Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Awhile ago, I asked the question, "what do you do with completed builds when space is at a premium?' I was admittedly, stuffed into my little model shop. I have too much stash, nowhere to display any finished works and my bench was a damned mess. SO, I took the plunge, gutted the shop and think I have found a better way for the foreseeable future. I did take some before pictures, click the image for a larger photo.
This renovation was challenging, finding space for everything while working in a phone booth. This had to get done while the weather was nice enough for all the help, er, cats could be out on the screen porch.
I started with some shelving.
I didn't take progress photos, it didn't look like I was actually making progress until I was almost done. Here's a beta version, there's still stuff to hang on the walls and the lower shelves to organize yet. My friend, Greg Tost brought me the Tankcraft cutting mat direct from the Tank Museum in jolly old England, I couldn't stand the thought of using it to build on. It's just too cool, so I am using it under the keyboard.
Moving forward, in no particular order.
The display cabinet was a second hand piece I bought from Greg, the lamp is awesome and the new bench has more than 24" more much needed space. Well, now you know why I've been quiet, but hoping to get in here and take advantage of all the positive waves. Thanks for coming by!
This renovation was challenging, finding space for everything while working in a phone booth. This had to get done while the weather was nice enough for all the help, er, cats could be out on the screen porch.
I started with some shelving.
I didn't take progress photos, it didn't look like I was actually making progress until I was almost done. Here's a beta version, there's still stuff to hang on the walls and the lower shelves to organize yet. My friend, Greg Tost brought me the Tankcraft cutting mat direct from the Tank Museum in jolly old England, I couldn't stand the thought of using it to build on. It's just too cool, so I am using it under the keyboard.
Moving forward, in no particular order.
The display cabinet was a second hand piece I bought from Greg, the lamp is awesome and the new bench has more than 24" more much needed space. Well, now you know why I've been quiet, but hoping to get in here and take advantage of all the positive waves. Thanks for coming by!
