What machines are in your home hobby shop?



Bridgeport Clone, Metal Bandsaw, 14x40 Engine Lathe, 7" Pedistal Grinder, 6:x12" Manual Surface Grinder, Floor Stand Drill Press, 1-Ton Arbor Press, Oxy-Acetylene with B-Tanks, Finished homemade CNC Router, all in a 9'x25' space! :rolleyes:

Mill Drill, Lathemaster 8x14, Chop Saw, Mitre Saw, Table Saw, Wood Bandsaw, Metal Bandsaw, Hobart Handler MIG, Air Compressor, Wood Planer, Vacumn Caster, Centrifical Caster, Wood Router, CNC Router in Progress and all the accessories that go with all this activity (Acetylene Torch, Plumber's Torch).

Oops forgot, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, VOMs, etc.

It's too bad these dang polls only give 6 (SIX) choices!

It would make them more accurate if they had more!

Eric

Table Saw, wood bandsaw, drill press, wood jointer and planer, wood lathe, 12" disc sander with 6x48 belt, spindle sander, unfinished cnc router. ;)

Small wood band saw, small drill press, small metal cutting saw, and cnc router.

yeah, its a disease. 13/36 lathe, xlo mill, drill press, surface grinder, t&c grinder, shear, arbor press, horizontal bandsaw, compressor, bench grinders, belt sander, O/A & stick welder, and not much space left in a two car garage. still need to collect electronics stuff and woodworking, lack of space is saving me from acquiring more!

well, if i had answered this 2 days ago I wouldn't have been able to check anything! Thankfully I just bought a $120 craftsman drill press :)

CNC, drill press, metal lathe, routers, air compressor, RF 1.2 Gig Signal Generator, waveform generator, dummy load, transistor checker, oscilliscope, table saw, router table, SWR meter, 2 scroll saws, sweep generator, and some other stuff.

Jerry

Retro CNC Tree Mill,Bridgeport manual Mill,Pratt-Whitney 12X36 type C lathe, 17X60 LeBlond Regal Lathe,PowerMatic 24" Verticle Band Saw,9X16 Delta band saw,Miller 172 Mig, Miller 2060 Plasma,3/4 hp polisher, table saw,radial arm saw,Snap On "Taco Stand" bottom box ,side box and top box,engine stands,engine hoists,home built engine test stand w/hydraulic load pump and heat exchanger.Most tools are old, well cared for ,and functional.All were made in the USA (that tells you their age) .Our childern will have one heck of a garage sale someday.

Allright Adobe Machine...nice selection of tools.....well the problem is the kids will most likely not know the value of any of our machines and will sell them for pennies on the dollar once we are history......

Are you in New Mexico?

Bridgeport series I, Southbend 16 x 42 with taper attachement etc, MIG, TIG, Oxy/acet rigs, drill press, full Gerstner 26" box and base of T&D tools, full roll around mech tool boxes, 4.5' x 6' weldng table, 6" Wilson vise, floor drill press, pedastel tool grinder (with diamond wheel), bench grinder.

Building a CNC Mill/drill table, future wants are a small surface grinder, Kurt 6" vise, and press.

Ok,....Now everyone respond with your exact locations, and where the spare keys are kept :D


Let's see, unfinished cnc,2 robots, slew of electronic and automation parts,PLC's, Mill,drill,grinder,table saw,Chop saw,metal bender,Mig welder,bench sander.
My next purchase will be a lathe or metal band saw

Milltronics CNC mill, Monarch 18/96 lathe, esab 875 plasma, esab 250 MIG, Smith torch, Wilton 7x12 bandsaw, 14ft gantry hoist, tons of misc power and hand tools of course

ViperTx Re: New Mexico...no, retired in a small ,remote mountain community in Arizona, one block away from a National Forest. Your right, children will not know the value, or really care.
All our children have totally different likes and hobbies,but are very successful in their own careers and endevors...To each his own, I'm just glad we live in a Country and society that allows us to pursue our intrests ,hobbies, and have the chance for education and advancement, limited only by a person's energy and desire.

I had my 3 car garage COMPLETELY filled with woodworking machines, including a 4x8 CNC router, 8' sliding tablesaw (euro), 5hp shaper, 24" bandsaw, 16" jointer, 20" planer, 37" widebelt sander, 21 spindle boring machine, single end dovetail machine, edge sander, and spindle sander.

Then I got into metalworking and I stuffed in a Jet 9x42 mill and a Jet 1340 lathe. Also have a chopsaw and a Hobart Handler 180. Gonna build a 2nd shop in my backyard after the rain settles, hopefully SOON, and am planning to move half the woodworking machines there. That'll give me room for a surface grinder, metal bandsaw, and more homemade CNCs!

