Funny....i have been watching your videos for so long, I feel I could walk right into your shop and know where everything is and get to work on a project. Great vid. I was wondering about the dust, glad you explained it. Looking forward to a dust collection video. Thanks!
Nice shop, man. I have a 20' container that I have as a shed right now, that I'd love to convert to a welding shop. I'm getting married though and she said that isn't going to be in her yard, so I'll basically be moving it into her living room I guess. It's going to be great because her living room is bigger than my shipping crate... Married life is going to be GREAT!!!... lol
I strongly agree on using the taller High Cube (abbreviated "HC" by sellers. I have three so far, two joined side-by-side. If you have the money and the room, get a 40' or longer High Cube with doors on both ends. I use one for my motorcycle garage. LEARN CONTAINER GRADES BEFORE BUYING ONE! "One trip" is basically new. WWT (Wind and Water Tight) are the bottom grade you should consider but "cargo worthy" is much better. If you want to do serious work, do serious study first and I don't mean just watching videos! Study industrial container shops (Sea Box do awesome work) and military container shelters. Containers are easy to work with. I had a power pole with a breaker panel and 240 and 120 volt single phase outlets placed first which made building twin High Cube shop much easier. I wanted a separate service to run welders and my home service was nearly maxed out. A railroad tie under each end is a common "foundation" for containers on firm soil. I place the first tie under the end furthest from the delivery trailer (usually a Landoll, look them up to understand how they work), the driver puts the outboard end of the container on the tie, then before he's ready to place the other end I place a tie beneath it. Good Landoll operators can place your container within a few inches. Besides my containers I've helped two friends and my local community college welding shop make use of them. All were delighted. If you look up at the inside roof you will see steel tiedown loops. They are on the floor as well and are outstanding for rigging when moving machinery. You can torch bend hooks from 1/2" steel rod (cheap, see your local steel supplier) to hang whatever you want from them. I hate anything on the floor that doesn't have to be there including shelving. You can lift shelving with one person by using tiedown straps also hooked to ceiling loops. Some old containers leak at the top of the door gaskets. I welded downward-facing angle to mine between the corner fittings (wither weld the whole length or stitch weld and seal the rest) and ended that problem. You could use flat bar too which is cheaper than angle, but my angle was free. Check to be sure your end door will clear when placing your metal. My welders stay inside. I have two welding machine panel connectors (cheap) on one wall with pigtails inside. I can connect any power source to that, or if welding on my container I ground to the shell and just run the hot lead. If you join two containers a suitcase feeder and FCAW makes life easy but you can certainly stick weld them.
Thanks for the content. I am starting to build knives with the hopes of someday making a living doing so (like everyone right?) but had to move my shop. Your shipping container shop gave me the idea to save my shop and my container should be here next week. So if you've ever wondered if people take your blogs to heart this guy did. I might not have been able to have a shop if I had never saw your shop. So thanks! Grace and peace!
A quick cheap way to create a dust free work environment is to install a evaporative cooler or just the squirrel cage fan out of one. I installed one in my container shop ant it works amazing!! You don’t have to run the water if you don’t want it to cool. It creates positive air pressure inside. I cut vent openings behind any spot that creates dust or smoke. So when I’m doing something like welding I close all the vents except the one behind my welding table and turn on the cooler/fan and it blows it all right out! Works really well!!
If your having a problem with dust getting everywhere buy a air cleaner, you can get a fairly good one for a shop that size for about $100. i got one a few months back and it eliminates almost all dust that goes into the air from my grinder, i don't even use a vacuum when grinding anymore because the air cleaner gets almost everything and i just have to sweep around the grinder for a minute after a project
Nice shop, you should think of walling off a dirty area in the back with good ventilation to the outside for sandblasting, grinding, welding, etc. This would help keep the clean side clean. And yes, please sort out your electrical panel... :-)
Hey Jeremy, Great set-up. 2 things. First, either I missed it in the video,or you don't have any are Fire Extinguishers (with welding, grinding, flammable liquids etc.) would be a great idea to get 1 or 2.Second, I think it would be a great idea to mount a Barn door track on your ceiling the entire length of the container. you could make an articulating arm to mount your cameras to, this would give coverage of your entire filming area, and have it swing up out of the way, when not being used.Keep up the great work. Rob
Hello my friend first time viewer but as for your ventilation I would advise a small 6inch inline fan and a filter end if your hesitant to get a proper air extractor
Possible video idea: knife testing, as in post heat treatment hardness, flexibility and toughness. something like a torture test for your 01 knives. I know Gough did one a couple years ago but I'd love to see your take on it.
What kind of trouble would it be to build a small room off the side of your container to do all your grinding in? Should be fairly cheap as far as lumber goes. The building I work in used to be a pawnshop and we dedicated what used to be a small office to grinding, sand blasting, etc. We've got a couple small exhaust fans at the floor level that vent outdoors. It seems to keep all the grit away from everything else. Last week I put up those clear strips you see hanging in walk-in cooler doorways to avoid having to open a door while carrying a heavy or awkward part. So far so good. Just a thought. Hope you can use it. Awesome little shop though! I'm going to have to look into buying one. What a great idea!
