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Where Is Your Work Space For Builds

Thought I might start a discussion around what kind of workspace cbg buffs craft their intruments. For those like myself,who rent in a small unit you couldn't swing a cat in,it can be difficult working without trashing the carpet etc.I'm sure some of you folks have work benches etc to make a newb like me salivate. I'll get the ball rollin and say I did my first build in the bathroom mostly, on top of the washing machine. And a coffee table by the T.V. I throw a big plastic sheet on the carpet under it to catch sawdust etc.Needless to say I have trashed the washing machine lid and top of coffee table.And a few old books to cut on. Come on folks.I am sure someone has a story bout makin a cbg in bed. Or in the Loo he he he

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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on July 13, 2016 at 1:19pm

I work in 1/2 of a 2 car garage. I have a wall shelf and 3 homemaded benches, 2 from recycled pallets.

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Permalink Reply by Justin Hilts on July 13, 2016 at 6:02pm

I have a good size shop that is slowly but sherly coming together. only my heated section is my woodworking area, its kinda small compared to the rest of the shop but it works well, and keeps getting better the more organized I get :)

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Permalink Reply by Jonno on July 13, 2016 at 9:54pm

Holy Cow Justin. What a setup. Hard core

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Permalink Reply by Jonno on July 14, 2016 at 12:01am

Tell me Justin. How did you embed pics in your post?

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Permalink Reply by Jonno on July 14, 2016 at 12:05am

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Permalink Reply by Jonno on July 14, 2016 at 11:37am

da da! You got me thinkin Way. I don't have a toolbar. So I uploaded to Imgur (no signup required), upload pic.It uploads and gives a selection of link types. Chose "HTML Image". Copy and paste link. Great. No where I gonna eat my meals.he he

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Permalink Reply by Justin Hilts on July 19, 2016 at 11:17am

Cool

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Permalink Reply by Justin Hilts on July 19, 2016 at 11:18am

Lol, I'm trying to be do things more safely so maybe I won't bleed on every build lol

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Permalink Reply by 3pefhwwnvfj2q on July 19, 2016 at 6:55am

I live in an rv and am always on the move traveling the country, so my workspace is a picnic table underneath the awning of my rv wherever I am camped out. It's nice to work outdoors, but sometimes it gets windy and starts blowing stuff around. I usually can't work on rainy days, and I have to quit by 8 because the sound of my dremel as I was told resonates from the side of my rig. All in all I am happy with my traveling studio. Last week I was able to look out at mesas and a deep canyon while I worked while day dreaming about cowboy movies.

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Permalink Reply by Justin Hilts on July 19, 2016 at 11:15am

That sounds nice

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Permalink Reply by Lane Martin on July 19, 2016 at 8:21am

My workbench is in the corner of the garage. (I'll post a photo when I can.) I do most work there. I have a shop building, but there's no electricity yet, so it's mostly parts storage. There's an old steel office desk out there where I do some planning...plenty of room to spread things out and decide how I want them to (hopefully) fit together.

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Permalink Reply by Blues Frog on July 19, 2016 at 10:54am

I work out of my 10 x 10 shed and out of my office. The Shed is crowded with too many tools and stuff that I've aquired over the years, and the office workbench is meant for my computer work. Right now both areas are so cluttered with parts for my builds, thata I have to search for everything wwhen I need it.

I used to be so organized...........