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  • Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
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  • @Blondihacks
    @Blondihacks  Год назад +97

    Hey everyone! A few quick answers to common questions:
    The black rail over the bench is a camera dolly track. I don’t actually use it at the moment. It was an idea that didn’t work out but it’s 16’ long so it’s staying there for now.
    Yes, I plan to move the fire extinguisher. Its location made sense at the time but I’ve moved stuff around a lot since.
    The Portaband is mounted with a prototype bracket that the company who makes it has not given me permission to talk about yet, sorry. It is not yet available for sale.

    • @Warped65er
      @Warped65er Год назад +7

      More than one fire extinguisher isn't a bad idea either.

    • @rallen7660
      @rallen7660 Год назад +8

      @@Warped65er And multiple smoke detectors. The standard ionizing detector doesn't go off over half the time. Try an optical detector, and/or a thermal spring-loaded alarm (no power required). A New Years Eve house fire next door left a lasting impression. A little expense for prevention, yada yada...

    • @BillyTpower
      @BillyTpower Год назад +2

      great shop layout. off topic but I have that same car "drip tarp", very useful.

    • @c0rr4nh0rn
      @c0rr4nh0rn Год назад +6

      The upside down mounts for battery chargers and mounts are such a great call. Thanks for the example.
      I do hope to see the dbit grinder get some camera time soon. It seems to have been a while.

    • @rustyhubcapforge7315
      @rustyhubcapforge7315 Год назад +5

      Hey I have one of the tri sheet metal machine. Hint add another crank handle the other end much easier to use with equal pressures.

  • @shannonarmour9696
    @shannonarmour9696 Год назад +58

    7:34 The look of “THAT’S GENIUS!!!” I shared with my husband when you showed the vertical hand tool dividers 🤯😍. He’s excitedly firing up Fusion360 to design some now!!!

  • @mybuildz6989
    @mybuildz6989 Год назад +17

    battery chargers UNDER the cabinets... brilliant! great shop, hoping to have one like that one day, even half as nice as yours. good stuff

  • @tgoregon
    @tgoregon Год назад +40

    Quinn, your 2.0 shop looks great. This was by far the best shop tour video I’ve seen! The overview images were fantastic, and you clearly explained WHY you made these layout choices.
    Bravo!👏

  • @Clough42
    @Clough42 Год назад +4

    I desperately need you to come over and help me organize my shop. :) I'm still working in the hollowed-out carcass of a former woodworking shop, and there are lots of things that used to be optimized for handling sheet goods, but are now just in the way.

    • @Blondihacks
      @Blondihacks  Год назад +1

      Your shop looks great on camera though! Sneaky framing? 😁

  • @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian
    @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian Год назад +62

    Such a well thought out layout. I agree, the ability to prevent visual clutter is so good for the mind. In 50 years of trying I sadly haven’t achieved a clutter free workshop. 😢

    • @garryharrington8255
      @garryharrington8255 Год назад +3

      find a man with a clean desk, sack him now.. clean just meens an empty mind,

    • @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian
      @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian Год назад +2

      @@garryharrington8255 There is though a distinction between a “clean / clear” desk and a “cluttered” desk.

    • @jlucasound
      @jlucasound Год назад +1

      It is so difficult, isn't it?! I just try to opt for safe, if not spotless. I do dream of a lab quality workspace. Maybe someday! 😊

    • @jlucasound
      @jlucasound Год назад

      @@garryharrington8255 I am not sure what you "meen".

    • @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian
      @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian Год назад

      @@jlucasound Safety must always be paramount. I don’t think I would ever achieve clinical spotlessness. All I crave is to be free from visual clutter. 👍😀

  • @madnessbydesign1415
    @madnessbydesign1415 Год назад +6

    I'm not saying I let out an audible gasp when I saw your immaculate drawer of nuts, bolts, etc., but... it was the drawer of my dreams.
    I should also probably get out more... :)

    • @thom17043
      @thom17043 4 месяца назад +1

      When a local hardware store went out of business, I picked up their Midwest Fasteners hardware units at the auction!

  • @leescheppmann58
    @leescheppmann58 Год назад +1

    I second all the nice comments. I used to use strings etc to hold chuck keys, then settled on strong magnets. The strong ‘clunk’ is a nice plus.