In case you're wondering, every single machine except for the lathe and mill are easily moveable by pallet jack or mobile base. All my assembly is done in the family room.

Recently aquired a Comet mill (still setting it up), just tested my home built 7 1/2 horse 3 ph. converter yesterday for my mill and it works, floor model drill press, old 16" Duall band saw, various bench and pedestal grinders, Lincoln Idealarc 300 Tig welder (old but works great), 50 ton hydrolic press (with 20 ton bottle), oxy/acel set, 7" and 4 " angel grinders. Now for the wood stuff, 10" table saw, 10" radial arm saw, 6 " rockwell jointer, 12 1/2 planer, 6" molder, 6x48 belt & disc sander, old wood lathe. Add to this misc. hand auto and wood tools, a parts cleaner, sand blaster and a cherry picker all in a 24 X30 shop and yes, too much stuff. If only I was good at using more than just a few of the tools.

Why are you planning a heist? ;)


better remove your location from your profile guys! :D

I would hit steve up his stuff is the best!

oh and I got 9x12 cnc lathe 7x13x20 CNC mill (in progress) drill press, saw, grinder, disk sander, table saw, radial arm saw, vaccum table (in re-work), air compressor, electronics bench/workstation, sheet metal box break/shear/roller.

And yes this fits into a garage! (barely) :cheers:

Right now, the only real machines (not meant to be held in hand) are a $40 drill press and an 8x14 lathe. One day, a mini-mill, bench grinder, sander, and bandsaw would be nice. But I manage for now.

Again, only 6 choices?
9" South Bend, Clausing like knee mill (really a Johannesson), Emco mini lathe, 3 axis CNC Bridgeport, Hardinge lathe being converted to CNC, Delta variable speed drill press, Roll-in metal cutting bandsaw, Atlas wood lathe (was a metal lathe), old hand crank Post Drill, table saw, bench grinder, drill sharpner, large delta belt sander, planer, jointer, etc. My wife is an enabler to my tool habit.
My excuse is that I need all of it to fix things around the house...
NEATman

Like clockwork, the forklift I rented arrived at 9:00AM, the friend I talked to last evening showed up at 10:00AM, and at 11:00AM the flatbed truck arrived with my new machines on top!

After several hours of shuffeling the machines and removing the skids, the new machines were in position in my little garage shop! I now have a tool & die shop setup in a 25x9 foot section of my double garage! With a little more work, I'll actually be able to get the car in there as well!

As you can see from the yellow lines on the floor, I had planned the placement carefully days in advance!

The next job is to build a partition wall 6ft high out of 2x4's, and put 1/4 ply on the shop side of the partition. This will help keep the debris away from my car, and provide a path for the lathe's electrical box. Not to mention a place to hang all my frequently used stuff!

Then, when the Heavy Duty Phase Converter arrives, I will start wiring the 3-phase surface grinder to my house's single phase breaker box! I have also ordered a 36x62 rubber mat for in front of the lathe, its made from old tires, I hope none of them were steel belted radials! :rolleyes:

Then I need to level the machines and fill the coolant tanks, the surface grinder is the easiest to level, as it has three monster screws in its heavy cast iron base :)

This is an exciting time, so much that I forgot to take pictures in the beginning! (bummer) (chair)

Oh yea, the New 13x40 lathe, the Used 6x12 surface grinder, and a used 6" Kurt mill vise cost me $5483, pluse $170 delivery, plus $125 for forllift rental.
Now I really need to make some parts to sell!

Uploaded more pictures on 04/20/06

Eric

Air compressor (5 hp), bench top cnc mill, 7x10 lathe, 2 hp drill press, chop saw, 3/4 hp buffer, 1/3 hp bench grinder, assorted other tools.

Eric, looks good, you are going to have a very nice shop. it pains me to say this after its all neatly in place, but consider putting the surface grinder as far away from the lathe and mill as possible. There is inevitably airborne grit from its use, especially when dressing the wheel. relocating on the other side of the partition would be ideal, but at a minimum through a sheet of plastic over the other machine tools.

There is inevitably airborne grit from its use, especially when dressing the wheel. relocating on the other side of the partition would be ideal, but at a minimum through a sheet of plastic over the other machine tools.

Mcgyver,
That's why I bought a surface grinder with a flood coolant pump! That will keep a lot of the abrasive dust down, but you are 100% correct! The idea of a plastic cove is good, but my habit of making blue chips would kill the plastic instantly! I do not plan on using the grinder too much, just to true up some tools and parts! Then sharpen cutters as the accessories become available! I currently have a bid on a Weldon air-bearing attachment for endmills. :rolleyes:

My main concern is the lathe bed is so close to the garage door, if it were open during a windy rain, it could get rusty real fast! So maybe I should make a big lexan cover that will hinge out of th way, humm......???

