New Shop Tour!

[@Blondihacks]

Hey everyone! A few quick answers to common questions: The black rail over the bench is a camera dolly track. I don’t actually use it at the moment. It was an idea that didn’t work out but it’s 16’ long so it’s staying there for now. Yes, I plan to move the fire extinguisher. Its location made sense at the time but I’ve moved stuff around a lot since. The Portaband is mounted with a prototype bracket that the company who makes it has not given me permission to talk about yet, sorry. It is not yet available for sale.

[@Warped65er]

More than one fire extinguisher isn't a bad idea either.

[@rallen7660]

@@Warped65er And multiple smoke detectors. The standard ionizing detector doesn't go off over half the time. Try an optical detector, and/or a thermal spring-loaded alarm (no power required). A New Years Eve house fire next door left a lasting impression. A little expense for prevention, yada yada...

[@BillyTpower]

great shop layout. off topic but I have that same car "drip tarp", very useful.

[@c0rr4nh0rn]

The upside down mounts for battery chargers and mounts are such a great call. Thanks for the example. I do hope to see the dbit grinder get some camera time soon. It seems to have been a while.

[@rustyhubcapforge7315]

Hey I have one of the tri sheet metal machine. Hint add another crank handle the other end much easier to use with equal pressures.

[@Clough42]

I desperately need you to come over and help me organize my shop. :) I'm still working in the hollowed-out carcass of a former woodworking shop, and there are lots of things that used to be optimized for handling sheet goods, but are now just in the way.

[@Blondihacks]

Your shop looks great on camera though! Sneaky framing? 😁

[@shannonarmour9696]

7:34 The look of “THAT’S GENIUS!!!” I shared with my husband when you showed the vertical hand tool dividers 🤯😍. He’s excitedly firing up Fusion360 to design some now!!!

[@marksturgis3536]

My shop electrical tip: Use two 20 amp circuits for outlets on a wall. alternate from one circuit to another every 32 inches. So circuit A at 0", 64", 128" etc, & circuit B at 32", 96", 160" etc. I used white outlets & plates for one circuit & ivory for the other.

[@HarmanRobotics]

That's pretty much what I did. I've got four 20 amp circuits just for the wall mounted outlets. No two outlets next to each other are on the same circuit, but mine are at 24" intervals because that is what the stud spacing is.

[@marksturgis3536]

@@smallbyrdz3823 I actually put the lights on a seperate circuit for lights only.

[@craigpuetz7020]

When I worked as an electricians helper during college we always wired kitchens and dining rooms with 3 conductor cable and the upper and lower duplex outlets split. The coffee machine and toaster could share an outlet without problems. Now the requirements for GFI prevent this but it was a great arrangement.

[@thom17043]

I did the same in my shop - alternating circuits for the outlets and separate circuits for lighting. That way if I happen to trip a breaker I'm not left in the dark and I still have power to finish the task before having to go to the panel.

[@IanSlothieRolfe]

I agree about the hoist. As a young'un I tinkered with custom cars, and I bought an engine hoist rather than renting one for a job I was doing, because I wasn't sure how long I'd need it, planing to sell it when the job was done. It proved so useful that I had it for years, it was surprising how many uses I found for it. And it never worth risking your health by lifting things too heavy - it can take mere seconds to do damage that will trouble you for the rest of your life.

[@mhagnew]

At my last job we needed a way to get a 20kg heating element out of a machine without bending forward. I modified an engine hoist by shortening the front legs and adding a lot of counterweight. If you find yourself using it a lot, put some nice castor wheels on it, the factory ones are complete pants. And, as someone with a lifetime injury, I would add don't one-hand battery drills. I had one catch and tear cartilage in my wrist before I could let go of the trigger. Seven years and two surgeries later, my wrist still bothers me!

[@frankish5314]

My solution is a set of forks on the tractor front end loader. We live on a small farmette and it was 5 years before I finally broke down and bought a tractor. Since then is has become my only engine hoist/machine mover.

