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[Derek]

Very nice cabinets Doug what it must be like to have the wall space to hang them

Blimey that's a bit posh innit LOL

Pete

That is what I thought but did not want to accuse Doug of being posh

[Doug Barratt]

Very nice cabinets Doug what it must be like to have the wall space to hang them

Blimey that's a bit posh innit LOL

Pete

That is what I thought but did not want to accuse Doug of being posh

Well I don’t remember anyone ever calling me posh  but thanks chaps 

[bodrighywood]

Not you the cabinets LOL.

Pete

[Doug Barratt]

Not you the cabinets LOL.

Pete

Hell I’ll settle for that Pete 

[hughie]

Heres my current set up, built into the wall

[fuzzyturns]

Nice picture, but are you really running belt-drive  machinery without any protective covers?

[hughie]

Nice picture, but are you really running belt-drive  machinery without any protective covers?

This lathe is under construction as I design and build my own lathes to suit what I want. Here I am currently fitting the drive [VFD] and getting the belts sorted etc. This has been on the go for awhile, but never finished due to the lack of space or should I say the poor use of the space I have.

[seventhdevil]

you've a fair few tools there Hughie...

[michaelb]

Quote from Bowler Hatted turner
It would be nice to have a workshop big enough to roll things around. I have operated for the last 35 years or so in a workshop that is 16 feet square. At times it looks like a bomb has hit it and then I have a tidy up and spend the next 6 months looking for things.

Reminds me of past life when I was in gainful employment may years ago the status symbol was a brief case ( well before I pads and mobile phones) and us young bucks wanted a double sides combination lock in burgundy leather all singing and dancing case to look the part , a wise old timer said the bigger the brief case the more  C---P you carry .

I now know I need downsize my workshop as can never find what I just put down or is that something else coming on .   The fun of being a turner

[seventhdevil]

here's my load of mess in the corner of a joinery. i've an area 10'x10' to reside in which is just enough to work in.

[seventhdevil]

you can just see my tool rack for anything other than flatstock behind the headstock of the lathe.

[Bill21]

This is the Turning Tool Rack I made some years ago. Can’t upload pictures to this website so here’s a link.

https://imgur.com/gallery/QVhUrKM

No glue or screws, just held together with wedges.

[Twisted Trees]

This is the Turning Tool Rack I made some years ago. Can’t upload pictures to this website so here’s a link.

https://imgur.com/gallery/QVhUrKM

No glue or screws, just held together with wedges.

My memory isn't good enough for that sort of rack anymore, I need to see the blade not remember where it is stored! I do have a 4 tool rack of similar idea for the tools I am actually using, I can remember where 3 things are most of the time...

[Bill21]

The issue for me is that it’s free standing in the workshop as I don’t have wall or bench space for it. Having sharp tips pointing upwards is just asking for an nasty accident so I won’t do that. As it is so open though I can easily see the cutting edge to make my tool selection and I recognise many of my favourite tools by the handle anyway.

I have actually seen someone putting a code on the very end of their tools for a similar purpose but I’ve not needed to do it yet.

[Mike313]

Gosh that's a really clever design Bill