Eric

oi. the shop tools list. how nice...

Enco drill-mill. with rotary table, indexer, and lots of tooling.. lots and lots.

Enco Lathe - the small(but not tiny) metal lathe kind.

Big expensive enco table saw with large table and accurate fence. Needs 220v, havent used it in the 3 years ive had it :(

2 drill presses (1 ryobi, 1 something big and heavy and asian)

central machinery planer

bench grinder, small bandsaw, bench polishing wheel, craftsman portable table saw, porter cable router and router table, frequency generator, frequency counter, PC based logic analyzer, bench DMM, Bench PSU, ryobi compound mitre saw,

all sorts of hand tools, layout tools.. im a bit spoiled. but then, i got alot of tools from a dying friend as he closed his business...

Eric, after i posted re grinding dust, i realized you're experienced and no doubt had thought of this. still i'd toss a tarp or plastic over the mill when truing up wheels.

I've never bothered getting the coolant going on my surface grinder. Two reasons, 1) my english trained old timer tool and die maker mentor (as that enough adjectives?) says dry grinding is every bit as good on a manual machine, just go slowly , and 2) another t&c friend's wife complains of his breath smelling like coolant. assuming he's not drinking it, i never liked the idea of inhaling all that. maybe i should reconsider, but so far its been dry grinding with a disposable mask

Well, lets see, I will only list the high points as all the smaller stuff slips my mind (more and more has been slipping away the older I get!)

Dufor “C” horizontal mill that I converted to a vertical with the addition of a Bridgeport head.
Logan 6x30 lathe.
2 drill presses
CNC heat treat oven, electric home oven converted to temper oven
2 60-gallon air compressors
1 Dayton and 1 Kalamazoo horizontal cut off saws
Miller 300A/BP 400-amp Tig/ Stick welding machine AC/DC, Dc reverse
Hypertherm 40 Max CS plasma torch
2 oxy/acc torches 1 on cart, 1 jewelers set
Lincoln 125+ mig welder with gas shield
Tannewitz 36” throat vertical die band saw
5’x5’ Platen/Acorn table
4’x10’x ¾” steel assembly table
3”x72” horizontal belt sander
Wonder 16” disc sander
1 pedestal double grinder (12” diameter wheels) 3 bench grinders
2 1.5-ton arbor presses
7-ton screw press (flypress)
Treadle hammer
Bradley 75# upright helve power hammer
2 post vices, 2 bench vices, 1 chipping vise
2 gas forges 1 coal forge
3 anvils 107#, 140# and 250#
5 4’x8’ work benches
40’ of 16’ high 3 tier pallet racking
20’x20’x8.5’ mezzanine with 6 4’x10’ shelves underneath
2 cherry picker hoists
2 table saws (wood)
Shaper (wood)
Planer (wood)
Joiner (wood)
And many other smaller tools, hand tools, hand power tools etc.
See my post in the where is your shop thread for a front view of my shop which is
20' tall 30' wide and 75' long. When the wife says to build your shop, you do it!

Eric!
With making the list, I forgot to congratulate you on a very nice looking shop that is well planed and layed out, you really SHOULD be very proud of it!!! :cheers:

When I worked in my garage and even now I used 2 old screen doors joined by hinges to form a folding screen to control the chips that came off the mill. I have 2 pairs of them. They allow air to flow but stop the chips from getting everywhere in the shop. That should work well for you also! :)

Thanks Cal Blacksmith!

I have just uploaded more images of my shop!
The Electrician will be here tomorrow, to hook up the 220VAC 3-Phase motors to my house wiring which is 1-phase!

I'm anxious to make chips with the machines!

I did get the 110VAC stuff on the Grinder working, the Electromagnetic Chuck is really powerfull! It has really fine polls running the 12" length of the chuck!

Soon I'll be able to re-grind all my parallels and other tools!

Eric

Lathemaster 9x30 lathe (being CNC'd as we speak), Industrial Hobbies mill (will be CNC'd later), Drill Press, Harbor Fright Tool Grinder, De Walt Cold
Saw, 5HP Compressor, ESAB PowerCut 1500 Plasma Cutter (next CNC project after the lathe), Miller Synchrowave 180SD, and a Miller 250 Mig.

Best,

BW

PS How about a poll of your "wish list" machines to acquire next? I'm looking at 20" disk sanders myself, after which I will go in search of a surface grinder.

