Picture of my little holster shop

[mliebs8]

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</center>his is what I have going so far. Hope everyone likes it.

Edited April 7, 2008 by mliebs8

[Duke]

clean and simple, I like it. especially like the fact that there isnt alot to trip over

[tonyc1]

You can't be serious! It is just too clean and tidy!!!

Tony.

[Srigs]

You can't be serious! It is just too clean and tidy!!!

Tony.

No kidding. Wow real carpet. Do you dye in there?

[Shorts]

That's a nice setup. I must echo the reply of 'it's too neat!'. Mine starts that way, then gets cluttered through the project. Things get tidied here and there, but....ehh.. I'm trying!

Anyhow, I need more shelf space. That would be great. The wall board there you haev is definitely needed in my place - I just can't make holes inside the rental.

Oh yeah, dark brown carpet is excellent.

Edited April 7, 2008 by Shorts

[Beaverslayer]

You can't be serious! It is just too clean and tidy!!!

Tony.

Very nice looking, well layed out and no clutter. Can we see pics in a week please? LOL

Ken

[Shorts]

What's the sewing machine there on the right?

Are you setup in the workout room? I see a bench and the leg extension heh If so, that's my setup too. I'm sharing the room with the stationary bike and dumbbells.

[Regis]

Wow! I can only echo the other comments about simple, neat, and functional. Great setup......I don't dare show my wife these pictures [lol].

[tonyc1]

No kidding. Wow real carpet. Do you dye in there?

You wouldn't be allowed to "die" in there as it would clutter up the place!

[mliebs8]

Believe it or not I do dye in that room, so far I've only spilled 1 drop of edge coat on the carpet. I'm a clean freak so everday night when I'm finished I straighten everthing up so it pretty much looks like that most of the time. I have my bigger tools in the garage so it's kind of a 2 room operation. The sewing machine is the Artisan 3000. I'd like to see some pics of other shops to get some ideas. Thanks for the compliments everyone.

[bcurrier]

Nice, clean setup! I like your use of MDF for the bench. It must be nice and solid and you've cut it very precisely - well made! What did you use for the top? It looks like a double layer of plywood, but what's on the top? It almost looks like phenolic ply in the first picture.

Bill

[Luke Hatley]

that is sooo neat and clean....

i've got stuff everwhere......

[stelmackr]

I see the dies, but where is the clicker?

Bob Stelmack

[Shorts]

Alright, so the Dremel is hanging off the wall. I know we all have Dremels and use them for all their worth and then some. So all this Dremel on leather makes for a lot of dust. What do yall have for means of vacuum and ventilation? That leather dust gets everywhere! I wear a mask when using it so I can say I didn't inhale and I've taken to running a vacuum right off the edge of my Dremel setup to capture the airborne dust. What about yall?

[mliebs8]

I really don't have to use the dremel very much at all, it's basically just to touch up a few things here and there. Since I starting useing the dies to cut my patterns everything fits pretty close. I use a hydraulic press for the clicker dies so it's in the garage. When I make a new pattern and have to use the dremel I wear a hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and a dust mask, I usually sit on the floor and lean over the work and the dust covers the front of the sweatshirt and the carpet so it stay pretty clean. I have a belt sander in the garage that I use to finish the back edge after it's moulded and stitched, now that thing makes a mess even with a shop vac hooked up to it. I also keep my drill press in the garage because I use it to burnish the edges and the yankee wax gets little tiny pieces everywhere around the press so I'm sure that would be a nightmare in the house.

[K-Man]

A few pics of a portion of my shop space:

[gunfighter48]

mliebs8, a clean desk is the sign of a SICK mind. You must be psychotic!!!!! LOL Mine is fairly clean until I start a project then look out!!

John

[Randyc]

My shop is no where close to being as clean as Mikes or the K-Man, but so far it works for me.

[Srigs]

Looks good Randy. Now your making me want to get my camera out.

[Randyc]

Looks good Randy. Now your making me want to get my camera out.

Thanks,

I'd like to see photos of your shop.

Randy

[Jordan]

Randyc, Is that press shopmade or storebought? Looks nice and compact...Jordan

[Randyc]

Jordan

I purchased that press through Weaver Leather Co. I also have the pads to use the press as a clicker.

Randy

[medic442]

hey k-man, nice shop!! but where did you get the aluminum gun forms/ inserts?????? been looking every where for them and can only find the blue plastic ones.

[carr52]

nice looking shop. I am inspired to improve mine.