Pics of My Shop, Loft

[knothead]

Well, TKOP dropped by today, and left his little digital camera...I've been shooting up a storm, and in response to those sensation-seekers among you who have been howling for pics of this madman's lair...

This is what you see as soon as you come in...

[knothead]

In the right-rear corner, (if you've made it that far,) you'll note a small kitchen...(the bbq is not visible in this pic)

[knothead]

This is one view of what my little living area upstairs looks like.

Cozy, but it'll do for awhile!

[knothead]

Here's the view from the opposite corner:

[Twiztid Truckie]

Very cool little getaway buddy! Wish I could have a nice place like that too :) Like a little vacation home of sorts. Have a good holiday!

Brian, Clara, and Lil' Rodney

[Roadkill]

Nice, I like it!

[knothead]

Finally, here is the source point of the Wampeters, Foma, and Granfalloons that I post here: :D

[jshahani]

Nice. I imagined you as a cruddy decrepit sloppy unwashed crusty old bandicoot.

And I sees I is completely off -- I sees an organized, clean, systematic, clean, professional coot.

Very nice pics, Knot.

[Twiztid Truckie]

Just one computer? Man, get moving! You need atleast 3-4 more to make that look like a THINK office :) Looks good though Knot! Like the decor and feel of the area. Some homie, and warm like.

Truckie:)

[knothead]

Originally posted by jshahani
Nice. I imagined you as a cruddy decrepit sloppy unwashed crusty old bandicoot.
Why, thank you, Shahani! :P

BANDICOOT! I LOVE that word!! What is it? What do it mean?

Expiring minds wanna know!!

:D

[Paul W]

Looks good.

I tend to have height problems in a loft setup like that, but that looks roomy, without sacrificing space upstairs or down.

Good use of space.:)

[mickwish]

Bandicoot is a furry little animal, Knot! :P

With stripes. :bunny:

Nice loft there, mate. And the best bit is.... you did it all yerself!! :D

Knot doesn't have a height problem as such, Paul. :P

Cheers
Mick

[mickwish]

Erm, where are the, uh, sanitary facilities? :eek: Or don't trees have that need... :lol:

Just a bit of bark shedding every now and again!! :D

Cheers
Mick

[mickwish]

BTW, here'sa bandicoot (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/marsupial/Bandicootprintout.shtml)! :D

Non-striped one, though. :P

Cheers
Mick

[knothead]

Originally posted by mickwish
Erm, where are the, uh, sanitary facilities? :eek: Or don't trees have that need... :lol:

Ehhh, yeah.

That's the major downside of this twisted picnic, as the restroom facilities are about 100 paces from my door...:rolleyes:

Although, this is why I am so grateful that somebody ran a water line into this particular unit (none of the other spaces in this Industrial Park have water lines in them) also, there is a "clean-out" line here as well! :cool:

It was a simple matter to obtain a cast-iron laundry sink from a local junkman (20 bucks, beat that, E-Bay! :D) and construct a sink and run the plumbing to it, and the drain directly into the waste line.

I swear, it was a total accident that I got the only unit here that had these features!!

Now you know why I've been talking lately about stopping every so often and having these little private conversations with God! It used to be very unlike me, but now it's like I'm seeing some kinda Plan, I think. :D

The whole thing just keeps working; a bit ROUGH, ya unnerstand... but I do manage to stay clean and presentable. It's do-able, with a little imagination.
:cool:

[mickwish]

I found a more popular bandicoot (http://www.crashbandicoot.com/) I'd forgotten about!! :D

Way cool!! :cool:

Yeah, God looks after those in need. :)

Cheers
Mick

[knothead]

Hahahaa, okay, so bandicoots are cool!

You hear that, Shahani, you ol' bandicoot? :D

[davidw]

Nice place man!

[roadtech]

Sweet, Knot wish I could keep mine that clean.

[smokin]

Very nice Knot! I love the stuff you built
:)

[caddmannq]

Dang, Knot! That looks pretty sanitary for a batchelor pad.

How long did you spend cleaning before you snapped those pics, man?

[MDS]

reminds me of the old studio apt I had after high school :) Lookin good there.

[gjimene2]

Nice pad Knot!!!

Where did you get that furniture???


Especially those great looking cabinets!

:ROF:

[vavega]

questions, i got questions!!

pic #1
do you have enough tools? :P

pic #2
i have a recipe for cream cheese banana nut bread if you want it, those bananas are about ready
what's that pic your working on with the purple and yellow at the bottom? even turning my head sideways, i can't make it out

pic#3
where did you get the pink and black striped prision jumpsuit? :D

pic#4 +5
cozy!?? it's great! you must have had a lot of help to get all that stuff up there. how long did it take?

