Shop Update #2 - The Machines Are In!

[@sharstool2251]

Stuart de Haro hidden treasures revealed on the next TMZ😃 One day you will sit on that couch and say, how did I do this in a small garage haha.

[@StuartdeHaro]

Ah the couch. Home to many spiders, more than a few mice, and who knows what else.

[@g.tucker8682]

My two cents - don't invest anything into the concrete repair until you can sort out the drainage problem that caused the damage in the first place.

[@StuartdeHaro]

Yep. That’s definitely on the short list of things to do.

[@andyZ3500s]

Tony's Lathe Archive UK has a good amount of information on Index milling machines.

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

You have a little bit of work ahead of you there ! You might have to pull the worst section of the slab up & sort out the sub base & see exactly what is there . I put 2 foot thickness of compacted cracker dust under my slab ( crushed granite , a by product of road base ) . Buy your self a 1000lb plate compactor . 👍

[@angelramos-2005]

Great machines.Congratulations.Thank you.

[@Rustinox]

Nice collection of toys you've got there. And no, I'm not a concrete specialist :(

[@TomChame]

Very neat stuff!!! It's been a few years but I'm sure there was a concrete /slab jacking company between Lake in the Hills and Crystal Lake, near the CL airport. All the best from Panama.

[@gofastwclass]

Nice collection of machines! My suggestion is a rotary phase converter. I'm able to power my Bridgeport, the Mysore lathe and DoAll bandsaw from it all at the same time. I use an American Rotary ADX (personally I feel they are an excellent value) but there are other options. Run the phase converter to a three phase panel, then run breakers and lines to your equipment. Keith Rucker (and I believe Brian Bloc and Keith Fenner) did this on a much larger scale than my setup.

[@jagboy69]

Yes and no.... I wouldn't want to hear the thing run. Yeah, you can stick it outside. If a couple of guys are running at the same time, I could see it being useful. I have 4 machines in my garage and each of them run on individual VFDs. I work alone and don't run more than one thing at a time. VFDs are a dime a dozen these days, I buy the exact same one every time. Makes swapping them a breeze if necessary.

[@gofastwclass]

@@jagboy69 My Bridgeport is a variable speed head and the lathe is a two speed motor. Research told me VFD was not the way to go for my situation. My rotary phase converter isn't that loud, but the idler does make noise when running. Honestly, my machines are louder than the idler.

[@jagboy69]

@@gofastwclass You should take a peek at my channel. I run a two speed motor on my lathe with a vfd. and My BP is also a variable speed running on a vfd. It's actually simple, but most don't know how to do it. I kept all legacy switches and hid the vfd in the cabinet. You'd never know.😉

[@StuartdeHaro]

I have a rotary phase converter for the Bridgeport and it doesn’t make too much noise. Just a low hum really. Certainly not enough that I'd need to put it elsewhere. That said, VFDs have a lot of features that are extremely attractive to me.

[@jagboy69]

@@StuartdeHaro Hey Stuart, That 7,000lb hydraulic scissor lift sitting in my driveway has a 7hp 3phase monster driving the hydraulic pump! I haven't tried it with a car on it yet, but my $199vfd is running it like a champ! With proximity sensors on it, It's stopping within 2mm. I'll take that accuracy anyday!

[@tsstsstsstsstsstss]

Man that new shop is going to be sweet. Looking forward to the SPC vs VFD video

[@cogentdynamics]

Thanks for sharing! I always love your content.

[@stevenjefferson3379]

Hi Stuart. Ram Jack concrete repair is a popular company here in Florida. I don’t know if they are in your area, but I would contact them. If they are not available they may be willing to refer you to a company in your area. Congratulations on your new space! Also, thank you for an excellent channel with great content.

[@jeffanderson4979]

Looking good man. Can’t wait to see the shop all set up.

[@kensmedberg1130]

Nice collection of fine old machines .

[@joell439]

This new shop is going to amazing. Just remember to try and enjoy the process as much as possible, even on those occasional discouraging days that will happen. The prize at the end of the transformation will be worth all the challenges along the way. 👍👍😎👍👍

[@bwcordes]

That is really exciting to see. I bet your friend Larry is a popular dude between the crane and the electrical!

[@StuartdeHaro]

And he let me store all of my machines from home at his place for two weeks. The dude is a superstar!

[@Caughtitoutdoors]

You mentioned a field. Well I've done concrete and concrete R&R for 20 years. Water is your worst enemy. The floor may be in bad shape, but what about the perimeter footing? Is it sinking too?

