All the other organising garage-ideas revolved mainly the hanging up, using a grid, overhead storage etc. But you showed me how to use much coveted home space with so much intelligence-loved your shelved door, your plastic bins with hot glued example, your smart use of most used items and integrated tools in your central work table. Great ideas, thanks for letting us pick your brain, Robert.
Hi Bob! what an awesome shop!!! You said every man must have a workshop, well I am a woman and have a shop to. I LOVE how you have everything organized. I especially like the swing in and out bandsaw and the bins that have a sample of what is in the bin by afixing a one on the front. My Dad was always tinkering on something and I loved watching him. As I got older,10, he started showing me different things from welding to woodworking. I am very grateful that he did, because now I can fix or build just about anything. He was a welder/pipe fitter so he taught me to stick weld and now use that skill for making sculptures which I sell. I
Bob, I have been interested in woodworking most of my life, but have never had the time. I have been working more and more on projects that require a little more then a hammer and nails. Recently, I removed my back porch and replaced it with a modern version. This led me to look into making a shop of my own. I have a single car garage that is really to small for a regular size car, built in 1918, so this video has been very helpful. You have given me several ideas on how to layout and create my own sanctuary. Thanks and be safe...
Hats off to you sir. My own workshop is almost as small and not nearly as efficient with space. I carry my grandfather's torch with loving to work with my hands and I can say you have done a great job. My grandfather's "shop" was no bigger than 4' wide by 10' long yet he made things out of that shop that impressed many. A part of him lives on with me and yes you can say every man alive has this side to him inside, somewhere. Long live our caves!
Like the enclosed parts containers and the shelves you made for them. I have three of the bins & I have them standing on end on a shelf. Your way has inspired me to build shelving that will enable me to pull them out like dresser drawers. Thanks.
Hi Robert, Since I was a little boy I used to enjoy going into the garage and fixing up my dads work bench and peg board. When I moved out I always had a small shop at all the places I made home. When I married and bought a house, I had both a garage and a basement! My basement was my sanctuary and how I loved it so. I have since re-married and now have a small garage shop but in the process of a small corner shop where I can really get back to my real creativity and repairs. I love to fix anything broken and to make old things look new. sometimes make new things look old!. In any case i wanted to share these thoughts with you and i do love how you incorporated the bench with the power tools an that was brilliant!!!! I subscribed to your channel and hope to see more soon!!
Love the way you have adapted your shop Bob. I really like the idea of having the Dremel unit attached to your drill press,- very simple yet very effective idea. Thanks for sharing these ideas.
One of the best laid out workshops I have ever saw. Well thought out. Plenty of great ideas. Thank you for posting your ideas made into reality. Surely will borrow some
I work almost exclusively on metal rather than wood so most of the wood working tool ideas don't apply to me but they certainly give me ideas. I love what you did with your saw hanging from the sealing. I'm definitely doing that with my grinder. Keeping all batteries charging together is a must for any shop that uses power tools.
Excellent use of space, very creative ideas for storage and usage of the variety of tools you have. Many thanks for showing your workshop to us! I love the main centre bench. It's like a collage of power tools!
Robert, thank you for taking the time to show and explaining the different areas of your work shop. You have given me many new ideas to how to organize my work shop/garage.
Hi Bob, love the compressed air lines that are so handy, your storage solutions are brilliant and I reckon you have plenty of room to work on most things on your clever multi-use table. Thanks for sharing your ideas and I will definitely be thinking of them when I set up my new workshop. Cheers mate!
Very nice, great solutions for storing the band saw and chop saw, the compressed air system is great. Looked like a grandchild picture to top things off! Thanks for posting.
Hi, Bob I am so happy to see your work shop with smart ideas to save space and innumerable no of tools and supplies, Its my dream work shop, congratulate you. I am so much passionate about the field which I enjoy working every minute. My heart felt thanks for sharing your work shop in you tube. Bob just you became roll model.
Nice workshop. Put some thought into this I see. My grandfather had a small workshop, didn't have quite as many tools, but he could fix darn near anything and yes it was his sanctuary.... Grandma would run him out of the house, and he would go tinker. Miss him dearly
Bob, I really like your use of swivels and hinges to better utilize space. The vacuums and compressed air plumbing was also impressive. I just moved my studio (not fun) and I'm now in a transitional work space till the new studio is built. I'm gathering ideas and found your video helpful. Thank you!