[Roswell_NX]

Originally posted by vavega
questions, i got questions!!

pic #1
do you have enough tools? :P

pic #2
i have a recipe for cream cheese banana nut bread if you want it, those bananas are about ready
what's that pic your working on with the purple and yellow at the bottom? even turning my head sideways, i can't make it out

pic#3
where did you get the pink and black striped prision jumpsuit? :D

pic#4 +5
cozy!?? it's great! you must have had a lot of help to get all that stuff up there. how long did it take?

it's this one (http://xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=129278#post129278)

Roswell:)

[fshanda]

do you have enough tools?

I can answer that one.

You can never have enough tools and that especialy goes for clamps. Knot may have just what he needs to get the job done but a nice 16" beam saw or maybe a 48" surface planer/sander would look realy good in there too. Theres probably a few things I cant see in that shop pict tucked away to the sides.

Thats a nice setup you have going on there. I want to build myself a garage/shop this summer. I miss working with all of my tools. My dirt floor shed just dosent cut it as a shop.

[Axel]

The peg-board in the kitchen is a nice work-man's touch. I put a sheet in the back of my walk-in closet in my last house and people laughed at me once then usually said it was a good idea. As we now share a common walk-in closet in our current house, I wasn't allowed to replace it. Next house - we build - and I get my own walk-in and keep my own sink!!! -

Love some of your artwork -

Lack of "facilities" is a drag - but you do what you have to.

[knothead]

Originally posted by Axel
The peg-board in the kitchen is a nice work-man's touch. Hahaha, Axel, trust you to dig the pegboard! :D

Yeah, pegboard RULES!! Get a load of the sink---100% hard Maple, 3 coats of Man O'War spar varnish...AR! AR! AARRR!! :D

[theKing]

Hey yer gettin some pretty good (pics?) with the cam :-)

(dont ya hate it when you get interupted while tryin to post?)

[knothead]

Originally posted by caddmannq
Dang, Knot! That looks pretty sanitary for a batchelor pad.

How long did you spend cleaning before you snapped those pics, man?

BUSTED!! :busted: Yeah, I tidied up a little before inviting y'all in. :D
Originally posted by Vavega
pic #1
do you have enough tools?

pic #2
i have a recipe for cream cheese banana nut bread if you want it, those bananas are about ready
what's that pic your working on with the purple and yellow at the bottom? even turning my head sideways, i can't make it out

pic#3
where did you get the pink and black striped prision jumpsuit?

pic#4 +5
cozy!?? it's great! you must have had a lot of help to get all that stuff up there. how long did it take?
#1: Of course not. :P
#2: You leave my banana alone! :P
#3: That's my bathrobe. Salvation Army, 3 bucks. ;)
I selected it for texture, not looks. Although I may dye it, as the guys who work around here have begun giving me funny looks. :eek:
#4+5: The Armoire was the worst, at about 400lbs...I just went over to the bus repair guys and asked for help getting it up there...they didn't even blink. I think they're getting used to me by now! :D

[vavega]

#1 i thought so, may Christmas bring you more :rolleyes:
#2 no way would i, it's too soft and has spots :P
#3 yes that is a good idea, you will look great in pink :P

no facilities? what's in the bucket in the kitchen then? ;) :D

[knothead]

Heh, that's for washing dishes, you nut! :D

Although, you give me a good idea, since I like to play "crazy nasty old guy" with visiting friends, I could wave it (the pot) in their faces, and rave..."HAH! A year ago, I didn't have a pot to piss in, and you just look at me NOW!!" Hahaha, it'll be GREAT! :D

Drop by when you're in town! :D :D

[caddmannq]

HAAAWWWRR! Yer killin' me here Knot!

PS: You got a window ta pitch it out?

:lol:

[vavega]

man you crack me up :D

well when i do come it'll be with better bananas than that! :D
as long as you get a camping toilet to put behind the screen for an emergency

are you sure you engineered the load on the loft properly? with all that stuff up there, doesn't it make for some anxious moments when you hear a creak in the middle of the night? or is that your bones? :P :D

[knothead]

Originally posted by vavega
...well when i do come it'll be with better bananas than that! :D

WHAT IS IT WITH YOU AND BANANAS?? AND POTS??

