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   calvin | Jan 15, 2005 05:38am | #1

   Very neat and organized......clean.......much like your work.

   What kind of lights do you have up there.

   Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

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   StanFoster | Jan 15, 2005 06:54am | #3

   Calvin:   Those are .99 cent light fixtures.  My gyrocopter shot the lighting budget....:)

    

   Stan

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   woodguy99 | Jan 15, 2005 05:41am | #2

   Nice Stan--glad to see things are getting back to normal after that storm.

   I haven't seen your sign before--I love it!

    

   Mike

   
   

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   Edited 1/14/2005 9:49 pm ET by mike maines

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   Sphere | Jan 15, 2005 07:04am | #4

   Awwww..please...that hurts too much.

   I am so happy for ya..what a calamity to overcome..you da man.

    

   Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   Watch out for the edges, it's really fast out there...

    

    

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   StanFoster | Jan 15, 2005 07:29am | #5

   One more shop picture.  Here you can see my old set up room....still not painted....give me time....

   The room where the curved stairway is what I added on.  My shop ended at the opening.   That work bench is what I was half under when the ceiling came in.  Just for fun...I attached a picture after the storm.

    

   Stan

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   jimblodgett | Jan 15, 2005 09:09am | #6

   Geez, Stan, that must have hurt to go back in there and clean that up.  You get a little jumpy when you hear noises outside now?  I think I would be.

   Great looking shop now though, man.  Must make you smile to walk in there in the morning.  

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   CAGIV | Jan 15, 2005 10:36am | #7

   looks great, glad to see everything is just about done and all set up.

   you're never going to paint that room though, are you?

    

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   JohnT8 | Jan 16, 2005 10:51am | #8

   That is quite a setup you got there for your table saw.   You can kickbutt on sheet goods from just about any imaginable angle.

   Out of curosity, does the table saw move out... the workbench behind the saw move out... or do you just always work from the one side of the saw?

   Where the He11 is the clamp room?  You must have a room just for storing clamps.

   Oh, and by the by, I noticed someone beat me to the light fixture question this time ;)

   Keep the pics coming, Stan.  I'm gonna save 'em into a folder so that I can flip through them when its done.  Pretty neat stuff.

    jt8

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   StanFoster | Jan 16, 2005 04:00pm | #9

   John:   The table saw is on wheels.  I work by myself and that bench sure is handy.  BTW...that bench is what I was under while the ceiling was caving in on me.

   Some of my  clamps are hung on the support post in my new room..the rest are under my bench.

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   BillHartmann | Jan 17, 2005 12:20am | #10

   Some is strange about those prictures.It is a STAIR SHOP isn't it?

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   zendo | Jan 17, 2005 02:04am | #11

   Bill, you can see um on shop-e of the attachments.  Way in the back, his space is so big you have to squint.  They are that little 1/2 inch dot.  See curved stair link for close ups.

   -zen

   Edited 1/16/2005 6:05 pm ET by zendo

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   StanFoster | Jan 17, 2005 03:14am | #12

   Bill:    Excuse my dumb as a steer response..but what do you mean...STAIR SHOP?    It is one.  ????

    

   Stan

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   MikeSmith | Jan 17, 2005 04:03am | #13

   thanks for the tour , stanMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   BillHartmann | Jan 17, 2005 07:31am | #16

   It looks like a big empty shop to me <G>.

   Edited 1/17/2005 12:14 am ET by Bill Hartmann

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   StanFoster | Jan 17, 2005 02:50pm | #17

   Bill:    Thats why I call it a STARE Shop.  You have to stare awhile to find the stair.     :)

    

   Stan

6. 
   KeithNewton | Jan 17, 2005 04:44pm | #18

   Stan, Thanks, I was the one who requested the tour. It sure looks great.
   I went through a tornado in my shop also, only mine still looks like it just hit.
   Did you say that you work alone? Do you also do the installations as well?

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   StanFoster | Jan 18, 2005 04:09am | #21

   Root:   I work alone...my wife Barb helps part time.  I draft some locals to load the stairs onto my trailor...and usually draft some onsite subs to help get it into the house.

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   KeithNewton | Jan 18, 2005 04:52am | #22

   Glad to hear you get some help. I was starting to feel like a wuss. The last one of those that I built, i used the owner's son who was just home from a six month stint in Europe after finishing college. i tried to give him an education in working for a living. He turned out to be a pretty good helper before it was all said and done.
   I'll post some photos, I don't think you guys have ever seen my work over here. I have put some up over in knots.

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   DavidxDoud | Jan 17, 2005 09:39pm | #20

   Thanks for the picts,  Stan - glad you had that solid bench to dive under...looks like you might need a tool cabinet so you don't have to push a bunch of stuff out of the way to fit ;>)

   pleasant,  clean shop -  so much space...I want to see some more picts in a couple of years to see if you can fill up any availible space like us ordinary mortals -

   be well - -

    "there's enough for everyone"

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    StanFoster | Jan 18, 2005 04:57am | #23

    David:   I did have to burl under that bench.  I will fight to keep my shop clean.  

5. 
   armin | Jan 17, 2005 06:05am | #14

   Great looking place Stan, shows you love what you do and take pride in your workmanship.

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   StanFoster | Jan 17, 2005 06:09am | #15

   Armin:  Thanks.....

    

   I still have lots more I want to do in my shop...but its been hectic getting my shop to the point it is now.... and I am just chillin right now.....

   Edited 1/16/2005 10:10 pm ET by Stan Foster

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   ProDek | Jan 17, 2005 09:32pm | #19

   Very nice looking shop Stan. From the inside to the outside. You'd make a great neighbor. If we got to talking though, I fear not much work would get done.

   You should start your own "Yankee Workshop" TV series

   except call it "Stans Stairshop" I'd sure watch it..............

   Thanks for sharing your pictures...............

   "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

   Bob

7. 
   JRuss | Jan 18, 2005 06:07am | #24

   Next time we're through, how about coffee with Lisa and a nickle tour?

   Never serious, but always right.
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   StanFoster | Jan 18, 2005 06:34am | #25

   Russ;;;sure thing...I am in and out a lot....