Really like the lathe mounting and flip up storage idea. I've been putting off buying one because of my limited space but now I'll be adding one to my wish list. Thanks for the great tips!
Everything about this workshop is amazing! Your ideas are truly valuable, thanks for sharing, and excellent production of the video by the way. My jaw dropped when I saw you open that cabinet with the faux gun mounted, had no idea that was a cabinet. Very impressed, thanks again.
Hi Bob. I've watched many shop videos over the years and I must say that yours is one of the most enjoyable and informative that I've seen. You have so many innovative ideas put into practice and your space saving layouts are great. I have a large shop building on my property so space is not an issue but, I will utilize some of your ideas such as the overhead fan and high intensity lighting. Thanks so much for posting this. Steve Brown Oregon
Very well put together video and very nice shop. I do metalwork in my shop, but you have given me many great ideas. I love how you organized your small hardware and glued an example on the front. I also like the vacuums everywhere. I have worked in my brothers messy, dirty, disorganized shop and it is very frustrating. I need to show him your video. Thanks!
you have a Awesome work shop I had a 10x12 metal shed set up like this in Arizona But your shop is just great their is nothing that you can't build or fix with your set up I wish i was your grandson lol thank you for sharing your shop
Bob, What a great workshop you have. I really like the idea of hot gluing items on the outside of bins, etc. so you know what you have. The charging station idea I've seen before and is superb. I want to make a lazy-susan turntable like you did for the grinder/buffing station.
Your workshop is genius Bob!, it seems you have thought of everything!. I love the way everything folds away or is integrated, brilliant. I've got a workshop out the back of my house and came across your video, I'll certainly be taking some of your storage ideas away with me. Great video!
I enjoyed your video very much, you have utilized a small work shop area to its full extent, I learned a lot from seeing your storage areas. Thank you very much for sharing your ideas with us.
Well Bob. There are an awful lot of fairly mundane videos on TH-cam about workshops. How they were built, what has been made in them, how to turn a wooden bowl and so on. But I must say your video is one of the best. Yes, I did get some great ideas for space saving too. Say listen. If you don't have any kids would you like to adopt me and put me in your will for your worshop? Great video. Thanks Bob.
I enjoyed your video. I may use some of your ideas for my shop which is a 3 car garage. I have built a over head storage rack that i have hung hand tools freeing up work bench space. Hammers, saws, c-clamps and large wrenches hang over head with in reach when needed. Small lumber is stored over head also. I have a 21 foot work bench and i am building some more with wheels so they can be moved to where they are needed. I have a crane build using a boat winch to raise old cast iron engines on to a bench to work on them. I have picked up lots of building supplies and hardware at my local Habitat Restore. I store and stack lots of stuff in 5 gallon plastic buckets with lids.
I need to incorporate some of those ideas in my workshop. I'm not as much of a woodworker as you, but I reload ammo and gunsmith, and need to get better organized with my many tools. I also have a ton of auto mechanic tools that need better organization in a 24 X30 garage. Nice shop, I very much like it.
My Father needs to see this,he will run out to his shop and redo it with most of your ideas. I love it, I keep staring at my shop and can't make sense of it, I am literally inspired, thank you sir!
Very inspiring! I agree 100%with you. I remembered my Grand Father. Your video made me smile! My shop is a 2m x 3m room in an apartment! I am on my way...
That was a great very helpful video Bob I'm just in the process of creating my own workshop and I'll be watching you video again and using some of your great solutions. Thanks again Bob / Daniel, East Sussex, England
All the other organising garage-ideas revolved mainly the hanging up, using a grid, overhead storage etc. But you showed me how to use much coveted home space with so much intelligence-loved your shelved door, your plastic bins with hot glued example, your smart use of most used items and integrated tools in your central work table. Great ideas, thanks for letting us pick your brain, Robert.
Hi Bob! what an awesome shop!!! You said every man must have a workshop, well I am a woman and have a shop to. I LOVE how you have everything organized. I especially like the swing in and out bandsaw and the bins that have a sample of what is in the bin by afixing a one on the front. My Dad was always tinkering on something and I loved watching him. As I got older,10, he started showing me different things from welding to woodworking. I am very grateful that he did, because now I can fix or build just about anything. He was a welder/pipe fitter so he taught me to stick weld and now use that skill for making sculptures which I sell. I
That revolving bench grinder is such a great idea!