  • @sonovoxx
    @sonovoxx Год назад +68

    Must be the time of year - Colin Furze just did a workshop video, and Jeremy Fielding says there's one coming! As someone who is so disorganised in his own space, I'm watching and listening... but will I act? Probably not! Wonderful content as always - not sure why you didn't set the "kitchen triangle" scene to waltz music, but we can't have everything! 😂😂👍👏👏👏

    • @Tibyon
      @Tibyon Год назад +3

      It's Saturday after Thanksgiving, so many of us are probably watching this instead of doing the organizing ourselves... I've actually been doing some cleaning, but I'm losing steam...

    • @grilnam9945
      @grilnam9945 Год назад +1

      And mr Carlsons Lab too, whose next I wonder?

    • @sonovoxx
      @sonovoxx Год назад

      @@grilnam9945 lol! I just watched Mr. Carlson's one - having said that, that's been going on for months now!

    • @sonovoxx
      @sonovoxx Год назад +3

      @@Tibyon no Thanksgiving here - I'm in Ireland! 🇮🇪👍
      ...none in Blondihacks' Canada either*! 👍

    • @Priapos93
      @Priapos93 Год назад

      Such a good video. Was sponsorsed by some bada$$es

  • @JohnBodoni
    @JohnBodoni Год назад +6

    Quinn, I just want to say that your habit of providing a small "you are here" or "this is what I'm talking about" picture in the corner of the video really helps. It's especially valuable in your machining videos, of course. I wish more creators did this. Thank you.

  • @Abom79
    @Abom79 Год назад +5

    The new shop is looking great Quinn! Lot's of good helpful tips on layout and organization.

    • @Blondihacks
      @Blondihacks  Год назад +1

      Thanks Adam! It’s been a long time coming, but I know you know all about that! 😄

  • @Rubble1
    @Rubble1 Год назад +3

    Congrats on the new shop but what I really mean is I’m glad you’re done with moving all that shop equipment. It’s such a pain in so many ways.

  • @IanSlothieRolfe
    @IanSlothieRolfe Год назад +6

    I agree about the hoist. As a young'un I tinkered with custom cars, and I bought an engine hoist rather than renting one for a job I was doing, because I wasn't sure how long I'd need it, planing to sell it when the job was done. It proved so useful that I had it for years, it was surprising how many uses I found for it. And it never worth risking your health by lifting things too heavy - it can take mere seconds to do damage that will trouble you for the rest of your life.

    • @mattagnew206
      @mattagnew206 Год назад +1

      At my last job we needed a way to get a 20kg heating element out of a machine without bending forward. I modified an engine hoist by shortening the front legs and adding a lot of counterweight. If you find yourself using it a lot, put some nice castor wheels on it, the factory ones are complete pants. And, as someone with a lifetime injury, I would add don't one-hand battery drills. I had one catch and tear cartilage in my wrist before I could let go of the trigger. Seven years and two surgeries later, my wrist still bothers me!

    • @frankish5314
      @frankish5314 Год назад +1

      My solution is a set of forks on the tractor front end loader. We live on a small farmette and it was 5 years before I finally broke down and bought a tractor. Since then is has become my only engine hoist/machine mover.

    • @thom17043
      @thom17043 4 месяца назад

      I'm with you! Similar to @IanSlothieRolfe 's comment about buying and selling when the job was done, I bought a skidloader when I was building my shop and figured I'd sell it when I was done with the construction. Like Ian says, it proved itself so useful that I still have it 25+ years later!

