Topic: Lets see a photo of your SHOP!

[Bankerdanny]

I still haven't done anything with it since my girlfriend bough the house in Michigan last Spring, but here is the small horse barn that is going to be the motorcycle shop (there is a larger barn that will be cars). The floors in both are dirt, but the two stalls I will be using in the MC shop are quite hard, so I think I am just going to put down a spare indoor/outdoor carpet I have in the front half and gravel in the back. However I need to repair damage from an animal tunneling in. That's on next weekend's agenda along with running some additional circuits from the upper level breaker box and more lighting.

[grcamna2]

The place in Mi. there is looking good Danny 
How has your RV been doing since you did all the work on it ?

[gearsoup]

Business during the work week, motorcycle shop on the nights and weekends 

[Bankerdanny]

The place in Mi. there is looking good Danny 
How has your RV been doing since you did all the work on it ?

It worked great last season, but we only used it twice. This year's project is rebuilding all three of the fold out bunks. Two just need the insides replaced similar to the floor replacement I did a couple years ago. But one has major damage to the aluminum frame and I will have to have a new one made.

[BenelliSEI]

Danny….. put some forming boards around you work space and pour some concrete. You won’t regret a solid floor, ever.

[Stev-o]

I will be using in the MC shop are quite hard, so I think I am just going to put down a spare indoor/outdoor carpet I have in the front half and gravel in the back.

Be sure to put a vapor barrier down to keep moisture from coming up, thick plastic sheeting will work.

[Bankerdanny]

Finally started organizing the big workshop. Built some very sturdy shelves (4x4 posts 2x8 cross pieces). Moved the spare Honda engines I have here up to shelves (2 550's and 1 750) plus all my wheels, Fiero seats that are for my MG, a couple Hondaline fairings I picked up a few years ago, and a CamaroT5 transmission that is also for my MG as part of the engine swap I hope to finally get to this summer. It felt really good to get some stuff off the floor and on to shelves. I have another plastic shelving unit that came from my apartment that I can bring down to the barn. I just haven't decided if it should go in the big barn or the small one.

[Ichiban 4]

I still haven't done anything with it since my girlfriend bought the house in Michigan last Spring, but here is the small horse barn that is going to be the motorcycle shop (there is a larger barn that will be cars). The floors in both are dirt, but the two stalls I will be using in the MC shop are quite hard, so I think I am just going to put down a spare indoor/outdoor carpet I have in the front half and gravel in the back. However I need to repair damage from an animal tunneling in. That's on next weekend's agenda along with running some additional circuits from the upper level breaker box and more lighting.

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Danny: those pics of the 2-barns look really idyllic.  Just wanted to add another suggestion here that for the floors..you can also get some 4' X 8' cement boards [usually available & nearest home supply/lumber yard] to lay down..which will then give you a relatively hard and clean surface to work on your stuff.  Those cement boards are used as underlayment for floors that usually have tile floors BTW.

As some others have mentioned here..it would probably be best to put down some sort of vapor barrier [like plastic sheets] over the dirt before putting the cement boards down.  I'd also suggest raking up the ground/dirt a little before putting the boards down so that you can level them well..have a good solid base to support your new 'floor' LOL.

This is much less labor intensive than pouring a concrete floor [probably cheaper too]..and suggest you'll find it much more 'work friendly'..

Cheers..Ichi

[BenelliSEI]

Danny…. I agree, that place looks really lovely. My shop is alongside an existing farm building (pole barn) so I feel somewhat qualified to comment……

When I added my shop, I was moving out of Toronto, and fed up with cramped quarters. I added a 20’ X 48’ (length of the pole barn) space. In hind site, it could have been 1/3 or max 1/2 that size. I do all my project work up at one end and am heating and lighting the full length for storing bikes, tools and parts.

Think about building a workspace that is just big enough, inside one of the buildings. Close to a power source and keep all the other stuff out. Mostly, think about it for a while, before you do anything! Enjoy.

[Bankerdanny]

Danny…. I agree, that place looks really lovely. My shop is alongside an existing farm building (pole barn) so I feel somewhat qualified to comment……

When I added my shop, I was moving out of Toronto, and fed up with cramped quarters. I added a 20’ X 48’ (length of the pole barn) space. In hind site, it could have been 1/3 or max 1/2 that size. I do all my project work up at one end and am heating and lighting the full length for storing bikes, tools and parts.

Think about building a workspace that is just big enough, inside one of the buildings. Close to a power source and keep all the other stuff out. Mostly, think about it for a while, before you do anything! Enjoy.

The larger barn where I built the storage last weekend is about the same size as yours. The women who had it built in the 1980's had horses and one wall is open to a large fenced area at the back of our property where the horses could be put outside to wander. When the weather was bad they could come inside for shelter.

My plan is to fully enclose the barn and build a full wall where the low wall currently is to make it into two spaces with the smaller section as a wood shop. For now though I am just going to use the shelter space for covered storage and move our popup camper and my small flatbed trailer there. Hopefully before winter I will build the full wall get the space where I can heat it well enough to work on a car over the winter.