GAAAAAAAAAAHH :D :D

Originally posted by vavega
...are you sure you engineered the load on the loft properly? with all that stuff up there, doesn't it make for some anxious moments when you hear a creak in the middle of the night? or is that your bones? :P :D
The whole strategy revolves around these 1/2" x 7" steel bolts which were hammer-drilled and epoxied into the solid block wall at 36" intervals.

The 2" x 8" trusses are bolted onto 'em, and hold up the floor joists (heh, a year ago, I didn't even KNOW those words! :D)...Lemme assure you, there is NO creaking! :)

You can see 'em in this picture:

[knothead]

I just realized...the painting of Sir Winston...he's holding a...a...

It's a conspiracy, I tell ya! :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Roswell_NX]

WoW, Knot!:eek:

Your place looks Great :)

A year and half after WE moved, we still have a room full of boxes:o, and its the room that was my Mom's bedroom, and now she sleeps downstairs, blocking my access to the fridge, which i would otherwise raid every now and then around 3 AM in the morning:eek:

Roswell





But i think we are excused, because we moved twice during the year and half, and might move again:P. We moved from a 4 bedroom house to a 3 bedroom house and then to a 2 bedroom appartment, and had to get rid of alot of stuff...

[theKing]

Originally posted by theKing
Hey yer gettin some pretty good (pics?) with the cam :-)
Hmmmm uh---yeah---

Hey btw it has a self timer so you can stick yourself in your pics, and also I think if you play with it enough you can make mpeg movies that are always funny fun fun!

[Paul W]

Hey! a new game.

We can call it "spot knot's lot"

VV started with the bathrobe.
Axel went for the peg-board.
For my turn, I'm calling the unicycle. :D

[knothead]

Originally posted by Heavy_Equipment
Hey! a new game.

We can call it "spot knot's lot"

VV started with the bathrobe.
Axel went for the peg-board.
For my turn, I'm calling the unicycle. :D
Hahahahahahahahaa!! :D

I already (no, I think it was Vavega) started it...

BANANAS! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCKKKK :eek: :D

btw, there is nothing here without function....I can RIDE that unicycle, I'll have you know! ;)

[vavega]

it's the world's way of telling you to get a better banana :P :D

by HE
Hey! a new game. We can call it "spot knot's lot"

roflmao!!
good one HE.....i never saw the unicycle! but i do see he has been dumpster diving back behind the local supermarket and only found milk crates :P :D

[Axel]

Originally posted by knothead
BUSTED!! :busted: Yeah, I tidied up a little before inviting y'all in. :D


yeah - off-screen there's this huge pile of dirty laundry and take-out containers with a large coal shovel leaning against the pile awaiting the next relocation out-of-frame ;-P

just kidding Knot -

My wife admit's she don't get the pegboard thing..... - not sure why - she's more practical than most - - and as for asthetics - you even painted the board..... and you didn't do the ULTIMATE tacky- outline the kitchen tools......

[knothead]

Hahahaha! Yeah, all these weird life-forms and pizza boxes, all waiting to pounce into the frame!! :D

Actually, I tend to be fairly neat...saves me time looking for/tripping over stuff.

As for your wife and pegboard...Huh? What's not to "get"? :confused:

Pegboard over the workbench, hang your tools. Simple. :)

Pegboard in the kitchen, hang the cooking utensils...and bananas....saves counterspace!

Pegboard in the bedroom, that's where you keep the whips and chains, instead of under the bed, where they get all dusty an' stuff!

I truly sympathize with your conundrum, Axel! :D :D :D

[knothead]

Originally posted by vavega
...but i do see he has been dumpster diving back behind the local supermarket and only found milk crates :P :D
Hey, milk crates are the handiest items in the known universe!

Next to Towels, of course. :D

Here's a project I'm just finishing up; it's a custom roof rack for a 1951 Ford station wagon...gee whiz, what's it resting on? :P

[Axel]

Knot - didn't say my wife made sense.... -
and as for the milk crates - time to move - and you're not dumpster diving for move boxes -
WHAT - some people here never experienced life as a starving college student or something?!?

But then these youngsters don't appreciate that the LP's we used to lug around with us in the old days fit perfect into milk rates.... Now if they made pint sized crates that CD cases fit into - more of them might understand. - and before you provide me a link to the Container Store - yes - I know they make them.....

[Axel]

what's that work in progress there? - my guess is either a luggage rack ot a very fancy bed frame.

[vavega]

thief! :P :D

sorta reminds me of those old flexible flyer sleds :cool:
are you going to put in the ford logo in the sides?