[@thom17043]

I'm with you! Similar to @IanSlothieRolfe 's comment about buying and selling when the job was done, I bought a skidloader when I was building my shop and figured I'd sell it when I was done with the construction. Like Ian says, it proved itself so useful that I still have it 25+ years later!

[@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

Such a well thought out layout. I agree, the ability to prevent visual clutter is so good for the mind. In 50 years of trying I sadly haven’t achieved a clutter free workshop. 😢

[@garryharrington8255]

find a man with a clean desk, sack him now.. clean just meens an empty mind,

[@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

@@garryharrington8255 There is though a distinction between a “clean / clear” desk and a “cluttered” desk.

[@jlucasound]

It is so difficult, isn't it?! I just try to opt for safe, if not spotless. I do dream of a lab quality workspace. Maybe someday! 😊

[@jlucasound]

@@garryharrington8255 I am not sure what you "meen".

[@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

@@jlucasound Safety must always be paramount. I don’t think I would ever achieve clinical spotlessness. All I crave is to be free from visual clutter. 👍😀

[@michelhv]

I enjoy darkroom tours by photographers, and many of the same basic workshop layout principles apply. We need a wet and a dry side, light, music, storage, and thinking space. In fact, I keep looking at mills as the machine tool equivalent of enlargers.

[@mybuildz6989]

battery chargers UNDER the cabinets... brilliant! great shop, hoping to have one like that one day, even half as nice as yours. good stuff

[@Rubble1]

Congrats on the new shop but what I really mean is I’m glad you’re done with moving all that shop equipment. It’s such a pain in so many ways.

[@tgoregon]

Quinn, your 2.0 shop looks great. This was by far the best shop tour video I’ve seen! The overview images were fantastic, and you clearly explained WHY you made these layout choices. Bravo!👏

[@Abom79]

The new shop is looking great Quinn! Lot's of good helpful tips on layout and organization.

[@Blondihacks]

Thanks Adam! It’s been a long time coming, but I know you know all about that! 😄

[@EdwardKilner]

Have been watching your videos for a while now, and enjoying them greatly. Gave most of my woodworking equipment to my friend Peter, who has a large, bright shop in his basement. We’re near Toronto. He already had a metal lathe and lots of stuff. Recently, he acquired an EXCELLO mill. Helped him get it off the pallet onto to garage floor for cleaning, dismantling, and relocation to basement. Since we are both 75+, we are mindful of safety. Never used a mill or lathe, but find the ancillary equipment interesting as well. I’m the Electrical and Peter the Mechanical guy. We have a mutual friend out on Vancouver Island, Mechanical too. I think we have a fairly good mindset for these things. Hope you enjoy Canada.

[@JohnBodoni]

Quinn, I just want to say that your habit of providing a small "you are here" or "this is what I'm talking about" picture in the corner of the video really helps. It's especially valuable in your machining videos, of course. I wish more creators did this. Thank you.

[@wjgrind]

I totally enjoy your videos Quinn, much better than most mindless TV shows. I'm old and so are my tools, 1946 820 10"Logan, 1952 Benchmaster Mill and my shop looked like yours 45 years ago. 45 years of adding more tools I needed as my skill got better you would say my shop is a mess. Yet I manage knowing where everything is. As my long passed lady said what I needed "a 6 car garage with an apartment over it" Keep up the good work.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Here's for treats for Sprocket, who apparently would like your attention 🥰 Could I ask where you got those LED fixtures? I need something like that for my little basement shop for all the good reasons you mentioned.

[@Blondihacks]

Mine are specifically the Lithonia dual-strip LEDs that Home Depot sells. They are cheap but surprisingly good. 5600k colour temp. You can’t get the 8 footers on Amazon because they’re too long for UPS to ship.

[@jimsvideos7201]

@@Blondihacks Ok right on, I'm close enough to one to go have a look easily enough. You never know, you might actually see a video out of me if I'm not careful 😅

[@robc8468]

My gosh that is the cleanist most organized home shop I have ever seen, well done!

