Rockoboy Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Buzzard2005 said: I will be making a frame and real supports for it in the spring. Ahhh. A work in progress. I have a few lots of them! Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Members Ragingstallion Posted January 28, 2019 Members Report Posted January 28, 2019 Time to show off my little work area. Quote
Mjolnir Posted March 28, 2019 Author Report Posted March 28, 2019 I look at your shops and am overwhelmed. I cant say the words. you are all doing beautiful work! Quote He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. Douglas Adams
bermudahwin Posted March 29, 2019 Report Posted March 29, 2019 6 hours ago, Mjolnir said: I look at your shops and am overwhelmed. I cant say the words. you are all doing beautiful work! Kind words, good to see you back, my friend. Quote No longer following it.
Members eglideride Posted March 29, 2019 Members Report Posted March 29, 2019 From a huge basement shop in my house (top picture) to a small condo (excavated crawl space) - moved 500 miles straight south from East Central Iowa to North Central Arkansas a week ago! Downsized life and shop- lots of peg board added last couple of weeks...still trying to get everything sorted out. Its actually been fun trying to organize. Quote
Members Mocivnik Posted April 1, 2019 Members Report Posted April 1, 2019 My new workshop. After 1 month of keeping the stuff and 2 months of moving, finally managed to set the working table as it is seen now. I've changed location now. I am still on 90% of work here done, as I'm waiting for a kilogram of rivets yet to come (to fill outter assortiment boxes under table, each color each box - gold, brass, silver and black. One is for "rarely used items".). I am still unsure, whether should I add a wooden board behind the desk upwards, to tape some leather straps to it to put my tools on the board (like here CLICK ). What do you think? Quote
Members airplaneguy Posted July 13, 2019 Members Report Posted July 13, 2019 I finally got my shop finished. So here are a few pics. It’s a little messy now, but we will get it straightened up. Quote
Members airplaneguy Posted July 13, 2019 Members Report Posted July 13, 2019 Well I am trying to upload more but I can’t get the pictures to load. Quote
Rockoboy Posted July 13, 2019 Report Posted July 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, airplaneguy said: I can’t get the pictures to load. Your pictures file size might be too large. There are several resize apps and programs available. What I do is, email them to myself, then attach, no problem. Emailing appears to resize the pic to reasonable file size, so the upload limits are not a problem. Ohh yeah, good looking workspace you have there. Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Rockoboy Posted July 13, 2019 Report Posted July 13, 2019 WOW!! Shop envy!! Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Members plinkercases Posted July 13, 2019 Members Report Posted July 13, 2019 Scale.them.down first Quote "Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691 plinkercases.ca
Members nylonRigging Posted July 23, 2019 Members Report Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) (standing on cutting table) Can't quit catch all of it in this Pic., but this is my imperfect and crappy little sew shop . - Edited July 23, 2019 by nylonRigging Quote
Members FarfarsYxa Posted July 28, 2019 Members Report Posted July 28, 2019 After a few months working on it on and off, my toolboard is finally up on the wall again so I can almost call the workplace done! I just need to get a feel for the area and get it "lived in" and see if I need to move things around before I bolt for example the arbor press onto the table. I also need to cut a hole for cables to run through. The workplace has four different sections which are from left to right: dying and drying (not really pictured that well), tooling, cutting and assembling, hot stamping with the arbor press and burnishing. I also have a separate desk off to the side where I have photo equipment set up for shooting future videos and taking product photos. It feels awesome! Can't wait to get back to working! I built the desks myself using a 28mm thick, 650 mm deep countertop onto a frame that is bolted into the walls so I need only a few table legs for support. The legs are at a 45 degree angle so I have the maximum amount of room while I roll around on my chair. I wanted the desk to be sturdy enough so it wouldn't move at all when I for example bang away with my mallet or do the occasional tooling and both me and the missus can stand on them without difficulty so I am very satisfied! Quote
Rockoboy Posted July 28, 2019 Report Posted July 28, 2019 2 hours ago, FarfarsYxa said: I can almost call the workplace done! Very nice workspace you have there. What is the significance of the axe on the top shelf? Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Members FarfarsYxa Posted July 28, 2019 Members Report Posted July 28, 2019 12 minutes ago, Rockoboy said: Very nice workspace you have there. What is the significance of the axe on the top shelf? Thank you! The axe used to belong to my grandpa's and it reminds me to strive towards making my leather items to the quality that they can last long enough to gift to the coming generation. The name of my shop is Farfars Yxa, meaning Grandpa's Axe in Swedish. Quote
Rockoboy Posted July 28, 2019 Report Posted July 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, FarfarsYxa said: The axe used to belong to my grandpa's Very nice. I could see it held a deep meaning to you. Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Members JerseyFirefighter Posted July 28, 2019 Members Report Posted July 28, 2019 I've added a few more benches since we moved early this year. Still trying to figure out bulk leather storage when I get a restock. All in all production has increased since we're not moving things to get to other things. Hopefully the new bar (in the current back left uninhabited corner deemed "Taps and Straps" will start early 2020. Quote Rob www.ridgewayleatherworks.com IG: @Ridgewayleatherworks FB: RidgewayLeatherworks
Members Sheilajeanne Posted July 28, 2019 Members Report Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) Very spacious! Are those black things on the floor belt templates? (First photo.) And what's that covering the floor? Too shiny to be cement! Is it some sort of seal on the cement? Edited July 28, 2019 by Sheilajeanne Quote
Members JerseyFirefighter Posted July 28, 2019 Members Report Posted July 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: Very spacious! Are those black things on the floor belt templates? (First photo.) And what's that covering the floor? Too shiny to be cement! Is it some sort of seal on the cement? They're firefighter radio straps set aside after being edge died. The floor is an epoxy pour. I had it done by a specialist out of Baltimore, DSD Paintings. Quote Rob www.ridgewayleatherworks.com IG: @Ridgewayleatherworks FB: RidgewayLeatherworks
Members Sheilajeanne Posted July 28, 2019 Members Report Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) Cool! Never saw anything like that before. Took me a moment to figure out why the edges on the belts died...lol! Okay, they were DYED. Edited July 28, 2019 by Sheilajeanne Quote
Members JerseyFirefighter Posted July 28, 2019 Members Report Posted July 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: Cool! Never saw anything like that before. Took me a moment to figure out why the edges on the belts died...lol! Okay, they were DYED. Auto correct can sometimes be my best friend and worst enemy. That said I should proofread much more than I do. Quote Rob www.ridgewayleatherworks.com IG: @Ridgewayleatherworks FB: RidgewayLeatherworks
Members battlemunky Posted August 29, 2019 Members Report Posted August 29, 2019 A few snaps of my shop in it's current evolution, its not much different than last time except more organized. Quote
Members battlemunky Posted August 30, 2019 Members Report Posted August 30, 2019 Had a chance to pick up a 4"thick 1' x 2' slab o' granite today. The darker streak in it made it unusable as a headstone so the monument company let me take it for $20. Now I hope my bench can hold it. I may need to reinforce it. My old 1" 1' x 1' is to the right of it. Quote
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