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Last year I sold my woodworking shop in Kirkland Lake, and bought some property in Timmins to re-establish my business. I purchased an empty metal structure (steel clad steel frame) that was just a shell, used for several years for cold storage.

Working very hard over the past several months, I am almost ready to start working again... maybe two more weeks of organizing and final touches. I purchased most of the equipment new, and since I sold my other shop turn key with all materials, hand tools, etc I had to start right from scratch.

Here is where I am as of this past weekend... will post a few more when its finally finished!

AJC


I did all my compressed air lines in 3/4" copper and I have many drops around the shop with water traps and shut offs. No more pulling lines all over the shop! My compressor is a 10 HP Ingersoll Rand. Very nice I must say! My 3 phase converter, and both the main panel and 3 phase panel are also in the compressor room.



My clamps (40 3/4" pipe clamps, 40 Bessey K body clamps and 40 smaller C clamps - nothing MIC, all quality US made Jorgenson and Bessey) live on the mobile cart and the board fastened to the steel support - both sides are covered in clamps.. you can NEVER have enough clamps!



My Omga (Italian) radial arm saw, and 8' fences both sides. Blades should be in this week for this.



The saw stop industrial 10" (5 HP) table saw. This will be my workhorse saw, where I do a lot of various cutting/dadoes and rabbeting, etc. Right beside my big bench for convenience. Also I need yet to make the side and outfeed tables.

The 8' stroke sander (264" by 6" belt) and edge sander (108" by 6") both made in Quebec by Doucet - used to be Progress Machine in Toronto.



The 37" wide belt sander... this thing should sand a little finer than the 2 head machine I had previous, as it has two lower rollers and a platen in the middle which is adjustable to sit slightly below the rollers, so you get a very smooth and ripple free job.

This was also the heaviest single machine we had to bring in... close to 3,000 lbs.



My planer, a 20" heavy duty job from Cantek, with a huge spiral head, segmented feed rollers and power up/down. Digital go-to table (you can punch in what thickness you want and it goes there).



And the 16" jointer to go with the planer... also a beast of a machine. I LOVE IT!

The Griggio 14" sliding panel saw...



7.5 HP spindle shaper, with 4 roller power feed and tilting spindle. I bought a whack of shaper cutters already but you never have enough.



My two band saws, the 16" cutting height Laguna in the back is my resaw - I had it outfitted with a 5 HP motor and had a machine shop make a new drive for it, as the stock belt kept burning out from the over-powered motor.

The dust collector is 7.5 HP Belfab unit made in Quebec. It is unbelievable! Even at the end of my main lines, the suction is very, very strong. It will make my life easier, having a much improved dust collection that should allow a better product and less time cleaning up.



The General oscillating spindle sander, should come in handy for guitar building

My booth, 12" wide by 7" and change high. The spray room needs some work yet, thats the last thing I will work on.

I have already purchased two Bink's 2.8 gallon pressure pots and two new Graco HVLP pressure feed guns & hoses, etc. It will be nice to start off with all new, modern equipment (not that my old guns were "bad" but these Graco's are the newest.



My hydraulic copy lathe, this I bought used. It needs some TLC and a good cleaning otherwise its in excellent working shape.




Two shots of the shop from the spray room doorway.

And finally some of the guitar woods I have just received... some limba, maples of various sizes and quality, wenge, zebra wood, ebony, rw, etc... and that quilt billet and snakewood blank.






So, here is a little of the regular stock I have on hand. Plywood in several species and thicknesses... I buy in lift lots for a lot better pricing. I have about 3600 board feet of hardwood coming in, most species in 4/4, 6/4 and 8/4 thickness (ash, red and white oak, basswood, poplar, hard and soft maple, walnut, cherry, and more)

It felt SO good to handle real, solid wood lumber again. Its been a while! I know it must sound kinda' corny but its almost a spiritual thing for me. I just love woodworking, and the whole thing about turning raw wood into furniture, and guitars and other things.

AJC

Here is what it looked like first week of January... right after the contractors left and I started painting with a friend of mine (he is in the photo).

And here is what it looked like back in October!




and after it was gutted...



And this was in mid December while under construction...

The building is 6000 square feet (75 by 80 feet). The actual workshop is 38' by 80', which leaves me a lot of room for storage...

Well, there will be a few Everyone needs a hobby! I am lucky, woodworking is my livelihood but the shop comes in handy to build the odd guitar every now and then...

AJC

That is UNREAL AJ! I would kill for a shop like that...now get to work and build some stuff...

AJC,

Fantastic! I wish you were here on Vancouver Island so i could come and work with you! Good luck with the new business!
Mike

Awesome. Cant wait to visit. Makes my new shop look pretty small tho, you'll have to come & see that.

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Stephen, if you remember the old shop in KL, this is similar but quite a bit different as well. Its a little smaller, but I will make due with it fine I think.

I was REALLY hoping to get a small, commercial CNC router. But, sadly I spent about $60K more on the renovations than I had originally budgeted for so the CNC got the axe. SOme day, maybe... but for now its not happening.

With a little luck I will be done next week, getting the shop organized and can start on my first job.

AJC

PS how is the new place and did the Toronto home sell???

Awwwwwwwwwwwww Mannnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's NICE!
Congrats

I think Andrew has the lead in the new toy game! Awesome!

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Well, after many months, and LOOOONG days (often 12 hrs without a break) of work, I am finished the shop. I am ready to start the next phase of my working life...

Here are some pics taken this week... now I have to get the baby room done, then I can start working on getting some paying work started. Its been a LONG time without a paycheck!

AJC

tool room



the out side... the heated shop is pretty much right of the big garage door... the left side is the unheated storage

Boys oh Boys!! A place for everything and everything definitely in it's place.
Please build me a shop too!!
I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed on like that!!!

Totally awesome. Not to wife - We Gotta go visit, We gotta go visit!!

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I could look at those pictures all day.

True, Blue, shop porn

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Well, you are all welcome to stop in and visit any time Just bring me a coffee and a doughnut!

Stephen, I will make it down to see your new place sometime I hope in 2011. You and Joan are always welcome to stop and visit in Timmins, any time you want to visit Northern Ontario again.

Make it a work-holiday, you know, crank out a few dozen amp/speaker cabs while you are here

AJC

Hey AJC

We have some thing in common. I in the process of building my shop too. Much more smaller 24' x 32') and of course no so well equipped of yours. But i made the invesment in a SawStop too.

Great shop you have. Congratulation and keep on your guitar and amp building hobby for a long time.