The Barn

Its called
"the barn"

But it is really a hobby gone bad.
VERY bad.

(Maybe that should read "hubby"?)

The barn is the result of a lifetime of loving and
accumulating tools of all kinds for all purposes.
It is 40 by 64 feet with 16 foot sidewalls.
It has a dance-hall smooth concrete floor,
200 amp electrical power,
4 Kw of daylight spectrum fluorescent lighting
6 work benches
a car lift
high efficiency automatic natural gas heat,
air conditioning,
and an active security system
you will only encounter once.

In other words, it is my playhouse.
And my wife actually encourages this madness!
It was she who insisted that 30 x 40 was too small
and kept pushing for bigger and bigger.

I am truly blessed to have her as the love of my life.

Last Updated Wednesday, April 16, 2003 07:26 PM

So, let's take a look into this nut house.

Out in the back yard.

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Starting in the corner by the service door.

Welders - MIG and stick
12" lathe
Milling machine
Power panel

Moving to the left we see the welding bench.

Underneath is the electrical wire caddy and several 50 amp 220v
extension cords to allow welding anywhere in the barn.

Continuing to the left is the electronics bench, file cabinet, refrigerator, etc.

On the left side of the main aisle are 2 more benches.

In the foreground is a general purpose bench, with the battery service bench in the background. Engine stands and trailer hitches below.

Looking toward the end of the main aisle.

The electrical bench is on the right. Furnace and rack of drawers located on far wall.

The welding bench again.

Electronics bench again..

Main test equipment includes
35 MHz oscilloscope
12 Volt DC power supply
120 Volt AC power supply
Audio signal generator
RF signal generator
10 Amp DC ammeter
Transistor test set
Capacitor test set
Digital multimeter (3)
Analog multimeter (3)
Resistor substitution box
Capacitor substitution box
AND
Barnie The Barn Owl
who (no pun intended)
is sitting on the top shelf toward the left.

Electrical bench again.

A bench in transition.
The empty hooks used to hold electrical components,
but they are now better organized in drawers upstairs.
A Marantz tuner amp and Pioneer CD juke box make up the sound system.
Truck tires, propane burner, and the recliner are stored below.

Back corner furnace area.

Main air supply is a 7.5 HP Ingersoll Rand 24 CFM 175 PSI compressor.
A smaller 5 HP compressor is located under the general purpose bench.

Turning 180 degrees from the picture above.

The 45 ton hydraulic press is in the center of this picture.

Part of the back row of mostly sheet metal tools.

Slip roll
Shear
Box break
Sand blasting cabinet.

Looking back down the main aisle toward the door.

More file cabinets to be added soon!
This one is full of the manuals for everything you see here.

Another view of back row tools.

Various jacks and stands below.
Assorted tools hanging on back wall.

Still another view of back row tools.

Sand blasting cabinet.

Vacuum cleaner and mechanics seat below.

Back side of battery bench.

The back side of the battery and general purpose
benches face the main work area and main bench.

Another view of battery bench.

View through general purpose bench to welding bench.

Vacuum and 5 HP air compressor located below general purpose bench.
Portable steps lead to mezzanine.

Front aisle.

Tool boxes
Parts cleaning tank and pump
Milling machine
lathe.

Front aisle wall.

Lots of tools!.

Stairs.

Various sets of drill bits and moto tool located on bench behind stairs.

Multi purpose bending tool.

Mounting shares the base plate of the car service lift.

View from main work area into service bays.

Doors are 8 x 10 (2) and 13 x 12.

View through the car service lift in bay 1.

The green scaffold is a gantry for removing engines from boats.
The orange fork lift is behind the right leg of the lift
It will lift 1 ton 11 feet high.
Oil changing equipment is stored under the gantry.

View between boats in service bays 2 and 3.

Lumber storage rack is stored in this area also.
A yellow engine crane is located along the back wall.

View down side wall of bay 3.

Stored along this wall:
Oxy-acetylene welding cart
Ladders (3)
Truck ramps
Car towing draw bar
Floor jacks (2)
Halogen work lights (2)
100 ft 3/4 inch hoses (2)
100 ft 12 ga extension cords (3)
Hand trucks (2)
Jack stands (4)
Metal storage rack is stored along back wall.

Back wall of bay 3.