Help me design my saw shack...

[Mastermind]

When you figure out what works....let me know.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Few bench ideas red. I use the metal one the most standing up

 

[Red97]

When you figure out what works....let me know.

Lol,
From my past body shop experience, it has to flow.

Big advantage I have to making a small shop work is having the lathe and stuffs at another location. Also a hinderance, running back/fourth gathering all the stuff I forgot to big along.

Thinking have the "hot tank" under the cleaning station. along with an air line hookup. along with a known set of tools/cordless setup.

Just the porting tools in that station.

Assembly tools/heat gun, and new parts storage/staging under the bench.

Then chain grinder/bench vice for hand filing etc.

Start at the cleaning, then move down the bench till ya hit a stopping point then it goes in a tote, start the next one and so on.

Care to share some specs of your current bench? how do you like things layed out?

 

[Simondo]

I've had 6-8 hours running the handpiece. know what ya talking about.

As for the hands, mine gonna be right with a ya in another 20ish years lol.



Ok, what bout the bench itself? how ya got it setup?

My heater in the barn is just nuff to get the chill off, but all the parts/tools stay cold..

Main bench used for clean down and a mower will fit on it.

The heavy steel island bench i use for test work and the rebuilds ..

The sharpening station ..

There is floor space in the middle for bigger stuff to be parked up and worked on. I have a separate shed that i keep all the part saws and lumps that would get in the way.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Ive found these .99c pencil holders nice for organizing different things

 

[Red97]

Thank you guys for sharing,

I know it is just a bench, but I'm sure everyone can gain something by looking at the pictures .

Wonder if a long interrupted bench is the way to go? Can become a catch all in a hurry...

 

[Mastermind]

All of my benches are covered with metal. To me that's the single best thing I've done. Because of that I can clean up and change gears quick. I do 90% of my work in the same small spot, so my most used tools are hung/stored there. I don't worry about metal chips, they sweep up off the steel benches really easy, and get cleaned up off the floor every few days. That part is never ending. I just keep saws that are apart covered, and away from that end of the building. Parts cleaning is done outside with an air hose, then washed in an US tank on the other end of the building. Saws are messy, and if you do this everyday, you'll have a pile of messy saws to contend with. Fact.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Just a board bolted to freestanding bench for tools

 

[Keith Gandy]

All of my benches are covered with metal. To me that's the single best thing I've done. Because of that I can clean up and change gears quick. I do 90% of my work in the small spot, so my most used tools are hung/stored there. I don't worry about metal chips, they sweep up off the steel benches really easy, and get cleaned up off the floor every few days. That part is never ending. I just keep saws that are apart covered, and away from that end of the building. Parts cleaning is done outside with an air hose, then washed in an US tank on the other end of the building. Saws are messy, and if you do this everyday, you'll have a pile of messy saws to contend with. Fact.

Ive been wanting to get sheetmetal bent for my wooden bench. What thickness would u recommend?

 

[Simondo]

Thank you guys for sharing,

I know it is just a bench, but I'm sure everyone can gain something by looking at the pictures .

Wonder if a long interrupted bench is the way to go? Can become a catch all in a hurry...

The long bench thing has to be a individual choice along with what you do I think. For me I like to zone stuff as it keeps some level of order in the shop plus tools tend to stay where you want them and the top stays less cluttered. As i say ...what works for me may not work for you.

 

[Stump Shot]

Hopefully I will be up to this same task sooner than later myself. Will be trying to make all the tools needed as handy as possible. I saved a picture of panteliss bench that he posted on What's on your bench? thread a while ago. Hope he's OK with me re-posting. The one thing I liked the best is the windows for natural light to come in, like the saw filer rooms of sawmills I've seen, nothing beats natural light. Obviously organization is key to efficiency. Will probably come no where near this level, but I think if a guy can even get close where you find yourself automatically reaching in a spot for what's needed next, and it is there, you'll be doing all right.

 

[Mattyo]

Jeepers

 

[Mastermind]

Ive been wanting to get sheetmetal bent for my wooden bench. What thickness would u recommend?

I'm not sure what thickness this stuff on my benches is. Its the same stuff metal roofing is made from. It could be thicker.....

The long bench thing has to be a individual choice along with what you do I think. For me I like to zone stuff as it keeps some level of order in the shop plus tools tend to stay where you want them and the top stays less cluttered. As i say ...what works for me may not work for you.

My benches are always covered with saws. I've got 8 - 10 apart all the time....waiting for parts, or time to get back to it. I use a box for the parts and stack them up. Never enough room...