Nice shop. What have you found to be the best way to attach things to the walls? Are you just using putting screws and rubber washers through the walls?
Oh sweet! I'll have to come up with a game plan and get materials to sort out the door opening but I might just talk to you about that in the future👍 Thank you so much!
Been watching Alec for a while now and this popped up in the recommendations. Awesome shop! Last summer we build a grain silo for my brothers farm out a shipping container. Just weld in a few support and stand it up on it's end (a bit of a rose tinted view in hind sight.. especially thinking about the "erection" phase where some viagra could have been helpful ;) ). It seems these things are the MacGyver of space usage :). Anyways awesome shop and really liked the jump knife video that brought me in.
Do you have any problems with things rusting from humidity or condensation? Awesome shop. I use to make knives back in the 80’s then life got in the way.
Did you stop welding on the wall after you filled it? I have so much stuff in my container that I worry about fire. Maybe I worry too much. On a lighter note, the black power might be an issue.
How do the firearms handle the cold? I'm moving to a rural place and getting a high cube x 40' with wood stove like yours but worried about moisture, etc in the gun safe. Any suggestions?
The paint and chemicals you use.....how do you keep them liquid during the winter. I am in the North East USA and am putting a gas heater in my detached garage but dont intend on turning it on unless I know I will be out there. So my chemicals are frozen and a pain to work with.
Great vid as usual. What model of Craftex mill do you have and have you found it to be suitable or not powerful enough? I'm beginning to look and just trying to get some ideas on size, hp, etc. Thanks!
Probably another work bench as well as a better set up for my buffing area. Plus a million other things😆 I'm sure it won't be hard to fill that extra space👍
How do you like the homark toolbox? I've been thinking about buying one but not sure how it will last as I would use it for work. And I don't believe in the snap on tool boxes.
I think they are pretty solid. I used mine for a about 2 1/2 years full time in a shop where I made horse power (fracking) units. I was actually shocked at how well it held up. I upgraded to a MAC tool box (cheaper than a snap-on) and I never used to believe in that kind of cash for a tool box, but I sure do now. So, so solid and for a long term career, I think it's money well spent. But, that's off topic of your question. The Homack is a rock solid tool box. 👍
OK so this has been bugging me for some time now. How come of all you people who watch these vids for zero cost to yourselves, only around 10% can bother to give them a thumbs up? Is it really possible that so many of you think that the content is not worth rating? Why watch at all then? Jeremy and everyone else like him on you tube upload this content for us to view for free. How about doing your small bit? Rant over.
Awesome little shop!!!!
Thanks Alec, much appreciated! I was just watching your latest video😆👍
Alec Steele whaaat my two favorite creators watch each other.
Glad to see that you have discovered Jeremy as well, Alec!
Jack, the 13 year old, is killing it!! he will be selling hi end knives in no time!!
Funny....i have been watching your videos for so long, I feel I could walk right into your shop and know where everything is and get to work on a project. Great vid. I was wondering about the dust, glad you explained it. Looking forward to a dust collection video. Thanks!
Nice shop, man. I have a 20' container that I have as a shed right now, that I'd love to convert to a welding shop. I'm getting married though and she said that isn't going to be in her yard, so I'll basically be moving it into her living room I guess. It's going to be great because her living room is bigger than my shipping crate... Married life is going to be GREAT!!!... lol
You do a great job using wall space feels very efficient. Everything within an arms reach.
Thanks buddy!
I strongly agree on using the taller High Cube (abbreviated "HC" by sellers. I have three so far, two joined side-by-side. If you have the money and the room, get a 40' or longer High Cube with doors on both ends. I use one for my motorcycle garage.
LEARN CONTAINER GRADES BEFORE BUYING ONE! "One trip" is basically new. WWT (Wind and Water Tight) are the bottom grade you should consider but "cargo worthy" is much better.
If you want to do serious work, do serious study first and I don't mean just watching videos! Study industrial container shops (Sea Box do awesome work) and military container shelters. Containers are easy to work with. I had a power pole with a breaker panel and 240 and 120 volt single phase outlets placed first which made building twin High Cube shop much easier. I wanted a separate service to run welders and my home service was nearly maxed out.
A railroad tie under each end is a common "foundation" for containers on firm soil. I place the first tie under the end furthest from the delivery trailer (usually a Landoll, look them up to understand how they work), the driver puts the outboard end of the container on the tie, then before he's ready to place the other end I place a tie beneath it. Good Landoll operators can place your container within a few inches. Besides my containers I've helped two friends and my local community college welding shop make use of them. All were delighted.
