show us your workshop.

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

I have started a series on youtube about . Show us your workshop. It is going to be quite a long series & probably get a lot of bad comments on this site, due to Old men like me not liking other old men's posts.

But what the Hell. I do what i do & a lot of people seem to appreciate it. Especially those with a little knowledge of engineering. I fall into that bracket. My Son tonight said Dad, you are the cleverest man i know. You seem to always work things out in a way i cannot understand.

I must admit that i have a strange way of working things out using what i call Logic. Sometimes i get it wrong & sometimes correct. So have a watch of my latest series . I know a lot of you forum members have the similar Logic to me. That is why you make the things you do. Whether it be steam or IC. or other. You all have a gift that most people do not. Be proud guys & gals. If you like then please give me a thumbs up. If not & you know who you are then slag me down as usual.

Starting with the Lathe. show us your workshop

Steve

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Mods to a lathe.

[Jon LawesParticipant @jonlawes51698]

Make sure you always keep your location nice and vague; you don't want the wrong sort of people knowing what sort of tools and security you have.

Best of luck with your channel

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Posted by Jon Lawes on 24/11/2021 01:59:02:

Make sure you always keep your location nice and vague; you don't want the wrong sort of people knowing what sort of tools and security you have.

Best of luck with your channel

Thanks for that. But Leeds has over 3 million people, so pretty vague on my location.

Steve.

[Jon LawesParticipant @jonlawes51698]

I've pinged you a message with your house number on, with how I found it. I didn't do anything illegal or anything like that, it was a three minute search, but it's worth being aware we give away loads without realising.

Edited By Jon Lawes on 24/11/2021 04:30:07

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Much of imaging equipment stores precise location data in the file and it can usually be stopped from doing so.

This link shows info for Apple devices and stopping it being on there I expect there is plenty of info out there for other gear.

Certainly worth changing settings if you are posting pictures/videos to forums etc.

Sun article

Can’t help if you are already putting your life online in every detail like some people do!

Edited By V8Eng on 24/11/2021 08:33:16

[J HancockParticipant @jhancock95746]

A lovely idea Steve, in a perfect world.

" BUT " , as my hero Harry Enfield would say,… " NO ",

[JourneymanParticipant @journeyman]

Well you are welcome to visit mine here *** Journeyman's Workshop *** has been on-line for many years with no problem although all the images have been edited so there is no 'exif' data there as far as I know.

John

[ZanParticipant @zan]

Keep that location very very secret

a good friend of mine attended a vast number of rallies with his 4” t engine, which proudly displayed his name and the small village where he lived. All went well for years, until his workshop was cleared out while he was at a 4 day rally. They came with a lorry , neighbours thought he was selling up……

A difficult problem is a rally guide which states where you are from. Easy search in the phone book for an address

[Oily RagParticipant @oilyrag]

I am afraid I fall into the negative camp on this issue Steve. As a friend of mine commented many years ago about Social Media "No good will ever come out of it"

What I don't understand is why anyone would want to make a video of their workshop, let alone why anyone would want to look at it. I avoid all SM like the plague and see it as inhabited by those with a weakness driven by vanity.

What exactly does giving you a 'thumbs up' do? Does it link me to your SM network in some way that egregious organisations can make assumptions about my preferences? If people put up YooToob links I ignore them – I have probably only ever watched any YT content on a handful of occasions and found it all to be extremely sad. Far better to communicate by the written word on a forum such as this, to a known fraternity of like minded souls.

Sorry if my views have offended, I must say however, that I do enjoy your contributions to this forum.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

The Readers wives Workshops articles in MEW have always been quite well recieved so there must be quite a few who like being nosy. Plus there are often comments on here about things seen in the background of photos that encourage conversation.

As you have shown us your's Steve, its only right that I should show you mine. This thread is basically what was in the MEW article on my workshop

[Dave WoottonParticipant @davewootton]

Personally I love to nose round other people's workshops, they always seem to have come up with clever ideas that I have not thought of. But please be careful about divulging any information about your location, I put some rare-ish classic bike parts on ebay once and the day after listing them on a 7 day auction came home from work to find someone sitting outside my house who wanted them badly, he was quite legitimate and actually a well known restorer. When I asked how on earth  he knew my address ( it doesn't appear from ebay until the purchase is completed)  he said " theres a box addressed to you on the shelf behind!" so you can't be too careful. It was not clearly visible in the pictures until zoomed in on, but shows you can unwittingly divulge information.