  • @1AMERICANWORKER
    @1AMERICANWORKER Год назад +1

    I owned a shop where I designed and built custom machinery. When I thought I was ready to retire, I sold the shop and moved to Upstate NY. It took me about 3 months to become screaming bored, and there was this building ( a tin wall and slant tin roof, dirt floor and the front wall was opened to the outside ) 200 feet behind the house. The structure measured 12x26 feet. The first thing I did was to put down Visqueen sheet vapor barrier then framed out the floor with pressure treated 2x8s. Then I hit the auctions for my machines, I needed to do this first to know how big to pour concrete pads for the bigger machines I wanted. I made two sets of double doors to cover 10 foot spans. That left room for framing out a walk-in door in the center. this way there was nothing in the way of getting anything in or out of the shop. My first machine was a 14.5x 6 foot South Bend lathe that had been dropped from a lift gate, and had all of the handles bent or broken. It took me 6 months to fix, but I was cutting threads with it when it was finished. That machine cost me $300.00. The next two machines were an Enco mill and a Clausing 9x36 inch lathe. While the auctioneer and I were putting the Clausing in the truck we heard something very heavy hit the floor. His fork lift operator had run into the Enco and knocked it over and breaking the quill stop. I had never intended to buy anything but the lathe, but they offered the mill for next to nothing. I only had room on the truck for the lathe so I told them I needed to go home and drop off the lathe and get the money for the mill. They told me they were leaving in 2 hours so hurry. By the time I got back ( A bus flipped on the interstate ) it took me 3 hrs to get back. When I got back they were gone, but the mill and a shop crane were by the door with a note " Enjoy the mill. Just put the crane in the ally and lock it up with the chain back there.

  • @BleuJurassic
    @BleuJurassic Год назад +3

    shower curtain across the dirty side helps keep the shmoo off the clean bits and just fold away

  • @d00dEEE
    @d00dEEE Год назад +10

    I've always felt that painting the walls of the shop white is as important as installing tons o' lights.

    • @rexhapgood5000
      @rexhapgood5000 Год назад +5

      I worked as an aircraft mechanic and worked in numerous hanger's over the years, lighting was important. Lighting was measured in Kilowatt's, thousands of them. In the last place I worked we had 6 rows with 8 1000 watt lamps each and that was only adequate if all lamps were on. The manager found funds to paint the walls white and that made a huge difference. After that, 2 of the 6 rows would give more illumination than all 6 could provide before painting the walls. White in a dirty, dusty environment isn't the best choice, it should be the only choice, invest the savings in cleaning.

  • @somuel1983
    @somuel1983 Год назад +8

    I really like how clean your workshop is. Such a pleasant difference to many others who look like 18th century ones. Dark and greasy :)))

  • @marksturgis3536
    @marksturgis3536 Год назад +4

    My shop electrical tip:
    Use two 20 amp circuits for outlets on a wall. alternate from one circuit to another every 32 inches. So circuit A at 0", 64", 128" etc, & circuit B at 32", 96", 160" etc. I used white outlets & plates for one circuit & ivory for the other.

    • @HarmanRobotics
      @HarmanRobotics Год назад +1

      That's pretty much what I did. I've got four 20 amp circuits just for the wall mounted outlets. No two outlets next to each other are on the same circuit, but mine are at 24" intervals because that is what the stud spacing is.

    • @marksturgis3536
      @marksturgis3536 Год назад

      @@smallbyrdz3823 I actually put the lights on a seperate circuit for lights only.

    • @craigpuetz7020
      @craigpuetz7020 Год назад +1

      When I worked as an electricians helper during college we always wired kitchens and dining rooms with 3 conductor cable and the upper and lower duplex outlets split. The coffee machine and toaster could share an outlet without problems. Now the requirements for GFI prevent this but it was a great arrangement.

    • @thom17043
      @thom17043 4 месяца назад +1

      I did the same in my shop - alternating circuits for the outlets and separate circuits for lighting. That way if I happen to trip a breaker I'm not left in the dark and I still have power to finish the task before having to go to the panel.

  • @jeffreyhallam5517
    @jeffreyhallam5517 Год назад +5

    I have struggled in my shop with some advice from Adam Savage on his tested channel. He always emphasizes first order retrievability which is a concept I love. The problem comes from the impracticality of doing so in a machine shop. Try as I might it doesn’t really work. So much of the tooling needs to live in drawers to keep them out of open air. First order retrievability is a much more of a fabrication or wood worker arrangement. I really dig what you have done with your shop. Style points bursting right out out the front door. I know years ago that you mention inspiration from Adam Savage’ first order retrievability too. It seems vary fitting as I watch his channel, as he gets into more and more precision work, he moves to a system much more in line with yours. Shared conclusions are great.

  • @michelhv
    @michelhv Год назад +1

    I enjoy darkroom tours by photographers, and many of the same basic workshop layout principles apply. We need a wet and a dry side, light, music, storage, and thinking space. In fact, I keep looking at mills as the machine tool equivalent of enlargers.