All day Friday I worked on retrofitting a 5C Collet Closer on to my new lathe, it was new from the same manufacturer as the lathe! First I had to make an adapter to fit the closer to the end of the spindle, then I had to drill holes in the gearbox near the edge, to maount the ancor bar for the collet closer. when all that was done, i realized the drawbar thread was messed up, and would not take a standard 5C collet! So i dismanteled the whole unit, and put the draw bar in the lathe chuck and re pointed the 20-pitch thread to fit the collet (what a pain in the ass to pick up an exsisting thread)!
Then I re assembled the whole unit, re-mounted it on the end of the lathe, and fount it to be totally impossible to adjust the tension of the collet closing, because of some hidden spring loaded pint in the revolving part of the unit! That was aggrivating! Then i realized the unit would NOT work above 600 RPM! Now that made me mad! :boxing:

My lathe has a maximum of 2000 RPM, and it started to walk across the floor! The Chinese Collet Closer was so poorly made, nothing on it was concentric! Aand impossible to repair, short of remanufacturing 90% of the unit!

So Monday Morning I will be battling the distributor who sold it to me, and I will insist on getting my money back!

I did a little research, and found that KBC tools & MSC Supply both sell a Hardinge grade collet closer for $1000, thats my last resort, if I can not get a used one !

Live and learn!

Eric (chair)

If I had my workshop I could answer this post, but since I don't I'll just slink away in shame...... :violin: (See signature)

Fixed table saw, wood chop saw, aluminum chop saw, abrasive steel chop saw, band saw, planer, jointer, mortising machine, drill press for wood, 12 spd. mill drill for tapping, big mill drill w/DRO for steel & aluminum, 9x20 lathe w/DRO, portable table saw with router table & plunge router, fixed router table w/ router, spindle shaper, 12 in disc sander, 9in disc & 6x36 belt sander, 2 ft. X 3 ft. CNC router, CNC mini mill, MIG welder, OXY ACY torches, 3 or 4 compressors, spray guns, air tools, hand tools of course...

Ive also got rails and controls for 3 more medium size CNC machines and one 5' X 10' but nowhere to put them.

Not as Impressive as some of the others, but it gets the Jobs Done. One Benifit to having a Home Machine Shop.

BTW: Nice Shops Guys

tobyaxis :cheers:

lookin good widgitmaster seems like some serious widgiting bout to happen

over here we gots a drillpress,grinder,sandblastercabinet,compressor,benchtopmill+4thaxe,metalbandsaw,some airtools and lots a handtools ooh yes the partswasher always comes in handy since i still haven't got streaming water in the shed and soon there will be a lathe very soon(i hope)

always a pleasure

realistically its not a hobby shop but seeing as I only do the stuff for extra cash or for things i want i consider it fun therefore a hobby. Anyways, I got two 100 gal comperssors, 1) 3 gallon powdercoating and airbrushing compressor, three power coating ovens(smallest fits engine brakets abot 4" wide by 10" long)(biggest will fit a 20" streched chopper frame) (middle will fit a 6 banger valve cover or stripped down v-twin jugs), powdercoating booth, caswell progun powder coating kit, chroming tanks, and cadmium plating tanks, frame jig for choppers and street bikes, tubebender for up to 2" dia tubing, 10" dia. chop saw, 36" drill press, sandblast cabinet, blueprint table, sawzall, 4" hand grinder, 7" hand grinder, lincoln promig 135 welder, miller sycrowave 200 runner tig, 6" benchtop grinder, 3hp buffer polisher, full anodizing line with 10 dyes, sieg x2 cnc retrofit mill, sieg cnc retrofit lathe(cummins tools version) , industrial hobbies cnc mill, '94 no name wire edm, metal cutting bandsaw, vacuum table and vacum infusion setups for composites, old kansas jack frame machine with three towers, an office being remodeled now and much more pics to follow later tonight. I have three garages i work out of at night: one for coatings, one for metal fab and one for composites and vehicle fab. I run three businesses (a composites manufacturing line of infusion and wet layup, "choppers" and associated parts, and metal finishing) and keep it all running while keeping a semi day job. And my security system (because everyone knows thos are tools too) consist of one pure breed 87lb pitbull who has been schutzhund trained and a 12 foot bermeise python....all of which are conversation peices when a friend comes over.

Harbour freight cnc mill,drill press,4x6 gantry router,3 router tables,band saw, jig saw,table saw,lapping table(granite) rotary lapping table(motorized)table belt,disk sander, and all power hand tools. And not even enough room.

Until I can get out of LA, or find a place with a yard, and/or barn/garage ($600k+ in LA - bup that), I have to deal with small machines, and not being able to use them most of the time. Tiny apartments w/ new mothers upstairs who <i>never leave</i> will be the death of me.

