A Knife Manufacturer in a One Car Garage

[@billclancy4913]

I'm a recently retired hobby knife maker, running a stock reduction shop in my half of a two car garage. Your use of space, as well as level of technology is rather impressive!

[@enricodesign619]

you are living my dream here, not the product but the setup and making stuff, making it happen and hustling, love it, keep going

[@rustyshackleford928]

This is great. I have an old Tormach and a packed garage as well. Keep the vids coming!!!

[@markjohnson7568]

Nice shop! You should look into investing in a cutting laser for blanking you're blades. It's much more efficient than machining them out.

[@carbon_root]

You're an inspiration brother!! Keep up the great work, you're doing awesome!!💪

[@1341usmc]

This is cool. Found your channel after watching Zac’s video. Looking forward to seeing more!

[@testyourdesign233]

You've been busy! Looking great. Keep em coming.

[@PhyllisLiao]

Very cool video. Can’t wait to see some knife testing and use in the field.

[@davidmiller1938]

Big improvement from a garage door to the door in a wall. The space is much better. Now keep designing and making your incredible knives! You might find folks willing to pay more for custom laser engraving on their knives. And maybe you can put a link to your website in the video?

[@johngreen220]

Keep on grinding man, love the content!

[@easttexasengineering3489]

Very amazing brother. Great setup

[@HuskyMachining]

Cool shop. I also run a 1 man machine shop out of my garage and I love to see how others do it.

[@roguecnc788]

Your living the dream brother, well done

[@rshotty9039]

your electric bill must be absolutely insane. love the shop. really thinking about the syil . seeing a lot of great reviews

[@adrianzbaeren]

Nice shop! You are going to be very successful, that‘s for sure! Wish you all the best! Greetings from switzerland!

[@AdditiveAvery]

Congrats! Awesome!

[@Robpearceknives]

Hi TJ. I recently discovered your podcast and have been binge listening. It is very inspiring. I’m preparing for a relaunch in January. I’m working out of a walled off half of a two car garage (180sqft). Have you made many changes to your shop since this video was made?

[@vorskin1112]

could you make a video going over the finances of running a small operation like this?

[@tj.schwarz]

Good idea!

[@EZ_shop]

Cool shop. Ciao, Marco.

[@FirmCreature]

for a starter machine would you go with a tormach or syil if you had to get one?

[@Shrubtastic]

That is an amazing setup! Is the wall you installed (where the garage door was) removable? Just wondering how you get machines in and out.

[@tj.schwarz]

We've since moved out of the garage into a new shop, but yes, it was removable!

[@joem9380]

How do you get the machines in and out?

[@Genesislights]

Did you get the Syil from Titan or Direct?

[@mstone4042]

Nice shop could you tell us a little about the laser, like how mini watts.

[@tj.schwarz]

It is a 50W Raycus. It works great!

[@FirmCreature]

As a starter milling machine would recommend getting a syilx7 or tormach 1100, since you have experience with both?

[@tj.schwarz]

The X7 is far beyond the 1100 in terms of accuracy, speed, power, rigidity etc. The Tormach control is easier for beginners though. I would recommend going for a very inexpensive Tormach (perhaps used, less than $15k tops) or go straight to the X7. I just don't think the 1100MX really makes sense since the X7 came online.

[@hectorgomez8008]

How do power your cnc mill on your house

[@MultiMooncow]

If you could only have one would you choose the tormach or the syil?

[@tj.schwarz]

The Syil.

[@IllIIIllIII]

Awesome dude

[@winson4105]

You have a dream place which I dreamed always. Hope that I can own this excellent place in a future date😁

[@tj.schwarz]

I hope so too!

[@liftinnovations]

Awesome man!

[@acollins319]

I have the room to add about as many machines as I want to, but I only have a 200amp drop to my house and wonder if I have enough power to make a shop like this. The house is only 800sf and doesn't use much power, but a lot of these machines seem to need several 40+ amp lines...

[@tj.schwarz]

I have a 200amp drop to my whole house as well and it is plenty for this setup. The Syil has a 50 amp breaker but it doesn't even remotely come close to using that. In fact I'm embarrassed to say this but the whole shop in this video (minus the heater) is running on one 60 amp breaker to the sub panel and I've never popped it.

[@acollins319]

@@tj.schwarz My house only uses about 60 to 80 amps at max, I was thinking of doing a 100amp to my shop. I assume that would be enough for something like this then?

[@bobabbott8370]

I have 460 Sq foot walled off for my cnc mill and lathe plus my computer and 2 monitors at a desk, a 7" horizontal band saw. It is full.....lol

[@bretnmannn]

TJ what machine is better for steel the Tormach 1100 or the Syil 7 ????

[@tj.schwarz]

The X7 wins by a mile in essentially all use cases. The Tormach is a decent little machine, though, for certain things, and we still use it daily.

[@brent8213]

im considering an x7 myself. if you had to choose only one, which mill would you pick?

[@tj.schwarz]

X7 by a mile! The Tormach is not a bad machine, the X7 is just so good.

[@lifeofshawnI84]

hey! I also live in Idaho. Boise, Im looking at starting a machine shop in my garage. What kind of 3 phase converter do you have?

[@tj.schwarz]

That's awesome and good luck to you! An American Rotary AD-15.

[@lifeofshawnI84]

@@tj.schwarz Thanks!

[@Deoje362]

Where did you get the laptop wall mount? Is it just a monitor wall mount that you modified?

[@tj.schwarz]

It's a monitor arm with a separate laptop tray I found on Amazon.

[@Deoje362]

@@tj.schwarz thanks for the info. I found a dual arm mount on Amazon after I left the initial comment. Great looking shop.

[@lucasprzybylski9050]

Hey, which ordernumber are you working on at the Moment. Ordered an overland a month Ago. Ordernumber about 10.000. Can't wait to have mine

[@tj.schwarz]

First off, thanks for your support! Your order is part of the current batch I'm machining and will ship as soon as possible. I am 2+ months out right now from the day of the purchase and am getting that lead time shorter and shorter with the new machine running and the shop getting in order.

[@LegionTacticoolCutlery]

AMAZING!

[@nickmartin1688]

Step aside John Grimsmo, I have a new favorite knife-making channel!

[@jameslee522]

what kinda vibratory do you have?

[@tj.schwarz]

The AV-75 from RioGrande.com. I really like it.

[@pokerman9108]

should frame in that car port area and gain more space for more machines... lolololol

[@tommygun9152]

Awesome

[@leensteed7861]

get that sandblaster out of the shop. Its killing your machines

[@benkenny3220]

That's almost as big as my 2 car garage.

[@j.a.4592]

It is a cool shop and a cool product, but I think it is hard to be profitable and to gain customers. Knives like this (not custommade) from Amazon and co costs about 20 to 50$.

[@adrewfis925]

For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. 16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:14-21