We are finally all moved into our new house, and now I'm setting up my workshop.
I got married just over a year ago. Before that I had a house with a little 10X6 workshop. There I did my first builds/restores (3 xs650s and 1 CB650). Then I moved in my wife's little larger house, but with only a 1 car garage that had little room to work. Last winter I rebuilt an engine in the corner of the laundry room. Late summer we finally closed on our dream house. A log home on 10 acres. My favorite part was an additional 3 1/2 car garage. 1 1/2 stalls walled off with heat and AC, the other two for storage.
The previous owner used it as an office for a home business.
The counter was not very sturdy, was too high to be a good work bench, and was built with a 4 inch gap behind it. No Good. The first project was to build a dog run on the back of the garden shed.
The boxes are unpacked, pictures hung, and the Red Rocket (xs650 bobber) has a new home.
Now I can get my workshop sorted out. I disassembled the old counters/bench and reused a lot of the material to start building a proper work bench.
First bench almost done, ahh that's a much better work area.
Bench #2
My son came out and I told him he could use the scrap to build whatever. He built a bird house and a chair.
I put doors under the first work bench so my tools could be stored without getting crap all over them. Plus I had the wood.
Now, starting on some overhead shelves.
My wife stopped in to check out my progress and snapped a shot of me working on the shelves.
And now some over bench lighting
I'm keeping the desk in there so I have a nice place to sit and do electrical work.
I have a huge tack board to hang, so I can have a collection of inspiration pictures.
A workshop wouldn't be complete without a mini-fidge full of beer.
Now I just need to bolt in my vice and bench grinders and I'll be ready to start building again. I want to do some rewiring on the Red Rocket, a chopper to finish and I have a CB750 to restore.
Future plans include a much bigger air compressor and wire 220 for a welder.