The smaller barn, which is probably 20x20, will be the motorcycle shop. It had 2 pairs of horse stalls divided by a center aisle and a small tack room. I pulled the dividing wall between one pair to make the space where the Goldwings sit right now. That is probably 8x20. I could replace the short walls on the aisle side with real ones, or just put up temporary poly sheeting next winter to make the space smaller and easier to heat.

Power for both barns comes from a sub-panel installed in the upper section of the small barn. I only have 65 amps to the panel, but that's probably enough for now. The big barn is served by a single 120v 20 amp circuit, which is definitely not enough. I need a couple of 25 amp circuits and at least on 220v circuit. My brother-in-law has a spare upright compressor I could have, but it is 220.

Lots to do to and it will probably take me a couple years to really get things in shape depending on cash flow.

[BenelliSEI]

Danny….. Tons of options, looks awesome. You’ll have a great time. When we moved to our Farm full time, it took me 3-4 years to get it all organized. Enjoy the journey!

[Bankerdanny]

Danny….. Tons of options, looks awesome. You’ll have a great time. When we moved to our Farm full time, it took me 3-4 years to get it all organized. Enjoy the journey!

Building the shelves and getting the engines and other parts off the ground was incredibly satisfying.

[grcamna2]

Danny….. Tons of options, looks awesome. You’ll have a great time. When we moved to our Farm full time, it took me 3-4 years to get it all organized. Enjoy the journey!

Building the shelves and getting the engines and other parts off the ground was incredibly satisfying.

Danny,those Heavy Duty shelves look So strong,you could probably fill all of them with CB750 engines.

[BenelliSEI]

Danny….. Tons of options, looks awesome. You’ll have a great time. When we moved to our Farm full time, it took me 3-4 years to get it all organized. Enjoy the journey!

Building the shelves and getting the engines and other parts off the ground was incredibly satisfying.

The simple pleasures are the best ones. Have fun!

[Bankerdanny]

Danny,those Heavy Duty shelves look So strong,you could probably fill all of them with CB750 engines.

I didn't want to have to worry about weight. Between the 3 motorcycle engines, 3 sets of wheels, and the T5 transmission there is probably about 500lbs on the one shelf right now and not a millimeter of sag.

[newday777]

Be sure to put a sheet over the motors to keep the dust and dirt to a minimum in them.

[70CB750]

Be sure to put a sheet over the motors to keep the dust and dirt to a minimum in them.

Not just that.  If you have mud daubers in your area I would suggest wrapping them up. 

[newday777]

Be sure to put a sheet over the motors to keep the dust and dirt to a minimum in them.

Not just that.  If you have mud daubers in your area I would suggest wrapping them up.

I highly recommend putting rubber stopper plugs in all the holes.

[Bankerdanny]

Be sure to put a sheet over the motors to keep the dust and dirt to a minimum in them.

Not just that.  If you have mud daubers in your area I would suggest wrapping them up.

I highly recommend putting rubber stopper plugs in all the holes.

Two of the three engines came to me seized up ('74 550 and '78 750k) so I am not too concerned about those. The '77 550F engine is free and has rags in the exaust and intake ports.

[70CB750]

Be sure to put a sheet over the motors to keep the dust and dirt to a minimum in them.

Not just that.  If you have mud daubers in your area I would suggest wrapping them up.

I highly recommend putting rubber stopper plugs in all the holes.

Two of the three engines came to me seized up ('74 550 and '78 750k) so I am not too concerned about those. The '77 550F engine is free and has rags in the exaust and intake ports.

Daubers will fill all holes available.  I have a crankshaft from Dorothy hanging and they got all oil holes.

[RAFster122s]

Cbjoe, great workspace! Danny nice one too…
I would love to have the money for a covered shop.

[BenelliSEI]

My wife is complaining she has to park outside! The race car is in our attached garage for a few last minute details. It’s so nice to be able to walk from the mud room right into my “workshop”. When the racer goes back in the trailer I may bring a few bikes up here for the summer!

[Gurp]

Finally started to move stuff around in the garage today. No pics. Tomorrow planning on getting some more done.

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[BenelliSEI]

Bikes never got up to the house garage. Having the race car close by (and on a concrete slab) is so much better than the dirt floor shed that it will probably spend the summer here……

[Kelly E]

Finally started to move stuff around in the garage today. No pics. Tomorrow planning on getting some more done.

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I'm glad you finally got to work on the shop again. 

The Dr that did my fiducial markers missed on two of them. It pushes my final treatment back to August 22nd. So Jonesy and I are going to squeeze rides in-between appointments.
Today we pulled the 82' CB 900F carbs to fix a bad fuel tube o-ring. We finished up and fired it up, seems we need to get some bigger slow jets because of the new black ceramic Delkevik pipe.

With some time left I hopped on the tractor and pulled the next project from out behind the shop.
An 03' Honda TRX 350 Rancher that my long distance riding buddy gave me. His Mom bought it new for him and he couldn't stand watching his eldest son destroy it anymore. He wants me to fix it for my son.