Sherline:
5400 CNC mini mill
4400 CNC mini lathe

Ryobi (all bought within the last month, none used yet - simply too loud)
small band saw
12" compound mitre saw
router table
router

If you're in LA, and know how someone can find space in which to work for not too much money, please let me know. And if you're wondering - I'm here because of a good office job, but my heart lives in a spacious workshop, somewhere deep in the woods, with unicorns.

And if you're wondering - I'm here because of a good office job, but my heart lives in a spacious workshop, somewhere deep in the woods, with unicorns.

Lol, sounds familiar. If you find that woods let me know. :)

Since this thread doesn't include hand tools I wont comment. But when I get my workshop set up Im looking forward to posting some pics. ;)

I have 9x42 Jet Mill with Newall 3 axis DRO, 13x40 Jet Lathe with Newall 2 axis DRO, 14 inch Jet Vertical Bandsaw, Jet 7x12 Horizontal/Vertical Bandsaw, Harbor Freight Drill Press, Sears 12 Gallon Air Compressor, Harbor freight Combination Brake, Jet Notcher, Welders (Spot, Stick, Tig, and, Mig ), Bison 12 inch Rotary Table/Tailstock, Kurt Vise, Metal Puncher, Metal Formers, etc. I also have a complete wood working shop. As of today, I don’t know anything about metalworking. My mind took control of me after reading these websites and the dreams took over.

I've beeing tooling up since 1991 and have the following so far:

Grizzly 12" gap bed lathe
Myford Super 7 lathe
Bole lathe
Enco bench mill
Enco floor drill press
Delta bench bandsaw converted to cut metal
Carroll dividing heads
Rotary table
Ingersol 60gal compressor w/ dessicant dryer
Craftsman 25gal compressor
Carbide grinder
Regular grinder
30 ton shop press

Grizzly table saw
Grizzly jointer
Grizzly shaper
Delta planner

Pneumatic grinder, brad nailer, staplers, impact wrenches
Hand Routers
And many other power and hand tools.

Small Oxy/Acet setup
Mig welder

More power!!

Resently sold an old Atlas Metal Shaper.

Carl

I have the following equipment in my shop:
Bridgeport series one vertical mill,
13x48 Clausing Lathe,
6 x 12 Boyar-Shultz surface grinder,
Enco 14" vertical bandsaw,
6x12 horizontal bandsaw,
Tormach PCNC, just got this one

CNC converted Bridgeport mill, Southbend 13" x 60" lathe, Miller syncrowave 250 TIG welder, chop saw, 6x12 horizontal band saw, oxy/acetylene welder, table saw, Taig lathe, pedistal 8" grinder, welding table. It all fits in a standard 2 car garage in addition to a 10'x18' pop up tent trailer.

Vince

My humble shop includes, Delta Unisaw, Inca planner/jointer combination, Grizzly 12" x 6" disc/belt sander, 12" band saw, 15 speed drill press, 10" chopsaw, Grizzly 7 X 10 Mini Lathe and Mini Mill being converted to cnc at this time. Various hand tools, saws, air tools and compressor, and general shop tooling. All this centered in my garage under my home. At least Five tool boxes full of tools and three more at work where I am a Master Pattern Maker.

Hello all ;

I have a Taig cnc mill, Lathemaster 8 X 14 lathe, Drill press, metal cutting Bandsaw, Beltsander, and a Bench Grinder 6" .


Micth ..............

Let's see if I can remember them all:
Delta 10" Unisaw
2 Dewalt 12" compound miter saws
Grizzly 5hp shaper with 1 hp power feed
Old Craftsman benchtop shaper
ShopFox 20" planer
Drill Press
Grizzly 6" x 80" Edge sander
Woodmaster 50" drum sander
2 Senco 18 gauge Staple guns
2 Porter Cable 18 gauge brad guns
A pile of Harbor Freight brad guns
Large Porter Cable router mounted in a table. (not sure the HP, kinda old)
2.5 HP(peak) Bosch router
Medium sized Porter Cable router
Ryobi planer/jointer
Ritter horizontal boring machine
Ritter 13 spindle line boring machine
Brand new Kremlin Airmix spray system
Omal hinge press (for Euro hinges)
Ridgid 18V drill, circular saw, reciprocating saw, power planer, and flashlight
2 Dewalt 12V impact drills
A bunch of Dewalt standard 12v drills
2 Grizzly 2 HP (I think) dust collectors.
1 Grizzly 1 HP dust collector (for the 50" drum sander)
Scroll saw
Jig saw
Bench grinder
Lots of hammers, wrenches, and misc. hand tools
Rol-Air 2 hp (real horsepower, not fake) 20 gal. air compressor
Craftsman 4.5 fake HP air 20 gal. compressor
Dynabrade 5" pneumatic sander
Dewalt electric random orbit sander (rarely used now that I have the Dynabrade)
Porter Cable belt sander
Porter cable trim router (not the one on my CNC)

