Workshop TOUR 2022 | CRAIG'S WORKSHOP 

Cheers Mark 👍 Thanks for taking a look

Thanks Rusty - I am glad it didn't send you to sleep. I'm always wary of giving videos that don't include any making, but every now and again, it's ok. Cheers mate! Craig

Cheers Matt. Looking forward to sharing more projects this coming year 👍

Glad someone noticed that 🤣

Me too! If I had even more space (!) And funds to alter the floor etc I would love to keep it and make use of it. But to keep it and not be able to use it properly is just me being greedy so I am trying to resist that! Thanks for watching mate and thanks for the comment.

Cheers Kimber. I appreciate you watching

Thanks Paul. Happy new year 👍

Thanks Paul 🙂 it is improving, but there is a lot left to do. Happy new year!

Thanks Tony, have tried to keep organised so far. It is going to plan, slowly!

Thanks Sgt Cude - it is getting there gradually

Thanks :)

Thanks for watching and commenting Russell. Much appreciated 👍

Thanks, you too! I have been slack and I have a lot of advent calendar videos to catch up on..! They are not going unnoticed, I just wanted to binge them all at once :)

Thanks mate. It is roasting here. Would love to swap climates with you for an hour or two! 😊

Thanks Brendan, that's very interesting. I have a good friend here in another part of the state that's shown interest already, otherwise I'll definitely look at selling it interstate if folks are happy to pay shipping fees.

Thanks Bear. Here's to a better 2023! 🍻

Thanks Howder, great to hear from you. I don't want the workshop to appear too organised, otherwise people will start figuring out that I spend more time cleaning than making a mess. We have had some roasting weather here for a few days. Perhaps a student exchange is in order! Happy new year mate.

Thanks 👍

Thanks Alan. Feels like slow progress, but it's good to go back and watch these workshop tours in the future, you can see how just far your workshop has come. If you just rely on memory, it's somehow harder to see the progress, so I find it a good motivator. And the punters seem to appreciate a look every now and again! Thanks mate - and best wishes to you too 👍 Cheers, Craig

Thanks John. I was quite lucky finding this size workshop inside a standard house here. It needs a little work, but there's no real rush, I am enjoying seeing it improve over time. Cheers, Craig

Ps, am visiting my son in Perth and was hoping to visit Max but don't have a contact..? If you do...

Hey Carl. I will send you an email re: Max. Thanks for the kind wishes! Hope you are staying productive and sorting things out on your end?

Thanks Ryan 👍

😂 thanks 👍

Yeah absolutely drop in, even if it's only for 10 mins. My place is easy to find, and on the way, if you're coming to Hobart. Would be great to catch up.

Thank you for watching and commenting. See you again 👍

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Sorry Aaron the shaper has gone to a new home (someone setting up an even bigger workshop!). I have a bit too much stuff in here and items I wasn't using, so I think it is ok to pass them on to a good home. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍

Thanks Frank :-)

Hi Woz. Too late I am afraid it went about two weeks ago. I also needed the floor space and fewer projects on my plate. Your workshop will be great when you get those jobs done 👌🍻 Cheers, Craig

@@CraigsWorkshop 😪. i hate parting with a good servant, swapped my forklift for a shipping container, the cost of getting the fork down here was stupid. yes my workshop will be good, one day.

🤣 Wish me luck! Thanks for the festive wishes. Had a good time with family and a good rest. Happy new year to you and yours 👍👍

Yeah it is a big space, one of the main reasons we picked the house! The framing and building is a gradual thing and I do it as I can afford the time and materials. Floor area is an L shape, and it is a 12x12m box with a 6x6m box cut out of one corner. So it's a bit over 100m2

Thanks Carl - it's ground floor (for easy machine access) and we live above. Yes the Emco is a great unit. I have not finished my restoration yet, but I will pick it up again soon - and it will be the subject of future videos, for sure. If you ever want to send an email, there should be a link on my about page. Cheers, Craig

Hey there. Thanks for watching and for the sub. I do sometimes wish I had a thick vinyl curtain between the woodwork area and the metalwork area, but for the most part (since there's only one of me), I work on a metal work project, and tidy up at the end, or I work on a woodwork project and tidy up at the end. Vacuum extraction on things like saws, routing, sanding, keeps the wood dust to a minimum, and chip shields on the mill keeps that kind of mess down. One thing that messes with the whole arrangement is grinding, I am actvely trying to minimise my angle grinder usage, to keep the mess right down - that kind of mess kills machines, and fills the air and every corner of the workshop with a black soot-like abrasive and steel dust mess. If I really need to angle grind, I try to do it outside, but there is also a small grinding room in the works which you can see in the video. Once I frame and line that out, I'll have a place to contain the mess! Thanks again.

@@CraigsWorkshop I appreciate the thorough response! Thank you and have a great day!

It does look that way in the video - but behind the pile of insulation at the woodwork end, is a roller door which leads outside, it's ground level for the front half, and the back half the earth comes up to about chest level outside the walls. I could not have dealt with a workshop that was not on ground level, too difficult! Thanks for the comment.

Hi. On the front of the workshop near the woodwork area (at that time) is a large roller door and it is ground level. Living space is above. Hope that answers!

I think the benefit of the D bit grinder will be that it is always ready to go (or at most 30 seconds away) from being able to do the jobs it can do. The T&CG is more configurable and will have centres and mag vise and all sorts which can be clamped in place, need tramming etc, and so it will be a "slow" machine to set up, a bit like a mill.

PS. That doesn't answer your question sorry. Mostly because I haven't decided yet. But those are the pros and cons as I see them so far.

Momentum when closing the drawer stuffs the chisel tips otherwise. Also easier to see what you are grabbing.

Thanks

Hi Frank. The motor on my mill is 3 phase 200V. No need for 3 phase power from the wall though, I use a VFD. Works perfectly and gives you extra things that a straight forward 3 phase supply could not, like variable speed, fwd/rev for tapping, and soft start. It's a real upgrade. I have just fitted one to my bigger lathe too.

That went away! I had too much gear in here, and my love is for the old manual stuff. Certain things I've picked up because the price was right or because I'm greedy, and in the same vein, I have to admit when I've been greedy and pass those thing on to someone that will use them. I think the shaper falls into that category a bit. Same with the lathes, but I think the large and small lathe (and selling the medium one) will do everything I ever need from here on.

Thanks man, good luck. Absolutely would like a sticker swap. Do you want to send me an email via my about page? Thanks 👍👍

@@CraigsWorkshop Sorry for taking so long to respond; I have not been in the best of health; I am recovering and looking forward to returning to my shop. I'll try to get back to you ASAP

@@SouthernEngineering Thanks 👍 Looking forward to hearing from you. Sorry to hear you haven't been well.

Thanks!

Thanks, very kind of you.

@@CraigsWorkshop the auto like was not for nothing I watch your videos and knew straight away I'd love it and was even happier when I saw the length of the video, I have all the same channels you watch and should point you towards joneseymakes

@@mrjibrhanjamalkhan2144 Thanks. I will check that one out 👍👍