  • @crichtonbruce4329
    @crichtonbruce4329 Год назад +4

    One of the many things that impress me with your workspace is how well you have avoided the temptation to "Acquire" stuff based solely on the: "Hey! That thing on Kijiji is a great price! I'm sure it might be useful some day!" method. I know I have fallen into that trap to often, requiring a deep purge on a regular basis.

  • @mattagnew206
    @mattagnew206 Год назад +20

    2:40 Well, if this YT machinist gig doesn't work out, you could always be a prize presenter on a game show! Hi Sprocket. Edit: can you do a vid on how you mounted the bandsaw? I just bought an older Japanese portable bandsaw.

  • @armin0815
    @armin0815 Год назад +2

    Great to know that my little patreonage contributes to such a neat and pleasant work environment. 🙂👍🏻

    • @Blondihacks
      @Blondihacks  Год назад +1

      Thank you for the support 🙏😊

  • @adamc3474
    @adamc3474 Год назад +8

    It's nice to see what a nice clean well-organized shop looks like. Mine is as packed full and organized as a land fill, but I'm thankful to have the thinks that I do. I am having to mount thinks on the walls, as I have to make do with the space that I have. Stay awesome.

  • @billspear7702
    @billspear7702 Год назад +2

    You overlooked an important unit of measure in your lighting notes. The total works out to 20.0 Smoots, plus or minus an Ear.

  • @squelchstuff
    @squelchstuff Год назад +2

    Thanks for the tour Quinn. That looks very well laid out, and oh so neat and tidy. The ergonomic triangle looks just right, and everything important seems to be within reach, and not too high or low. I would however, make one suggestion or addition, and that would be a curtain on a rail to close off the "dirty" area when needed. Grinding dust and hot work fall out seems to find a way of getting everywhere in my experience. My shop is an absolute mess, so call it an aspirational suggestion from my point of view. I think the only thing I know for certain where it is, is the rubbish bin (trash can).

  • @EdwardKilner
    @EdwardKilner Год назад +1

    Have been watching your videos for a while now, and enjoying them greatly. Gave most of my woodworking equipment to my friend Peter, who has a large, bright shop in his basement. We’re near Toronto. He already had a metal lathe and lots of stuff. Recently, he acquired an EXCELLO mill. Helped him get it off the pallet onto to garage floor for cleaning, dismantling, and relocation to basement. Since we are both 75+, we are mindful of safety.
    Never used a mill or lathe, but find the ancillary equipment interesting as well. I’m the Electrical and Peter the Mechanical guy. We have a mutual friend out on Vancouver Island, Mechanical too.
    I think we have a fairly good mindset for these things.
    Hope you enjoy Canada.

  • @ahs4386
    @ahs4386 Год назад +1

    Nice layout! I noticed your bench grinder isn't connected to a vacuum. I suggest installing a port in each guard. Then a few pieces of pvc pipe ending with a rubber connector. This makes for a quick detachable connection for your vacuum, and a lot less invisible grinding powder in the air. Don't forget to close the area from the tool rest to the guard below.

  • @scruffy4647
    @scruffy4647 Год назад +1

    Ditto on the lights. I have so many toolboxes that what helps is they’re of different colors. Reds, white, blues, green, orange, yellows. It’s a regular kaleidoscope of colors. Helps this old guy.

  • @Forexfox99
    @Forexfox99 Год назад +2

    Blonde, you need chip containment for you mill. Those little buggers throw chips everywhere!

  • @PaulyD0859
    @PaulyD0859 Год назад +7

    I love, love, love seeing a neat and well organized shop. Few things are more satisfying than having everything in it's place. You've done a fine job and if that software engineering thing doesn't work out I'm confident you could pick up a few bucks helping other people organize their shops.

  • @willclark491
    @willclark491 Год назад +2

    I love the appearance of Sprocket! Thanks Quinn

  • @HarmanRobotics
    @HarmanRobotics Год назад +4

    Very nice! Lots of light, low clutter, clean and lots of shallow drawers - that's the goal for my shop. It is so nice to walk into a clean, well lit and organized workspace to start a project. Something that I have not experienced for quite some time now.