[brainchild]

lol Milkcrates,AKA speaker stands,entertainment center,storage boxes,recycling bins,tables,footstools,and of course they hold milk too:D

Great diggs Knot.Nice to see how a bachelor lives.It's been sometime for me.
This chair has me wondering how your supposed to sit in it.Maybe if my knees bent the other way:confused:

http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=129636 :lol:

[theKing]

It was 3 concrete block walls and a roll up door when I first witnessed it---its become quite habitable now while still maintaining his valued workspace, its only natural that Knot would gravitate to a spot such as this---sawdust on his pillow as he goes to sleep each night---im sure its something he dreampt of as a youth :-)

[vavega]

speaking of sawdust on the pillow.....

why do you sleep at the bottom of the bed? :confused:

[knothead]

Originally posted by theKing
It was 3 concrete block walls and a roll up door when I first witnessed it--- Heh, heh, TKOP... did I ever show you the note you left on the door, a year ago, that I taped onto my pegboard? I just liked it, for some reason...:D

[knothead]

Originally posted by vavega
speaking of sawdust on the pillow.....

why do you sleep at the bottom of the bed? :confused:

It's QUIETER there!

Ha-RUMPH, Madam...and to think, you ASSURED me that I could count on your "discretion"... :mad: :P

[Spyder]

Gee I thought you had a new invention when I first saw the picture , but after reading I found that you had not invented a sleboggin'

I truly thought it was to be the first sleboggin and just needed a bottom put on it..............:)

[Mortis]

Thanks for sharing- Cool Place!

[knothead]

HEYA, MORTIS! :)

Long time, no see, buddy! Welcome, welcome! :D

[knothead]

Originally posted by Spyder
I truly thought it was to be the first sleboggin and just needed a bottom put on it..............:)
"Sleboggin"...

HAH! :D :D

[vavega]

you know after further inspection.....

i am wondering if you are really a man. i only saw one remote. :eek: :P :D

[knothead]

Originally posted by vavega
you know after further inspection.....

i am wondering if you are really a man. i only saw one remote. :eek: :P :D
I spell "M"..."A"..."N"...Oh, I'm a man, baby. A NATURAL man. A FULL-GROWN man. :P

[vavega]

oh no no no no no!

go back to pic #4, that table by the chair only had one thing next to the table lamp and it's white.

looks like someone went to the manly man's manly remote store :P :D

[Paul W]

You mean his smokes? :ROF:

[knothead]

Originally posted by vavega
looks like someone went to the manly man's manly remote store :P :D

FWAA-hahahahahaha!! :booty:

[MDS]

Originally posted by vavega
oh no no no no no!

go back to pic #4, that table by the chair only had one thing next to the table lamp and it's white.


:busted2:
Knot, Knot, Knot ya got to get rid of those things. You don't want to end up like me :(

[vavega]

HE !!! you're right! i was looking at pic#3 :o

yes dear i can see the testosterone positively dripping off them, but just one thing...........
what does the tiny little one control? :P :D

[knothead]

Originally posted by vavega
what does the tiny little one control? :P :D

It's da bomb o' dem all! :)

The other ones merely operate the TV, stereo, VCR and CD, but the tiny little one...

...runs everything else! ;) :P

[knothead]

Ok, here's a shot of the workbench...

It's a Testosterone thang. :D

[vavega]

it must be.....

since when do you need duck tape to make furniture? :P :D

[knothead]

Originally posted by vavega

since when do you need duck tape to make furniture? :P :D
Admirable, the way you study my every move, Vavega. :cool: :D

It is a pegboard. Above the workbench. A Zen combination....as everything (including DucT Tape) is in a place...a place where Testosterone combines with the idea of moving parts. An endless sea of possibilities, which calms, and yet stimulates the Male mind. We Males lift our creative hand, and...

BOOOM! You have a place to sit! :)

Continue, Grasshopper, and you shall learn the ways of Men-Do.

:D :D :D

[Paul W]

Duct tape is a tool in a class by itself.

You need no reason to have a roll.
Infact, it's considered odd if a man doesn't have a roll around here. :D

[MDS]

Originally posted by Heavy_Equipment
Duct tape is a tool in a class by itself.

You need no reason to have a roll.
Infact, it's considered odd if a man doesn't have a roll around here. :D

My wife always ask me why I have about 4-5 rolls around between the house and the garage. And I always have to explain to her that it has many uses and is handy to keep around and I don't want to run out. :)

[caddmannq]

Yes, it's like a security blanket.