[@fabricationnation8052]

I like the use of cutting down cardboard boxes for dividers and organizerz.....simple and perfect...thanks for the idea

[@BleuJurassic]

shower curtain across the dirty side helps keep the shmoo off the clean bits and just fold away

[@scruffy4647]

Ditto on the lights. I have so many toolboxes that what helps is they’re of different colors. Reds, white, blues, green, orange, yellows. It’s a regular kaleidoscope of colors. Helps this old guy.

[@leescheppmann58]

I second all the nice comments. I used to use strings etc to hold chuck keys, then settled on strong magnets. The strong ‘clunk’ is a nice plus.

[@thebonsaibeliefsystem5449]

nicely done, mine is almost the same a 20x21 ft detached Garage built in the late 1920's Divide with a wall down the middle, same equipment as yours but I built a 9x13 shop just for welding, all metal , diamond plate floor, metal walls on the inside, I keep the tig, stick and plasma cutter out there. I keep the chop saw under car port with the grinding table, no grit inside.I have the drawer storage from 2 24"x24"x30" with like 2.5 inch deep drawers, They removed the hardware drawers from a local big box store and switched to packaged hardware and bought the old box drawers, complete with moveable dividers. my mill it the little harbor freight one, my lather is new 8x32, with 1.5" bore spindle, 5" chucks in 3 jaw and Independant 4 jaw,. So you tips and set ups mirror my own. thanks for taking time on your videos

[@Krispy1011]

Great video - small shop but perfect for your needs. Really good set up. Some things I would add are a small parts cleaner, a burning torch and some type of fume extraction instead of just opening up a door, and chairs. Where do you store your hazardous materials such as spray cans etc.? I worked in heavy steel and aluminum industry for 40 years and helped set up and or modify multiple work shops and work areas, the employees always liked Vidmar cabinets for parts and tool storage. If we were going to add then they always said they wanted Vidmar cabinets???? Vidmar cabinets are a little pricey but last forever and if the employees love them - well you got to support your people cuz they will support you if you support them so we always got them pretty much what they wanted.

[@kenknight4560]

Your shop is awesome and suits your needs. FYI to all, for anything bigger than hobby projects look for a Rockwell Mill from the 60's it is 2/3 the size of Bridgeport and runs on 120/240. I also found a Clausing 10" lathe circa 1950, does it all and can cut threads. Both slightly larger the these machines but well made and repairable. Save and restore the old machines is a great way to go.

[@DudleyToolwright]

A lot of great ideas. Thanks, Quinn.

[@robertfontaine3650]

That is an incredible number of years of putting together a little shop. I'm in the midst of sorting out my mess. Some good ideas in your little shop tour.

[@broheim23]

Quinn, this video is chock full of good tips, tricks and reasons for why you have your shop laid out the way you do. Excellent work! I want to give a professional opinion: as an IBEW wireman that has worked in the electrical industry for almost 18 years, I've seen firsthand just how much of a difference light can bring to a space. (It's such an obvious and simple thing it is often overlooked.) I can't stress this enough: EVERY area humans occupy will be improved by well thought-out lighting; I've seen the difference in structures ranging from homes to data centers. The lighting system you've constructed is exactly what electricians and architects try to do: design a simple and elegant way to get light where it matters most. Two thumbs up! 👍👍

[@norm5785]

Your channel just came up as a recommendation. Your shop looks interesting. Love your demeanor/presentation. So now I will have to start from the beginning to see why you moved to Canada. Thank you for sharing, stay warm, safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia

[@jeffreyhallam5517]

I have struggled in my shop with some advice from Adam Savage on his tested channel. He always emphasizes first order retrievability which is a concept I love. The problem comes from the impracticality of doing so in a machine shop. Try as I might it doesn’t really work. So much of the tooling needs to live in drawers to keep them out of open air. First order retrievability is a much more of a fabrication or wood worker arrangement. I really dig what you have done with your shop. Style points bursting right out out the front door. I know years ago that you mention inspiration from Adam Savage’ first order retrievability too. It seems vary fitting as I watch his channel, as he gets into more and more precision work, he moves to a system much more in line with yours. Shared conclusions are great.