Bob,
I have been interested in woodworking most of my life, but have never had the time. I have been working more and more on projects that require a little more then a hammer and nails. Recently, I removed my back porch and replaced it with a modern version. This led me to look into making a shop of my own. I have a single car garage that is really to small for a regular size car, built in 1918, so this video has been very helpful. You have given me several ideas on how to layout and create my own sanctuary. Thanks and be safe...
Bob, brilliant setup. Thank you for sharing your design.
And, on your computer, "No muff too tough, we dive till five." You're hilarious !!!
Hats off to you sir. My own workshop is almost as small and not nearly as efficient with space. I carry my grandfather's torch with loving to work with my hands and I can say you have done a great job. My grandfather's "shop" was no bigger than 4' wide by 10' long yet he made things out of that shop that impressed many. A part of him lives on with me and yes you can say every man alive has this side to him inside, somewhere. Long live our caves!
Greatest screen saver ever!
Nice little shop! The built in belt sander was a real surprise!
Definitely a working shop. Plenty of tools and hardware gets the job done without running to the hardware store. Great job.
Like the enclosed parts containers and the shelves you made for them. I have three of the bins & I have them standing on end on a shelf. Your way has inspired me to build shelving that will enable me to pull them out like dresser drawers. Thanks.
That is the coolest thing I have seen in quite a while. Thank you Bob for inviting me and sharing a look at your sanctuary 👍
Hi Robert, Since I was a little boy I used to enjoy going into the garage and fixing up my dads work bench and peg board. When I moved out I always had a small shop at all the places I made home. When I married and bought a house, I had both a garage and a basement! My basement was my sanctuary and how I loved it so. I have since re-married and now have a small garage shop but in the process of a small corner shop where I can really get back to my real creativity and repairs. I love to fix anything broken and to make old things look new. sometimes make new things look old!. In any case i wanted to share these thoughts with you and i do love how you incorporated the bench with the power tools an that was brilliant!!!! I subscribed to your channel and hope to see more soon!!
Love the way you have adapted your shop Bob. I really like the idea of having the Dremel unit attached to your drill press,- very simple yet very effective idea. Thanks for sharing these ideas.
One of the best laid out workshops I have ever saw. Well thought out. Plenty of great ideas. Thank you for posting your ideas made into reality. Surely will borrow some
I work almost exclusively on metal rather than wood so most of the wood working tool ideas don't apply to me but they certainly give me ideas.
I love what you did with your saw hanging from the sealing. I'm definitely doing that with my grinder.
Keeping all batteries charging together is a must for any shop that uses power tools.
With a workshop like this, I dont think I would ever see daylight again....excellent bob....all the best with whatever your projects...
Real man cave with power and brain. You won 100% of my admiration. Thanks for sharing the tips and I have learned a lot.
Excellent use of space, very creative ideas for storage and usage of the variety of tools you have. Many thanks for showing your workshop to us! I love the main centre bench. It's like a collage of power tools!
Robert, thank you for taking the time to show and explaining the different areas of your work shop. You have given me many new ideas to how to organize my work shop/garage.
Hi Bob, love the compressed air lines that are so handy, your storage solutions are brilliant and I reckon you have plenty of room to work on most things on your clever multi-use table. Thanks for sharing your ideas and I will definitely be thinking of them when I set up my new workshop. Cheers mate!
Very nice, great solutions for storing the band saw and chop saw, the compressed air system is great. Looked like a grandchild picture to top things off! Thanks for posting.
Hi, Bob I am so happy to see your work shop with smart ideas to save space and innumerable no of tools and supplies, Its my dream work shop, congratulate you. I am so much passionate about the field which I enjoy working every minute. My heart felt thanks for sharing your work shop in you tube. Bob just you became roll model.
Bob, You fit so much stock into such a small space . I love it. I will be using several of your ideas in my shop.
Well done.....
You're my new hero. I love the multi-bench and the air compressor idea. Great workshop!!!
Bob, you´ve got really proud of your shop because is very nice! congratulations.
Nice workshop. Put some thought into this I see. My grandfather had a small workshop, didn't have quite as many tools, but he could fix darn near anything and yes it was his sanctuary.... Grandma would run him out of the house, and he would go tinker. Miss him dearly
That was neat. The fold away saws are a fantastic idea. I think the favorite is the bandsaw. Great ideas throughout the video!
Bob, I really like your use of swivels and hinges to better utilize space. The vacuums and compressed air plumbing was also impressive. I just moved my studio (not fun) and I'm now in a transitional work space till the new studio is built. I'm gathering ideas and found your video helpful. Thank you!
