Tonino,
Will you adopt me? In the best way possible, I am so envious! You organization skills are something I am severely lacking. That view from your home is stunning! Fantastic!!!
This is my modeling corner, during a Spring Clean up. Most of the metal was recycled, no the M.G. parts. I got $50 dollars for that scrap metal. The working corner is 16' x 26' long, and 26' feet high. It is fully insulated. Presently, there is a 1973 M.G Midget in there going restoration. There is also a miling machine, a SouthBend Back gear Lathe, capable of doing threads. I have all the tooling and fixtures for both machines. A Heavy Duty drill press, and a grinding wheel that will take your hand off. It is the most powerful one I have ever sen. I can sharpen lawn mower blades,3, in 10 minutes, taking my time. I also have a Mig Welder , and a Miller Econo-tig Welder in them, with all accessories. I have rotary tables for the miller, and a Hilma Indexing Head worth probably $1500 dollars. I also have a rotary milling head that allows me to make round pieces in square parts, i.e., I can make a steering spindle out of one piece of steel, then send it out to be hardened.
I also have my Oscilloscopes in there, with all the instruments and components from my Electronic Repair business I owned for 10 years. When I am finished cleaning it out, I will post some interior pictures. The town zoning commission has said they will allow me to build a 16 wide' by 24' long, concrete slab in front of it, and attach a single, or two story structure too it. My plan is to go up high enough so I can part my motorhome in it. Definitely high enough to stand, though I want a steel able to keep the snow sliding off. I have enough equipment in there (I have virtually every wood working tool made, to make a car, airplane, boat, basically, whatever I wish, out of that barn. It looks like a mess now, but the town of New Fairfield, Ct. sent me a letter stating that the structure enhanced he beauty of the neighborhood. After I finish the M.G., I will restore my 1973 450SL Mercedes Benz, of which I am the second owner. It only has 160,000 miles on it, and goes like a bat out of Hell. The battery box has been destroyed, but having a sheet metal brake, I am extremely confident I can fabricate O.E.M. looking replacements parts, and weld them in. The Interior is beyond repair, as Mercedes used defective plastic, ad he U.V. rays turned all the red interior cars pieces the were Red into dust, or as Brittle as Saltine Crackers. So that's my corner. It has an 8 foot ceiling on the first floor and a 14 foot ceiling on the second floor. The 2nd floor is rated at 1000 lbs per. sq. foot. It still looks a mess as my motorhome is in front of it now, I am remaking the staircase into it. This is one reason I do not have the time to build Paper models right now. The time I do have I used to keep this forum going. Below, is a picture of a recumbent trike I designed and use. It cruises easily at 20 mph, 24, if you pedal harder. I fabricated that from scrap and exhaust pipe tubing, .050" wall thickness. It has a mono-shock rear air suspension, and front disc brakes.
(a 2 year old with a craft knife is an interesting proposition that I don't want to see...)
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