bikermutt07 Posted August 26, 2018 Report Posted August 26, 2018 Well I have finally found the time and energy to start on putting my leather work shop back together. I was inspired by a smoking hot deal on a 206rb-1 passed on to me by @koreric75. Super thanks for that, bro. It may be a few more weeks or months until I really get to make something again. The wife and I have promised each other to get our house more organized and guest friendly. That's proving to take a minute. But, here are some improvement pics. This will be my spray booth area when done. I am using the left over materials from a twin sized water bed. This was the headboard. This will be my main work station for pounding, cutting, and maybe some equipment. I am thinking on the right I will have 3 or 4 laminations of granite/quartz and do the cabinet part in Formica. That is still up in the air though. I used more bed frame and some cabinets I demoed out of a factory. I put the plywood on the wall for future attachments. Not sure what system I will use yet, but now I don't have to fuss with stud placement. I hope you enjoyed this. More to come later. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Rockoboy Posted August 26, 2018 Report Posted August 26, 2018 Looking good Mutt, I did something similar with my workshop wall. I was going for pegboard to hold buckles, rings, clips etc, but I could not get the hooks when I wanted them, so I used 16mm melamine and long screws for the hooks. It lets me see what I have, without searching through tackle-boxes. 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)
bikermutt07 Posted August 26, 2018 Author Report Posted August 26, 2018 I like it. The closet sticks into the room so I have a small 2 x 8 foot wall for something similar. I have lots of screws. Thanks for the info. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Rockoboy Posted August 26, 2018 Report Posted August 26, 2018 As there is not a lot of weight on the hooks (screws), they are just screwed into the melamine. The screws are 5inch and 6inch. Some of the buckles are very small, so I cut off some of the screw heads to get the buckles on the hooks. 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)
bikermutt07 Posted August 26, 2018 Author Report Posted August 26, 2018 While I haven't used it yet, the LED light above the work area is super bright. I have another one, but I haven't decided on final placement of it yet. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members plinkercases Posted August 26, 2018 Members Report Posted August 26, 2018 Shop is shapping up Mutt. Rockoboy nice idea for the hardware. 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 battlemunky Posted August 26, 2018 Members Report Posted August 26, 2018 You had me with the gold Vader skull. Shop = complete. Quote
Mark842 Posted August 26, 2018 Report Posted August 26, 2018 Looking good. I have similar wall cabinets that I picked up at auction. They are Gladiator brand which I think either Home Depot or Lowes sells. I went to an auction for a wood shop that went out of business and picked up 6 of them for $25. I just had to pull them off the walls myself. They were pretty scratched up looking so i bought a couple cans of black and red Plasti-dip and bam! They look like new. The only problem I have is we are always growing and always out of room. My entire shop, for lack of a better way to put it is a complete and total shit house currently. Going to have to get a much bigger place soon. Currently using about 1700sqft in my house so my over head is zero which is nice but the lack of work space is getting ridiculous. Not to mention our local Tandy store just moved a few blocks into a different building. They did not have room in the new place for the 8' x 4' craft table. It's an awesome 2 lower shelf metal table with the top shelf being 1" high density MDF completely covered with poundo board. It's currently in the garage in pieces because I just don't have room for it Quote
Rockoboy Posted August 26, 2018 Report Posted August 26, 2018 That table sounds like a great score, price is almost irrelevant! 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)
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