Oh, and of course my Solsylva CNC router! :D

Wow! I didn't realize I actually had that much stuff, and I left a lot of the small miscellaneous tools like laser levels, etc. out of the list. All this fits in our 2500 sqft. cabinet shop. My next goal is to somehow fit a 4x8 CNC router in there. :)

The big stuff I can't move...easily...
Delta/Rockwell 3hp uni-saw
Jet 24" wood band saw
Jet 20" wood band saw
Junk metal cutting band saw
Delta/Rockwell 3hp shaper
Woodmaster 25" planer/molder
Foley Belsaw 12" planer/molder
Accura 16"/32" drum sander
RBI 20" scroll saw
Delta 6" joiner
Foley Belsaw Carbide grinder
Foley Belsaw auto filer
Foley Belsaw surface grinder
Lot's of other Foley Belsaw sharpening equip.
Couple of big old drill presses
2 - Shop Smith Mk 5's
Shop Smith over-arm Pin router
2 shop made router tables
air compressor
Maggi big 800 16" radial arm saw
B & D 12" radial arm saw
2 - DeWalt 12" sliding compound miter saws
36" Cook/Shop-built portable band mill, and
:D my brand new 25" x 25" cnc spindle mill that I have no idea what I'm going to do with yet...
All sitting in my brand new shop 800 miles away.:violin: Can't wait to get back home to set it all back up!
--Rick

CNC Bridgeport clone
CKG19 Centre lathe/DRO
250a Mig
200a ac/df/hf Tig
Oxy Acetelene gear
Thermaldyne 38 Plasma
2 x Floor Drill presses
1 x Bench Drill press
Index head
2 x Hor/Vert Band Saws
12 ton press
Manual Pipe bender
Sheet metal folder
Sheet metal Roller
Bead blasting cabinet
2 x 17 cfm Compressors
Dust extractor

I need a bigger garage ;)

Hello,
New here, but I have a Hurco KM3P with ultra Max 3 control, Bridgeport Mill, Table EDM, Chevalier 6x18 hand feed, Okomato 12x24 wet grinder, Lincolin MIG/TIG stick welder, 75 ton Cin. Plastic Injection Machine with coolant tower. I also work doing mold design and some cnc programing.

I have a 3000sq ft shop I share with 5 others. We've got tons of crap, most of it oriented towards car restoring/racing. Here's a short list of some of our stuff:

K2 CNC plasma table, custom CNC vertical mill, HF X1 CNC vertical mill in enclosure, 2x drill presses, brake press, bead roller, abrasive saw, aluminum miter saw, sand blasting cabinet, parts washer, 2x car lifts, 80gal 7hp compressor with hard lines around the shop, throatless sheet cutter, 3 MIGs (2 small ones, one large), stick welder, Torchmate plasma cutter, large and small gas torches, various fixed dollies for metal work, pinball machine, original Defender table game, shop stereo with 16 foot video projector and game consoles, Amana fridge large enough for a keg and a barbecue :cheers: :cool:

We're in the market for a horizontal metal band saw and a lathe. We might also get some more lifts and a fork lift. Since we are in an industrial warehouse, we also have 3-phase electrical, which is pretty cool, not that we really use it (except for the large MIG, compressor and plasma cutter).

Chris.

Harbor Freight mill/drill, home grown CNC conversion
7x10 lathe
6" Rotary table, 6" Vise, Tap press

Hobart Air Force 625 plasma cutter
Hobart Handler 187 MIG welder

Eaton 7.5hp/120gallon air compressor
Abrasive blast cabinet
Skat dust collector

20-ton hydraulic press
12-ton pipe bender
Drill press, grinders, miter saw, cut-off saw, band-saw, granite flat plate, carbide end mills, taps, dies, drills, reamers, gage blocks, pin gages, indicators, calipers, micrometers, rolling utility carts, rolling toolboxes, ............

What machines are in your home hobby shop?

I do alot of rc car racing so i built a enclosed router table to cut alot of carbon fiber and fiberglass. I have a water tank dust collector also have a vac u form machine i barly use.

here some pics
http://www.pro-z.com/mill/1.JPG
http://www.pro-z.com/mill/2.JPG
http://www.pro-z.com/mill/3.JPG

Bandsaw Machine from uzay makina , for block cutting and cutting construction steel. this can be seen at www.uzaymak.com
also have 4 cnc lathes from taiwan, 4 machining centers, 1 cnc bed type milling machine with 10000mm X travel

old logan lathe 1943 model 200...LOL

Hi all,

I have a Grizzly vertical/horizontal knee mill, a Grizzly 12" x 36" lathe, a Delta floor stand drill press, and a horizontal metal cutting band saw. This is all packed into a half garage car space along with two work benches.
I sure like some of the shops I've seen on this site but they are just dreams right now.