[@davidreames7032]

You are a skilled speaker and have a pleasant voice. The tour was very informative and interesting. I’ve gotten some new ideas. Thank you for sharing your shop!

[@davidvik1451]

I just finished insulating and dry walling what used to be a calf shed that housed my 106 year old model A Monarch lathe with an overhead flat belt drive. I moved my mill which had lived at my brothers shop down the road and installed a ductless heat pump. I'm near ready to have things up and running soon. The idea of having things together in one inviting place will be wonderful. Seeing your space is an inspiration. I still have the problem of wood working tools in the basement, automotive tools in the garage, and machinist stuff in the calf shed. I have found the need to have duplicates of various tools such as adjustable wrenches, screw drivers, and a basic set of combo wrenches in each location to avoid the three location search for the tool that is never in the place you are working. It used to be four locations before moved the mill that was a half a mile away. Really enjoy your channel. David Vik

[@squelchstuff]

Thanks for the tour Quinn. That looks very well laid out, and oh so neat and tidy. The ergonomic triangle looks just right, and everything important seems to be within reach, and not too high or low. I would however, make one suggestion or addition, and that would be a curtain on a rail to close off the "dirty" area when needed. Grinding dust and hot work fall out seems to find a way of getting everywhere in my experience. My shop is an absolute mess, so call it an aspirational suggestion from my point of view. I think the only thing I know for certain where it is, is the rubbish bin (trash can).

[@gjforeman]

First time I've seen an engine hoist in a shop not related to doing automotive work. I have one as well, in my woodworking space. A 2-ton unit from Harbor Freight, and I do catch some static about it, but when I had to lift a brand new table saw and band saw out of their shipping containers, assemble them and place them on their mobile stands, by myself, it was invaluable.

[@EirikvanderMeer]

Nice digs, blondie. You're right, space is nice. I currently have crammed a 12x30 lathe and a bridgeport into 2/3 of a single garage, and there's no going back when it comes to machine size.

[@peterxyz3541]

“Dirty end of the shop” is the garage door…BRILLIANT! Thanks. I’ll use this

[@harryhungate3479]

Thanks for the wonderful idea of hanging the tool battery chargers upside down! I would never have thought of it! I'll hang mine tomorrow.

[@mikefrachel8292]

Since I don't use my shop crane often, I disassembled it and it fits under my workbench along with an engine stand.

[@geckoproductions4128]

Very nice. I'm sure you'll enjoy, especially the canadian spring and summer when the weather is mild. I have a 20x30 free-standing shop with 12 foot roll up doors soon both ends. Springtime in the Texas Hill Country is wonderful, and definitely shop therapy. Good luck, enjoy, and keep em coming.

[@tomashernandez828]

3:03 ''what are you doing with your life'' LOL thank you for sharing. Your videos certainly give lots of self confidence!

[@jamesmaddigan8132]

Worth the tour, now back to cleaning up and organizing mine.

[@LavaDonuts]

I'm so happy to have found your channel. I had a friend how introduced me to hobby machining and just as I got interested and started looking into it, he sadly passed. I had been hoping that he could teach me the ropes but that can't happen anymore. I love your videos oriented towards familiarizing beginners with shop tools and your tutorials. Thank you for making these videos and I hope the new shop works well. Congrats on the move!

[@deezworkshop]

Great layout and use of the space. Couldn't agree more about the lighting and how important it is.

