Let's See Your Shop

[Vinny]

of course

[EdK]

Nice deal on that saw.

Ed

[zmotorsports]

(06-21-2015, 11:14 AM)Kennyv Wrote: thanks again Vinny   again only wanted to put drills in it.. But that's ok  Well as usual I do covet your advice  but yas funny like a dollar short and a day late....  btw I did take your advice and keep the beer fridge and was gona follow your lead on the Horiz  band saw after I got a blessing ..  However  good news Bro  


Happy fathers Day Wahoooooooo!!!!!!!!
Just scored boys 5 min ago got off the phone with the fella listing tools in my area  and hes a machinist and had lots of stuff last week however still has motors and equpt  and many things . Just my alley sooooooo I am proud to report

He has a  has  JET bands saw may be vertical and Horiz  he says horiz  anyways  dont know exact model but I suspect its this one . He said he put a new motor on it...  Could be better …. We talked shop for 20 mins and he had to go ..  However  good news  it is SOLD  TO ME  $75  gona see what else he has Prob go tomorrow after work.


So glad worked late  last night I didn’t go to HF compulsively to buy the 4x 6 alltho it would have been good enough to chop off some stock ayy!!?  Mates  and blokeies

http://www.jettools.com/us/en/p/hvbs-56m...saw/414458

or  now way  the 5x6 is $530 New  wahoo  what a steal
http://www.southern-tool.com/store/light...ndsaws.php

did some looking do they make a smaller model???


Ok found one for $470andim sure can get even cheaper  but think its the smallest one Jet makes ..  ya I finely found something U guts like hit the mother load all the time   and I find like slopy seconds  .. Btw  im a happy camper today  and im not  so jealous no more
http://www.cpojettools.com/jet-414458-5-...-band-saws

Nice deal on the bandsaw. I have a 7x12 Jet horizontal bandsaw, it is a mid 90's version and of Taiwanese origin. Works quite well but I have my eye on a Baleigh 7x12 miter head saw after I get a few paying jobs done and out the door. I will then sell the Jet locally.

Mike.

[Kennyv]

yea I got a u suck .. see that Vinny guess im a blokie now ....

[Kennyv]

“Shees erected”  now I have room for my new addition without loosing floor space for my band saw. Now just enough room for my new lathe when it arrives.  I  came up with this crazy idea to build a two tier bench which will accommodate bench machines while each will still being functional. In addition I have gained two  upper shelves to store some power tools ect...   well guess it worked.  This was also to make room  for band saw when it arrived. And open up floor space .  I got the shelves for free but  what a biach..... lota drilling and  there were no brackets or hardware.

The other reason was bc  I had to down a shelf and move my fridge to other side of shop  when I placed   in my new mill > so far its all working out .  Here  some pics of the old bench and now the new bench in place.  Next is to  slim line  my disc sander with new table , and make a slider for the buffer/ wire wheel .   Finish building the carbide  tool grinder and drum sander .  After that I will most likely fabricate a  grinding fixture table . But who knows what will come up in between so not necessary all in that order . Things are shaping up in the garage  perhaps soon I can make something .

[zmotorsports]

Few pictures of the motorcycle half of our shop.











It's pretty tight in there, I had to stagger the bike lifts to keep trips to the toolbox and workbenches unobstructed without bumping the bike on the opposite lift that I was working on.  It is a little frustrating but I think I finally have things arranged in a manner than work is not impeded to bad.

Mike.

[stevec]

Ya, looks frustrating as heck! I'd be inclined to build a bigger shop, or sell and find a bigger place.  
Just a little jealous sarcasm.  

Steve

[Kennyv]

Nice SHOP MIKE looks good I envy ya big time..... Cuz  id love to do custom machine  work on bikes.
Yup That's always an issue room @ bike shops  even at the dealers . ya have to move out 5 bikes to get to one..  I have friend that's a service manager at  a HD dealer. He's a little guy 140 punds. We were in back warehouse getting to  the bikes in storage. I think its Nutz the way the parkem so close. Anyway I asked him  if he ever dropped one  he said No!!! not yet... .. but had a full dresser tip on him he was pinned for over half an hour before someone came..  Told em ya took the bullet bro  n saved the bike.

here is a pic of my scoot  before / after restore  even tho it didn't need . was pristine to start with.  .This was the ONLY new thing ( car bike)  I ever bought in my life . After riding 30 years 9 months ago  someone hit me on a circle and I went down ...  Got 5K for damage spent every penny on the restore .   Designed the paint job myself  . Hard to see in a few pics  its Midnight Black cherry  Marbleized cabernet with ghosted graphics >   You may not be able to See the way the color changes its NOT a chameleon Job its a Kenny V  who explained to my Boy Billy lamb  the( artist) Ohh im PIA  I told him im gona push his limits ,  he hated me every step of the l way lol...  But we became close had allot time together and after hours . cuz I knew what I wanted and did not know how to get there. He said that refined him as an artist and had the most pleasure he had in a long time doing my Job ..  Btw  aint no coincidence that my with my generous tip I spent every last penny

God is good im alive to tell story and he restored my bike 10 fold  better than was before . Its an 01 Dyna Glyde now its  a Dynamic Supergylde. Have bob fenda  , now ,   steering stabilizer, new bags  custom dynamics  Led lighting , Back off kit , Blue head light Jasper  Billet mirrors  and even added accent lighting for at nighttime.  I know its corny  but Fig what the hec this paint job is Royal  she deserves it all back.  

Btw are you the  famous mike with the awesome power draw bar ?

[zmotorsports]

(06-30-2015, 12:42 PM)stevec Wrote: Ya, looks frustrating as heck! I'd be inclined to build a bigger shop, or sell and find a bigger place.  
Just a little jealous sarcasm.  

Steve

Thanks Steve. My wife and I have actually kicked around the idea of purchasing a new home with some property to build a bigger shop but to be honest I don't want to go back into debt. We paid our home off in 2006 and I would like to be able to retire in my mid-50's (46 years old now) which I don't see happening if we were go a couple hundred thousand in debt for a home and bigger shop. I will just be happy with where I am.

To be honest it has kind of forced me to be realistic about organization and various projects I have thought about starting due to the lack of space. It may look like a lot of space there but it is tight and I don't like to bump into one project while working on another, I get work claustrophobic in that manner.

Mike.

[zmotorsports]

(06-30-2015, 12:55 PM)Kennyv Wrote: Nice SHOP MIKE looks good I envy ya big time..... Cuz  id love to do custom machine  work on bikes.

Btw are you the  famous mike with the awesome power draw bar ?

Nice looking scoot there Kenny.

Thanks for the compliments.

I don't know about famous, but I did post up a thread with the power drawbar a few weeks ago and have a couple of youtube videos showing how I fabricated it.

I can't take the credit as I saw it on Colin's (compedgex) youtube channel and tried to copy it. I liked his version much better than my original one so I sold my first one and built my current version.

Mike.