Show us your Cave.

[Monahan Steam Models]

Impressed by the build none the less. The steel walls driven into the perimeter are a feat in themselves. Hope you post more on the progress of this project.

[MFR1964]

Amen to that.

Only thing I would add to the above is the unwillingness to waiver to defeat and thick headed stubbornness to continue on until successful.

BG,

Awesome new shop. My dream has always been to have a shop like yours connected to the house. To this day most of the work I do happens in the house. Only the stuff I must do in the shop happens out there.

Manfred,

Your new shop renovation is epic and I’m with you on putting in a basement after the fact. A nut indeed, but a wingnut of the same flock. My wife and I were looking at doing the same thing to our first house. Look forward to seeing more of your skilled builds once the new cave is finished.

Nick

This renovation was planned a few years ago, for now, they poured the constructionfloor last friday, i do have to admit, i have to give SWMBO a piece of the cake, still leaving me with plenty of room for the new cave, compared with the cave version mark 1, it will become 6 times bigger.
I hope to start decorating after a couple of months, i just have to be patient.

Manfred.

[Bob Gato]

Thanks Nick -The drawback to an inside shop-I have to be very creative when using even the tiniest bit of polyester resin or bondo down there -You'd think I was cooking fish with the lady's book club on the way over!

[Monahan Steam Models]

It's been my findings that 'luck' follows a long period of planning, study, observation, doing without the things that get in the way. And better-than-average performance.

I've been told I'm lucky to be so talented and productive.

Bull-****!

David

Amen to that.

Only thing I would add to the above is the unwillingness to waiver to defeat and thick headed stubbornness to continue on until successful.

BG,

Awesome new shop. My dream has always been to have a shop like yours connected to the house. To this day most of the work I do happens in the house. Only the stuff I must do in the shop happens out there.

Manfred,

Your new shop renovation is epic and I’m with you on putting in a basement after the fact. A nut indeed, but a wingnut of the same flock. My wife and I were looking at doing the same thing to our first house. Look forward to seeing more of your skilled builds once the new cave is finished.

Nick

[rwtdiver]

Another helpful hint to those that have a small inhouse room for a shop such as I do!





These are small roll table top shelving units! These can hold tools, and act as a building surface, and when you are finished they can just roll into your closet until needed again!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

LoL true that, but luck plays an important part in the "Best-laid plans..." a 747 could make an unscheduled diversion to the top of my house at any time!

The only 'luck' I acknowledge is 'accident of birth'. To who; where; what time; and what race (yes, it matters, Karen). Having secured the best possible combination, I had no excuse not to succeed in this world.

My luck proceeded my birth. The rest was on me. Same applies to you guys.

[rwtdiver]

Thanks BG!

We were lucky enough to have the foresight to build the shop 24 years ago while the county was still approving out buildings like this to be built. Also the cost of the building was much cheaper back then compared to what it would cost today. A few years later after we built the building the county stopped allowing shops of this size being built on private property and the cost of the steel buildings today have increased more then 5 times.

The pond was here when we bought the property all those years ago but it was very poorly constructed and lost water faster then the rain could fill it up. This was mainly due to the previous owner using 1” worth of shotcrete and zero rebar to line the pond. Years of the clay soil expanding and contracting cracked all the concrete. About 5 years ago I completely rebuilt it myself. I removed all the concrete and used a heavy duty rubber liner. Then brought in 390 tons of stone to rock the whole thing in. Was a huge job that took 8 months to complete. Each 2000+ pound boulder had to be carefully placed on layers of padding on top of the liner one at a time using a large excavator and heavy duty straps. I never want to have to go through that again!

Very nice Mr. Monahan!

Having the space to set up a nice shop is ideal for sure! Really having the space with the right tools does open up ones opportunity's to do more with this hobby, or any other for that matter! Looks like Bob (Bob Gato) and David H. have real nice shop as well! I think the bigger shops and the number of tools at hand certainly allow one to use the good old tried and true methods of hull construction for our hobby! Watching the type of work that David M. does certainly requires the shop space that he has as well!

If it where not for 3D printing, I would have to go with the ready to run (RTR) subs and miss out on the actual joy of building a sub up! If you enjoy (love) this hobby as I do, you will make the room and space required somehow! "Build On"

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat"

[Monahan Steam Models]

You're a lucky man Mr. Monahan-very nice!

Thanks BG!

We were lucky enough to have the foresight to build the shop 24 years ago while the county was still approving out buildings like this to be built. Also the cost of the building was much cheaper back then compared to what it would cost today. A few years later after we built the building the county stopped allowing shops of this size being built on private property and the cost of the steel buildings today have increased more then 5 times.

The pond was here when we bought the property all those years ago but it was very poorly constructed and lost water faster then the rain could fill it up. This was mainly due to the previous owner using 1” worth of shotcrete and zero rebar to line the pond. Years of the clay soil expanding and contracting cracked all the concrete. About 5 years ago I completely rebuilt it myself. I removed all the concrete and used a heavy duty rubber liner. Then brought in 390 tons of stone to rock the whole thing in. Was a huge job that took 8 months to complete. Each 2000+ pound boulder had to be carefully placed on layers of padding on top of the liner one at a time using a large excavator and heavy duty straps. I never want to have to go through that again!

[Bob Gato]

LoL true that, but luck plays an important part in the "Best-laid plans..." a 747 could make an unscheduled diversion to the top of my house at any time!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

It's been my findings that 'luck' follows a long period of planning, study, observation, doing without the things that get in the way. And better-than-average performance.

I've been told I'm lucky to be so talented and productive.

Bull-****!

David

[Bob Gato]

You're a lucky man Mr. Monahan-very nice!

[Monahan Steam Models]

And the testing facility 90 degrees to the left from the shop off the back porch. I’ll crawl back under my rock now before the incoming rounds land...

[Monahan Steam Models]

Man cave skunk works facility. Short commute from kitchen porch door.

[Bob Gato]

My new basement ( I get about 550 SQ FT of 1600) and 9 FT to the joists- The walls are represented by blue tape for now but the placement is where it's going to be. The radial arm and table saws are both 4x8 friendly and the task LED lighting are internet connected. Full hands, no problem ...just ask! Forgot to turn them off and you're at the airport, just use WiFi..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=negIpsJ4bIg

[MFR1964]

Rob,

Nice looking cave, plastering the walls with subs is for me a standard procedure, when all done it will be of simulair size, just some more height

Manfred.