Topic: Lets see a photo of your SHOP!

[Kelly E]

There's a nut on each end that is also the sleeve that is clamped by the caps on the bottom of the fork lowers.

[scottly]

I started making some chips on the CNC mill today. Frank did the same set of operations on a manual mill, but the CNC makes it faster and easier, once it's set up. There are 5 tools: a .328" end mill to cut the pockets for the screw heads, a center drill to spot the holes, a .205" drill for clearance, a .150" drill for the tap, and a slitting saw.

[dave500]

i didnt know beer was so hard to make?

[RAFster122s]

Dave, what are you going on about...beer being hard to make?  You set up a brew?
Terry has brewed some ginger beer in the past

[Stev-o]

i didnt know beer was so hard to make?

Easier than making frame kits!

Scott - thanks for sharing.  Most of us dont realize how much work goes into making them. 
I'm sure you will net pennies per hour on the sale.

[Terry in Australia]

Dave, what are you going on about...beer being hard to make?  You set up a brew?
Terry has brewed some ginger beer in the past

I must brew some again soon David, I made a couple of crap batches in a row and gave up for awhile but my new co-worker explained that my brewing tank has some sort of bacteria that ruined both batches, so I'm gonna throw that tank out, buy another one and start again. I also made some magnificent batches and so as the weather warms up I'll start thinking about a small 30 litre batch just to dip my toe back into the water.

[RAFster122s]

I think I understand Dave's joke now... That Scott has a lot of work to make a little beer money...

[ken65]

Dave, what are you going on about...beer being hard to make?  You set up a brew?
Terry has brewed some ginger beer in the past

I must brew some again soon David, I made a couple of crap batches in a row and gave up for awhile but my new co-worker explained that my brewing tank has some sort of bacteria that ruined both batches, so I'm gonna throw that tank out, buy another one and start again. I also made some magnificent batches and so as the weather warms up I'll start thinking about a small 30 litre batch just to dip my toe back into the water.

Also Terry. A tip I was given to by a few blokes who make about 6000 tallies of beer a year.
the plack plastic tap that screws into the tank. Put it in a vice and pull the handle piece out with pair of pliars and clean the insides out.
Then just put it back together.

[scottly]

I had thought about brewing my own beer, but it sounded like way too much work to me, especially since my favorite beer only costs $18.99 for a 30 pack.

[Terry in Australia]

Dave, what are you going on about...beer being hard to make?  You set up a brew?
Terry has brewed some ginger beer in the past

I must brew some again soon David, I made a couple of crap batches in a row and gave up for awhile but my new co-worker explained that my brewing tank has some sort of bacteria that ruined both batches, so I'm gonna throw that tank out, buy another one and start again. I also made some magnificent batches and so as the weather warms up I'll start thinking about a small 30 litre batch just to dip my toe back into the water.

Also Terry. A tip I was given to by a few blokes who make about 6000 tallies of beer a year.
the plack plastic tap that screws into the tank. Put it in a vice and pull the handle piece out with pair of pliars and clean the insides out.
Then just put it back together.

Thanks Ken, I'll just buy a new tap, but I understand what you're saying.

[ken65]

Those old drunks reckon the tap needs a clean every 2 or 3 brews.

[Terry in Australia]

Those old drunks reckon the tap needs a clean every 2 or 3 brews.

Yeah I was using a sanitizer before and after each batch, including running it through the tap, but it didn't seem to make much difference? I'll buy a new tank and start again, and hopefully this time it'll be all good.

[scottly]

I finished up the operations with the clamps mounted horizontally in the vise today! Next step is to clamp them on a vertical post to mill the outer profile, after cleaning up the chips for the third or forth time.
 

[Terry in Australia]

Good work Scott, they look great. This is my "Winter workshop" in the patio where I'm allowed to work on my bikes in the winter months when we're not using the barbecue. In a couple of months time I'll have to move all my crap out of it and hand it back to the wife.

Z1 Saturday 3 Sep 2022 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

[70CB750]

When I got my set of frame clamps, I marveled at the offset machining and wondered at how it was done without exotic cnc tools.

What Scottly said - you put a shim under ine of the chuck jaws.  Frank's idea. 

[Don R]

 One messy shop taken from the front garage doorway. New LED's.

[Kelly E]

Here's the middle bay today. I have 77' KZ 1000 LTD parts scattered around.

[Don R]

 A couple pics I stumbled across. The Coke signs have never been hung outside, there are two stacked. 1950's If I remember right. The dragster body is off of our car from when I went to a two piece fiberglass body.

[grcamna2]

Don,how's your Firebird project coming along ?

[Terry in Australia]

One messy shop taken from the front garage doorway. New LED's.

Looks great Don, I love that mezzanine floor, it's what I need. You seem too have a lot of those horrible windjammer fairings though, are you hoping that one day they'll become collectable?

[BomberMann650]

My buddy got a 3d printer so we've been learning how to use it.

Made a light switch for the shop

[Gurp]

Bomber. That's rad! Any chance you'd ship one?

[Gurp]

Starting to clean the shop up. Gotta get in clean to get back on the CB. Got the TIG set up and hung 2 old car pics and my menu sign.

Really need to get around to the HR mech cart project. That's good space I'm wasting in there. As well as build a shelf we're my wall mounted night stand fell right about the cart.

Maybe get back around to adding some shelves above the van cabinet that holds my Milwaukee stuff.
So much to do. So little time and space to do it.

Small shops test your priorities as well as you organizational skills.


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[Terry in Australia]

Starting to clean the shop up. Gotta get in clean to get back on the CB. Got the TIG set up and hung 2 old car pics and my menu sign.

Really need to get around to the HR mech cart project. That's good space I'm wasting in there. As well as build a shelf we're my wall mounted night stand fell right about the cart.

Maybe get back around to adding some shelves above the van cabinet that holds my Milwaukee stuff.
So much to do. So little time and space to do it.

Small shops test your priorities as well as you organizational skills.


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Good job mate, and my experience with workshops is that the bigger they are, the more crap you drag home to fill them, When we bought this place it didn't have a garage or side driveway, so I had a 20' x 30' 3 bay garage built. I remember sitting in one corner of this vast (to me) barn and wondering how I'd ever fill it, and now I can't get in there unless I'm prepared to climb over bikes, parts, and machinery. My next priority is to sell off as much as I can so I can actually use it as a workshop in my retirement.

[Gurp]

Starting to clean the shop up. Gotta get in clean to get back on the CB. Got the TIG set up and hung 2 old car pics and my menu sign.

Really need to get around to the HR mech cart project. That's good space I'm wasting in there. As well as build a shelf we're my wall mounted night stand fell right about the cart.

Maybe get back around to adding some shelves above the van cabinet that holds my Milwaukee stuff.
So much to do. So little time and space to do it.

Small shops test your priorities as well as you organizational skills.


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Good job mate, and my experience with workshops is that the bigger they are, the more crap you drag home to fill them, When we bought this place it didn't have a garage or side driveway, so I had a 20' x 30' 3 bay garage built. I remember sitting in one corner of this vast (to me) barn and wondering how I'd ever fill it, and now I can't get in there unless I'm prepared to climb over bikes, parts, and machinery. My next priority is to sell off as much as I can so I can actually use it as a workshop in my retirement.

I'm trying to get to the first part at this point in my life. Got another 1.5 yrs to pay off this house. Then we are looking for a place a bit out of town. Space and peace.