Hi Folks,

A topic that came up to me after Roys Shop Tour Video.

We all know that, in work progress, it sometimes get a big mess. But my Shop is my Place to calm down and also where my customers take Part of the Workshops.

So it became naturally to clean up every evening. And with a clean workspace it is so much more fun to just sit in the Shop enjoy the Beauty of it.

Here a quick view of my Place:

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Newest Addition is the old 450 Amp ACDC Tig Machine which also can do plasmawelding.

How do your „Mancaves“ look like and what projects do you work on there?

Kind regards
Christian

Better pic here

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Thanks for sharing your workspace - looks like a great shop. Always nice to see different workspaces.

Here is my basic set up. I'm just a hobbyist, so nothing fancy.

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My welding bench is a lightweight affair (3/16 thick top) from Weldtables.com. I really like it, but I screwed up when I put it together and it is WAY out of flat. I'm going to try applying heat to it and see if I can flatten it. If not, I'll live with it and get a piece of aluminum tool plate for critical projects.

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It's a pity there isn't more general discussion in this forum, I thought this was a great idea for a thread.

Here's my current project - a rack system for my wife. Sure, I could buy something cheaper from Ikea or wherever, but where is the fun in that?

This project is kicking my backside though - TIG welding aluminium is really difficult, but I have made some good progress. Unfortunately some of my welds looked so terrible I resorted to grinding them off for appearance sake.

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My welds are improving though. Slowly but surely.

These all look great! I'm with you Christian about keeping the shop nice and clean. Lately things have been crazy so getting a few minutes here and there is about all I can do to stop and clean. But! I will say I have been using an analog timer to help with tasks such as cleaning up. It's great because you're not interacting with your phone's timer which leads to scrolling or searching something for just a few minutes...... With this just set it for 15 minutes and go until the bell rings!

I find 15 mins clean up at the end of the day to be very therapeutic, with the added benefit of making it easier to find everything the next day.

I finished that shelf unit. Here it is in place, just for the sake of finishing talking about it.

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Towards the end I started making some welds that I didn't feel a need to grind / abrade away from view. After my technique improved a bit I found that a bit larger cup and a gas lens helped tremendously. I wonder if that's band aiding the problem? Be that as it may, if it works for my amateur welds I'm OK with that.

One big challenge on this project was tacking the lower mesh anti-cat screens onto the 1/8" wall square tube. I managed it without just blowing the whole mesh away, so happy enough with that.

All the best all, have a great weekend.