Lets talk benches and shops! - FRETS.NET2024-03-28T22:52:46Zhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/lets-talk-benches-and-shops?id=2177249%3ATopic%3A100200&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGreat looking spaces,everyone…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-01-19:2177249:Comment:1006532013-01-19T20:45:01.910ZRETRORODhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RETROROD
<p>Great looking spaces,everyone. I will take pics of mine....one day, when I get it cleaned up and organised....(again). Basically its a garage workshop. I do 'mostly' electronic-type repairs on amps, guitars etc. for a local music store and word-of-mouth.</p>
<p>I have done more luthier-type work on my own 'stable' of vintage acquisitions than 'other folks' instruments!....Thank God...Ha!</p>
<p>BTW....Love the Johnny Cash poster, Eric! Gotta get one of those. It conveys 'serious'…</p>
<p>Great looking spaces,everyone. I will take pics of mine....one day, when I get it cleaned up and organised....(again). Basically its a garage workshop. I do 'mostly' electronic-type repairs on amps, guitars etc. for a local music store and word-of-mouth.</p>
<p>I have done more luthier-type work on my own 'stable' of vintage acquisitions than 'other folks' instruments!....Thank God...Ha!</p>
<p>BTW....Love the Johnny Cash poster, Eric! Gotta get one of those. It conveys 'serious' attitude....!</p>
<p>Rod</p> Looks great Tom. Clean neat a…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-01-16:2177249:Comment:1005352013-01-16T04:20:48.139ZEric Steven Johansenhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/EricStevenJohansen
<p>Looks great Tom. Clean neat and organized, I'm jealous.</p>
<p>Looks great Tom. Clean neat and organized, I'm jealous.</p> Here are a few pic my new sho…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-01-15:2177249:Comment:1007932013-01-15T21:50:52.708ZThomas Jameshttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/ThomasJames
<p>Here are a few pic my new shop bench. Having built a couple benches. I took inspiration from Frank Ford here. The main bench frame is screwed, glued, and doweled at all the joints. I paneled three sides and the top to make it rigid. I then bolted it to the wall. The top is a solid door. I copied Frank's vice mount. It is mighty handy to move around or just remove it. Thanks Frank!</p>
<p>My favorite thing is my switch box on the floor. It control four items. Usually it's vacuum, amp,…</p>
<p>Here are a few pic my new shop bench. Having built a couple benches. I took inspiration from Frank Ford here. The main bench frame is screwed, glued, and doweled at all the joints. I paneled three sides and the top to make it rigid. I then bolted it to the wall. The top is a solid door. I copied Frank's vice mount. It is mighty handy to move around or just remove it. Thanks Frank!</p>
<p>My favorite thing is my switch box on the floor. It control four items. Usually it's vacuum, amp, inspection light, soldering iron. I am also happy to have bought the old tool chests before they became so expensive. Cheers. Tom</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737102?profile=original"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737102?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a></p> I love the J Cash photo. I've…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-01-12:2177249:Comment:1001502013-01-12T18:21:40.703ZAllen L Wallhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/AllenLWall
<p>I love the J Cash photo. I've got one of those in my shop too</p>
<p>I love the J Cash photo. I've got one of those in my shop too</p> Boy am I ever glad I don't kn…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-01-09:2177249:Comment:1002362013-01-09T17:23:51.024Zlonnie james barberhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/lonniejamesbarber
<p>Boy am I ever glad I don't know how to post pics on this website.You guys' workbenches look so good and orderly. Mine did look that way but im in the middle of a small build for my 14 month grandson,I dont have a thinning machine so I have been using my palm sander.Yuck even with my little shop vac going I'm still getting sawdust everywhere.</p>
<p> I screwed three 2'x4'x3/4" plywood together as a bench surface covered it with black leather. It look's really good when it's not totally…</p>
<p>Boy am I ever glad I don't know how to post pics on this website.You guys' workbenches look so good and orderly. Mine did look that way but im in the middle of a small build for my 14 month grandson,I dont have a thinning machine so I have been using my palm sander.Yuck even with my little shop vac going I'm still getting sawdust everywhere.</p>
<p> I screwed three 2'x4'x3/4" plywood together as a bench surface covered it with black leather. It look's really good when it's not totally messed up. Been thinking about scrapeing lots more work,but less air pollution.At least I wore a dust mask.It's a total mess in there now.</p>
<p> I have a 6" craftsman woodworkers vise and a small 4" regular vise for nut making and other things. I have to slab everything with handsaws now. First thing on my agenda is a bandsaw.</p> LOL!!! ;)tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-01-09:2177249:Comment:1003162013-01-09T16:42:47.457ZHesh Breakstonehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>LOL!!! ;)</p>
<p>LOL!!! ;)</p> I do tend to have a lot going…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-01-09:2177249:Comment:1001202013-01-09T14:17:24.221ZEric Steven Johansenhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/EricStevenJohansen