Cheers,

Mike

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fray all angle milling machine - (extra set of ways to move head independently of table - came with bridgeport M head that I converted to R8 by making new spindle insert and installing new bearings) rong fu benchtop mill converted to 3 axis cnc (home grown) clausing 10" lathe, asian 7 x 10 lathe - another cnc conversion - threads too! atlas 7" shaper, drill press, 6 x 18 surface grinder, vert/horizontal band saw. Too busy to use much nowadays :drowning:

Retro CNC Tree Mill,Bridgeport manual Mill,Pratt-Whitney 12X36 type C lathe, 17X60 LeBlond Regal Lathe,PowerMatic 24" Verticle Band Saw,9X16 Delta band saw,Miller 172 Mig, Miller 2060 Plasma,3/4 hp polisher, table saw,radial arm saw,Snap On "Taco Stand" bottom box ,side box and top box,engine stands,engine hoists,home built engine test stand w/hydraulic load pump and heat exchanger.Most tools are old, well cared for ,and functional.All were made in the USA (that tells you their age) .Our childern will have one heck of a garage sale someday.


what year and model is your tree mill

1937 South Bend 13x40 & some *other stuff* :)

CNC Mill, CNC Metal Lathe, Manual Metal Lathe, 2 wood lathes, planer, cutoff saw, drillpress, wood bandsaw, metal bandsaw, scrollsaw, framing miter shaver, grinder, table saw, skil saw, jig saw, sanders (mouse, orbital & drill), computer, dust collector, router. Umm, I think that's most of it.

LOL

Wade

3 axis VMC, manual sharp LMV with DRO and 16x40 gap bed sharp lathe. and a fridge full of deer sausage and beer.:banana:

how to start the hobby cnc mill?

Monarch 10ee precision lathe, Smart and Brown model M lathe, Bridgeport clone kneemill, 7x10 bandsaw, Emco PCturn120 cnc lathe, Tormach PCNC 1100, Sanford surface grinder, bench grinders, pc with solidworks, 2 cats and bunch of custom made bikes.

Dennis

CNC Shoptask Bridgemill
Grizzly 6X10 bandsaw
Bench drill press that was my Grandfathers
12X12 surface plate
6" Kurt mill vice
3" phase II mill vice
6" CNC rotary table
8" bench grinder
Bench top English Wheel
12" DeWalt sliding miter saw
Woodmaster (Shopsmith knock off) with 6" jointer, 6" belt sande, and band saw attachments
Foley Belsaw 12" wood planer
Foley Belsaw 1055 grinders
Lots of hand power tools
Full box of mechancis tools
Lots of rivet guns, cleco fasteners, air drills . . .
Air compressors
Oxy/Acet welding equipment

David

Bridgeport series II variable speed mill w/dro
6" Kurt vice
12" ROTARY table
8" spacer
14 X 40 geared head lathe from Wholesale Tool
Hobart 300 Cybertig tig welder
Miller 150 Mig
Brake / roll/ shear
36" DoAll 3 hp bandsaw
Pullmax P-5
30 ton Hydraulic press
1 1/2 ton press
Imperial Wheeling machine
2 Helve hammers
2 bead rollers
shrinker / stretcher (lancaster)
2 Bike lifts
2 post 9000 lb lift
JD2 Bender
truing stand
Sunnen hone
Souix Valve grinder w/seat grinder
13 punch presses
6 X 9 bandsaw
powermatic belt / disc sander
planishing hammer

my garage shop consists of:

Powermatic Millrite
Powermatic Surface grinder
Rusnok mill
Craftex 10x18 lathe
7x12 horizontal bandsaw
Vertical bandsaw
General belt sander
Miller econotig

12 inch Craftsman metal lathe. Built 1948. Great lathe.
Drill press
14 inchDayton Metal band saw
Harbor freight green machine Lathe Mill combo
Shopmaster ElDorado bridge mill. I have just converted to CNC

Just starting out with my collection:
160A Mig welder
Stick welder
8" Pedestal grinder
12" Cut-off saw
Various hand power tools
Some wood working power tools
Pedestal drill press
Selection of 1 & 2 m/t drills
Air compressor
Air tools
Toolbox full of spanners, screwdrivers, pliers, etc
Also plumbed in air lines and quick release couplings around the garage. Looking at a lathe next (hopefully).

It's impressive to see what some of you guys have as well - some home workshops here would put a lot of engineering shops to shame over here!!

