What's in your dream shop/lab?

KD VillaKD Villa ✭
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If you could build out your own shop/lab, what would you make sure to include? A vacu-form machine? How about an adjustable height work bench? Shop stools with coaster wheels? A nice air compressor? Would your shop be in your home, a tricked out garage space, or a nice Home Depot shed with options for ventilation and temperature controls and a fridge stocked with cold beverages and tasty snacks? Or maybe a rented storage space where you'd bring a cooler and a portable power supply/generator?
I like the idea of having a shed tucked into the corner of my back yard situated such that good ventilation is achieved. A wall-mounted spray-paint rack and shelving for other supplies. A tool chest on wheels, I hate having to hunt for tools. They're never where they're supposed to be. I'd like two work benches, to accommodate a couple stages of projects at a time. And a mannequin/human form, something that'll assist for fabricating wearable garb.

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  • Darrell GreenDarrell Green ✭✭✭
    "Pocket NC", mini cnc, 5 axis.
  • Chris EllerbyChris Ellerby Admin
    A shop assistant who loves to sand.

    /Chris
  • Darrell GreenDarrell Green ✭✭✭
    Chris Ellerby said:
    A shop assistant who loves to sand.

    /Chris
    Full belly laugh on that one, Chris, you totally had me going.
  • Alexander HAlexander H ✭✭✭
    Chris basically beat me to it, but having a team of passionate, hard working people always looking to improve their craft would be worth more to me than any fancy smancy tool.

    But they have to like my music. I control the mixtape.
  • Tom LucaTom Luca ✭✭
    Everything or every tool and equipment and supplies available to do any job or anything thought up and 1 million + square footage of workshop space and soundstage. Dream for IWS. But it is getting more and more difficult to find a gang or crew of Artists, Craftsmen/Craftswomen, Technicians that are passionate and motivated and take instructions well these days. Gone are the days it seems where people like this are found knocking on the studio doors eager and hungry for work in this business...
  • Chris EllerbyChris Ellerby Admin
    This is a Pinterest board I call "Workshop Daydreams" where I try to add interesting products and ideas for workshop and tool optimization.

    While I'm not a big fan of Pinterest, and I've not updated this board in a while, it does fit the "dream shop" topic.  

    https://www.pinterest.com/vexfx/workshop-daydreams/

    Enjoy!

    /Chris
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