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Justin Schmidt

Justin Schmidt

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I'm always interested in how other people set their work space up. Maybe a picture thread like this could help give newer guys (like myself) some ideas on how to set their stuff up. I'll start! Here's my humble shop. Aka a bench in my garage
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Here's my drilling and hand sanding area. Only clear spot I have lol it's small but I make it work.
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I don't forge since 98% of what i make are folders. I do happen to have a little cleaver I'm working on for a xmas gift.

A little shelf with hand tools, a garbage bag, and a drill sitting on the floor for some reason. Coffee cans, save your coffee cans.

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I will add a bandsaw to this table soon and then pile the jigs, bottom part of a 2 liter i cool blades off with, and drill bit sets elsewhere.
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This lamp with a plug at the base is great for dremel and charging stuff, it also holds some little brass stamps. The respirator is carefully positioned so dust can fall into it. Bullet boxes hold precut pins, steel, scrap, screw ups, etc. The shelf holds all my materials, sandpaper, power tools. And of course, a rickety ass chair that squeaks if you look at it funny.

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LARRYZ10 said:
Tell your wife to put her stupid car out on the street so that you can have proper room to create and don't take any sass back either. Let me know how that works out for you. Larry PS don't use my name for this idea. LL
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It's actually my car, i pull it out when I'm working haha
 
this is my main work area, 8 ft bench. DSC_0455 by john april, on Flickr
this is the "dirty" area,, where i try to do most of my sanding and working with solvents next to the window exhaust fan.DSC_0453 by john april, on Flickr
drill press table and supplies. i have 3 presses because when doing loveless handle bolts, it saves much time adjusting depth stops and changing bits and counterbores. easy as 1-2-3. DSC_0452 by john april, on Flickr
jet metal cutting bandsaw, and buffing booth completely enclosed including the roof with vinyl shower curtains and its own dust collector. it works well, i cannot even smell the buffing compound outside of the enclosure. DSC_0448 by john april, on Flickr
mini mill area. as you can tell i am a fan of plastic, vinyl and plexiglass partitions. it keeps the dust and chips in the area.DSC_0445 by john april, on Flickr
grinder room. well lit and enclosed. DSC_0446 by john april, on Flickr
 
john april said:
this is my main work area, 8 ft bench. DSC_0455 by john april, on Flickr
this is the "dirty" area,, where i try to do most of my sanding and working with solvents next to the window exhaust fan.DSC_0453 by john april, on Flickr
drill press table and supplies. i have 3 presses because when doing loveless handle bolts, it saves much time adjusting depth stops and changing bits and counterbores. easy as 1-2-3. DSC_0452 by john april, on Flickr
jet metal cutting bandsaw, and buffing booth completely enclosed including the roof with vinyl shower curtains and its own dust collector. it works well, i cannot even smell the buffing compound outside of the enclosure. DSC_0448 by john april, on Flickr
mini mill area. as you can tell i am a fan of plastic, vinyl and plexiglass partitions. it keeps the dust and chips in the area.DSC_0445 by john april, on Flickr
grinder room. well lit and enclosed. DSC_0446 by john april, on Flickr
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John that's a sweet set up. I love the curtain idea. How did you attach them? Also your first pic it appears your out if toilet paper :D
 
john april said:
this is my main work area, 8 ft bench. DSC_0455 by john april, on Flickr
this is the "dirty" area,, where i try to do most of my sanding and working with solvents next to the window exhaust fan.DSC_0453 by john april, on Flickr
drill press table and supplies. i have 3 presses because when doing loveless handle bolts, it saves much time adjusting depth stops and changing bits and counterbores. easy as 1-2-3. DSC_0452 by john april, on Flickr
jet metal cutting bandsaw, and buffing booth completely enclosed including the roof with vinyl shower curtains and its own dust collector. it works well, i cannot even smell the buffing compound outside of the enclosure. DSC_0448 by john april, on Flickr
mini mill area. as you can tell i am a fan of plastic, vinyl and plexiglass partitions. it keeps the dust and chips in the area.DSC_0445 by john april, on Flickr
grinder room. well lit and enclosed. DSC_0446 by john april, on Flickr
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If you need to hire a worker just call me :)
 
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valknut said:
John that's a sweet set up. I love the curtain idea. How did you attach them? Also your first pic it appears your out if toilet paper :D
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you have a keen eye :D i use toilet paper when hand sanding blades and use a new bunch for each grit. i noticed when i used towels/rags i would scratch the blade with the previous grit and metal particles that would stick to it. most of the partitions / shower curtains are stapled to furring strips on the ceiling and the rafters. for the buffing area i made a frame out of old window screens and hung them from the rafters with wire and covered with plastic. i also use that plastic made for covering windows in the winter. it is more transparent than the vinyl curtains, but more fragile. all hardware stores sell it. i got the extra tall (80"?) clear shower curtains from ebay for about $15 each.
 
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you have a keen eye :D i use toilet paper when hand sanding blades and use a new bunch for each grit. i noticed when i used towels/rags i would scratch the blade with the previous grit and metal particles that would stick to it. most of the partitions / shower curtains are stapled to furring strips on the ceiling and the rafters. for the buffing area i made a frame out of old window screens and hung them from the rafters with wire and covered with plastic. i also use that plastic made for covering windows in the winter. it is more transparent than the vinyl curtains, but more fragile. all hardware stores sell it. i got the extra tall (80"?) clear shower curtains from ebay for about $15 each.
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Ah ok I got ya. I use a microfiber cloth. I just spray the blade with Windex and that seems to bruh the grit off the surface then whipe with the cloth. I thjnk my wife got it at follar tree.
That's genius with the shower curtains. I'm gonna have to use that.
 
Sharpe love your shop man. The pics you posted where why I posted this lol
Salem Straub Salem Straub excuse me while I while this drool off... man you have all the toys. Wow it's really impressive
 
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