jlpservicesinc Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 It's great seeing so many details on the shops now. Thanks for posting the great photo's all. I feel so archaic now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Gonzalez Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Theres a shot of the S.S. garden gate I've started work on. I opted to forge out the leaves from sheet rather than flat bar. More tig welding but less propane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Great looking shop J. Gonzalez. Couldn't help but to wonder where you are located that you need chains on the John Deer. 2 hours ago, J.Gonzalez said: a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenskpr Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) Going for it. 7 years saving, dreaming and working out of a broken down unsuited space for hot metal. Perseverance and patience. Ran out of time to pour slabs and retaining wall this fall. No sweat, it can settle over winter. Resuming in spring. More pics to come. 16' x 24' when finished. Edited November 28, 2019 by greenskpr Additional pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Sure is a beautiful spot. Great place both for a shop and retail, with that main road right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusb Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 I love Upstate NY, Such a beautiful place! So you tore down that building? Looked pretty nice from afar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenskpr Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Thanks, marcusb & jlp. We moved here from Wisconsin 20 years ago for a job and we've been fortunate. We love it and trying to make the most of it. The previous structure housed my wife's car had like 10% grade to the floor and was asphalt, which I found if you spill molten aluminum on, is flammable. Science! Too cluttered and full of our junk to make a safe place to form metal. The new place will be two buildings, one for car and seasonal junk and meat freezer, and the other a small but well appointed shop. I don't need a massive space, just some place to get it done and not set the car on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Lots of good metal salvage in a car....just saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Yep, one of our club members has a car hood as an awning over his shop door. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 My old champion "RR forge" was a down draft model missing most of the parts and came to me with a Volkswagen hood as the hood back of the downdraft hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 My new painting site. Light, dry and most importantly warm. малярка.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Alex, nice and bright.. Is the forge shop a completely different building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 17 hours ago, jlpservicesinc said: Is the forge shop a completely different building? Hi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Thanks Alex, I love your work.. I also am amazed just how productive you are.. Not in a bad way.. I think it's amazing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenskpr Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Shop foundation excavation. Pouring footers friday. Getting there bit by bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Wow that's an impressive amount of work! Out here we don't have topsoil---the ground surface is rated as ok for concrete pours. Also no frost heave worries. Also no ground water worries. Building the first part of my shop was trivial compared to yours! (Nice looking house in the background...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenskpr Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Thanks, Thomas..one pour down, three to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Dont know what you are building but that is a monster footing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshj Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 The beginning of my "shop". I worked mostly out of my garage, but last summer I bought a new mid-life crisis toy, a fiat abarth 124 spider... so ohio winters aren't great for convertibles and it needed a place to live. It's a crazy mess inside right now with me building my gas forge, and cramming my wood lathe, table saw, work bench and assorted life long collection of crap. Lol... But eventually, the plan is one half forge, and the other half a gunsmithing/cerakoting area. The rest will fall in between somewhere. It's a start, and needs insulating, power installation, air lines run, and fireproofing of some sort. The thought is naming it the "fair-weather" forge... as right now, all hot work is done outside... and 10° winters aren't fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 As the smith; would that make you a "Fairweather Fiend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshj Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 45 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: As the smith; would that make you a "Fairweather Fiend? ??? Great question!! I'm hoping my neighbors still consider me one when I get going good. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenskpr Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 3/15/2020 at 11:09 AM, Rojo Pedro said: Dont know what you are building but that is a monster My dream space! (Had to over engineer the footer to hold a bank in place upon backfill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 A concrete retaining shop eh? Sure beats building a shop from gabians. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eventlessbox Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Welcome to Hole in the Ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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