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Not really a welding project, but a the spot where many welding projects will take place My friend and I have outgrown our existing wrenching/fabricating spots. I had a 3 car garage that was packed full of projects, parts, equipment, etc. He was renting a storage unit to do his work out of. We just leased a 3200sf unit to move our stuff to, finish our projects and start taking on some side fabrication jobs.. Mainly car/race related stuff for our friends.In the process of leasing the new unit, the agent told me about a business she was liquidating, they did custom awnings for businesses and residential. I bought up a bunch of their equipment, tables and raw materials.Thought I'd share a couple photos of the new shop, we're still getting it setup but super happy to finally have a nice work space!!^ Half the shop, looking toward the south wall. Welding/fab area in the back, car related stuff on the left wall. Nice storage area above the office/restroom/office for body parts, etc^ Chop saw table scored from the awning business, with some material storage under it. Mostly 2x2, 1x1 square, lots of random tube 2" 16ga, flat and a ton of plate from 16ga thru 1/2"^ Welding table I picked up, its 5' x 10'. Needs a good surface on one end of it. The legs and sides are are 4x4, that sucker is heavy. You can see my welder collection on the back wall ^ My welder collection  2x Power MIG 215s, Miller Syncrowave 200, Millermatic 140. ^ Loft area behind the welding table and chopsaw. Up top we store fiberglass body parts/aero/etc. Inside the door is a 12x12 storage room, not sure what we'll end up using it for.. Ideas are storage, or painting of smaller parts - but with paint ventilation would be a major issue.^ Roll/Arch tool. Sorry for the terrible picture! I picked this up from the awning business as well, even though I don't have an immediate use for it right now I figure it would be useful at some point. Anyone have any tips/links on using this thing? It is a simple design, two support rollers with a third roller on a threaded shaft that applies pressure down onto the piece to be arched. I tried using it quickly with a 1x1 16ga mild square tube and ended up denting it, I obviously need to mess with it some more. I saw some of the projects the business made with this thing, they could do a very nice ring out of almost any material..That's all for now... Still have tons of organizing, setup and cleanup remaining plus another 3 or 4 cars to haul down there... Gonna be a busy weekend!"hope for the best, prepare for the worst"Some of my equipment:Miller Millermatic 140Miller Syncrowave 200Lincoln PowerMIG 215
Reply:is this just a "hobby" shop for you or is it a business?  If it is just for car projects and working on your friends' race cars, that's a great play area!  Now, you are just missing the kegorator and a fridge!
Reply:Man, what a great shop for projects.  I am currently adding onto my 20x30 garage making it 20x45 (900sq ft)  and I am stoked with that, well, for now that is...  Speaking of my garage addition, I better get back to work.Miller Millermatic 212... and that's about it... for now...
Reply:Wow!  That “shop” is bigger than my entire house.  To say I'm jealous would not do it justice.  NICE place, man!  Have a Jeep Cherokee?  Click Here!
Reply:BurningMetal -- Both! It mainly spurred from our need of more space to get our own projects done. But all of us constantly are asked for a variety of oddball jobs, tanks, piping, brackets, exhaust, cages, swaps, bushings pressed, diff installs, etc. Stuff the average driver doesn't know how to do or maybe just doesn't have the equipment/skills/time. A fellow driver we're subletting space to has been building cages for many of the top cars in the area for a few years but hasn't had a good workspace, so that's going to be a constant staple here. For the time being we're only focusing on our own stuff, but have full intentions of bringing in more work down the road.. Yes the fridge is on the list... HahBartels, thank you! Good luck with your garage, nothing like adding more space... Until it fills up with new tools, material, projects  heheSkwrly - Funny you mention that, it's bigger than my house too haha. Out back we have storage space for about 8 cars and one of the trailers. We have a 2 car gooseneck trailer on the side of the building. Next door is a great machine shop who I'm sure will become our best friends Anyone have any resources for laying this sucker out? I know that will come naturally as we start using it more -- we literally started moving stuff in last week -- but I'd rather start out in the right direction if possible.Last edited by mello*vip; 11-20-2009 at 04:00 PM."hope for the best, prepare for the worst"Some of my equipment:Miller Millermatic 140Miller Syncrowave 200Lincoln PowerMIG 215
Reply:Put a new Railing on the Stairs 'BEFORE' you get the 'Fridge'....   LOL...Great Place !Cheers,/Jman...
Reply:Originally Posted by jmanPut a new Railing on the Stairs 'BEFORE' you get the 'Fridge'....   LOL...Great Place !Cheers,/Jman...
Reply:Ill donate a kegerator and a fridge if i can live on the loft.
Reply:So, you will be adding a hoist?I do not see any vents for welding... On the list too? Where is the compressor?Overall - simply amazing... If affordable - the best solution for any project... Life in Vegas is good, huh?... :-)
Reply:are you building drift cars?  Anytime I see a 240, I think drifter.  lol.
Reply:Thanks Nomand! Yes on the hoist! We have 2 large compressors and one small compressor.You guys have basically spelled out all my upcoming projects.. I had cage for the front office glass, cage for office to shop glass to bolster the security system (alarm + 9cams)... Then railing for stairs, Hoist (A-frame style with chain winch? Electric?), monster tire/wheel rack for 45 wheels, a bunch of the equipment need stands made and bolted to the floor, the welding table needs a HF ground wire ran off to the subpanel.... So much work ahead just getting setup LOL.Welding vent -- that is a great idea and something that I haven't really considered but I do understand the importance of. There is an un-used swamp cooler vent directly above the welding table, can I use that with some duct and a squirrel cage fan?Cost on the unit is $0.50/sf including cams, split in half is very affordable IMO. How does that compare to shop space in the rest of the US? My shop-partner and I both run our own businesses outside of the shop, it's not our primary income source and doubt it will be anytime in the near future.BurningMetal, yes we are all s-chassis owners and enjoy drifting, and many other motorsports.Last edited by mello*vip; 11-20-2009 at 07:41 PM."hope for the best, prepare for the worst"Some of my equipment:Miller Millermatic 140Miller Syncrowave 200Lincoln PowerMIG 215
Reply:anything with a ROOF gets my vote!!!!!!!Looks like a great space"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Mmm.. i spy  a 240.. possible S14 conversion? and an RM250...http://kawispeed.com/ -moderator and tech deluxewww.myspace.com/trickortrack -cuz i have no life
Reply:What's up whitehendrix! Yup my s14 it's a 97 kouki not a conversion.. Just a backup/street car nothing special.. My s13 is not at the shop yet . Bikes are my shop-partners! Couldn't tell you a thing about them! LOL"hope for the best, prepare for the worst"Some of my equipment:Miller Millermatic 140Miller Syncrowave 200Lincoln PowerMIG 215
Reply:Bless you. "nothing special" lol..a real S14.it warms my heart. you also have a PM.http://kawispeed.com/ -moderator and tech deluxewww.myspace.com/trickortrack -cuz i have no life
Reply:Originally Posted by mello*vipWe just leased a 3200sf unit to move our stuff to.............That's all for now... Still have tons of organizing, setup and cleanup remaining plus another 3 or 4 cars to haul down there... Gonna be a busy weekend!
Reply:Originally Posted by mello*vipWelding vent -- that is a great idea and something that I haven't really considered but I do understand the importance of. There is an un-used swamp cooler vent directly above the welding table, can I use that with some duct and a squirrel cage fan?Cost on the unit is $0.50/sf including cams, split in half is very affordable IMO. How does that compare to shop space in the rest of the US?