Small Machine Shop in a Garage || MICHIGAN MACHINISTS 

Hey Bob. Thanks for the shop tour. All the best, Tom

Thanks for the tour - always enjoy seeing other people’s shops !!

Thanks for the tour and the added tips. Cheers Tony

Thanks for the inspiration. I’m working on doing the same thing. With CNC equipment can’t wait

Love your approach. Thank you

I see that progression strip hung up on the wall by your Bridgeport 😎😎 Very nice!

Thanks for the tour! I have a similar shop space with similar equipment. Hoping to turn it into a side hustle some day after I get a couple big personal projects done.

great tour. late 20s apartment dweller living in concrete jungle. hoping to purchase a house in the next few years and have a GARAGE to turn into a DIY workshop as im very much a tinkerer...wood working, electronics repairing, small machinist area, 3d printer machine, maybe some automotive stuff...ah that'd be the dream just to have my own SPACE

Nice setup you have about anything ya need to do anything ya want. 👍

Hi Bob. Do you still do these last I see is a year ago ? Thought you were also about to introduce Betsy Bridgeport behind you…I understand 😂 Like your shop….wish I could move the trucks out my garage too. As a materials handling drafter I need to make a bit from my shop as well to survive. So…starting this year in all earnest. Ya days of employment are over.

Great Video I can't wait for your projects. Good luck

Nice shop. Wish I had your Bridgeport.

Nice setup

Working on setting my shop up also In the U.P of Michigan

👍 best of luck with everything my friend.

Hey man, I have a similar lathe with the threading dial. If our lead screw thread pitches matched up I could get you a tooth count for the gear if you wanted to make one. I just engraved new numbers on mine the other day. I'd hate to thread without one.

Nice looking sharp I will be watching out for some of your videos so keep up the good work and we will be watching god bless

Audio is always a challenge, esp in a garage. :) I think I'll sub.

Thank you for the tour. You mentioned "a couple friends over". Too bad you don't live in Ventura, CA near the beach were I could be your new best friend. LOL.

Nice shop

Salute that is amazing similar interest here and also from The Mitten 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

Great tour of your shop my friend. I would love to have a shop of my own out here in Thailand but with smaller machines a little bigger tham model making machines but I'm no good at business because Iv'e never been in business lol. I would love to make things and sell them on line but I don't know what. I will carry on watching you in the future.

Nice, proper tools! Weird vibe, though. Some things look clean and like new, other stuff looks like it hasn't been used in years (dust/rust on the mag chuck and the workbench for example). Great potential, though!

Thank you for sharing. Very nice tour. How about that grinder rack? Looks interesting.

Curious to know more about that little heater you have mounted to the wall by the Bridgeport

I rebuilt a Reid surface grinder that has the bed driven y a 400 rpm reversing 3 ph motor. It was originally a 2 phase reversing motor. It was bought by the city of Philadelphia about 1947. The Y drive travel limit can be reengaged after the stop. The ability to move the table back and forth was gone within weeks. Poorly repaired it failed again. It sat in the corner at the Water company for 40 to 50 years with a paint job every few year. The ways look like NEW. My mill is Beaver, nt40, 9x56 bed, 6 inch riser and 2 VFD'S.

I'm constantly on marketplace, craigslist and ebay looking for deals. I've gotten a boring and facing head for $250, a radius dress for $100 on ebay. I got my Millrite knee mill for $500 and a surface grinder for $250 on FB marketplace along with a Tesa-Hite for $250 and a B&S master height gage for $50.

Great tour, thanks for sharing. My shop is in Kalamazoo; where are you in Michigan? P.s. New Sub

Nice set up Bob I am expanding the garage to include a machining bay, What is the square footage of your shop I am currently a licensed(ontario) 310S,310T CWB (car,truck all position stick welder. I have a 20 x 30 shop that i do work in but looking to expand to 4ox40 I was thinking of making the current space the machine shop welding and the new space the repair shop. I would run an I beam gantry between the two. I have a fork lift but in the winter its easier not to use it unless necessary. Like the channel, I m new to it so I ve got lots to learn! Ps Im not rich building the expansion on my sons garage,

I’m also Machinist but I mainly here because my fiancé is from Michigan

Most of my stuff in my shop was used lathes valve grinder tools etc

This summer i will post a video of my shop in Big Rapids. its winter and messy now

I am sorry to hear about your job termination I thought only mechanics were fired without cause! Thats why i like being on my own, you might go broke but at least you see it coming

surface grinder should be turned around 180 deg in case a part flies off it will hit the wall

The biggest issue with a home machine shop (eventually) is where your significant other parks. Solve that and Patent it $$$

Nice shop! but if you're gonna keep doing the youtube thing I would highly suggest getting a windsock or whatever they call it for you microphone. the popping and additional notice is distracting.

Nice shop, no health care, but lower taxes

For safety, please consider building a little shed outside for the compressor. The tanks eventually rust inside and the tank can rupture explosively. If someone is near it, it could be tragic. Other than that, your shop is just like what I want to put together when we finally get a house with a garage!

I would like to contact you if at all possible. I can run some parts out of my garage if you need to source out any work.

How does somebody contact you FA wood white?Would like to use your services

Hey direct message me if you want to but Im from Michigan I love outside Detroit . If you want some extra help around your shop because I really want to learn machining . Also if not do you by chance have any collets and collet chucks possibly. Ty . My name is Josh btw so ty

you render me a bit jaleous !!!! I have such a small machine shop in my garage but not as complete as yours

Yo

Play with your mic location. Closer to your mouth is not better, and it was pointing the wrong direction hence the strong left bias.

Man.. your sound!!! You really have to sort that out - the continuous high and low…! It’s really distracting! Otherwise a fine introduction to your shop ~ mancave!

Shame you went out of business