The previous owners of my home had never installed lighting, receptacles, or anything else in the 1,400 sqft. basement. Even better, it was already plumbed for a bathroom and bar sink. While I intend to fully finish the basement as a recreation room sometime in the distant future, for the time being this room will be the ultimate restoration workshop.
Fortunately I have an excuse for the poor lighting in this picture, there was none installed!
After installing some light and moving a couple tools in.
Framing up the "paint room" and "dust room." These will get drywall on the insides as well as cheap laminate flooring from the local surplus center.
After searching on Craigslist I managed to score an entire 16' length of rock maple previously used as a bowling lane. This wood is 2.5" thick and weighed over 700lbs. Can you say "ultimate workbench!?"
8020 aluminum for the work benches and sink counter legs.
Mockup of sink/countertops using butcher block.
New 125amp sub panel went in to power the shop. Vidmar cabinets next to the Ingersoll Rand 5hp compressor.
A panoramic shot of the "dust room" showing the sand blast cabinet and dust collection system. The buffing system will be installed here as well.
The buffing system as it's being built. The back will be closed off and ducting installed which is attached to the dust collector.
Panoramic shot showing the whole shop as it comes together.
Fans in the queue. These are all my own fans. We only work on one customer fan at a time at White Glove Fans. Remember, our primary business is not restoring fans for others. White Glove Fans is a hobby that is made possible through hard work at my day job.
I still have at least another week or two of work to do, but after three long months I'm proud to say that the shop is nearly ready to go. Do you have any comments or input on our shop? If so let us know by posting below.