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Post by liveoak on Apr 24, 2023 15:02:21 GMT -5
After evicting Tom from the spare bedroom, I finally got my new improved studio together, and thought I better show it off while it's still clean.
We still need to install the ventilation / fume extractor ( but that's another story).
Thanks for looking,
Patty
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Post by Pat on Apr 24, 2023 15:13:15 GMT -5
Wow! You have everything!! Enjoy!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 24, 2023 18:33:45 GMT -5
Sweet studio! You have all the tools and then some. I believe I have a little tool envy.
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Post by liveoak on Apr 25, 2023 7:52:16 GMT -5
Most have been pushed behind other things so long, as I used to have only 1/3 of that space.
It seems luxurious now.
Tom & I subscribe to Henry Ford's belief, " It's better to have a tool and not need it, than need a tool and not have it".
Thanks for looking,
Patty
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Post by Brian on Apr 25, 2023 8:32:10 GMT -5
Wow, Patty! That is an incredible set up. I love seeing all of the old tools that have been restored.
I’m curious about the octagon-shaped house, too. My dad is a retired architect and always loved unusually shaped houses.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 25, 2023 9:12:00 GMT -5
Well, it's about damn time!!!! JK. It's funny that you finished up your outstanding studio when I finally finished up my stabilizing project.
I LOVE your studio and I am VERY envious.
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Post by liveoak on Apr 25, 2023 9:25:45 GMT -5
Well, it's about damn time!!!! JK. It's funny that you finished up your outstanding studio when I finally finished up my stabilizing project.
I LOVE your studio and I am VERY envious. Thanks Tela,
Wasn't it obvious, I was waiting on you
Patty
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Post by Tommy on Apr 25, 2023 9:32:29 GMT -5
That's awesome Patty! Thanks for the video tour.
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Post by liveoak on Apr 25, 2023 9:40:09 GMT -5
Wow, Patty! That is an incredible set up. I love seeing all of the old tools that have been restored. I’m curious about the octagon-shaped house, too. My dad is a retired architect and always loved unusually shaped houses. Thanks Brian,
I am fortunate enough to have a husband who's hobby is restoring antique machinery.
And, does a nice job of it to boot.
I probably have more drill presses in my studio then I really need, but I had the room & each one is different, and I can put a different bit or sanding drum, etc, etc in each one.
The octagon is not very large, it's 12 feet per side, but we also have 2 additions , the larger one is our sewing shop, and the smaller one, our living room.
It's also a stilt house on top of a hill, 40 miles form the gulf.
You used to be able to see the lake that is across the road from our house, but the trees have grown up now.
OTOH sitting on our covered front deck is like sitting in a tree house Definitely the only one on the block .
2 photos - the front one shows the deck, then it had a shade sail, now we have a full awning.
And the rear shows the original octagon, built in 1982.
That should get your Dad's interest - but I'm sure if he looked close, he's find lots wrong with the construction.
BTW, Tom always reminds me, we did NOT build the house.
We bought it relatively cheap on 3 1/2 acres some years ago, because it's the kind of house that no ones furniture fits in.
Tom pretty much builds in stuff we need.
Patty
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Post by Brian on Apr 25, 2023 11:21:45 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the pictures of the house! The octagon is fun and I’m glad you (and Tom) are creative enough to make it work for you. I can see how it would give off some nice treehouse vibes.
If I had the space, I would probably be surrounded by old tools, too. Their construction and heft are so much more satisfying than modern tools.
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Post by liveoak on Apr 25, 2023 11:40:38 GMT -5
Their construction and heft are so much more satisfying than modern tools. Agreed.
Back when companies not only cared that things were made well but also, and just as important,about the esthetics of how things looked. I laugh that some of my tools are 100 + years old .
Patty
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Post by khara on Apr 25, 2023 15:37:28 GMT -5
Very nice.👍 I like the built in counters all around the perimeter and the tiled area for your enameling. It really is so handy to have the right tools. We had this terrible tiny awkward barely functional shop vac for years. We hated it but “already had a shop vac” so just never took the time or money to replace it. Well one day the thing finally pissed us off too far and it went straight in the trash. We hadn’t even used it very much we hated it so much. We lived for quite a while without it and then finally my husband recently replaced it with a nice new big one whose wheels actually roll and motor actually sucks. We now use it all the time, every time we are working on the garage. It is so handy! We can always make do but having the right tools for a project makes a huge difference. I imagine you’ll have the same elation, probably more, with your new work shop.👍👍
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Post by gunsil on Apr 25, 2023 19:32:26 GMT -5
My my, that is a well equipped shop!! Those Red Wing polishing motors are the best with their two speeds and precision shafts!
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Post by liveoak on Apr 25, 2023 19:58:18 GMT -5
My my, that is a well equipped shop!! Those Red Wing polishing motors are the best with their two speeds and precision shafts! And the best part is Tom's friend sold / gave it to me for $20 ! One of the best most used tools in the studio.
Patty
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Post by vance71975 on Apr 26, 2023 6:50:42 GMT -5
After evicting Tom from the spare bedroom, I finally got my new improved studio together, and thought I better show it off while it's still clean.
We still need to install the ventilation / fume extractor ( but that's another story).
Thanks for looking,
Patty
awesome space! great flow!
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Post by gunsil on Apr 26, 2023 15:57:09 GMT -5
My my, that is a well equipped shop!! Those Red Wing polishing motors are the best with their two speeds and precision shafts! And the best part is Tom's friend sold / gave it to me for $20 ! One of the best most used tools in the studio.
Patty
Wow, that's a great deal! I have a polisher/dust collector with one on a higher base than yours, it can handle bigger diameter buffs. I found a low base like your at an estate sale, also paid $20, just couldn't pass up the deal. They are only 1/4 horse rated but they are more than twice the size of most 1/4 HP motors and have gobs of torque.
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Post by liveoak on Apr 26, 2023 17:22:44 GMT -5
Old machines are the best, I have to agree gunsil . Extra nice when you find one for a good deal ( that doesn't need bearings ! )
Patty
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Post by aGates on Apr 26, 2023 19:10:38 GMT -5
Patty with the tool flex. I was drooling. Very cool to see your working shop. Ide have it just the same way.
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Post by quartz on Apr 26, 2023 22:08:57 GMT -5
liveoak, I noticed the very nicely done up "minature" Buffalo drill press in the video. Was that a machine that was marketed at that size or a salesman's sample like the old cook stove models were, or do you know either way. I've run a couple of the full size Buffalo drills, but have never seen a small one like that. My compliments on your restored machinery, shows pride in workmanship.
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Post by liveoak on Apr 27, 2023 6:35:41 GMT -5
I noticed the very nicely done up "minature" Buffalo drill press in the video. Was that a machine that was marketed at that size or a salesman's sample like the old cook stove models were, or do you know either way. Thanks Larry.
Yes indeed "Junior" (model name) was made and sold as a working drill press.
In fact when my husband bought it some years ago, from CA, it had an old decal on it from an electric shop it was used in.
I believe it's from around 1930.
When Tom looked up the address in CA of the electric shop (that rebuilt electric motors, etc) it's long gone & is now a beauty parlor.
Before :
Here's the fancy " After" photo - it was actually featured in an Old Woodworking / Metalworking Calendar a couple of years ago.
The extra nice thing about Junior that I like, being the end user of him, is that after all these years,
he's accurate AND will even hold one of my small jewelers drill bits.
Tom says Junior's in retirement now, living the good life.
Patty
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