Really like the lathe mounting and flip up storage idea. I've been putting off buying one because of my limited space but now I'll be adding one to my wish list. Thanks for the great tips!
Very nice shop and great use of space.Thanks for some good ideas.
Bob, great workshop! I really like the multipurpose bench, fold away lathe, and rotary mount for the table top grinder/ polishing wheel.
Wow Bob, great job. By the looks of your tools, there is no job you can't handle. very nice. thanks for the vid.
WOW! I think I'll borrow a dozen or so ideas for my place. Very nice use of space. Thanks for sharing.
You have some very interesting and effective storage ideas in your workshop.
Thanks for sharing your workshop
Everything about this workshop is amazing! Your ideas are truly valuable, thanks for sharing, and excellent production of the video by the way. My jaw dropped when I saw you open that cabinet with the faux gun mounted, had no idea that was a cabinet. Very impressed, thanks again.
Bob, great video you can really see you built things around function. Much thought has gone into your workshop, very nice.
Hi Bob. I've watched many shop videos over the years and I must say that yours is one of the most enjoyable and informative that I've seen. You have so many innovative ideas put into practice and your space saving layouts are great. I have a large shop building on my property so space is not an issue but, I will utilize some of your ideas such as the overhead fan and high intensity lighting. Thanks so much for posting this. Steve Brown
Oregon
Thanks for the tour of your shop sir, obviously you have spent a lot of time fitting it to suit your needs. Appreciate you sharing this with us.
Excellent tour and great workshop. Thanks for sharing your ideas too!
Excellent Video production. Thanks for all your great ideas.
Bob, you are a really lovely man. I found myself taking an instant liking to you, and everything you said. Made me smile. thanks.
Very well put together video and very nice shop. I do metalwork in my shop, but you have given me many great ideas. I love how you organized your small hardware and glued an example on the front. I also like the vacuums everywhere. I have worked in my brothers messy, dirty, disorganized shop and it is very frustrating. I need to show him your video. Thanks!
Simplemente grandioso, muestra el trabajo y dedicación de muchos años, felicidades y gracias por compartir tan hermoso lugar.
you have a Awesome work shop I had a 10x12 metal shed set up like this in Arizona But your shop is just great their is nothing that you can't build or fix with your set up I wish i was your grandson lol thank you for sharing your shop
Ha! "No muff to tuff, we dive till five" Love it!
Looks nice and warm and cosy.Nothing worse than doing a project in a freezing damp workshop.Very nice shop bob
Bob, What a great workshop you have. I really like the idea of hot gluing items on the outside of bins, etc. so you know what you have. The charging station idea I've seen before and is superb. I want to make a lazy-susan turntable like you did for the grinder/buffing station.
Your workshop is genius Bob!, it seems you have thought of everything!. I love the way everything folds away or is integrated, brilliant. I've got a workshop out the back of my house and came across your video, I'll certainly be taking some of your storage ideas away with me. Great video!
Lots of great ideas there Robert, some I will definitely be using/adapting for my shop. Thanks for posting.
Excellent setup and use of limited space...thank you for all the tips too Bob
Nice shop. My wife likes your belt sander storage and I liked the pivot up lathe and the grinders.
You had me at, "I think every man has a need for a workshop." So thumbs up to you!
You have a wonderful shop. You ideas for use of space (especially using limited space) are quite clever. Really enjoyed it.
Bob, you've done an amazing job getting everything you need into that space. Hoping mine turns out half as well.
Very nice work Bob. I'm sure everyone wants a workshop like this.
Some ideas crossed the atlantic and are about to improve my garage. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Awesome workshop, great set-up & clever storage
Nice !
Just looked at your shop today and I'm going to use at least 5 of your ideas for sure. Thanks for showing us your shop.
Great job Bob, Thanks for sharing. My shop is very small so I will certainly utilize some of your space saving ideas. Even my wife watched your video!
I enjoyed your video very much, you have utilized a small work shop area to its full extent, I learned a lot from seeing your storage areas. Thank you very much for sharing your ideas with us.
Yes Bob, Impressive, and alot of thought gone into the storage of your equipment. Can say i picked up several ideas that will be useful.
