Show us your Carving station area,

stevefrfla · #41 12-25-2004, 11:02 AM

I work in my single car garage, great in winter , hell in summer, three fans all blowing hot air. I build mainly dollhouses and whirly gigs, air powered vanes that do cute things. I use basically bench top tools, so the can be stored when not in use.

stevefrfla · #42 12-25-2004, 11:06 AM

sorry I mesed it up. you can make these out.

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #43 12-25-2004, 11:15 AM

My shop was the same, only cold in winter and hot in summer, insulated and it is pleasant year round now...

Thomp · #44 12-26-2004, 11:10 PM

Yawll sure are Getting me inspired Quick,
to Build that 2 car garage i got the blueprints for about 3 years ago,

cost at that time were prohivative now there probobly out of site,
all lumber was plywood and 2x6" & 2x12" construction plenty heavy for second floor storage./.carving shop.
built in this hurricane regeon...

Kenny_S · #45 01-02-2005, 08:51 PM

I have a 8'x8' part of the glassed in back porch and added duct work so can have some heat in winter and cool in summer. Have a 2 door,3 sheve cabinet on my left and a 24" x 5 ' table in front. Added a a stand for the Dremel and made a couple of little stands to prop my carving tool boxes on them. Most of my tools are either in boxes made to hold my tools or Flexcut boxes, and a bucket my son got me that holds a canvas liner and gouges and Misc. tools are in. And The little bride doesn't like for the chips to be tracked in to the house so vaccum most every time. Want her storage part on the other side but me thinks I lost that battle.

Thomp · #46 01-03-2005, 04:59 AM

Well sounds like the person that invents the first space strecher will make a killing on all of us, ...

With the limited space some of us have its almost impossible to have a shopvac for our little areas, i hear they make a 1 gallon shop vac but i havent seen one yet.
just wondering if anybody has a solution keeping the wife happy without always keeping her house vaccume packed full of chips, ?

Plain_Ol_Ed · #47 01-03-2005, 06:52 AM

I solved the problem a couple years ago. No vacuum needed. Ripped up all the carpet and put down pergo flooring. Big job 'cause when they built the house, the builders carpeted right over all the spilled dry wall mud so had to scarpe all that up before I could put the flooring down. But, now I can carve anywhere I please as long as there's a broom and duspan handy. The chips sweep right up with no problem.

carver6 · #48 01-03-2005, 04:53 PM

Thomp2,
When you find out how to keep your wife happy, please, please let me know!!

big_Wayne_P · #49 01-03-2005, 05:16 PM

Keeping the wife happy

That is a

No win Situation

jamesfa · #50 01-03-2005, 09:01 PM

after seeing some of the carving stations posted by some of the group it has made me envious.
i have two area the i carve at
picture 1 is the carving station where our carving group meets.
picture 2 same is carving station the platform on top is a supplementary table which fits over table saw when require when extra space is needed.
picture 3 is my carving set-up in a corner of the garage,the two dust collection (table & box) devices can be hooked up to shop vac or central vac.the blue tool box is a double tool box bought a local hardware store and holds must of my carving tools and come with me when i travel.
painting is done in the basement.

Frank