  • @fabricationnation8052
    @fabricationnation8052 6 месяцев назад +1

    I like the use of cutting down cardboard boxes for dividers and organizerz.....simple and perfect...thanks for the idea

  • @blainedyck3836
    @blainedyck3836 Год назад +18

    Great looking shop , love it

  • @LavaDonuts
    @LavaDonuts Год назад +4

    I'm so happy to have found your channel. I had a friend how introduced me to hobby machining and just as I got interested and started looking into it, he sadly passed. I had been hoping that he could teach me the ropes but that can't happen anymore. I love your videos oriented towards familiarizing beginners with shop tools and your tutorials. Thank you for making these videos and I hope the new shop works well. Congrats on the move!

  • @donaldsutherland244
    @donaldsutherland244 Год назад +1

    Our shops are a form of self-portrait? Your far more thought-full than most. -not that the rest of us don't think, but there are linear thinkers, and there are lateral thinkers. I am a lateral thinker. I can explore many ways of doing anything, everything, without actually making any forward progress!
    A place for everything and everything in its place, is always a wise .
    Thank you for sharing!

  • @jaapweel1
    @jaapweel1 Год назад +2

    I love the flight safety pantomime style demo of the triangle 😜

  • @jamesmaddigan8132
    @jamesmaddigan8132 Год назад +1

    Worth the tour, now back to cleaning up and organizing mine.

  • @kenknight4560
    @kenknight4560 Год назад +1

    Your shop is awesome and suits your needs. FYI to all, for anything bigger than hobby projects look for a Rockwell Mill from the 60's it is 2/3 the size of Bridgeport and runs on 120/240. I also found a Clausing 10" lathe circa 1950, does it all and can cut threads. Both slightly larger the these machines but well made and repairable. Save and restore the old machines is a great way to go.

  • @HyperactiveNeuron
    @HyperactiveNeuron Год назад +1

    Thinking bench... I love it both as a concept and layout wise. It's perfect.

  • @ForfeMac
    @ForfeMac Год назад +15

    You should consider getting some welding curtains to help contain the welding and grinding garbage to it's area. I picked some up a long time ago to keep people from getting arc flashed if they came into the shop while I'm welding and don't have enough sense to not look at the pretty blue lights, but the vinyl ones hold up surprisingly well to grinding sparks too, as long as you're not right up against them

    • @sciangear4782
      @sciangear4782 Год назад +3

      I second the part about the grinding sparks. I had some shower over my car one time (I wasn't the one grinding next to my car), and ended up with tiny specks of steel embedded in my driver's side window. Which rusted…

  • @SenorGonzo
    @SenorGonzo Год назад +15

    I havent seen the video yet but I do want help the video do well. All hail the algorithm!

    • @erikb3799
      @erikb3799 Год назад +1

      The algorithm and the shop

  • @raymitchell9736
    @raymitchell9736 Год назад +4

    Shop tours are interesting, as you said, but also gives you some spatial orientation when you're recording a shot where it is. I am happy to see such a neat and organized shop, that inspires me. And I like to do the same thing. As you know, it is a process that you iterate over time as you find what works for you... You've inspired me, I am grateful for your shop tour!

  • @broheim23
    @broheim23 Год назад +2

    Quinn, this video is chock full of good tips, tricks and reasons for why you have your shop laid out the way you do. Excellent work!
    I want to give a professional opinion: as an IBEW wireman that has worked in the electrical industry for almost 18 years, I've seen firsthand just how much of a difference light can bring to a space. (It's such an obvious and simple thing it is often overlooked.) I can't stress this enough: EVERY area humans occupy will be improved by well thought-out lighting; I've seen the difference in structures ranging from homes to data centers. The lighting system you've constructed is exactly what electricians and architects try to do: design a simple and elegant way to get light where it matters most. Two thumbs up! 👍👍

  • @gjforeman
    @gjforeman Год назад

    First time I've seen an engine hoist in a shop not related to doing automotive work. I have one as well, in my woodworking space. A 2-ton unit from Harbor Freight, and I do catch some static about it, but when I had to lift a brand new table saw and band saw out of their shipping containers, assemble them and place them on their mobile stands, by myself, it was invaluable.

