one I'd kill for

when you blokes kark it ...can leave your shed to me?

**RayG** · 14th November 2011, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by PDW

16m x 13.2m x 4.4m barn with 3 phase power 20m from my house.

Scene of metalworking for the main part but 1 wing is devoted to woodworking stuff.

Current project, a boat.

A photo of some of my machine tools. More in the house and main area of the barn.

Last photo is the boat steering gear. The US company wanted a stupid amount of money for it so I made it myself. 2" dia 2 TPI LH square thread. A Monarch CY lathe with auto-stops is a wonderful toy.

PDW

Hi PDW,

Now that's a shed! I like the idea of having a woodworking "wing" ...

Not to mention... "A Monarch CY lathe with auto-stops is a wonderful toy."

Thanks for the pictures, I'd like to hear a bit more about the boat, I remember you were talking about it at the scraping weekend, maybe a new thread?

Regards
Ray

**welder** · 14th November 2011, 06:56 PM

wow you blokes have some seriously nice sheds. i will post some pics when i can walk in my shed

**xXvapourXx** · 14th November 2011, 07:31 PM

Really nice Man caves going up here looking forward to seeing other members

Well well well. I won't be putting any pictures of my shed up. How embarrassing would that be. You blokes have sheds!! I have what I would now call a cubicle with some bits in it. Outstanding sheds gentlemen.
However I will show you my workshop where I work.

Yours in jealousy

Phil

Is that your excuse? hahah, i managed to fit everything into a small 3 x 2.5 garden shed.

Heres some pictures if people dont want to see the video and there's a size comparison of the shed on the last picture

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/4271/dsc1002i.jpg

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/4748/dsc1003s.jpg

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/9783/dsc1004p.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5584/dsc1007j.jpg

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/9726/dsc1008v.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/5797/dsc1009n.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7167/dsc1011he.jpg

Not me in the last picture, but a very good friend of mine

Cooper

**Jon_77** · 14th November 2011, 07:48 PM

I've got donuts. There is some "real" sheds there, serious stuff.

1st photo shows my lathe, mill, press and a stack of crap littered around the place.

2nd photo shows my welding bench, TIG, Plasma and horizontal bandsaw and more crap, littered around the place.

Cheers
Jon

**simonl** · 14th November 2011, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by xXvapourXx

Really nice Man caves going up here looking forward to seeing other members

Is that your excuse? hahah, i managed to fit everything into a small 3 x 2.5 garden shed.

Heres some pictures if people dont want to see the video and there's a size comparison of the shed on the last picture

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/4271/dsc1002i.jpg

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/4748/dsc1003s.jpg

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/9783/dsc1004p.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5584/dsc1007j.jpg

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/9726/dsc1008v.jpg

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/5797/dsc1009n.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7167/dsc1011he.jpg

Not me in the last picture, but a very good friend of mine

Cooper

Good work Cooper. My first shed wasn't even a shed, it was an outside laundry! Then I upgraded to a 3mx1.5m carport in a unit with 3 other units. My pride and joy at the time (Mcmillian drill press) was chained to one of the supports so someone driving past couldn't knock it off!

**xXvapourXx** · 14th November 2011, 08:14 PM

Good work Cooper. My first shed wasn't even a shed, it was an outside laundry! Then I upgraded to a 3mx1.5m carport in a unit with 3 other units. My pride and joy at the time (Mcmillian drill press) was chained to one of the supports so someone driving past couldn't knock it off!

nice! Redneck style with the drill press? haha
Hoe big is the current shed at the moment? smaller or bigger than mine?

**Steamwhisperer** · 14th November 2011, 08:16 PM

[QUOTE=Is that your excuse? hahah, i managed to fit everything into a small 3 x 2.5 garden shed.

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Thanks Connor
I feel better now
My shed
Douglas shaper

Linisher and welder

Grinder

Lathe

Stuff

More stuff and bandsaw

Library

Lastly a bad attempt at an overall shot

Phil

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