Shop set up

jeeper · Post by **jeeper** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:53 pm

I've checked out some of the links provided and found those that had photo's of thier shops to be very helpful. I'm trying to set up my shop in the most efficient way, as well as the build steps. Do folks do the same step on several blocks or do you take one pipe from start to finish? I would love more shop photo’s if folks have them.

Thank You, Gabe.

ArtGuy · Post by **ArtGuy** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:32 pm

it might be cool to have a sticky thread where deticated to pics of our shops?

RadDavis · Post by **RadDavis** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:43 pm

John,

You do not want to see my shop.

Rad

mahaffy · Post by **mahaffy** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:46 pm

Rad --- sounds like my shop. Are we related?

RadDavis · Post by **RadDavis** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:38 am

Hi John,

I think we're just dirty.

Rad

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:19 am

Smelly too!

jeeper · Post by **jeeper** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:39 am

I normally would enjoy a dirty pic, but that's not what I'm looking for here.

sethile · Post by **sethile** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:24 pm

Hello Gabe,

I love seeing shop pics too--they can be really helpful. I've got a workshop page on my new website (it was on the old site too, so you may have seen it there). The link to the new site should be in my sig line now. Once there, just click on the Workshop link.

I was working on one pipe at a time untill completely finished, but I did the last five in two batches (a batch of 3, and another batch of two). I found it was a lot more enjoyable to work multiple pipes through each stage, and more productive too. I'll be trying to work in batches from here on out. Sometimes there is some downtime when stain or epoxy is drying, but you still want to work. Just move to another pipe. Other times I find I'll get a little frustrated with one, move to another for a while, then back to the first and have an entirely different outlook.

jeeper · Post by **jeeper** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:18 am

Scott, that’s exactly what I’m looking for, it’s reassuring to see such beautiful work come out of a shop that isn’t full of specialty (expensive) tools. But at the same time a little depressing, now I can’t blame the tools for some of the ugly work that comes out of my shop.

Post by **KurtHuhn** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:42 pm

You guys ahould see my workshop. Man, what a mess. Somewhere I have pics of the new one - in all it's disorganized glory.

Post by **Tyler** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:29 pm

I have a pic or two of my shop on my site. I think it took me 4 hours of straightening up to get it to a photo-worthy condition.

http://www.tylerlanepipes.com/modules.p ... page&pid=1

ArtGuy · Post by **ArtGuy** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:16 pm

I am currenlty revamping my shop and have decided to base it on the "work triangle" concept used in designing kitchen layouts.

http://www.diydata.com/planning/kitchen ... design.php

Mine is going to be something like one of these...

or

I just have to figure out where the drilling, shaping, stem work stations are going to be. Thanks to my wifes cousin Kim the kitchen and bath designer for bringing it to my attention.