58er Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 nice shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 What a great shop! Love the 'water for squelching'. And good ol' Aussie corrugated iron features well there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 On 5/22/2018 at 7:16 AM, ausfire said: Had a bit of wasted space below our blacksmith shop You even have wasted space? It IS heaven down there haha. Awesome stuff Aus. You could build some parts to fix up a couple of those post vises ya know. always love the pictures of your piece of heaven. Grandpa, nice clean shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrognak Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 My cave is quite a mess ATM due to not using it much. I know I should clean it probably will by the end of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Mess? Where's the mess?! You promised us a mess and I see more open floor and bench space than can be believed! Don't be teasing us like that Zrognak! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrognak Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 You are right, I don't know what I was thinking ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuEulear Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Not quite as full as yours but it is a start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrognak Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 That is a nice shop you got there, you got a real good selection of machines as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 You had me at fly press.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuEulear Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Thanks but i have seen alec’s shop he has more toys than me tis true i have come a long way in 11 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Corner of the Patio, forge, blower, tool rack and 104 lb PW, Pair of leg vises on a stand. May have posted this before but I don't see it on the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Olson Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Demoed at the Nowthen threshing show. Nice area to work in. Heres some pics of it and my work space. The steam tractors where lined right next to us. The pic only ahows half of them . At noon they all blew there whistles for 5 minutes. Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Thats a nice setup there Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Richter Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Seeing all this nice shops great equipment and fantastic environments (farms, museums) triggered me to add some pictures of my finished shop to. First of all, congrats to my smith brothers with there shops. Next to my professional occupation (50h/w as an HSEQ-auditor for a notified body) I try to spend some (most of the) free time in the shop near to my family. The ‘buildings’ (shed & capsuled carport) are putted down by me. Accept the anvils, plasma cutting & welding equipment, most of the tongs/hardy’s & hammers and the casting crucibles everything else is designed and build by myself. With my disorder and being a ‘control XXX’ I didn’t build only one of the items but (at least) two, to have some spare or replacement in case of. Started with the shed first, how is used for the ‘dirty’ work now -like coal forging (chisels + hardening), teamwork with a striker, heavy grinding and preparing the casting moulds for lost wax casting (what a mess) and placed the smaller (most used) melting furnace there and the used/hot mobile coal forge to cool down after class. Put the most valuable stuff in the carport like the plasma cutter and the welder (MIG/MAG, TIG & Stick) the noisy power hammer and the two gas forges. Same for mobile vice and light (and easy to steal) 150lbs anvil and my bronze/copper stock. The air bank and compressors are situated in my garage (without any space for a car no more) and if I forgot to mention -that I fear a lack of space very soon (one of the reasons to make the casting equipment mobile and easy to reshuffle) And guys, pleeeeeeeeeeeease no comments that -it is much to clean there ............. Cheers, Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Fine then! It's much too Organized! Haha, nice shop and equipment Hans. The kind of shop you can walk right in and know where to go to do what you need. Maybe some day I'll get that organized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Hans, I thought your shop was in Belgium, not Switzerland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Richter Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Das, Never mind, I envy you for the many places you have. Furthermore, you are much more productive than I will ever be. Sincererly, your Hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 If I ever get my shop(s) organized I might get productive enough to make it my day job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerHeart Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Not much to some but plenty enough for me. Everyone's shops are great by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 HH, it looks like a fine shop. That stepped horn on the one anvil next to last picture has me really curious for the story if there is one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Hammer Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Well, since we are sharing. Here's my new temporary set-up until I can get the shop addition built. The forge rolls out the door but everything else can stay where it is finally! I used to have to roll everything outside through the garage door. I just cleaned, so it was a terrible mess before I switched everything around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dax Hewitt Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Some excellent shop's on here. I thought I would post a photo of mine. I only put it together last weekend in a very limited space, a 10 foot by 10 foot storage container. The anvil has been a garden decoration in my mum's garden for the last 30 years. It's in quite good condition and has about a 50% rebound. No markings on it that I can find, the swage block I found buried in an old quarry, its very rough but free is free. All in all a very compact and simple forge and considering the only smiting I have done is 4 1 day courses making the usuall coat hooks, flowers and tongs it's probably all I need. my workshop is next door with a grinder, mig and arc welders and pillar drill so I have a few more toys if I need them as my skill level grows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laynne Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I couldn't get the roof to stop leaking over my forge and everything thing else so I moved it all to where it's not leaking. I will have to see how long that lasts. Still need to get the hood over the forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Move the quench tank to where the leak is. Problem solved. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Anvil seems a bit far from the forge. It might help you to tighten your work triangle to 11/2 to 2 steps. Get the most for your heat and also less walking around with hot steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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