1.5 THICK DAMN!! I think you might be overloading it without anything on it. What did that thing weigh??

#1470.24 + the wt.# of the legs & frame.

LOl.. Funny.. Yup, it was a load to lift with the engine lift, a lil at a time to get it up on the legs, was kinda scary..

Machines?? A few. Bridgeport boss cnc converted to ah-ha control. The lil mill on the table is a RF-45 converted to cnc with servos. Its an industrial hobbies system. Got a lil hardinge horizontal on the side. A pretty sweet Monarch 10ee on the floor and across from it my fav southbend 10L lathe with a long bed (love that one). A emco cnc 120 lathe on the other bench top. A 15hp rotary converter drives that. A home built 5hp converter runs the BP. 20" clausing drill press with powered down feed (it doesnt stop for much), servo sensitive drill press, logan metal shaper (my avatar pic), cuttermaster tool bit grinder, baldor carbide grinder, accu-finish lapper for the fine work, milwaukee die filer on the bench, couple of large air compressors, hobart tigwave 250, lincoln mig, thermal dynamics plasma, oxy-act rig, 50 ton press, two wilson rockwell hardness testers, one standard, one superficial, sweet lil paragon digital heat treating oven, 7" bandsaw, abrasive cut off saw, throatless shear (I like!!), small 7" straight shear (worthless), mechanical tubing bender, hydraulic pipe bender, 12" disc grinder, delta 6x48" grinder, two abrasive tumblers, four ultrasonic cleaners, one is a big 2500 watt (not the heating section, thats another 1500 watts) ten gallon unit, five large chests full of accessories for the machines and tooling then four more smaller chests for the tools, granite surface plate for setup, every measuring tool that you could want, full set of gauge pins from .001" to 1" in .001" increments.

The list goes on, its a metalworkers paradise.. I didnt mention the metal stock on hand. Literally thousands of pounds of aluminum, 4140, stainless, hardening steel and mild steel.

I didnt get into the wood working machines. Im not good with wood so some of that work has taken a back seat...

So yup, in my three car garage its tight. But I kinda like it like that. I can turn on my heels and work one machine and pick up a job on the next machine right at arms length. Im used to the tight working envelope. And for some stupid reason I remember where everything is.

Oh, and there is a 62 nova in the garage also.. She doesnt interfere with the metal work. I have a good three feet on each side of her to keep from scratching the primer :)

I love my garage!!!!! Fun to work in and its nice to be able to do what ever comes my way... Dont ask about some of the fun stuff inside the house in my one lil corner of the spare bedroom my wife tries to overlook. There I keep all the sensitive equipment. Like electronics and the stereo zoom microscope... JR

JR

Two things come to mind....

1) Working close with machinery front and back - DO NOT WEAR TIES!

2) The DEA is checking your power meter - they suspect you have a pot growing operation.

I'm so jealous right now! :hail: :hail: :hail:

I'm the opposite of you. I hate being tight for space - so have not bought certain machinery because of that. I do not want to have to move something to use something else. I'm amazed you have that much stuff in there! Wow!

:lateral: :cheers: :woot:

Greg-I see Danica likes to hang around in your "shed". Does she do any work or is she just there for decoration??;)

Cheep -

My wife is a VP/Director at a company that we invested in awhile back... they sponsored 3 Indy Light cars for a couple years. That gave us "access" to go to a race and go ANYWHERE at anytime. The light cars race before the big boys do - and share pit space etc. SO -- I got to actually "engage" with Danica - and her husband... as well as many others. She is very nice when a camera is not shoved in her face - or being hounded by the press. SHE IS HOT HOT HOT - a way better 1 footer than you can imagine! Got a few items signed... They now adorn the shop. Note that they hang out in the OPEN not in the bathroom. :rofl: :rofl:

Hahaha..

Ok, first.

1. I only wear shorts and flip flops in the shop (I know, bad idea), I keep the tie handy for trash day when I need to roll the barrels out. Gotta look professional for trash day :)

2. I have peeps in the DEA, they already have me black flagged. I go out to look at the meter sometimes and its spinning like a friken top!! I have questioned my wife to see if she has an indoor grow hidden in her undie drawer and she denies it, Im still questioning though, I dont believe her..

And I say I like a tight working environment but thats prolly BS. Id love to have a 20,000sqft shop, but not in the plans yet. And I hate having to move things to use a machine, wont use it then. So all my stuff is positioned to where it can be used without moving anything else, cept for the 50 ton press, its on wheels and it takes a minute to roll it out :) JR

I too am very jealous of all those tools JR !!!

Thou shall not commit Shop Envy - oh darn... I'm a goner.

:thumbsup:

Parts
 

Parts that I have ordered are starting to arrive.

Locking casters 4 inch with poly wheels from Grizzly
Levelers from Reid Supply - purdy in nickel finish. Hate to get'em dirty.
Weld Nuts for levelers from my local machine tool center (.60 per pound of stuff)
Heavy duty full extension drawer guides (22 x 2 x ½ and extend fully 23 inches)

I’d go pickup the metal – if it would stop all the raining !!! :willy:

Jim

RAINING -- WE GOT RAINING at BARRETT JACKSON -- I'm thinking the tent might blow away the winds are so strong!!