A few photos of Chipswitheverything's workshop

[Chipswitheverything]

The American model engineers will look at these photos and wonder why on earth most UK modellers want to cram themselves away in spaces where they have a job finding room for a bench....!!   It's just all about the property and land prices, especially in the south of England where I am...

So, this is a workshop fitted into a single size garage. I might be better off with a machine or two fewer and a bit more bench, but I like my machines.  In particular, I'm fond of the older British machines, the sort that were always advertised in the Model Engineer magazine when I first started taking an interest in the hobby back in the 1960's.  Hence the Myford Super7, the Tom Senior "Junior" mill that can be used as a horizontal if required, the TS "Light Vertical", and a Cowell drill. ( I have got a little, more modern, Cowell 90 lathe also ). The "Flott" precision drill is German, 1960's. Recently I have raised it up on blocks to make it more comfortable to use. The Clarkson grinder that appears in a photo has gone now, but I have a Quorn tool grinder.
 The Westbury bench mill was designed by Edgar T. Westbury and written up in the early 60's ME magazines. Not many model engineers had a milling machine back in those days, and it was ETW's way of introducing a machine that might be buildable/affordable to modellers of that era.  I didn't make it though, I bought it in unused condition from the estate of a deceased local model engineer.  He had commissioned it from a local engineering company.

Cheers, Dave

[oil mac]

Lovely shop chips, most commendable, your cleanliness and good order is sadly not seen very often  in general engineering  (except for really high tech CNC establishments)  The modern "flame cut & grind  brigade" is all to often thought to be the norm by the T.V. news pundits, Nice to see a good model engineer showing how it should be done!

[Kim]

Nice workshop there Dave!  You've got everything you need in close by.  And very tidy!
I like it!
Kim

[Don1966]

Very well equipped and neat shop Dave, thanks for sharing it.

Don

[mklotz]

Given the cleanliness of the shop I presume that your nom de plume describes your fascination with junk food rather than a reference to your work habits.

[b.lindsey]

Looks like a nice cozy shed to me Dave. Both well equipped and well organized....bravo!!

Bill

[gbritnell]

Actually it's a little bigger than my shop but then again I don't have as many machines. Looks nice and tidy. Thanks for sharing.
gbritnell

[Chipmaster]

Dave that puts me to shame, I have ladders, shelves loaded with tins of paint, household maintenance gear and tools etc etc plus all my models - they're not allowed in the house 
One day I might summon up the courage to show pictures of my  workshop which is at the other extreme.
Andy

[scc]

Lovely workshop Dave,        I love the light. Mine has no windows      what a cracking set of machines.........Enjoy.                     Terry

[zeeprogrammer]

Nice shop!
And yes...windows too!
Oh how I'd love to have some.

[Dave Otto]

Very nice cozy shop and some beautiful equipment.

Thanks for sharing,
Dave

[jadge]

Good grief, how do you keep everything so clean? You've got a nice selection of mahines there. Mind you I can see the floor so it can't be that crowded, I reckon you could fit at least another three machine tools in there. 

Andrew

[Chipswitheverything]

Thanks once again for the interest and friendly comments, guys.
 If you took a peek in there right at this moment, you'd not be so struck on it.   It has been a bit damp and chilly here for a while, and during the winter I chuck plastic sheets and blankets over the bigger lumps and mostly keep the place shut up so that if a load of warm and wet air arrives on a weather front, it doesn't suddenly dump condensation over the machines while they are cold.
 I do stick a dehumidifier in there if conditions are poor, but generally I don't keep heat going. I built some insulation in under the wall boarding, 2" polystyrene sheet, but it would be a bit too costly for me to keep the temperature constantly up to comfortable.  I've got a lot of layers of old clothing to put on me -  but on the whole I go and do something else when it gets pretty cold!
 Marv - the chips really are the ones that come off the lathe tools and milling cutters!, if you look in the waste bin they are in there...  French fries - can't remember the last time I had any actually, I'm not a big fry-up fan!

Cheers, Dave

[ShopShoe]

I like the looks of the mill next to the Myford. It looks a good size for what we do but robust enough to do some fine work. Not only do we tend to use more square footage here in the U.S. but we tend to think in terms of machines like Bridgeports.

Thanks for posting.

ShopShoe

[sco]

I like the looks of the mill next to the Myford. It looks a good size for what we do but robust enough to do some fine work. Not only do we tend to use more square footage here in the U.S. but we tend to think in terms of machines like Bridgeports.

Thanks for posting.

ShopShoe

The Tom Senior kit is really nice - made with care and attention to detail - one day maybe I'll have one....

Simon.