Dave

 

Edited By Dave Wootton on 24/11/2021 14:13:39

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Posted by JasonB on 24/11/2021 13:09:01:

The Readers wives Workshops articles in MEW have always been quite well recieved so there must be quite a few who like being nosy. Plus there are often comments on here about things seen in the background of photos that encourage conversation.

As you have shown us your's Steve, its only right that I should show you mine. This thread is basically what was in the MEW article on my workshop

Jason that is definately much tidier than mine. The Warco 280 looks bigger than i thought they were. Regards.

Steve.

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Not pygmalion likely!

I am ashamed of how congested, (Originally, I said compact ) untidy and dirty my shop is. If no one is claustrophobic, you just get three people in there, elbow to elbow!

The swarf get swept from under the plastic mats about twice a yea, if we're lucky!

Howard.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by Howard Lewis on 24/11/2021 15:51:25:

Not pygmalion likely!

I am ashamed of how congested, (Originally, I said compact ) untidy and dirty my shop is. If no one is claustrophobic, you just get three people in there, elbow to elbow!

The swarf get swept from under the plastic mats about twice a yea, if we're lucky!

Howard.

Me too! I tidy up before starting new projects, otherwise my workshop is an embarrassment! I like it messy, but it's a guilty pleasure best indulged in private.

I like to see how others organise themselves though. It's just a step further than I would go because it's so easy to leak information useful to the ill-disposed on the internet. Not that I have anything worth nicking, but a break-in would be upsetting.

Dave

[John MCParticipant @johnmc39344]

I've just been having a look at the photos I have in my album in this forum, couldn't find any information that would giveaway my location. looked in other members albums, same lack of info. I assume that the metadata is removed when the photo is uploaded to an album?

Perhaps someone with the necessary computing knowledge could verity this to be so.

John

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Do keep your exact location secret, you never can tell what unsavoury individual may be lurking,looking for easy pickings.

Do make your workshop secure.. Close off windows when not in use, and have good locks on the door

If you have a hasp type closure, use at least two coach bolts withe nuts inside, and good quality padlock

That may be expensive, but not as costly as replacing the things that would be stolen..

You spend year and lots of time and money equipping your workshop, but a blaggard with an hour to spare can pinch the lot.

If the hinges are exposed, make / fit hinge bolts. Take a couple of sturdy wood screws and turn off the head. Use a drill chuck to screw them into the door until about 18 – 20 mm is left standing out. Trying to close the door should mark the post to show when to drill the holes.

I helped to make a commercial premise secure, heavy beam across the doors, interlocked with the burglar alarm system. We thought it was secure.

The weak point was the back door, Smashed out of the wall and the oxy acetylen kit used to burn through the beam on the main door!, to steal whatever was portable!

Howard

[Bill PhinnParticipant @billphinn90025]

Thanks to Steve, John, and Jason for showing us their workshops.

Since I never get to see anyone else's workshop in the flesh and no-one in my family ever had a workshop before me, it's helpful to see the things forum members have and how they organise them.

[egaParticipant @ega]

Posted by John MC on 24/11/2021 16:33:48:

I've just been having a look at the photos I have in my album in this forum, couldn't find any information that would giveaway my location. looked in other members albums, same lack of info. I assume that the metadata is removed when the photo is uploaded to an album?

Perhaps someone with the necessary computing knowledge could verity this to be so.

John

I am not that someone but would echo your request. The forum already imposes a limitation on the upload format and I wonder whether this could be tweaked (if necessary) to exclude EXIF metadata.

I gather from a recent article in the computer press that Windows File Explorer can clean individual files whilst EXIF Purge and an Android app called Photo Metadata Remover will also perform batch operations.

Presumably, the main danger is from GPS-enabled phones and cameras giving away precise locations?

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Posted by Bill Phinn on 24/11/2021 17:19:45:

Thanks to Steve, John, and Jason for showing us their workshops.

Since I never get to see anyone else's workshop in the flesh and no-one in my family ever had a workshop before me, it's helpful to see the things forum members have and how they organise them.

Your welcome Bill.

Steve.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Posted by ega on 24/11/2021 17:49:59:

Presumably, the main danger is from GPS-enabled phones and cameras giving away precise locations?