If you have enough duct tape, you know that you can fix anything: you could patch Hoover Dam in a pinch.

Duct tape could have saved the space shuttle, if only those girley-men in charge at NASA had thought to keep a carton on board.

[knothead]

Originally posted by caddmannq
Duct tape could have saved the space shuttle, if only those girley-men in charge at NASA had thought to keep a carton on board.
Hear, HEAR!!

If it don't move, and you want it to, WD-40!

If it moves, and you DON'T want it to, DUCT TAPE!

AR! AR! AR!! :D

[Cruez]

Nice Knothead....

Looks like something I would like to have if I were still a single guy :)

[vavega]

i am playing HE's game of identifying knot's snot, or skot's tot....something like that :P

what's in the 10 little bottles hanging from the shelf? and what are you hiding behind the rolling cart on the left? what does the yellow air hose go to and where's your shop-vac?

Men-Do!?? this is sounding more like Men-DoDo :P :D :D

[mickwish]

Originally posted by vavega
[I]what's in the 10 little bottles hanging from the shelf? and what are you hiding behind the rolling cart on the left? what does the yellow air hose go to and where's your shop-vac?
Let's see how close I can get.... :D

1. Bottles hanging under shelf would contain nails, screws and stuff like that (at least, that's what I Keep in the Vegemite jars screwed under my bench! :P )

2. The rolling cart would be hiding... more shelves, I think! :D

3. A compressor... one with 100-150 psi no doubt!! For all those wonderful air tools... ;) Shop vac?? That's for girlies. :rolleyes: Man use broom. :P

OK, how did I do, Knot?? :)

Cheers
Mick

[Paul W]

I assume the 3 lb. sledge hammer by the left leg of the bench is for finessing pieces together. :D

[Paul W]

*AHEM*
:D

[knothead]

Dang, Mick! :eek: Yep, you know your way around a workshop! :D

Originally posted by mickwish
1. Bottles hanging under shelf would contain nails, screws and stuff like that (at least, that's what I Keep in the Vegemite jars screwed under my bench! )

2. The rolling cart would be hiding... more shelves, I think!

3. A compressor... one with 100-150 psi no doubt!! For all those wonderful air tools... ;) Shop vac?? That's for girlies. :rolleyes: Man use broom.

Some notes...
1. No nails, only SS (and brass) screws. I'm snotty about stuff like that. :P

2. The rolling (tool) cart contains 3 drawers, and the lower doors conceal a sliding shelf....I made it real quick before I moved out of my previous domicile, when I didn't know where I'd end up...so the idea was to make a portable unit where, if I wasn't able to have a shop, workbench, pegboard, etc., then at least I'd have a place to keep the hand tools that I could chain up and lock.

It's now the repository for my handplanes, REALLY fancy chisels, files, various handsaws, and some other good stuff that...well, just doesn't look good on the pegboard! :D

3: YEP! Only...200 PSI, 28 gallon tank. On wheels. AR! AR!! :D

(How on earth did Mick figure-out THAT one... :confused: )

Of course, I DO have a Shop-Vac, although it's used to BLOW-OUT the shop after I get done sweeping it...tools that suck are not on our interest list! :D

[Paul W]

Hmmm,
200 PSI compressor and a blower nozzle VS. a shop vac on 'blow'
decisions, decisions...

AR! AR! AR!:D

[vavega]

Originally posted by Heavy_Equipment
*AHEM*
:D

be proud of me that i know what a shop vac is! my other excuse is that i was blinded by the coat of varnish dripping off the sleboggin highlighting the oh so beootiful plastic of the properuppers :P :D

did you notice though that he didn't answer the sledge hammer question? :P :P

[mickwish]

Originally posted by knothead
3: YEP! Only...200 PSI, 28 gallon tank. On wheels. AR! AR!! :D

(How on earth did Mick figure-out THAT one... :confused: )
My uncle has a crash repair shop, and I worked there as a teen during holidays to get some spending money, so I know about air compressors at least! :P

And the smaller dental practices I now assess mainly use stand-alone compressors for [their air tools, so I see a fair few still. Not many 200psi ones, though!! :D

200psi... nice. :cool:

Cheers
Mick

[tank]

I take it you have all seen the dangers of posting pics when VaVega is around? You could build a DIY Cray and proudly post images of your 500GHz monster sitting in the living room....only to be told the curtains were a funny shade.:D

[vavega]

i believe it was you who started me on that dark and nasty road by posting a pic of nellie with a commando computer fairy :P :D