Bridgeport Anilam 3axis mill
Rockwell 14x48 lathe
Miller Syncrowave Tig Welder
JD3 Tube bender
Hypertherm Plasma
Belt Sanders
Compressor
Planishing Hammer
EnglishWheel
Bead Roller
Various dollies and bucks
Two 6 foot toolboxes loaded with bits and peices
Spray booth ( homemade 2x4 and plastic)
Parts washer (small tube)
Sandblaster
Various vices and tables ( rotary, elevating... ect. )

ALL in a single car garage with a couple motorcycles


Its a mess and its addicting

I have the following:

Saw Stop table saw with Incra LS table saw fence
with a JessEm Mite R Excel and a Forest woodworker II blade
DeWalt thickness planner with Wixey digital display on portable stand
General jointer
Milwaulkee compound Miter saw with Laser Kerf
Craftsman circular saw with laser
Jet 14" band saw with Kreg Fence, Carter bearings and quick tension release
Delta Drill Press with Pinnacle table and accessories
DeWalt scroll saw on stand
DeWalt cordless drill
Porter Cable corded drill
Porter Cable portable ban saw
DeWalt plunge router
Porter Cable 7518
JessEm router lift
Porter Cable 891 with vac grip
Bosch Router
Homemade router table with Incra LS super 25" fence
More router bits then I can count (several different sets for specific tools)
DeWalt belt sander
Antique John Deere air compressor
Leigh dovetail jig
DeWalt Grinder
Several palm sanders
Craftsman Scroll Jig saw
Craftsman vise
Kreg Pocket Hole master system
Clamps to many to count

And much much much more. I have enough alignment tools to keep everything running smooth. Drill bits of every type including Brad Point, forstner, and speed bits. :cheers:

But I do not have a Lathe, Radial Arm Saw, or a CNC but I'm not dead yet!

He who has the most tools wins!

come you guys, listing your portable power tools and vises? pushing the envolope and guilding the lily :D
.......
now some of you want to talk about your vices - that might be very interesting, but lets start a new thread :D :D

1 mini lathe, 1 13X40 lathe, 1 manual mill, 1 30 year old Taiwan drill press that has been used as a light mill at times, tube roller, english wheel, plannishing hammer, bead roller, gas & mig & tig welders. Many misc. tooling. 2 airplane projects & motorcycle projects.

Mill,lathe,surface grinder, band saw,drill press,table saw, panel saw, mig welder, stomp shear, box break, rotex punch,hydraulic press

Four DIY cnc routers, largest 2' x 4' smallest 10" x 12"
Powermatic table saw
6" jointer
14" bandsaw
planer
Jet drillpress
metal lathe
misc hand power tools

12" tablesaw
router table
drill press
metal bandsaw
hurco bmc 30 mill
grinder
8"x12" lathe
2 large compressors
unused-brand new 200 hp. eletric motor
20 hp. rotary phase convertor
It's a 52'x32' shop

3 Small drill presses/ set up for specific jobs, re: depth and diameter
1 Large drill press
1 hammond dual 5hp buffer/polisher
1 Parts washer jet cabinet
1 small parts washer
1 horizontal Bandsaw
1 Chop box
1 180 amp Tig / Lincoln
1 250 amp Mig / Snap on
2 tubing bender/ jd2 and another with screw drive and follower
2 Tubing Notchers
1 Rod Bender
1 36" shear, roll, and break
1 7.5hp 80 gallon compressor
1 13 x 40 lathe , manual for now
1 Bridgeport BTC-1 just fully retrofitted:rainfro:
1 Bridgeport Boss fully retrofitted 3 years ago
3 Tool boxes full of tools.
1 Jet 12 x 32 disc belt grinder
1 Snap on Plasma 50 Amp
Tons of woodworking tools/ won't break this down too long
5 x 10 cnc router in pieces was machinetoolcamp kit working router I built but needed some changes so I disassembled for modifying.
I know its a little much for a home shop but I tend to dive into my projects head first
24 x 52 Backyard Barn (Started as 16 x 20 and kept(keeps) growing):)

My little machine shop is in a spare bedroom in my home. I have no useful basement...

In there I have a 7x10 mini lathe, Taig 2017ER milling machine, drill press, air compressor, small hydraulic press, mechanic's type roll around three level tool box and two sets of shelves.

It's a bit cramped...

My workshop is also a spare room in my house and measures 4.2 metres - although I lose 1 metre for through access, by 2.4 metres.
In that I have a Sieg C6 lathe, an X2 mill. There's 2 metres of bench space and lots of drawers for tools. Lot of woodworking power tools in there as well
Not much room for expansion, and only 1 power point :(