[@victoryvisiontour]

I agree, music is nice for mundane tasks. I have two JBL Eon15 G2 powered speakers (800 watts) and two JBL Eon Sub G2 powered subs (500 watts) in my garage shop. That amount of power is certainly not needed for a home shop, but having all the "headroom" really makes for very clean sound at reasonable listening levels. I also use an old phone to stream music. That system gets turned on every day and is on every second I am in that space. The music system is by far the most used piece of equipment my my shop. Makes time go much faster. I wish my space was as organized as yours. Very nice setup you have. Looks very easy to navigate while busily moving about. Good job!

[@tooltimechris7217]

Thanks for sharing! I have a tip for shopowners with kids, i’ve placed 2 big circuit breakers know as ‘maintenance switch’ 1 for my 230VAC circuit and 1 for my 400VAC circuit. With a flick of the switch I unpower all of the wall sockets (and machines) I can even lock them with a padlock. Very handy and safe against curious kids!

[@Neptune730]

I really like the new shop. I pretty much had my shop layed out but I'll have to rethink a couple things. Thanks 😊 and thanks 😕

[@firebird8600]

Yay!! It's Blondihacks time!!!

[@madnessbydesignVria]

I'm not saying I let out an audible gasp when I saw your immaculate drawer of nuts, bolts, etc., but... it was the drawer of my dreams. I should also probably get out more... :)

[@thom17043]

When a local hardware store went out of business, I picked up their Midwest Fasteners hardware units at the auction!

[@henrikstenlund5385]

Good setup. Excellent lighting is the most important tool in the shop.

[@HarmanRobotics]

Agree, and make it daylight (5000K) color temperature.

[@mumblbeebee6546]

Thank you - your modesty honours you but you have a lot of experience in tweaking your workshop to your needs, you are a successful professional person who knows a thing or three about stuff - sharing that is no different from sharing your work on a steam engine: some people will know ‘better’, some people will learn with interest and the rest will enjoy time spent with you! I am in the second group - I have a lovely small but functional workshop that, for now, only exists in my head 😂 The up-side down batteries and the vertical tool-sorters in the drawers I have introduced in my workshop right away! Thanks for sharing, as always!

[@gvinrad]

Love the new workshop ! The one thing I can't stress enough is the use of an engine hoist for moving your heavier items of machinery, I recently purchased a small Burke horizontal milling machine for my home workshop. I injured my back whilst attempting to lift it onto its base with a friend & some 9 months later my back is still not fully recovered, I'm not as young as I used to be ! But an engine hoist would have saved my back ! A stupid mistake that I won't be repeating, but the irony of it is that we had already moved my lathe, vertical milling machine, pillar drill, 2 motorcycle hydraulic workbenches etc without issue !

[@Slide4949]

I'm super excited my Lathe and Mill should be delivered today!! Thanks to your videos knowing what ever my question may be you will have an answer that I can understand.

[@adamc3474]

It's nice to see what a nice clean well-organized shop looks like. Mine is as packed full and organized as a land fill, but I'm thankful to have the thinks that I do. I am having to mount thinks on the walls, as I have to make do with the space that I have. Stay awesome.

[@HarmanRobotics]

Very nice! Lots of light, low clutter, clean and lots of shallow drawers - that's the goal for my shop. It is so nice to walk into a clean, well lit and organized workspace to start a project. Something that I have not experienced for quite some time now.

[@ahs4386]

Nice layout! I noticed your bench grinder isn't connected to a vacuum. I suggest installing a port in each guard. Then a few pieces of pvc pipe ending with a rubber connector. This makes for a quick detachable connection for your vacuum, and a lot less invisible grinding powder in the air. Don't forget to close the area from the tool rest to the guard below.

[@rynohorn3819]

I dig your cardboard/hot glue idea on the drawers. So simple. I should have thought of that!

[@PaulyD0859]

I love, love, love seeing a neat and well organized shop. Few things are more satisfying than having everything in it's place. You've done a fine job and if that software engineering thing doesn't work out I'm confident you could pick up a few bucks helping other people organize their shops.

