New Workshop Tour for 2025

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I'm nearly at a 100k subs. A big thank you to all my subscribers!

[@jcoul1sc]

Decent videos, you should team up with Eoin down there, get him in your workshop for some proper tool use 🙂

[@Buffy1967]

Congratulations 🎉👏 well deserved

[@max.fleming1045]

First video of yours I've seen & what a tidy workshop !. Quite jealous of the extra 3 metre. Mine is 6m x6m and most of my machines are big hulking beasts as it's a full on joinery shop shoehorned in and complete with an oldish transalp in the corner 😅. On another note, it goes without saying that you're in serious need of some insulation, but as for heating?. This winter i finally sprung for a cheep, £120, 8 kilowatt Chinese diesel. heater. I held off for years thinking it'd be a fire hazard. Turns out not at all. Im on a farm with red diesel, but it actually works better off kerosene which is even cheaper & for such a dimunative thing it packs a mighty punch and runs for a fraction of your electric fan heater. Just a thought!. Cheers & looking forward to seeing more videos.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks for the tip and welcome along

[@LTWCarpentry]

Workshop I’d looking fantastic John ! So close to 100k mate

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Lewis 👍

[@aaronstill3810]

I was one of your early subscribers when you had your first video out and I love them all ever since John all the best for 2025

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks, Aaron. much appreciated

[@bradleytuckwell4881]

Great shop tour and you are so close to 100k and well deserved too your content is always top notch

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thank you very much!

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

Happy new year John,, Workshop is looking great and a good sized workspace. I have similar problem with condensation, my garage and workshop have a metal roof and it is bad this time of year water droplets surface rust on most of my tools, nothing that a spray of WD40 cant fix. Great tour of your workshop and you will get your 100000 soon mate Take care

[@bjarkesoegaard]

Thank you for your content - love your workshop 🙂 looking forward to see the 100.000 subscriber plate in there.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thank you very much!

[@royunderwood7514]

Nice shop and video showing / explaining everything!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks 👍

[@PaulSmith-rd8yc]

Happy New Year John great to hear your voice again hope you and your family had a great Christmas and New Year looking forward to this year this into your projects

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Happy new year Paul

[@dennismartin2882]

Great tour John wish I had a shop like yours

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks 👍

[@nevilleklaricich4548]

A very comprehensive tour of a well set out workshop. You must consider putting in some insulation - don’t know hard it is to retrofit. I have a metal clad shed in the sub tropics (Queensland) that is insulated. Our winters are not anywhere near as cold but working in the shed at any time of year is much more tolerable and enjoyable being insulated.

[@Annaisineire]

Great video John. Hope you got warm when you went inside ♥

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I have a big fire going

[@markduggan3451]

I'd love to have a workshop, even half that size. It would make using my wheelchair easier. Happy new year to my celtic brother.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Happy new year!

[@Buffy1967]

Great 2025 tour and happy new year, my shop gets very cold. Other day it was 35 inside and a small heater running. I'm in Ohio off lake Erie so it gets cold so i understand. But we get out abd build, keep moving lol for heat . Nice shop 👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Happy new year, I'll do a few jumping jacks 😂

[@Cohesiv]

Happy new year mate! Thanks heaps for your videos, they've helped me build multiple things!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Happy new year!

[@rokikahns6355]

Happy New Year Mr John I love your workshop, so nice neat and tidy,

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Happy new year!

[@peterbyers2357]

Happy New Year, John. I hope 2025 is kind to you. I liked looking around your shed. Really well organised (in my humble opinion), and I picked up some good ideas regarding how to organise tools etc. My shed (which doubles as a workshop) is exactly the same temperature as the outside temperature - at least it seems this way! Take care.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Happy new year! Peter

[@jimjones7909]

Happy new year John, I'm pretty much in the same boat as you regarding temperatures, I have started using an infra red patio heater in the shop, its on a heavy base and can be moved around where needed, and it heats you up without heating the air , and its almost instant and now blowing dust around

[@TheChill36]

Hi John love the videos liked your tomik video but i did see you have also a record wet sharpener i know you said it wasnt as good as tormek but could you do a comparision video perhaps ? Kind regards Craig

[@מעייןהמלבלבתחייםםםם]

Thanks for the tour ...well not new for me but always happy to see you, looking forward for this year projects....and for 100k subs

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Cheers

[@rogertorrestrave1533]

great workshop man!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks!

[@brianfarrelly7151]

Great way to start 2025 John - based on your equipment, you could be a full time carpenter and not an electrician. Looking forward to your next video. Happy new year.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Happy new year

[@mattslater4605]

Make an acoustic- it would be an awesome project

[@parrot340]

For heating I use a patio electric heater. Heats what it touches. Not the air. So cheaper to run. I live it. My workshop is the same size as yours.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Infrared heater is a good option

[@parrot340]

​@@JohnMcGrathManInShed yes that is the word I was looking for. Fantastic option.