Awesome workshop. Plenty of good ideas I want to incorporate into my shop
Well Bob. There are an awful lot of fairly mundane videos on TH-cam about workshops. How they were built, what has been made in them, how to turn a wooden bowl and so on. But I must say your video is one of the best. Yes, I did get some great ideas for space saving too. Say listen. If you don't have any kids would you like to adopt me and put me in your will for your worshop? Great video. Thanks Bob.
Hallo Bob.Danke für das schöne Video.Ihre Werkstatt ist einfach super schön und gut organisiert.
Hi Bob I love your workshop and you have given me a lot of new ideas, thanks for sharing.
Absolutely awesome! What a wonderfully thought-out shop!
Can not wait to build my shop. I am building it in 15 yrs when I build my house. Your setup is nice, and thinking outside the box.
Thanks for sharing your workshop storage ideas Bob, that's a great little hidy hole that you have there😉
I enjoyed your video. I may use some of your ideas for my shop which is a 3 car garage. I have built a over head storage rack that i have hung hand tools freeing up work bench space. Hammers, saws, c-clamps and large wrenches hang over head with in reach when needed. Small lumber is stored over head also. I have a 21 foot work bench and i am building some more with wheels so they can be moved to where they are needed. I have a crane build using a boat winch to raise old cast iron engines on to a bench to work on them. I have picked up lots of building supplies and hardware at my local Habitat Restore. I store and stack lots of stuff in 5 gallon plastic buckets with lids.
I need to incorporate some of those ideas in my workshop. I'm not as much of a woodworker as you, but I reload ammo and gunsmith, and need to get better organized with my many tools. I also have a ton of auto mechanic tools that need better organization in a 24 X30 garage.
Nice shop, I very much like it.
Great Bob, I was wondering about the space but it's a good use of a small space. I like the way you store your power tools especially. Cheers.
Very nice!!! I love the way you utilized your actual bench and integrated your router, table saw, and belt sander into it. Genius
My Father needs to see this,he will run out to his shop and redo it with most of your ideas. I love it, I keep staring at my shop and can't make sense of it, I am literally inspired, thank you sir!
Absolutely fantastic man cave. Loads of ideas to use in my own garage/workshop. Well done Sir!
Your workshop is a dream...wow. Very organized and smart.
I wish I had one like yours.
A LOT of great ideas Bob, thank you for the video!
Nice work shop. You got everything organised. Well done.
Very inspiring! I agree 100%with you. I remembered my Grand Father. Your video made me smile! My shop is a 2m x 3m room in an apartment! I am on my way...
very nice shop set up, give's me something to strive for,well done.
So good I love the fold away tools and the small bits and pieces easy access and sorted well done
Peter. S. Aust.
Great video! i love the rotating grinders and all your slick hiding spots for equipment.
Nice to see a workshop that ACTUALLY looks in use AND organized. Superb!
Thanks for sharing Bob. I found many needed ideas to use in my shop. Thanks again.
Myrtle Creek, OR
You definitely gave me a bunch of ideas for my garage very nice workshop!
Fantastic workshop, mine looks the same stuff everywhere but i know where every little thing is.
Some Great ideas thanks for uploading.
love the shop,i can see the years of work and ideas.
Michael Markel
Mr Plotkin what a great video. Some tremendous ideas which I will be using. Thank you very much.. best wishes.
Some great ideas, thanks for showing us round. I need a bigger shed..
Hi Bob, nice tour, thank you for that! I found a few tips for my shop here. Keep on doing it!
Great video Bob. You've put a lot of effort into your shop and the pride shows! Well done.
Ken
This is the exact video I have been looking for. I took screen shots and printed off to try and replicate! THANKS for sharing!
Thank you so much Bob, what a great video. It's a privilege to see your workshop. I love the idea of the rotating bench grinders.
That is so awesome i love how the 3 tools are combined within 1 bench and alllll those parts seem so convenient cool workshop
Very impressed. I see I need to do a lot more in getting my shop organized. Got some good ideas. Thanks...
Excellent ideas! This was very helpful and you have alot packed into one space yet still very organized... good job!!!
Thanks Bob for the informative video, many great ideas, probably have to watch a few more times to absorb more.
That was a great very helpful video Bob I'm just in the process of creating my own workshop and I'll be watching you video again and using some of your great solutions.
Thanks again Bob / Daniel, East Sussex, England
This is a brilliant man cave. Hopefully in the future I can have something like this. Thanks for sharing.
Nice job...very well thought ideas...a great shop to enjoy
Fantastic ideas. I love your space-saving ideas