My shop

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Scott Howard
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My shop

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I am posting a few pictures of my shop. It is a mess and I will begin cleaning and organizing it soon. I built the 14' x 20' addition and have not finished it or ever organized anything yet.

I am to the point now to where I can get it cleaned up , organized and to the point that I can spend less time looking for what I need and more time doing what I am trying to do.


Please feel free to post pics of your shop as well . I am not sure if this is the correct place for this thread.
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Re: My shop

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Scott, That's a workshop in the truest sense. I like the look of it because here we see a busy man at work...with maybe not enough time left over to keep it spotless? :lol: Only YOU know where to find everything and that's the way it's supposed to be.

That tool on the bench, to the right of the drill press. Is that a press and brake? Looks like it can come in handy. What type pf tasks do you use it for in the steel building?
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21 BenRom pedal steel guitars, a Nash 112 and a 1967 TOS Milling machine with many cutters making one hell of a mess on the floor.
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Re: My shop

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Bent

That is what I have always heard called " arbor press " . I use it with a broach to make round holes square. I have one broach for making holes that are 5/16 square for knee lever mounts or anything that will go on a crossrod . I have one for a 3/8 hole also that I use when making knee levers .

You start by drilling the correct size round hole for the broach and then press it through and you have a nice square hole. On knee levers You can cut the end out with either a band saw or mill.

Here are some pictures of a couple knee levers I was making last year to match a guitar that has gone back to Canada now.
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Sort of out of order but you get the idea . Very handy and several uses. Here are couple more pics.
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