Jamesrjohnson Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I just cleaned up my shop and organized the inventory of hammers and thought it would be a great time to give a tour of my shop. There are basically three areas... power hammer and parts storage, general fabrication tables and tools, and then the forging area. In the forging area, I currently have three power hammers, a 33, 88, and 165 lb Anyang hammers, a treddle hammer that I fabricated about 16 years ago. I still use this for some of my texturing. I also have a p10 fly press that I use ocassionally. I have two gas forges and am in the process of building a chimney for my coal forge. I had a 50 lb Little Giant that I just removed (it's for sale) with many unique texturing dies. I am in the process of fabricating a universal die fixture that I can use to bolt on the various textures I use in creating my art. Will post pictures when that is complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Great shop. Nice size with room to grow. How much for the Little Giant and is it 3 phase or single? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrjohnson Posted March 15, 2010 Author Share Posted March 15, 2010 Great shop. Nice size with room to grow. How much for the Little Giant and is it 3 phase or single? Dave, I am asking $4,300 for the hammer. It was rebuilt by Sid and is in perfect working order. I built a cage for safety and have a full set of dies including many texturing dies. You can see many of the textures on the www.johnsonmetalsmithing.com site If anybody is interested, I can post pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 3 phase or single? Pictures would be great. It's worth a thousand words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DClaville Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 That is a fantastic shop. it is very easily to see that you have just cleaned it as it looks to clean for a workshop! you forgeing set up is very nice and spacey oh and i think i am drooling.. DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Looking good James- Its amazing how long and how many rearrangements it takes to get the shop set up just right. These days I'm calling it "the new shop shuffle". Seems every time I get a new piece of equipment I have to reorganize it all over again. I started basically from scratch. I had many hand tools and only a few machine. It takes time and lots of energy to build a shop from scratch. how many sq ft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrjohnson Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 The Little Giant is 220 V Single phase. There is sq ft. is 3700 in the main shop, then I built wings that add another 3700 of storage space. This shop was a fun project. I built it myself... built the trusses on the ground out of angle iron, then used a Kubota tractor with a hay fork and a 2 3/8" pipe extension to reach the 16 clear height. Probably the most challenging thing was putting up the roofing sheetmetal. It get's real windy in Texas and the panels can be like sails with any wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawtiron Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Great shop James. Thanks for the photos. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 What a terrific shop. One of the highlights of this site for me, is the opportunity to see other shops. From experience I know how much work goes into reorganising and getting the work space to look as neat and clean as you have yours. Well done! I too have the Anyang 88 or C41 and what a great hammer it is. I certainly "envy" that 165 you have. Regards, Kevan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermetal Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Looks outstanding... Is that a typical inventory of hammers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrjohnson Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Looks outstanding... Is that a typical inventory of hammers? monstermetal, Yes, A typical hammer order is around 20-25 hammers. I always have 3-4 hammers of the smaller size (33,55,88)in stock. So far nobody has had to wait for a hammer. The only way my business really works is by ordering hammers in bulk. This helps lower both the manufacturing cost and the shipping cost per hammer. -That and I have almost no overhead, I built that shop on my fathers land, my apartment is just above my office so my operating shop cost and living expenses are next to nothing. My apartment is very small (10ft x10ft)it consists of a bed, tv, and a shower. Hopefully this fall, I will have enough money saved up to build a home in front of my shop so that when people visit I can offer them a place to stay. Eventually, I would like to host 2-3 day hammer-inns, I have the shop, and the tools. I just need a larger place for people to crash at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Eventually, I would like to host 2-3 day hammer-inns, I have the shop, and the tools. I just need a larger place for people to crash at. If you have the land, have some porta potties dropped, and let people camp. Having a few extra showers would probably help for day 3. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermetal Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 -That and I have almost no overhead, I built that shop on my fathers land, my apartment is just above my office so my operating shop cost and living expenses are next to nothing. My apartment is very small (10ft x10ft)it consists of a bed, tv, and a shower. Hopefully this fall, I will have enough money saved up to build a home in front of my shop so that when people visit I can offer them a place to stay. That pretty much sounds perfect.... I say build a small bunk cabin for the over nighters and stay in the shop.. if I wouldnt loose my wife by doing so Id be living in my shop now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrjohnson Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 That pretty much sounds perfect.... I say build a small bunk cabin for the over nighters and stay in the shop.. if I wouldnt loose my wife by doing so Id be living in my shop now..... Porta potties... Got that covered. Have a bathroom in he shop and plenty of trees outside. Also lot's of land for camping... so we are set. Let me know when you guys want to come out for a hammer-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Masuk Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Beauty shop I take it most of those in inventory are 88's I bought mine but cant use it because my shop is small and too many people live close by I have been searching for place with a upper messanine that I can move into and set up shop, or find someone who does welding and share the space and hopefully set each other up with work. either that on on farm land out here you quite the setup looks like you have an engine drive welder under that cover too the thing i hate about my shop is its about 18 x 19 and a full length of steel cant be stored inside so it all stays outside doesnt really matter much if its solid steel but tubing rusts overnight so i have to order it as required that and its power supply is inadquate for my needs I was suprised I didnt blow the breaker welding 3/8s plate for the power hammer base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 You have a first class shop and that is a nice LG 50# with all of the extras, you shouldn't have a hard time selling that. That is a nice inventory of hammers for sale, lots of money sitting there, hope they sell quickly for you. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Larson Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Superb shop! Thanks for sharing it with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain ol Bill Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Let's all gather up at James's shop, hook all the hammers up, and everyone use them at the same time! Wonder how long it would take for an earthquake report to hit the news?? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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