[@StuartdeHaro]

That's a fine question which I unfortunately can't answer. If I took a video of the exterior would you be able to tell?

[@edpopelas2844]

Steve Summers would be my #1 recommendation for your concrete issue. His got quite involved but I’m sure he would have some advice worth hearing. Steve is quickly becoming the Chuck Norris of the Hobby Machinist world, concrete, DoAll Mills, Trucks…dirt and rust fear his Kung-Fu grip!

[@StuartdeHaro]

Thanks. I'll check him out.

[@oh8wingman]

Mud jacking works absolutely fine when done by a professional. In your case, you might have to jack your footing as they have appeared to have sunk below grade which is why your slab is the way it is. The slab didn't sink, the footing did.

[@StuartdeHaro]

Good to know. I'll get a few companies in for quotes and see what they say.

[@JamesP_TheShedShop]

Wow.. Wow.. Nice. The couch would have to stay.😁 Nice large space. I'd love a building that size to section off a spot for dirty work ie grinding ect. I'm going to enjoy seeing what you do with it.

[@StuartdeHaro]

I plan on having my dirty area near the big sliding door. That way I can open it up to let out the weld fumes or cool myself off while beating on hot metal.

[@johnkinnane547]

G’day Stuart you have some beautiful machines once you have it sorted it will be terrific. That concrete probably doesn’t have re bars or reinforcing especially where it has cracked wasn’t joined properly the way to do it is Jack hammer it out of there put down black plastic on the compressed road base and put the reo on steps and join it together, it looks like rebar gave way ware it wasn’t join classic mistake and if the other concrete drill holes the size of the bars , and that should do it. It’s a bit long winded but the same thing happened to me. Regards John

[@StuartdeHaro]

Thanks for the advice!

[@jimpritz4169]

Very diverse machines in your shop. Can't wait to see your progress in putting it all together. Did you relocate your residence or just get a new shop building?

[@StuartdeHaro]

Yup. It's a new house and shop.

[@ironhead65]

Wow, that got filled up fast! I can’t believe how you had all that in your previous space!

[@StuartdeHaro]

Well, I had a lot of it in storage. I'll put a pic of the storage unit before I started emptying it in the moving video.

[@benjaminpauza159]

I don’t have any experience with slab jacking but if you decide to do the concrete I have a walk behind saw and jack hammer you can use.

[@StuartdeHaro]

Thanks Ben. I got a quote yesterday for completely redoing the slab that I think I'm going to go with.

[@jackdawg4579]

that corner that drops away, if the drop isn't to dramatic, it might be easier to just pour floor levelling compound on it to bring it back to the level of the rest of the shed.

[@StuartdeHaro]

Thanks for the idea.

[@batmanall]

The second you said “step drilling”, I thought this video was gonna go in another direction lol 😂

[@StuartdeHaro]

Oh you!

[@joerogi8401]

You say the S&W came with a bunch of tooling but did they throw in all that swarf too or was that extra ?

[@StuartdeHaro]

Oh, that was included. I got a smokin' deal, right?

[@stephengreiner7683]

That slab was probably poured after the building was built as mine was. No dirt prep was done and the slab is of different thicknesses. My slab is poured in three sections. Like most money was an issue, therefore I suggest one portion at a time so the dirt base can be worked to your specs. Hook your machines up now with temp plugs and cable so they are useful, then move them to their permanent places. Won't take too long and you can use your machines. Just a thought. Good luck.

[@StuartdeHaro]

I'll be pretty happy if I can get one lathe and mill going. I'm not totally without machines of course. I can use the ones at work.

[@7alfatech860]

Must be good to be able to see all the stock at one time. No more excuses for double buying the same item😀 Just a thought about the sloping floor: could the problem be subsidence underneath, perhaps water from outside, lack of adequate fill, etc. My (new) concrete patio has had concrete pumped twice, one year apart, and keeps slumping back down

[@StuartdeHaro]

Yeah, there's some obvious drainage issues on the outside that will need to be addressed.

[@RinkyDinkMachineShop]

bridge crane

[@StuartdeHaro]

That would be nice, but I don't think it's in the cards at the moment.

[@jpsimon206]

Man you have some great friends! Congratulations though. I can only imagine after several years of some machines in storage and others have complete, finally having the space to set everything up once and for all must be a fantastic feeling. Enjoy it! Just don't think about the next time you have to move

[@StuartdeHaro]

Hopefully that won't be anytime soon.