[TheForge] RE: ] Shop Cleanliness

Wed Jan 23 18:22:21 2002

RW,  The shop is pretty modest in size it is a 30 x 40 barn in the back yard
that I work out of.  It did pretty well for many years as my welding and
rigging trucks took me else where's for work.  Now I work at home in the
barn 90% of the time, it is actually a bit small during the winter months
for a full time fab/forge shop.
        I have guys from Maine, Vermont, and Mass come by for the workshops,
it's just a bit further drive from PA.   I do two or three a year, and they
are usually inspired by someone asking me if I can build them something and
we find a couple few guys that need the same
thing............................and IF I happen to need the same thing, a
little more priority gets put on that workshop.  :-)


----- Original Message -----
From: "RW" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] RE: ] Shop Cleanliness


> Ralph, you sure do have your "sh.." together.  I can not help but covet
your
> shop.  Can a fella in PA participate in one of your work sessions?  My dog
> and I will sleep in the truck.
> RW
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ralph Sproul <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] RE: ] Shop Cleanliness
>
>
> >         Ray, Bob, and all,   I have grown tired of the grinding dust in
my
> > helmet or resperator being full of crud when I go to use it, all my flat
> > surfaces clutered every time I go to weld or work on a table..........so
I
> > came up with the answer to table storage and spend a whole lot less time
> > running around the shop looking for the tape I set some where, the
> soapstone
> > "I just had", the clamps or V blocks I need, or the speed square, combo
> > square, etc.
> >         These are simple table accessories that really add to the
> > cleanliness of a shop, and keep a flat surface somewhat clear when you
are
> > trying to work on something.  Granted they don't solve all the magnetic
> and
> > drawing powers of a flat surface.............but they help.  Also note
the
> > ability of the accessories to go beyond the tables surface to allow a
> sheet
> > to be placed for layout.  The sliders can be reversed for raising the
tool
> 2
> > inches above the work surface, or flush with it.
> >         I'll post them to the photo site.  There are nine pictures -one
> from
> > the table workshop I hosted, and eight of the accessories I have for my
> five
> > tables around the shop.  This puts the tools you need, where you can
find
> > them, off your work surface, and your not chasing around the shop for
> > grinders and layout tools.  The shears, presses, vices, hardy socket,
> > etc.........speak for themselves.  You store them under the table when
not
> > in use, and the carts below are like large drawer units for storing all
my
> > power hammer tooling and press dies and accessories.
> >
> > Ralph Sproul - Bear Hill Blacksmith
> > Webster, NH
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob Ehrenberger" <[email protected]>
> > To: "theforge" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:53 AM
> > Subject: [TheForge] RE: ] Shop Cleanliness
> >
> >
> > > This is a subject that everyone has some experience with. I cleaned my
> > shop
> > > for the first time in three years last September in order to host the
> BAM
> > > meeting. It took my son and I a whole week. We vowed to keep it that
way
> > and
> > > for the most part have done pretty well. I get the main floor swept
> about
> > > once a week and put cut offs back on the stock rack about as often.
The
> > only
> > > area where I'm falling down is my work bench is completely covered
again
> > and
> > > I have to move things to work on it. Fortunatlly I spend most of my
time
> > at
> > > the forge and not at the bench, maybe that's why it gets covered with
> > stuff.
> > >
> > > Speaking of shops. The shop where the BAM meeting was last weekend was
> one
> > > of the nicest I've ever seen. They had convereted an old school into a
> > shop
> > > and it was sweet. He used a water cooled side blast forge. I never
> really
> > > understood about that before but it all makes sense now. He had a 100#
> > trip
> > > hammer of a make that I had never heard of, two chambersbergs air
> hammers,
> > > two fly presses, two platen tables, and lots of special tooling that
he
> > had
> > > developed for various jobs. He also had a 1,000 ton hydrolic press,
this
> > > thing had a cylinder on it that was about 2' in diameter. The press
was
> in
> > a
> > > different part of the building so I don't think that it is used for
> > forging,
> > > he shares the building with his brother who does fabrication work. His
> > > brother's area also had a wood working shop that has a surface plate
> that
> > > was 6'x12' and 12" thick, thats a lot of grannet.
> > >
> > > Bob Ehrenberger
> > > Shelbyville, Mo
> > > > Hey Guys(Gals);
> > > > I've looked at some of the recent shop pics posted to the site, and
I
> am
> > > > embarrassed. My shop is an absolute pigsty by comparison. How many
of
> > > > you'll have the ability to keep such neat shops.
> > > >
> > > > For me, if I'm in the shop I making a mess. And sometimes I have to
> move
> > > > one mess to make another one. Maybe I'm spoiled by too much room to
> make
> > > > messes. If I had to be more organized I guess I would be......
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  Ray Miller
> > > > Metal Concepts
> > > > 8415 Miami Road
> > > > Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
> > >
> > >
> > >
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