[@knowname23]

Great looking shop! Congrats and welcome to Canada🇨🇦

[@TheBiggerNoise]

Enthusiastic second on the lighting. I bought a double fistful of the lights that you showed when you first got to this shop and now you almost need sunglasses in there. Didn't realize just how much my old eyes were struggling in the previously dim light.

[@John-tq4bf]

Quite an explanatory video. I sure like the way you laid it out and why and lighting is to die for heheh. I look forward to more.

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

Thinking bench... I love it both as a concept and layout wise. It's perfect.

[@danengerer5767]

Well thought out plan. I agree with the cleanliness and lighting approach you described. Thanks for sharing.

[@donaldsutherland244]

Our shops are a form of self-portrait? Your far more thought-full than most. -not that the rest of us don't think, but there are linear thinkers, and there are lateral thinkers. I am a lateral thinker. I can explore many ways of doing anything, everything, without actually making any forward progress! A place for everything and everything in its place, is always a wise . Thank you for sharing!

[@johnperrin8075]

I enjoyed seeing your new shop, very neat and organized. Funny story I remembered when seeing your 3 in 1 machine. I was working in an older clients home and he had one in his garage, I mentioned I had one and asked how he liked it. He said you mean my why machine? I asked him about the name he gave it and he said his wife said why did you buy that. Short story longer he called me about ayear later and asked me to stop by. He gifted me with his "why machine" before he passed away. I have kept the name for this machine and it sits proudly and often used in my heated shop.

[@girliedog]

I could not agree with you more, negative space is so important and interestingly adds a restful quality to ones environment. I've been in my shop since 1984 and gone through several reinventions. Now it's time to purge and hone the tools and equipment into a more comfortable and refined work flow. I does take a lot of discipline to keep those horizontal surfaces free of clutter. LOL.

[@hansullmann2274]

Welcome to Canada, looks like snow outside your window. LOL I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate your presentations. , keep it up.

[@SailingThruLife]

I moved from a house with a garage to an apartment, so no workshop anymore, but I have a sailboat in the marina now, and I too have a metrology drawer in it.

[@willclark491]

I love the appearance of Sprocket! Thanks Quinn

[@craigs5212]

Nice looking shop. I have an engine lift, very handy but my most useful tool is a shop lift. Sort of like a mini fork lift with a small 18" by about 36" footprint. I will lift 700 lbs to around 72" with its hand operated hydraulic jack cylinder. Normally I have some plywood on the forks for moving chucks and other things around the shop. Don't know if it was shop built or commercial but it's built from simple materials like angle iron, flat bar stock, plate, casters, cam followers and a tall hydraulic jack.

[@joeromanak8797]

I run a small job shop; most of my time is spent converting people tooth brushes into cat toothbrushes. I watched your shop tour with obvious delight because I promptly steal all your ideas because you must have a better thinker than me. Anyway, I want to say you done good once again as is the tradition. Like the cat who ate cheese and sat by the mouse hole with baited breath, we be anxious to see what you make next. Best wishes for you and your new shop. 🥸👍👀✅

[@carlgumeson]

Lovely job on the demonstration model. 😄

[@mansouradil5747]

I totally agree with the light issue! Because i have suffered alot working in ashop that has low light and shadow problems while the work requires high precision But in my humble opinion your shop is so organized and everything in its exact place where it should be (follower from sudan)

[@johnNJ4024]

This is awesome! When I retire and move, your video gives a bunch of great ideas for setting up a home machine shop. Thank you so much for sharing and giving us the video tour. Very helpful!!!

[@dobrovik]

Hello fellow heat pump in a shop owner, they sell this irrigation bag to fit the evaporator unit. You put it on like a diaper and you can spray-irrigate the copper coils to keep it clean. I wasn't watching how dusty mine was getting. Thanks for the video!

[@jayminor9757]

You are one smart lady, Quinn. Your ideas on small shop organization have given me some of my own because a small shop is just what I have.