[@christycullen2585]

Great tour video Happy new Year John

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Happy new year!

[@pctatc66]

Matt Estlea would approve of the use of OSB in the shop!+

[@BFitz1976]

Happy new year boi

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Happy new year

[@davidpratt427]

Nice tour, but I am one that did want to see you motorcycle. See you on the next video 😄

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Next time!

[@AndrewWatkins-j3v]

How about an mft table that slides from under the hand tool bench or one that flips up/folds down. Could make a nice little video on making it as well

[@jcoul1sc]

Get some porridge in yah, or overnight oats - I had youghurt and porridge oats this morning, kept me toasty until 2pm

[@thelionsdencreations]

Nice one mate! Your shop has really evolved since I started watching :) I´m actually up and about of making a kind of "workshop tour" video as well. But my shop is still really rough and in the making so I think it will be a bit more of a how did I get here video. And congrats on nearing a 100k! It feels like your channel really exploded since your comeback hasn´t it? I am currently at 16 subscribers but I hope I will catch up :D

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Bit by bit, keep making content and your channel will grow

[@SandyMasquith]

Hi John! Happy 2025 to you and yours. Glad to see you doing more videos. Lovely shop tour. Totally understand the workbench conundrum. I got th Bora Portamate little legs-and-top arrangement for MFT. It's serviceable. Folds up very compact, and for my needs it's fine. I really only use it when breaking down sheet goods with the track saw. And sometimes as a build bench when I need hold-downs on a flat surface (cabinet builds, etc). Did I spy a couple packouts there in the background by the weight bench? Stay well, stay warm! I look forward to watching your answer to the workbench question.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Happy new year, that is indeed some packouts on the shelf

[@microheavy21]

Good stuff John. Have to ask - where do you do the buying and selling of the machines ? Might be interested in some upgrades myself

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Adverts.ie mostly

[@RandyandPetraJ]

Thanks for the tour. Where did you say you got those clamps from in Germany?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Sauter Shop in Germany

[@RandyandPetraJ]

@@JohnMcGrathManInShed excellent, Thank you sir!

[@ogwoodworks]

Great shop tour John. What would be involved in insulating the walls and ceiling in your shop to make it more comfortable and easier to heat? Also, that GS does look absolutely pristine! What are you thinking about replacing it with?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Insulating would be a lot of hard work at this point. I'm thinking about and S1000XR or a KTM but KTM could go bust

[@ogwoodworks]

@@JohnMcGrathManInShed Yes, KTM might not be a wise investment at this point. The XR is a beast alright but I don't think you'll find it as smooth as the GS (lots of vibes through the bars and pegs). I rode a new Tiger 1200 last year and thought it was brilliant.

[@bryantbrown8096]

Hi good video, your workshop is like many of others ie cold how do you stop your tools from getting rusty?.Bry

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I keep my tools treated with Protect tool, and have a dehumidifier running on really cold days which helps

[@colincrannis8712]

Hi John. Great video and very informative as usual. Like you I have a problem with moisture rusting my tools. Can you suggest a dehumidifier to overcome the problem. My workshop is 7m x 4m approx. Keep warm!! Regards Colin

[@LeathermanSurge-q6l]

Hello my friend are you still using your leatherman wave? Or have you got a different leatherman now? Thanks 👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I still have my wave, it is always on my belt

[@LeathermanSurge-q6l]

@JohnMcGrathManInShed great multi tools I've got the leatherman surge with bit kits and ratchet driver love it use it all the time thanks for your reply

[@winstontilley5208]

👍

[@marktate007]

Great video. You should sell that BMW and buy a Harley :)

[@jcoul1sc]

Blue stanley are good, would a couple of really cheap crap for rough chisels, think Mr Price or Home bargain in UK has them at £4.99

[@jcoul1sc]

How are your tools in the metal drawers coping with rust? My tools on the damp side of my garage in a metal drawers have signs of rust

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Surprisingly they don't have a issue

[@guyelsden5045]

Hi,john, great vid, what is that heater? Is it diesel one? Struggle to heat my shop electric is getting expensive ..... got a propane space heater but have you seen the price of propane now as well 😮

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Its a 3kw electric fan heater, it takes the sting out of the air. I don't need much heat but its below freezing at the minute. If you are in the workshop all day, look at an infrared heater at least that will heat you and not the whole work shop first.

[@jcoul1sc]

Nothing wrong with second hand.

[@jcoul1sc]

Its a problem with the workbench, I have saw horses I was thinking of using to expand the workbench as needed and put away when not needed.

[@KevinOMalleyisonlysmallreally]

I don't mean to be obtuse but why do you 'need' more space around the bench? The combo bench you have looks great and seems like it can easily transition from hand tools to work that requires the mft/powertools.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Its looks like there is more space then there actually is, I need a bit more room around the band saw and planner