things to have in a shop

[marekz]

i was just thinking of " things to have in a shop". so i decided to list some i can think of off the top of my head. please add on if you desire.
1. 2x72 grinder/ disc grinder of some sort
2.bench vise
3.files
4.drill press
5.measuring calipers/guages
6.different grit belts-100-2,000-SBUZEK----Wet and dry paper for handrubbing. --JAMIEMACKIE
7.knife scribe
8.ventilation system
9.protective gear
10.wood and metal bandsaw
11.leather/tools
12.general all purpose tools/ screw drivers/hammers etc.
13.assortment of wood
14.a bucket with water in it
15.steel/iron
16.dremel or such
17.mosiac pins.
18. mill or mini mill
19.lathe
20.the thing you clamp down on your blade before you start grinding -whats it called
21.bandaids
22-fire extinguisher--thanks Rusty
22.Shop knives-by Defaultuser
23.Air compressor //calender---by sidecutter
24. fridge--by The punisher
25.RADIO/MUSIC...by Heathinthehills
26. Gauze, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, duct tape, super glue, and other first aid items---by Dan Seaver
----------WD40, Cutting Oil. Acetone, Windex -----DougSeward
27.FORGE
28.anvil of some sort
29. scribe to scribe out knife patterns on steel
30.rasps
31.good lighting
32.forging tools
33.Apron
34. that blue stuff you use to see your scribe lines better-dykem
35. Benching stones (ping David Wesner! what is the correct term here?) by...Nathan the Machinist------------
---Are you referring to EDM stones? I use these to clean up the plunge area.--by mike Queenberry
36. $30 9x12 granite surface plate..by Nathan the Machinist
37. good quench oil...by Nathan the Machinist
38. etching machine[/B
39.name punch
40. KILN
41. furnace/air conditioning, sharpies and pencils......by Keith H
42. welder,post vice, large bench vice,torch, welders jacket, welders gloves, HEARING PROTECTIONEYE PROTECTION, power hammer --by Dan Seaver
43.garbage bin, large scrap steel bucket, wax for casting, silver and other precious metals, crucible(s), a broom and shovel, solder/flux, wrenches, and vice grips. Insulation if you live in the north....by Dan seaver
44. desk with reference materials,laptop, designing material----the punisher
45.scroll saw
46. center punch
47. drill bits from the smallest to the largest
48. pipe/drill guage
49. synthetic material-g10-canvas,linen,paper micarta
50. stag/bones/fossils/mammoth
51. bubble jig or some king of jig--if thats your thing
52. buffer/ with paste/( what do you call it)
53. work benches ...Oniell
54. TV w/DVD player and paper towels, ...by sout77
55. Various Clamps-Hot glue gun(use mine a lot for holding down things on drill Press)---BY rUSTY
56. photo set up
57. Wire brush for forge scale-----jamiemackie
58.Ferric acid---jamiemackie
59. Don't forget shop vac---Markb
60. surface grinder
61. table saw
62. a phone you can operate when bleeding or otherwise in trouble---Uncle T
63. tap and die set
64. cabinet that you can put your wood in to dry--with on roof that has holes and maybe a fan at the bottom--oh also maybe a 40Watt bulb
65. eye wash of some sort



im just trying to think of any little or big thing people have in their shops. Not that all of these are a must but just anything and everything JUST HAVING FUN. --add some on GUYS--thanks -marekz

 

[Rusty McDonald]

FIRE EXTINGUISHER!
Eye wash of some sort.

 

[marekz]

GOOD ONE-marekz

 

[SBuzek]

Sandpaper 100 grit thru 2000 grit

 

[defaultuser]

One or MANY shop knives

 

[sidecutter]

air compressor. oh yeah, a calendar with pictures of nekkid wimmins.

 

[Sam Salvati]

air compressor. oh yeah, a calendar with pictures of nekkid wimmins.

Yes a nekkid wimmins calendar is definately in order.

 

[THE PUNISHER]

wemins are a must,
+ a frig for beer or soda..........

 

[heatheninthehills]

A radio or c.d. player for sure.

 

[Dan Seaver]

Gauze, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, duct tape, super glue, and other first aid items.

Other items...
Anvil, hammers, tongs, welder, forge(s), post vice, large bench vice, quenching oil, torch, welders jacket, welders gloves, HEARING PROTECTION!, EYE PROTECTION, power hammer or a case of beer with a friend wielding a sledge hammer, garbage bin, large scrap steel bucket, wax for casting, silver and other precious metals, crucible(s), a broom and shovel, solder/flux, wrenches, and vice grips. Insulation if you live in the north.

Edit, coffee too.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Fire extinguisher

Variety of files

Benching stones (ping David Wesner! what is the correct term here?)

$30 9x12 granite surface plate

good quench oil

Mill with a good vice

 

[Keith_H]

furnace/air conditioning
sharpies and pencils
great thread!

 

[THE PUNISHER]

laptop for blade forums..........

 

[Jack O'Neill]

Is all this stuff piled up in the corners or do you have work benches to put them on ?

 

[scout_77]

How about a TV w/DVD player

and paper towels, I use a lot of those

 

[Rusty McDonald]

Various Clamps
Hot glue gun(use mine a lot for holding down things on drill Press)
And that blue stuff is layout fluid or dykem

 

[marekz]

great stuff-marekz

 

[jamiemackie]

Wire brush for forge scale.
An ugly knife for general use.
Ferric.
Things to trip over.

 

[Sam Salvati]

And how much of this is actually needed to make a knife?

 

[Mark Behnke]

And how much of this is actually needed to make a knife?

Ask a guy in Greystone.

But we're not there.

Oh! Don't forget shop vac.