<p>I do tend to have a lot going on at one time. It keeps me moving as there is always something ready for the next procedure. The thing you see that looks like a vacuum pump is actually a compressor for an air brush setup that my friend Gregg loaned me for the touch up work on the J-185 I'm working on.</p>
<p>On the other note, I'd be happy to have ended up in the cell with them, if only for the Oreos.... :) </p>
<p>I do tend to have a lot going on at one time. It keeps me moving as there is always something ready for the next procedure. The thing you see that looks like a vacuum pump is actually a compressor for an air brush setup that my friend Gregg loaned me for the touch up work on the J-185 I'm working on.</p>
<p>On the other note, I'd be happy to have ended up in the cell with them, if only for the Oreos.... :) </p> Can you imagine if JC and Jim…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-01-09:2177249:Comment:1003822013-01-09T12:48:25.685ZHesh Breakstonehttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/HeshBreakstone
<p>Can you imagine if JC and Jimi had gotten together for a recording session.... after the flash-backs ended and the Oreo cookies ran out they would both wake up in prison.... ;)</p>
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<p>I think that your shop looks pretty cool and pretty busy too with lots of stuff happening all at once - organized chaos is a great description!</p>
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<p>Eric my friend is that a vacuum pump that I see in one of the pics and if so what do you use it for?</p>
<p>Can you imagine if JC and Jimi had gotten together for a recording session.... after the flash-backs ended and the Oreo cookies ran out they would both wake up in prison.... ;)</p>
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<p>I think that your shop looks pretty cool and pretty busy too with lots of stuff happening all at once - organized chaos is a great description!</p>
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<p>Eric my friend is that a vacuum pump that I see in one of the pics and if so what do you use it for?</p> So a few more shots.And I've…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-01-09:2177249:Comment:1003042013-01-09T03:10:25.522ZEric Steven Johansenhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/EricStevenJohansen
<p>So a few more shots.…<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737279?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737279?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737566?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737566?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737837?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737837?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167764337?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167764337?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p>So a few more shots.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737279?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737279?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737566?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737566?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737837?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167737837?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167764337?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167764337?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167764591?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167764591?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a>And I've always got J. C. to remind me of what it really is all about.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167765025?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167765025?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> OK so you guys are willing to…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-01-09:2177249:Comment:1001122013-01-09T03:01:13.683ZEric Steven Johansenhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/EricStevenJohansen
<p>OK so you guys are willing to put yourselves out there, I guess I can too. One caveat specifically to all the Hesh's out there, look at your own risk. If I'm lucky I get to sweep the floor once a day. Dusting? What's that? BTW I call it organized chaos.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167738683?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167738683?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a> This is tonight at the end of my workday. The one on the bench is a cool old Vega parlor I'm restoring for the Buffalo…</p>
<p>OK so you guys are willing to put yourselves out there, I guess I can too. One caveat specifically to all the Hesh's out there, look at your own risk. If I'm lucky I get to sweep the floor once a day. Dusting? What's that? BTW I call it organized chaos.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167738683?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167738683?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a>This is tonight at the end of my workday. The one on the bench is a cool old Vega parlor I'm restoring for the Buffalo Brothers.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167738863?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167738863?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a>My old dog Charlie always smiling down on me.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167739023?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167739023?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a>My go bar deck. More in my next post.</p>