Popular Post Larry Schweitzer Posted September 25, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Some photos of my shop, 25,000 sq. ft. 8429- Weinig molder, Baker resaw, SAC shaper, Gomad tilt shaper.. 8437- Stegherr arch shaper, contour banding trimmer, Jet mill, press, Max spindle sander, flap sander, copy lathe, contour edge bander...8442- Hoffmann dovetail key machine, Omga miter saw, 14 & 17" bandsaws, SawStop, hydraulic work bench...8430- Delta 12/14" saw, PM18" planer, 16" Crescent jointer, 16" Dewalt RA saw, Taylor clamp rack... 8427- SCM sliding table saw, straight line rip saw, widebelt sander... 8422- 5x10 router... 8423- panel saw... 8426- 8' bore and insert, case clamp. We are primarily panel processors, commercial interiors, moldings. Computer driven: CAD/CAM to server, server by wire: to router, panel saw, bore & insert doweling machine . The edgebander has it's own PLC controls. Any box like cases are doweled and got thru the case clamp. Curved cases are Confirmatted and go to the assembly benches. Most drawers are doweled go to a Doucet clamp. We do lots of curved work, both cases, moldings, thermoformed solid surface. I'd go further into the processes for anyone interested. Grandpadave52, Fred W. Hargis Jr, Gerald and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Nice set up, regular milwork shop. Just like mine, only 10,000 times larger. Herb HARO50 and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schweitzer Posted September 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Kinda got out of control over the last 30 years. Grandpadave52, p_toad and Fred W. Hargis Jr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 most finest kind... 4 minutes ago, Larry Schweitzer said: Kinda got out of control over the last 30 years. never... just got better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Nice Digs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! p_toad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_toad Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 What they said. Thanks for showing us. Don't usually get to see some work space not covered to the hips with stuff (and floor space!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiler Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 WOW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Well pretty nice shop I don't see a coffee maker, donut bar or any shop stools though p_toad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Holy smoley! I don't know how I missed this when it was first posted....wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Holy smoley! I don't know how I missed this when it was first posted....wow! Now you have a blueprint on how to lay out your new shop, Fred. BTW, Maybe I missed it but how is your new shop progressing? Herb Grandpadave52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Going well, I guess. It's all painted and I've moved a few tools in to clear out the garage. have the furnace on hand and need to get it installed, then insulate the ceiling. I don't want to wade through the insulation to put in the flue...so the furnace comes first. Even then, it may not be hooked up to the gas so I'll have to deal with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Going well Sounds good ,Fred, you will enjoy some heat in the near future. Herb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Nice shop. How many employed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schweitzer Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 About 1.6m in sales? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schweitzer Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 A bit over 2m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) Good deal.. We sister with a commercial cabinet company. We are considering a commercial side....https://www.midwestcabinet.com Edited October 22, 2017 by BillyJack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schweitzer Posted October 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Considering what we have invested in plant, seems like we should be doing better than that. Problem is, work flow is uneven. Right now we have a pile of work. A fair amount of it is simple cabinets like if break rooms, offices, simple teller lines and straight sales counters for a string of industrial suppliers. Stuff bid against a lot of other shops that are more automated than we are. There are only 2 small jobs currently going through that are curved casework, our specialty. Last week we got a job to make 117 printer stands for a publisher, one drawer, one door, melamine, 2mm pvc, cheap! They have to go through production really fast to make a buck. I haven't seen the CAD files yet but there will likely be the parts for two of them cut from one sheet of 5x10 melamine on the router. Run time 7 minutes, change out time 2 minutes. Panel saw will stack cut the drawer bottoms, so a lot of parts in a short time. The stack can be 3" of 1/4" panels. Our bander is a medium speed machine running @ 18M/minute. so about as fast as a man can load by hand. The bore & insert machine can process on 4 stations faster than a man can handle. Assembly at the case clamp includes putting on the drawer guides and hinge plates and it takes about 3 minutes total time for each case. We clamp two drawers at a time in the drawer clamp so about 2 minutes per drawer. Then final assembly, wrapping and shipping. Lots of steps to go through for a simple cabinet. HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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