At last - out of the kitchen, into my new shop.

[JohnHutchins]

Now I have a dedicated watch workshop with a place for everything - and everything in its place.

I use the adjustable tray table on the desk to bring my work up to eye level.

 

[mlfloyd1]

IMPRESSIVE!!!


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[mlfloyd1]

Why aren’t you using the table top watch bench below the water pressure tester?




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[JohnHutchins]

I did use it for a while but it wasn't quite high enough. I'm looking for a new stool - one that I can adjust lower than the one I have now. when I find one i'll go back to the table top bench. 

 

[mlfloyd1]

Beautiful arrangement.
It has the look of a serious watchmaker.


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[JohnHutchins]

Thank You...its been a two year work in progress to get this far'

[mlfloyd1]

Wow!!
You actually built the room?


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[JohnHutchins]

This is Tom, a local guy - he did all the work.

 

[oldhippy]

That’s a nice bright workshop. I would get rid of the rug. You can’t find dropped parts on that.

[AndyHull]

26 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

That’s a nice bright workshop. I would get rid of the rug. You can’t find dropped parts on that.

 

I'm in two minds about that. If you have a wood or laminate floor, then you do get the "joy" of hearing the part strike the surface and shoot off in a random direction, invariably the opposite one to the one your ears perceive,  however a rug at least halts small things relatively quickly, but they have then to be coaxed gently out of the pile, assuming the rug doesn't simply digest them instantly.  

[JohnHutchins]

I was uncertain about the rug - perhaps that was a bad decision.  I decided to try it because it has a very tight weave so I hope parts will not become imbedded and lost.  Andy Hull raises an interesting point to debate - a rug may have some virtue in preventing parts from shooting "off in a random direction."

[measuretwice]

13 minutes ago, JohnHutchins said:

I was uncertain about the rug - perhaps that was a bad decision.  I decided to try it because it has a very tight weave so I hope parts will not become imbedded and lost.  Andy Hull raises an interesting point to debate - a rug may have some virtue in preventing parts from shooting "off in a random direction."

phhht, only matters if you're clumsy and drop things <full sarcasm mode off>  I so frequently drop things it makes me crazy.  I've a bench with glass back top and sides as well as the cloth pull out tray, but it still doesn't save me from my clumsiness.  I have to develop a lot more skills before I'd be able to have a carpeted floor

very nice work area, I'm sure you'll enjoy it

Edited November 13, 2018 by measuretwice