MY NEIGHBOR TOLD THAT A REAL MAN NEEDED A SHOP. I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE REAL MAN, BUT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO ADD TO THE SHOP AND BUILD MORE JUNK. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY WONDERFUL HOURS SPENT IN THIS SHOP.

IT WAS GOING TO BE A SMALL 24 X 48 FOOT SHOP FOR TINKERING.

IT TURNED INTO 3,600 SQ FEET OF CONCRETE BY 2002        THIS IS THE THIRD ADD-ON IN 2002 AFTER THE PLASMA CUTTER ARRIVED

PROBABLY THE MOST INTERESTING MACHINE IS OUR CNC PLASMA CUTTER.  IT WILL CUT A PIECE OF 4' X 8 ' STEEL INTO MOST ANY DESIGN.  

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME WORK WE DID FOR A FRIEND WHO WANTED AN OVERHEAD GATE SIGN

THESE ARE A COUPLE OF LSU SIGNS THAT HAVE BEEN CUT AND POWDER COATED

THIS IS A TYPICAL YARD SIGN       THIS IS A BAR-B-QUE PIT CUT ON THE PLASMA CUTTER

THIS LSU BAR-B-QUE PIT WAS BUILT BY RICKY SEWELL, I CUT THE LETTERS

FISH FRYERS ARE ANOTHER THING WE BUILD FROM TIME TO TIME

THIS IS A HOME BUILT CNC WOOD ROUTER.  I BUILT THE FRAMING, POWER SUPPLY, AND ODDS AND ENDS.   THE STEPPER MOTOR DRIVER IS BUILT BY XYLOTEX AND WE RUN MACH2 PROGRAMMING. WITH A 1 1/2 H.P ROUTER, A ROTOZIP ROUTER OR AN ELECTRIC ENGRAVING TOOL.  IT WILL HANDLE 27" X 43" PIECES OF WOOD, PLASTIC, ETC.  

THIS IS A TYPICAL BOARD WITH A BUTTERFLY ROUTED INTO IT.      I WANTED TO SEE IF I COULD ROUTE FORMICA

WITH A ELECTRIC ENGRAVING TOOL ATTACHED INSTEAD OF THE ROUTER ONE CAN DO SOME SMALL WORK WITH THE SAME MACHINE

THIS IS THE SECOND GEAR I EVER CUT ON A HORIZONTAL MILL. IT WAS FOR REBUILDING A METAL SHAPER.

THIS IS A BAND SAW SAWMILL I DESIGNED AND BUILT SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

JULIA IS THE FIRST WINCH TRUCK.  SHE STARTED OUT AS A 1963 INTERNATIONAL 10 TON TRUCK WITH A LARGE GASOLINE ENGINE. OF COURSE WHO NEEDS A CAB.  A 283 CHEVEROLET ENGINE WAS INSTALLED PLUS TWO WINCHES AND GIN POLES.  ALL OF THE FARMERS KNOW HER WELL. 

THIS AWESOME LOOKING THING IS BERTHA   BERTHA IS A SECOND GENERATION OF MY WINCH TRUCKS.  JULIA WAS A GOOD OLD GIRL BUT SHE JUST DID NOT HAVE WHAT I NEEDED.   BERTHA IS A 1978 FOOD F-7000 TANDEM TRUCK.  SHE CAME OFF THE MANUFACTURING LINE WITH A 3208 CATERPILLER ENGINE AND A 13 SPEED TRANSMISSION.  WHEN I FOUND HER SHE HAD BEEN PULLING A 40 FOOT LOWBOY HAUING A D-7 CATERPILLER.  I ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 3 SPEED BROWN-LIPE TRANSMISSION A THREE WINCHES, 1 EA. 45 TON AND 2 15 TON.  SHE ALSO NOW HAS A SET OF 14 FOOT GIN POLES.  IF SOMEONE GET STUCK, THEY CRY BERTHA.