  • @robcarnaroli269
    @robcarnaroli269 Год назад +2

    The triangle is big in blacksmithing too. The forge, the anvil and the vise are your big three. You need to move fast to keep the heat up. Maybe even more than cooking :-)

  • @henrikstenlund5385
    @henrikstenlund5385 Год назад +2

    Good setup. Excellent lighting is the most important tool in the shop.

    • @HarmanRobotics
      @HarmanRobotics Год назад +1

      Agree, and make it daylight (5000K) color temperature.

  • @elizabethturner2421
    @elizabethturner2421 Год назад +2

    1. It looks like those two overhead black beams are rails for photographic lighting and camera positioning--correct?
    2. I'll be interested in hearing how you like your lessons-learned shop after you've had some projects to try it out.
    3. That heat pump is a thing of beauty, in form AND function!
    4. Head scritches and nose boops to Sprocket.

  • @mumblbeebee6546
    @mumblbeebee6546 Год назад +3

    Thank you - your modesty honours you but you have a lot of experience in tweaking your workshop to your needs, you are a successful professional person who knows a thing or three about stuff - sharing that is no different from sharing your work on a steam engine: some people will know ‘better’, some people will learn with interest and the rest will enjoy time spent with you!
    I am in the second group - I have a lovely small but functional workshop that, for now, only exists in my head 😂
    The up-side down batteries and the vertical tool-sorters in the drawers I have introduced in my workshop right away!
    Thanks for sharing, as always!

  • @darrenchapman7203
    @darrenchapman7203 Год назад +2

    Great shop tour, My partner Tanya remarked on your awesome pink tool box, and added if you're happy with your machines that's all that matters and everyone else can mind their own business.

  • @mountainviewturning5319
    @mountainviewturning5319 Год назад +1

    Neat idea for the battery charger

  • @geckoproductions4128
    @geckoproductions4128 Год назад +1

    Very nice. I'm sure you'll enjoy, especially the canadian spring and summer when the weather is mild. I have a 20x30 free-standing shop with 12 foot roll up doors soon both ends. Springtime in the Texas Hill Country is wonderful, and definitely shop therapy. Good luck, enjoy, and keep em coming.

  • @johnNJ4024
    @johnNJ4024 Год назад +5

    This is awesome! When I retire and move, your video gives a bunch of great ideas for setting up a home machine shop. Thank you so much for sharing and giving us the video tour. Very helpful!!!

  • @Krispy1011
    @Krispy1011 5 месяцев назад +1

    Great video - small shop but perfect for your needs. Really good set up. Some things I would add are a small parts cleaner, a burning torch and some type of fume extraction instead of just opening up a door, and chairs. Where do you store your hazardous materials such as spray cans etc.? I worked in heavy steel and aluminum industry for 40 years and helped set up and or modify multiple work shops and work areas, the employees always liked Vidmar cabinets for parts and tool storage. If we were going to add then they always said they wanted Vidmar cabinets???? Vidmar cabinets are a little pricey but last forever and if the employees love them - well you got to support your people cuz they will support you if you support them so we always got them pretty much what they wanted.

  • @firebird8600
    @firebird8600 Год назад +1

    Yay!! It's Blondihacks time!!!

  • @ttfranks952
    @ttfranks952 Год назад

    Nice job. You are 100% rite about the lights. Good luck in Canada.

  • @rudireiling9985
    @rudireiling9985 Год назад +1

    Oh what a nice workspace.😍😎🤠
    Rudi from Germany.

  • @peterxyz3541
    @peterxyz3541 Год назад

    “Dirty end of the shop” is the garage door…BRILLIANT! Thanks. I’ll use this

  • @girliedog
    @girliedog Год назад

    I could not agree with you more, negative space is so important and interestingly adds a restful quality to ones environment. I've been in my shop since 1984 and gone through several reinventions. Now it's time to purge and hone the tools and equipment into a more comfortable and refined work flow. I does take a lot of discipline to keep those horizontal surfaces free of clutter. LOL.

  • @norm5785
    @norm5785 Год назад

    Your channel just came up as a recommendation. Your shop looks interesting. Love your demeanor/presentation. So now I will have to start from the beginning to see why you moved to Canada. Thank you for sharing, stay warm, safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia

  • @GrahamPWhite
    @GrahamPWhite Год назад

    Good lord above, Cleaner than any part of my garage. I have a lot of work cut out for me before I even start to work on my lathe!