Best to make sure you set things like your camera to deny location data, Youtube is also further down that list on my phone

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Here's my previous one before Jane found us this house and I ended up with two double garages.
Toasty warm as there was 3" insulation in walls and roof, I think it was 6'x12'

All a bit tight really;
Clockwise from the left of the door, Cupboards out of view, Clarkson, Pillar drill, linisher/disk sander, double ended polishing spindle, double ended grinder, bandsaw, bench drill, Dore Westbury mill, workbench at the back with pigeon holes above, fly press, bench with 6" vice, and welders beneath, Centec on a trolley, with Manchester Rapidor minor under the end, Myford S7, more cupboards out of view to the right.
The pan stand in front of the Myford, stored the chucks, and had a train set transformer on top, feeding the home brewed power cross feed on the Myford.

Bill

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Posted by Oily Rag on 24/11/2021 12:38:47:

I am afraid I fall into the negative camp on this issue Steve. As a friend of mine commented many years ago about Social Media "No good will ever come out of it"

What I don't understand is why anyone would want to make a video of their workshop, let alone why anyone would want to look at it. I avoid all SM like the plague and see it as inhabited by those with a weakness driven by vanity.

What exactly does giving you a 'thumbs up' do? Does it link me to your SM network in some way that egregious organisations can make assumptions about my preferences? If people put up YooToob links I ignore them – I have probably only ever watched any YT content on a handful of occasions and found it all to be extremely sad. Far better to communicate by the written word on a forum such as this, to a known fraternity of like minded souls.

Sorry if my views have offended, I must say however, that I do enjoy your contributions to this forum.

Hi oily rag. I am not in any way offended by your comment. In fact i am delighted that there are people out there in such denial, that they think that txt is the way to go. Long live text.

You are obviously in a minority of folk that thinks the world is after them. I am being watched an all etc etc. My video's & there will be many more to come are not for the likes of you. In fact you remind me of my Dad, I looked up to him & thought he was some sort of God. It was only after his demise that i realised he was actually a total plonker. I probably am too.

But my youtube video's are not for people like you but for lots of guys & even gals that want to see this sort of thing. You are obviously a very educated individual that can learn nothing from anyone, because you are the Elite. Take care.

P.S you do need to watch the video's i upload, because i think you would benefit from my logical way of doing things. Disclaimer . I love this forum & feel glad to be a member of it.

P.S.S where would you ever see a father & Son do a road trip in a 600bhp Jaguar Ftype in txt. You have to broaden you horizon's. Video is the way to go. Remember Betamax & VHS. Sorry just messing. 

P.S.S.S For gods sake do not give me a thumbs up. It will take you to a place in oblivian. Or it will just give me some more positive feed back for my little channel. My vanity i am not sure of. Not sure what it means. Or does it mean look at me , i am great. If so then you are wrong. I have never thought i was great in any way. I am learning still at 69 years of age. 

Steve.

Edited By Steviegtr on 25/11/2021 01:33:15

Edited By Steviegtr on 25/11/2021 01:41:40

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Posted by peak4 on 24/11/2021 23:53:08:

Here's my previous one before Jane found us this house and I ended up with two double garages.
Toasty warm as there was 3" insulation in walls and roof, I think it was 6'x12'

All a bit tight really;
Clockwise from the left of the door, Cupboards out of view, Clarkson, Pillar drill, linisher/disk sander, double ended polishing spindle, double ended grinder, bandsaw, bench drill, Dore Westbury mill, workbench at the back with pigeon holes above, fly press, bench with 6" vice, and welders beneath, Centec on a trolley, with Manchester Rapidor minor under the end, Myford S7, more cupboards out of view to the right.
The pan stand in front of the Myford, stored the chucks, and had a train set transformer on top, feeding the home brewed power cross feed on the Myford.

Bill

Oh my god Bill that is amazing. It just shows what can be had in a small space.

Steve.

[Jon LawesParticipant @jonlawes51698]

Youtube is fantastic as a portal into the lives of people doing remarkable things. I've found it very inspiring to see one gentleman experimenting with home made kinetic energy recovery on his pushbike, learned things from machinists half my age (but with twice my experience) and watched through my fingers as Keith Appleton uses an adjustable spanner on everything.

During lockdown I think the ability to watch a variety of subjects of interest kept me sane… don't rule it out, you are missing out of a huge amount of information. Even if the modern subjects are not your thing, there are a lot of older films which have been uploaded, especially of interest items about Swindon works etc.

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