 

[BigRed96]

Well here is my current bench with a 395 consuming it. Roughly 2x3
Need to come up with a better "system" and make room for "momma" to park in the barn.

I have an old "chicken coop" that is attached to my pole barn. Use it as a compressor/junk storage room. 2 60gallon+20 gallon storage tank.Fully insulated with osb on the walls.

Approx 9 widex14 deep 6ft to the side, open span center. figure if the compressors stay I am losing 2x5 of "saw" space.

Plan on running a pipe from the owb to a cast iron radiator for heat, and either move the compressors to the barn or build a sound wall around them.

Thinking an L shaped bench along 2 walls. 23ft of bench space. Proabably 2ft deep, not sure how high? probably sit on a stool for port work 36-8" ?

Would like to devide into stations,
1, clean/teardown
2, layout,grinding/port work.
3, assembly
4 chain grinder/ vice for hand filing.

That will leave me roughly 5ft of bench space for each section?

Thinking some kind of tub to hold each saw/parts in progress to go round the bench.
General tools required in each section.


Would love to hear what works/dosent from you guys. wall cabnets? shelves? bolt/parts bins? shelves vs drawers under the bench?

And if you are handy with a Floorplan software, some drafts would be awesome...

Here is my storage container converted into a shed. Its only 20ft long and 8ft. wide but I have quite a bit packed into it right now. For the complete saws they sit on the shelves. The saws that are in pieces each get their on cardboard box to live in. This has made life easier as now when I receive parts for saws I put the parts in the box with its saw until I'm ready to work on it.

 

[Simondo]

I'm not sure what thickness this stuff on my benches is. Its the same stuff metal roofing is made from. It could be thicker.....



My benches are always covered with saws. I've got 8 - 10 apart all the time....waiting for parts, or time to get back to it. I use a box for the parts and stack them up. Never enough room...

Well we do see you can deal in ...Bulk ...sometimes Randy !!
I tend to only have 1 or 2 things happening that are longer than a morning or afternoon so often the benches are just used to do a job and then i move on to the next place . Always a exception to the rule of corse but my place is only 20x16 so like you , space can get tight. Having stuff stored in other places i find a real help.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Hopefully I will be up to this same task sooner than later myself. Will be trying to make all the tools needed as handy as possible. I saved a picture of panteliss bench that he posted on What's on your bench? thread a while ago. Hope he's OK with me re-posting. The one thing I liked the best is the windows for natural light to come in, like the saw filer rooms of sawmills I've seen, nothing beats natural light. Obviously organization is key to efficiency. Will probably come no where near this level, but I think if a guy can even get close where you find yourself automatically reaching in a spot for what's needed next, and it is there, you'll be doing all right.

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Supernice!!!

 

[Mastermind]

Well we do see you can deal in ...Bulk ...sometimes Randy !!
I tend to only have 1 or 2 things happening that are longer than a morning or afternoon so often the benches are just used to do a job and then i move on to the next place . Always a exception to the rule of corse but my place is only 20x16 so like you , space can get tight. Having stuff stored in other places i find a real help.

My shop is 10 x 20, but I have a 12 x 14 shed for storage. You're right, that helps.

 

[Stump Shot]

I'm juggling four saws on my bench right now, hate waiting for parts. Just ordered a mass quantity of carburetor kits to keep in stock, along with special and regular fuel lines and filters, coils, spark wires and ends etc, etc, this is just starting to pay back as I did my first repair in one sitting ever. As I had everything I needed in stock. This a painstakingly slow process, but think if I can stay with it, will make things easier in the long run. Obviously can't have every last thing in stock, but anything is better than nothing. Speaking of which, that gosh darn Deal of the Day has me stocking parts I can only hope to use! LOL

 

[Keith Gandy]

Hang my porting tool but I have it lower now by a chain

 

[Mastermind]

I'm juggling four saws on my bench right now, hate waiting for parts. Just ordered a mass quantity of carburetor kits to keep in stock, along with special and regular fuel lines and filters, coils, spark wires and ends etc, etc, this is just starting to pay back as I did my first repair in one sitting ever. As I had everything I needed in stock. This a painstakingly slow process, but think if I can stay with it, will make things easier in the long run. Obviously can't have every last thing in stock, but anything is better than nothing. Speaking of which, that gosh darn Deal of the Day has me stocking parts I can only hope to use! LOL

Be careful with items like aftermarket coil lead. I've tried it from a few different vendors, and it's always junk. I get rolls of Stihl lead, and Echo & Stihl fuel/impulse line rather than mess with AM stuff.