  • @chrisbayus5189
    @chrisbayus5189 Год назад +1

    Great setup Quinn. I 100% agree: you can NEVER have too much light in a shop!

  • @nigmaxus
    @nigmaxus Год назад +1

    Getting organization ideas is why I watch. Thank you ❤

  • @MuntyScruntFundle
    @MuntyScruntFundle Год назад

    When I had my shed built I had 20 double power sockets fitted around the walls, thinking there would always be spares for odd jobs when I needed them. Nope! I wish I’d put in twice as many!

  • @terrycannon570
    @terrycannon570 Год назад +1

    I like the idea of mounting the chargers on the bottom of the cabinet

  • @robdewey7723
    @robdewey7723 Год назад +2

    I think I saw one tucked beside your shop crane but I use a regular floor jack all the time. I use it to move everything around my shop. Helps levelling too

    • @BrianFullerton
      @BrianFullerton Год назад

      My floor jack is also a half way decent infeed or outfeed table for the horizontal band saw. The height adjustment the jack brings is convenient when dealing with the multiple planes of sloped garage floor and longer sections of stock. Wonder if Quin uses it that way, or if it is just coincidentally nearby?

  • @mikefrachel8292
    @mikefrachel8292 Год назад

    Since I don't use my shop crane often, I disassembled it and it fits under my workbench along with an engine stand.

  • @jimsvideos7201
    @jimsvideos7201 Год назад +3

    We've gone to plaid! 😄

  • @davidpagett8882
    @davidpagett8882 Год назад +5

    Beautiful workshop, beautiful lady! Sooo talented!! ❤️🙂

  • @davidwhite5972
    @davidwhite5972 Год назад +2

    Yup: Stick with the tools that you need rather than the tools that others think you should have.

  • @Voidmonster
    @Voidmonster Год назад +1

    Okay, I am convinced. My little hobby shop is entirely insufficiently lighted. Commence Project CAN IT BE TOO BRIGHT!

  • @daveleach4357
    @daveleach4357 Год назад +1

    Tell me more about your sheet metal system, please. That looks perfect for hobby/garage shops.
    I love your soft spoken presentation’s. Keep up the good work.❤

  • @RobertBrown-lf8yq
    @RobertBrown-lf8yq Год назад +2

    Wow 🥳
    So ‘neatsville’ . Quinn, your shop looks super organised…AND super clean.
    Looks also like a very safe environment as well.
    I liked the ‘under-shelf’ idea for your battery chargers and batteries. I’ve sell battery drills stored like that… but not the batteries
    GREAT idea.
    Congrats on getting it all together so we’ll.
    Regards
    Robert
    (Australia)

  • @joeromanak8797
    @joeromanak8797 Год назад +1

    I run a small job shop; most of my time is spent converting people tooth brushes into cat toothbrushes. I watched your shop tour with obvious delight because I promptly steal all your ideas because you must have a better thinker than me. Anyway, I want to say you done good once again as is the tradition. Like the cat who ate cheese and sat by the mouse hole with baited breath, we be anxious to see what you make next. Best wishes for you and your new shop. 🥸👍👀✅

  • @thegrassisntgreenertodaytony
    @thegrassisntgreenertodaytony Год назад

    Oh Canada! Awesome! I would love a video on sourcing materials etc in Canada.

  • @mikw9632
    @mikw9632 Год назад

    Wow. Your shop is soo clean. I’m embarrassed to say but, I think it’s cleaner than my kitchen.

  • @caseytailfly
    @caseytailfly Год назад

    Love the new shop! I can tell you put a lot of thought and work into it. I especially love the lighting and how you have sectioned things off.

  • @felixcosty
    @felixcosty Год назад +2

    Thanks for the video.
    I think you missed one very nice feature of your shop, a window with a view.

  • @TheBiggerNoise
    @TheBiggerNoise Год назад

    Enthusiastic second on the lighting. I bought a double fistful of the lights that you showed when you first got to this shop and now you almost need sunglasses in there.
    Didn't realize just how much my old eyes were struggling in the previously dim light.

  • @humbertospatafore
    @humbertospatafore Год назад

    Thank you Quinn, this is the video i was waiting, it gives many ideas for the instalation of mine, you win many comfort and space with the new shop congratulations!