[@terrafarms7370]

HiYa Quinn, Im so glad that you shared with us your shop layout tour. I will admit as the father of 3 adult girls now, the amount of time they spent growing up watching & helping me fabricate & machine items for our large farming operation in Australia that ONLY a woman can inject the correct amount of space & a loving look into the place that you undoublably spend a great portion of yout time.

[@neosenshi]

The soldering area in the lab I manage is proof that good light is a quality spend. I put up 4x120w equivalent led bars. Worth every penny of the $300 it cost. And thank you for the wonderful tour. It helps me know what I want when I have my own space.

[@douglasknutsen]

I did not see any kind of Arbor or H frame press. I would recommend the addition of one as a future investment in your shop !

[@howardhughes6311]

Great tour, thank you very much. Love the idea of putting the charging station under the cabinet, brilliant! Heading out to the shop to install charging station under cabinet.

[@somuel1983]

I really like how clean your workshop is. Such a pleasant difference to many others who look like 18th century ones. Dark and greasy :)))

[@repeat_defender]

I love the way your shop is set up! It’s so clean and orderly, fantastic. Some day I hope to have the space for a workshop again. Also I appreciate your cat meow indicator 😸

[@billspear7702]

You overlooked an important unit of measure in your lighting notes. The total works out to 20.0 Smoots, plus or minus an Ear.

[@sinisatrlin840]

Beautiful well thought shop. I have shop for 10 years now and in all time i have not spent 15 minutes in thinking out all the things you mentioned. Cleanest shop i have ever seen. My has coolant stain strips on the ceiling above lathes and wheebarrow for driving chips outside. You are quite right about light, when you look up if it starts to hurt, then it is enaugh.

[@canofanger]

This is an awesome setup and very inspiring. I can't agree with you more about the lighting - replaced my florescent lighting some years ago with LED tubes and it is a joy to be in the shop now.

[@StuartsShed]

That's a well organized shop. Very cool. Coincidentally I bought a toolchest / workbench quite similar to yours a few weeks ago - arranged it in a very similar manner. The same solution to a problem discovered independently at the same time by two different people - always fun. Possibly not quite at the level of Newton and Leibniz discovering calculus, but, you know, close. 🙂I welded up a frame and mounted a magnetic whiteboard to the rear of my toolchest / bench so that I can hang drawings and write down what I'm supposed to be doing. I also have one of those 3 in 1 sheet metal machines. It does OK at bending light gauge metal, but the shear constantly goes out of adjustment and won't shear anything wider than 6 inches. I am in two minds as to whether to bother modifying it, or obtain a bigger and better shear. I'll be interested to see how you make out with yours for sure.

[@rayjeep]

Regarding organization, I heard a concept from Adam Savage a few years ago that has greatly improved my efficiency in the shop and home. When trying to find a place for something instead of asking where it should go, ask where you would expect to find it. It seems very simple and obvious, but it works so much better than my previous system of organization.

[@richardtullius6419]

Really enjoyed, and I got some good ideas. I’d have a hard time getting by without my hydraulic hoist, looks just like yours.

[@tomsmith3045]

I keep coming back to your shop for ideas, and it's occurring to me that the reason is that you've purpose built the area for uncluttered ease of use, and for a balance between the areas. I think my next re-design needs to focus on storage and flat space first, rather than as an afterthought. Thanks for sharing the ideas!

[@robdewey7723]

I think I saw one tucked beside your shop crane but I use a regular floor jack all the time. I use it to move everything around my shop. Helps levelling too

[@BrianFullerton]

My floor jack is also a half way decent infeed or outfeed table for the horizontal band saw. The height adjustment the jack brings is convenient when dealing with the multiple planes of sloped garage floor and longer sections of stock. Wonder if Quin uses it that way, or if it is just coincidentally nearby?

[@CaptK-py8rq]

Thanks Quinn! As you mentioned, it is nice to see how others organize their shop. I noticed the garage door opener, don't know if you're near traffic or if you're nicely tucked away from the hustle n' bustle, but... I have come home to an open garage door where someone else's opener opened my door, and of course, I never drive off until I see the door is closed and it doesn't reverse. I'd recommend turning the power off 'til you need to open it or pull the rope and insert a lock into the track hole to prevent opening.

