got the stump in the ground, its 2 foot down and for me its about 2 foot up so with my anvil it will be at knuckel hight...

1 door done....

Did you dust the stump hole with Borax before inserting the stump?

I was working on building a set of shelves yesterday and noticed that the scrap lumber was attracting termites so I dusted the area with borax as a fairly non-toxic remedy that I had to hand already. The shelf uprights are also mounted on track plates on my dirt floor. (my shop is a pole barn made from telephone poles, steel purlins and propanel so nothing for the critters to eat in the structure)

no i took the bark off and put a coat of tar on the part thats 2 foot in the ground, the top 1/2 ill let the bark come off by it self so it looks better, and then ill clear coat it...


doors all done, locking and all.....

Very cool, I like the sliding doors, I wanted big sliding doors on mine but just didn't work out that way.

got some stuff move'd in today.. got the stove hook'd up and wow it gets hot in there !

got a long way to go, but i put the small forge out side the door and made my first pice in the new shop ! its a hook for one of the oil lamps, need 3 more , will get to that tomaro...

got the stock rack done , put some of my odds and ends on it, works good.. then stack'd about 2 cords of wood for the wenter....

Given any thought to putting one of your oil lamps on a pivoting holder so you can adjust it for what you are doing?

Simple one is to take a piece of channel and drill a hole across the legs and then forge a hook with one end that drops in the holes and the other extends out and holds the lantern.

aawwww... i did now ! lol, might just try that ...thanks...

I'm lighting my shop with one electric light on a fixture like that---very handy to swivel it around to shine on the vise---or the anvil; or the swageblock; or the... I've also used propane camping lanterns---as I get older I like more light!

That hammer table your own design? I have a strong mind to build me one very similar to that, the more I see of it, the more I like it.
Simple, but strong and functional.
Nice to see that your shop is coming right along so well!

Yeah it works very well my own design but you're welcome to it

got to do some work on the forge , ill finnish up and place it then start to lay the brick around it...

ran out of welding wire so i started on the work bench , and got a nice blackbord off CL..

looken good

thank you , got the anvil mounted to the stump , all bark off , band around the top ... dont think i like the hold down though , cant get it tight , think a chain is how im going to do it....

Are the lags pulling out? Otherwise that hold down should work good.

I started a thread that might help you a couple years ago



Lots of good ideas here.

Phil

That link is were I got the idea for the setup. The problem I'm having is with the 1 lag bolt it twists. And I tighten the back 1 down so hard that it broke off in the stump. Might try 2 more holes in each bracket for a total of 3 lag bolts in each bracket.. or just use a chain set up hooked to the sides of the stump..

went with the chain , and wow ! this is the only way to do it ! stuck like its made to the stump ! no movement at all ! , some pics and a small video...






i also got a pice of bike chain for a hold down , ill get it mounted this sunday...

got the hold down done , works good ! it use's my foot to hold the pice in place...








also got the work bench about done , think im going to put a shelf down low....

got the drill press 1/2 mounted..hand grinder..othere small stuff put up. thats it for this week end.....

Really coming along great!

It is looking good. I wish I had that much clear space in my garage. As it is, I'm fighting bicycles, and toys, and miscellaneous stuff the wife doesn't want in the house, and... and... and... ;)

about got the forge done, need to fab up the sides of the hood and mount the forge to the hood, then in the shop it goes, then brick it in...