Hello from Missouri

just a old roofer that lives in the woods with a wife of 32 years that does some tinkering,

somethings we have done together

took a 40ft Mobil home frame and turn it into a cover bridge with benches on both sides also wide enough and strong enough for the wife's Kobuta RTV 900 to go across a 28ft drainage ditch.

Mounted a SUV receiver cargo hauler with a tool box on the box scraper on back of the tractor.

i had a big fall (24ft) a few years back and my rehab to my self was to put up a 46 ft carport (pick up truck port) with a small 12 x 26 shop off the side of it and wrap the porch around the house.

my latest project is a 42 x 45 shop with a 42 x 15 camper bay making the building 42x 60, i put in 3 10x8 garage doors and put the man door in the camper bay. so far it is under roof with the walls insulated, covered with plywood, electric is ran and water spigot at the front between 2 doors. nothing special yet

my plains is
bay #1 will be for wood working, with a miter saw table/self, a big set up table with the table saw on the end,
bay #2 will be for working on our vehicles and just parking my truck.
bay #3 will be for the lawn mower, atv and tractor, also i would to put my metal working station their (bench grinder,drill press and welder).
their will be plenty of storage with self's and work benches all the way around .

That's the plain anyway and subject to change every time the wife sticks her nose in the shop.

anyway that is a little about me and most likely the most you will see me type out at one setting , and forgive my spelling and grammar. i can look at a map one time and drive across country a go right to the place, or rebuild gas and diesel motor, hunt, fish, even plant a garden but writing not so much,

just keeping it simply and doing it our way.

Thank you for letting join hope to get some great ideas to use in my new shop and in the wife's new shop (my old shop)

Hi tubzz - welcome to HomemadeTools.net :welcome:

My wife does some tinkering too, but her specialty is analysis, suggestions, and repeated helpful criticism. ;)

You sound extremely well-equipped, and ready to have a blast. Post some pics if you have 'em; I'd love to check out that covered bridge.

Hi tubzz,

Welcome! :welcome:

Your new 42x60 shop sounds great; you're sure to be the envy of all your friends, including many of the guys around here. Let's see some pics of the place under construction…

My wife is mostly of the sewing/quilting/weaving/stained glass persuasion, but she's always willing to help in the garage. She can buck a rivet with the best of them! :cool:

Ken

Welcome to the forums, tubzz! :welcome: Look like you've got something to show this community with your completed projects. Looking forward to seeing them. :)

Thank you for the warm welcome, let see what i can do for some pictures. i will say the one thing i will miss for the old shop to the new shop, is the work benches that where build into the building and did not care what you where doing.