Photos of our workshops

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I like the rocking chair. Nice way to relax after a day in the shop. Here's a few updated photos of the work shop.

First pic is as you enter the shop. The best thing I did over the summer was to build a wood storage rack. Organized the wood, made a huge difference. Future skis in the making. The jewelry cabinet still not done... (argh)

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Looking left. A new jewelry cabinet in the making on the work bench:
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Center, old cat track waiting to be recycled:
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View from the slider:
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And of course the ski press in it's final spot. The wood against the wall are future skis:
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Post by webboy »

Funny, aside from the odd post, it's like a year to the day since the last pics were posted! I actually have a workshop now, so I suppose it's my turn. ;)
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haha, I'm waiting until the new CNC shows up...and I hope to put a Kegorator in by Christmas. Stand by for pics ;)
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Now that's a shop!
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Post by Richuk »

I thought the drum hoover suspended in the loft space of my garage was good enough ... doh. Nice shop guys! Hope the New Year brings you what you deserve. Happy New Year all!
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Post by strangesnowboarding »

so i finally feel like the labspace is ready enough to show off.
it is a little over 3500sf, separated into offices and workshop.
it was really an upgrade from the closet that we were in for the previous year. makes all the difference in the world to have space to move around while working.
we moved in this last aug and everything is together except for the woodshop (going in the main shop area)

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mainshop by strangesnowboarding, on Flickr

my biz partner joe does all of the paint, and there is still too much white everywhere. the main room will serve as the corefab/moldfab/woodshop and the covered room to the rear is our cleanroom (presses and material storage. upstairs we have the lounge, bar and tuneshop/finishing room.

the cleanroom is my biggest achievement. having layup occur in a sealed, climate controlled room that does not collect dust is key.

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cleanroom by strangesnowboarding, on Flickr
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press1 by strangesnowboarding, on Flickr

the press on the left is a standard pneumatic press, burly and homebuilt in breckenridge. cattrack, heat top and bottom, and the wiring is pretty clean. this one requires top and bottom molds and can only go as long as maybe 170cm.

the press on the right is the spaceship version. adjustable camber via a steel platen and various curve transition points. adjustable tip and tail spacers (just have to machine the necessary arcs for new designs).
overkill pneumatics, heat top and bottom as well as liquid cooling for real production schedules. it will press somewhere up over 210 so skis are a possibility. this press came from the solid snowboards plant out in cali years and years ago. made its way to breck and then i got my hands on it two years ago.
we are still figuring out the intricacies but i love the design/build possibilities with this press.

we also have a couple layup tables, core/composite storage, mold cassette storage, and eventual dye sublimation press in this room as well.

moving upstairs now

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xxx by strangesnowboarding, on Flickr
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rite by strangesnowboarding, on Flickr

the xxx tuneshop is where we finish boards and keep em on the snow. kept it real with the porn decopage (sp?), grindrite, edgegrinder and buffer, router table, and 2 bench spots for wax and repairs. we have been using a metal bandsaw with a different blade to trim flash. it has a nice small base so we can easily cut the tip and tail out.

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logcabinbar by strangesnowboarding, on Flickr

after several parties in the old warehouse it became apparent that we needed a bar here in the factory. one of my buddies dragged in all the logs, split them with a chainsaw and mounted em on the wall. we named the bar after him and have already broken it in with a couple ragers.

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lounge by strangesnowboarding, on Flickr

this was the first room that we built in, a miniramp was necessary for our nightmare lounge, complete with couchland, one hole minigolf, and rad wallpapers courtesy of nakendandangry.com.

so thats the short tour, i will include more as we fill in over the next year or so. still waiting on the woodshop, shopbot and sublimation press/printer to really get into doing our own designs and graphics.

good building to everyone, thanks for stopping by

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haha that is just sweet. congrats!
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Wow, a workshop, rec center, and lounge all in one!
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Gone out to buy a bigger hoover ...
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Dang Strange! That is a nice setup.
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Post by a.badner »

wow, really nice, but it looks like one of those insulated mini plane hangars. with the curved roof and all. but really cool setup
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This is where I spend 7 days a week 12 hours a day. It's beautiful. To me :). I originally had another shop, and had put down a killer floor but the monthly was just way too expensive :( ...maybe someday!
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Post by OAC »

Yeah, I miss the wooden floor! :-) But as long as one can move around it's ok.
After the season I will expand my "shop". I have to build in an area that's not in use. Gives me some extra space...and a wooden floor. It doesn't have to be prime oak, something softer than concrete!
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