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Offline Sheepdog

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My New & Improved Shop
« on: February 25, 2016, 09:02:14 AM »
It's been cleaned, sealed, insulated, and painted. There are new shelves, cabinets, AC, heat, and lights. I can now get any of our three bikes out of the door without moving the others first. What a luxury! Next up: I'll be tackling the wood shop...

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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2016, 09:27:44 AM »
 Gotta be photoshopped , no one has a shop that orderly  :laugh: Nice work  :bow:

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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2016, 09:31:49 AM »
Very nice!

I hope some day to have a shop. Ideally, it would have enough room to allow parking all of our motorcycles, scooters, and bicycles and still provide good room for woodworking, etc. Oh, and it probably should be some distance from the house, in a separate building, to make it more difficult for someone to use it as a storage unit.  :wink:
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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2016, 09:35:39 AM »
What's that in the middle under the bikes??

A floor?? Why isn't there anything on it, like half full/empty bottles/cans of stuff, old rags, new rags, paper towels, tools, plastic tarps, bungee cords, sprockets, lockets and keys?  :evil: :grin: :evil:

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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2016, 09:57:43 AM »
New & Improved. ???

Remember what George Carlin said about that? Kind of like 'intermediate destination'.  :grin:
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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2016, 10:45:47 AM »
With apologies to George: some parts are new and some just improved...

But I do agree with the "Jumbo Shrimp" assertion.
« Last Edit: February 25, 2016, 10:47:38 AM by Sheepdog »
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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2016, 10:47:44 AM »
Looks like a great place to spend a lot of time in!
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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2016, 11:12:27 AM »
I have a shop that isn't nearly that neat!   :bow: I had to put it in a barn and I have AC, but no good heat Solution yet.. flames are an issue & not well insulated enough to use electric.  Of course, when the house refrigerator went out we stuck it in the shop "temporarily" so I have to move a fridge to get to the floor jack! 
Congratulations on a great job!   :thumb:
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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2016, 11:21:16 AM »
Gotta be photoshopped , no one has a shop that orderly  :laugh: Nice work  :bow:

 Dusty

Great looking shop!!! I'm about half that...but I aspire...in reference to Dusty's comment I have to post this pic of Randy's shop...retired diesel design engineer...his shop is immaculate...a haven

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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2016, 12:42:27 PM »
Nice shop! It looks like there are plenty of hooks to hang the suspenders.
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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2016, 12:42:54 PM »
DROOOL...

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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2016, 12:46:25 PM »
The ceiling is empty. I put shelves up there. Otherwise do a big project and you probly won't recognize it but that's just part of the fun!
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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2016, 01:58:38 PM »
It was formerly a tack room. The floor is stained like crazy, but it's clean and level. Here's how it looked before the update:

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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2016, 02:04:13 PM »
Wow!  add a hammock and a fridge and a man could live there...  :thumb: Very nice!
« Last Edit: February 25, 2016, 02:04:40 PM by twowings »

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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2016, 02:23:54 PM »
A Hammock - now there's a thought!
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rusted  off years ago, leans a bit in the wind - had some
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it as a stable for some horses back then.
Now I feel inadequate - thanks.   :thumb:

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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2016, 02:46:59 PM »
Sheepdog .... very nice!  Your pic forced me out into my cold garage for just a moment to quickly inventory what I need to do to get mine in decent shape.  Depressing!   But you've given me some inspiration.  Thanks!  Maybe this spring.

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Re: My New & Improved Shop
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2016, 08:40:06 PM »
With those CMU walls, the shop doubles as a tornado shelter. The hammock is on the porch of our guest cabin across the driveway...

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