  • @blahanger4304
    @blahanger4304 Год назад

    Thnx for this little peep into your world 😘

  • @farcodesigns2437
    @farcodesigns2437 Год назад

    Thank you so much for sharing your shop layout with us. Your efficient use of a small space has inspired me to set up my shop in a similar manner.

  • @davidlakatosh9456
    @davidlakatosh9456 Год назад +2

    Love the feet to cubits conversion, some of us are really really old school. Thanks!

  • @padego58
    @padego58 Год назад +1

    Come for the shop tour stay for the sick dance moves

  • @jeromemiller3091
    @jeromemiller3091 Год назад

    Quinn, I've watched virtually every one of your videos and and even though I don't have a metal lathe (yet!), I always learn something new and reinforce something I knew. Thanks. I was just out in my new shop addition this morning and was pondering a small bench. I was looking at mounting one to the wall until I saw your 8" bench for welding, etc. I learned something again! Thanks and keep the videos coming!!

  • @wjgrind
    @wjgrind 3 месяца назад

    I totally enjoy your videos Quinn, much better than most mindless TV shows. I'm old and so are my tools, 1946 820 10"Logan, 1952 Benchmaster Mill and my shop looked like yours 45 years ago. 45 years of adding more tools I needed as my skill got better you would say my shop is a mess. Yet I manage knowing where everything is. As my long passed lady said what I needed "a 6 car garage with an apartment over it"
    Keep up the good work.

  • @harryhungate3479
    @harryhungate3479 Год назад

    Thanks for the wonderful idea of hanging the tool battery chargers upside down! I would never have thought of it! I'll hang mine tomorrow.

  • @repeatdefender6032
    @repeatdefender6032 Год назад +1

    I love the way your shop is set up! It’s so clean and orderly, fantastic. Some day I hope to have the space for a workshop again.
    Also I appreciate your cat meow indicator 😸

  • @jamest828
    @jamest828 Год назад

    Welcome back to Canada! You’ve resparked my love for machining in the last year and have helped immensely become better on the lathe and hopefully on my new mill!

  • @R4N21
    @R4N21 Год назад

    Excellent! Much needed for those who haven’t seen how good it could be, Thanks this is encouraging and simple and a Requirement!

  • @billybike57
    @billybike57 Год назад +1

    Awesome shop tour, it’s nice to see a clean metal shop. Show’s ownership!😊

  • @EirikvanderMeer
    @EirikvanderMeer Год назад

    Nice digs, blondie. You're right, space is nice. I currently have crammed a 12x30 lathe and a bridgeport into 2/3 of a single garage, and there's no going back when it comes to machine size.

  • @rcsracing98
    @rcsracing98 Год назад

    I hope you do these occasionally as things change. These are one of my favorite video types, especially as I’m planning my shop build right now What really helps is your explanations on things. The kitchen triangle is genius. Love the channel!

  • @johnandnadakennelley6547
    @johnandnadakennelley6547 Год назад

    Super shop like the tools never seen before and keep the projects comeing. Loved it, thank you.

  • @billv1410
    @billv1410 Год назад

    Great Job, well thought out, perfect "Happy Place"

  • @rynohorn3819
    @rynohorn3819 7 месяцев назад

    I dig your cardboard/hot glue idea on the drawers. So simple. I should have thought of that!

  • @joewhitney4097
    @joewhitney4097 Год назад

    Great video on your shop organization. I have a similar issue with my shop for space and this helps me think differently for my needs and organizing.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @paulthomas3782
    @paulthomas3782 Год назад

    Looks awesome, the lighting is fantastic makes a huge difference as does all the storage space thanks so much for sharing

  • @billdoodson4232
    @billdoodson4232 Год назад

    Lovely little shop.
    When I worked in industry and we did continuous improvement projects we talked about mums kitchen, where there was a place for the knives, for the pans and pretty much everything else. Were the most used things were in the magic triangle for easy access. Then we had dads garage!!!. This always brought merriment to the proceedings, but also instant understanding of what was needed for a productive work area. My workshop/garage is sort of a halfway house, my wife says I have too many tools, "Get rid of some". My brother in law came to my rescue with "There is no such thing as too many tools. There's only not enough storage". A statement I have to agree with.