[@frankish5314]

I just got a Precision Matthews 1440GT lathe and a PM 835 Mill. I hit the very first problem you pointed out. My "clean" assembly bench has all the grinding gear on it! As I don't have a bandsaw I do my cutting with a small abrasive cutting disk. Not cool, especially as the first job was to make brackets to install the linear encoders on the mill with the open faces turned away from the flying chips. Just yesterday I concluded I have to move all that grindy stuff to the other end of the shop. This is also beneficial because I can also use my clean bench (now with sheet metal tops) for mechanical assembly work without getting grinding dust inside and engine or on lathe bedways!

[@crazy031089]

nice video, i realy did get a few nice ideas from your video. The vertical hand tools organizers and under cabinet storage are definatly great.

[@1AMERICANWORKER]

I owned a shop where I designed and built custom machinery. When I thought I was ready to retire, I sold the shop and moved to Upstate NY. It took me about 3 months to become screaming bored, and there was this building ( a tin wall and slant tin roof, dirt floor and the front wall was opened to the outside ) 200 feet behind the house. The structure measured 12x26 feet. The first thing I did was to put down Visqueen sheet vapor barrier then framed out the floor with pressure treated 2x8s. Then I hit the auctions for my machines, I needed to do this first to know how big to pour concrete pads for the bigger machines I wanted. I made two sets of double doors to cover 10 foot spans. That left room for framing out a walk-in door in the center. this way there was nothing in the way of getting anything in or out of the shop. My first machine was a 14.5x 6 foot South Bend lathe that had been dropped from a lift gate, and had all of the handles bent or broken. It took me 6 months to fix, but I was cutting threads with it when it was finished. That machine cost me $300.00. The next two machines were an Enco mill and a Clausing 9x36 inch lathe. While the auctioneer and I were putting the Clausing in the truck we heard something very heavy hit the floor. His fork lift operator had run into the Enco and knocked it over and breaking the quill stop. I had never intended to buy anything but the lathe, but they offered the mill for next to nothing. I only had room on the truck for the lathe so I told them I needed to go home and drop off the lathe and get the money for the mill. They told me they were leaving in 2 hours so hurry. By the time I got back ( A bus flipped on the interstate ) it took me 3 hrs to get back. When I got back they were gone, but the mill and a shop crane were by the door with a note " Enjoy the mill. Just put the crane in the ally and lock it up with the chain back there.

[@amandabeck2024]

Yea. I don't know who you are but man that's a good one.

[@redsnappa7837]

Great video! I do appreciate a tidy shop and I like the little touches like the ironically pink drawers and the "stabby bits" sign. I really like your metal wall cabinets with the chargers underneath too!

[@darrenchapman7203]

Great shop tour, My partner Tanya remarked on your awesome pink tool box, and added if you're happy with your machines that's all that matters and everyone else can mind their own business.

[@markhubanks3715]

Nice job setting up your shop. You put alot of thought into it and it shows. Thank You for the tour!

[@modtwentyeight]

AH! A place for everything and everything in its place! Absolutely wonderful layout.👍

[@mikepettengill2706]

I am going to have to check out the other organizing themed videos. My garage looks like a curio shop that went out of business, was used store broken things and boxes of rags then suffered an 8.0 earthquake before being lived in by a hoarder with an aversion to brooms.

[@acmemachining]

Welcome to Canada from Acme Machining, Acme Alberta. Hope you brought some warm Clothes, it gets cold up Here.

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Neat idea for the battery charger

[@paulthomas3782]

Looks awesome, the lighting is fantastic makes a huge difference as does all the storage space thanks so much for sharing

[@chrisbayus5189]

Great setup Quinn. I 100% agree: you can NEVER have too much light in a shop!