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   9619 | Sep 11, 2007 05:38pm | #1

   W,
   There is a guy in my woodworking guild who has an interesting shop. I visited it a few months ago. It is, to me, quite large. But it is even larger than I imagined when I first saw it. it turns out that he has a number of tools and tables that are on hoists. When he wants to use his router table, he turns on a switch and the entire table lowers down from the high ceiling. He has a number of tools up there.

   So far, none have fallen on him.

   He has some ingenious cabinets. They pull out and swing around. Each has shelves on two sides. I have seen these types of shelves in some libraries. He designed and made them all. He uses these to keep his collection of old hand planes, which is extensive.

   His shop was an eye opener.
   I told him that he should take photos and send them to FWW for inclusion in next year's special shop issue.

   Mel

   Measure your output in smiles per board foot. 

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   dherzig | Sep 11, 2007 05:49pm | #2

   That must be one serious sets of joists. If I tried that in my basement, not only would the kitchen and dinette be into my shop, but I would have a permanent crease in my forehead from the tools and one in the back of the head from SWMBO.

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   9619 | Sep 11, 2007 06:16pm | #3

   D,
   You are absolutely right. It would not work in a basement workshop, like you and I have. His is in a building in his yard, which has a very high A-frame roof. That is the only way he could get away with it. This guy taught metalwork for thirty years. He knows machines. As you said, his lifts are serious. I couldn't help but laugh as he let his router table come down from on-high to rest on his workbench. It is "highly creative". If you were watching a video clip of his shop, you just couldn't turn it off. It is riveting. MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot. 

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   slashdev | Sep 12, 2007 04:09am | #5

   > I couldn't help but laugh as he let his router table come down from on-high

   Deus ex machina, indeed.---------------

   /dev

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   boysie39 | Sep 11, 2007 11:45pm | #4

   Winemane, Should I feel sorry or glad? Have you reached a stage now where you cant buy any more tools,or if someone were to offer you "free gratis" something you always had a hankerin for over the years would you have to turn it down.
   You must be in a right tizzie,or is this something you strive for.Will it happen to us all. From what I can gather and the way I feel adding to and finding room is part of the pleasure of woodworking.
   I do agree with your friend Zen on one of his assumptions that the auld wallet gets smaller a lot faster these days,but would'nt it be terrible not to taste the new granite goodies when they arrive.Ihope you and your mate Zen can come to a happy arrangement in cases like that. Regds. Boysie Slan Leat.

   I'm never always right  but i'm always never wrong. Boysie