If you look up at the inside roof you will see steel tiedown loops. They are on the floor as well and are outstanding for rigging when moving machinery. You can torch bend hooks from 1/2" steel rod (cheap, see your local steel supplier) to hang whatever you want from them. I hate anything on the floor that doesn't have to be there including shelving. You can lift shelving with one person by using tiedown straps also hooked to ceiling loops.
Some old containers leak at the top of the door gaskets. I welded downward-facing angle to mine between the corner fittings (wither weld the whole length or stitch weld and seal the rest) and ended that problem. You could use flat bar too which is cheaper than angle, but my angle was free. Check to be sure your end door will clear when placing your metal.
My welders stay inside. I have two welding machine panel connectors (cheap) on one wall with pigtails inside. I can connect any power source to that, or if welding on my container I ground to the shell and just run the hot lead. If you join two containers a suitcase feeder and FCAW makes life easy but you can certainly stick weld them.
Thanks for the content. I am starting to build knives with the hopes of someday making a living doing so (like everyone right?) but had to move my shop. Your shipping container shop gave me the idea to save my shop and my container should be here next week. So if you've ever wondered if people take your blogs to heart this guy did. I might not have been able to have a shop if I had never saw your shop. So thanks! Grace and peace!
A quick cheap way to create a dust free work environment is to install a evaporative cooler or just the squirrel cage fan out of one. I installed one in my container shop ant it works amazing!! You don’t have to run the water if you don’t want it to cool. It creates positive air pressure inside. I cut vent openings behind any spot that creates dust or smoke. So when I’m doing something like welding I close all the vents except the one behind my welding table and turn on the cooler/fan and it blows it all right out! Works really well!!
If your having a problem with dust getting everywhere buy a air cleaner, you can get a fairly good one for a shop that size for about $100. i got one a few months back and it eliminates almost all dust that goes into the air from my grinder, i don't even use a vacuum when grinding anymore because the air cleaner gets almost everything and i just have to sweep around the grinder for a minute after a project
Sweet! Thanks for the idea, I'll have a look into it. Cheers!
Great set up and certainly works well for you needs. Thanks for sharing.
Knife shop eye candy! Looks great and gives me ideas for mine, Thanks for the tour.
Thank you very much! And, you're welcome👍
Once again,,, nice shop Jeremy!!! Keep them coming!!!
Good simple little life
Thanks for the tour Jeremy, really neat work space.
perfect for knife making, thanks for the tour.
Great shop man, I'm envious
Thanks!
"My wicked edge." Pabst Blue Ribbon sign.
nice and tidy =)
Nice shop, you should think of walling off a dirty area in the back with good ventilation to the outside for sandblasting, grinding, welding, etc. This would help keep the clean side clean. And yes, please sort out your electrical panel... :-)
I've thought about a dirty area in the back. Haven't had time yet, but hopefully soon!
Hey Jeremy, Great set-up. 2 things. First, either I missed it in the video,or you don't have any are Fire Extinguishers (with welding, grinding, flammable liquids etc.) would be a great idea to get 1 or 2.Second, I think it would be a great idea to mount a Barn door track on your ceiling the entire length of the container. you could make an articulating arm to mount your cameras to, this would give coverage of your entire filming area, and have it swing up out of the way, when not being used.Keep up the great work. Rob
Nice shop!
Thank you!
Nice shop! Magnet hooks also work great for hanging stuff on container walls/ceiling
Love your shop!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Hello my friend first time viewer but as for your ventilation I would advise a small 6inch inline fan and a filter end if your hesitant to get a proper air extractor
Possible video idea: knife testing, as in post heat treatment hardness, flexibility and toughness. something like a torture test for your 01 knives. I know Gough did one a couple years ago but I'd love to see your take on it.
Looks like you need another shipping container just for storage!
Now that I think about that.... we all need more storage!
What kind of trouble would it be to build a small room off the side of your container to do all your grinding in? Should be fairly cheap as far as lumber goes. The building I work in used to be a pawnshop and we dedicated what used to be a small office to grinding, sand blasting, etc. We've got a couple small exhaust fans at the floor level that vent outdoors. It seems to keep all the grit away from everything else. Last week I put up those clear strips you see hanging in walk-in cooler doorways to avoid having to open a door while carrying a heavy or awkward part. So far so good. Just a thought. Hope you can use it. Awesome little shop though! I'm going to have to look into buying one. What a great idea!
Nice shop. What have you found to be the best way to attach things to the walls? Are you just using putting screws and rubber washers through the walls?
Would like to see a video about dust collection system when you get that sorted. I have the same problem.
Hey Jeremy. I have a steel door your welcome to. No window or frame though. I'm sure I have hinges too.
Oh sweet! I'll have to come up with a game plan and get materials to sort out the door opening but I might just talk to you about that in the future👍 Thank you so much!
Been watching Alec for a while now and this popped up in the recommendations. Awesome shop!
Last summer we build a grain silo for my brothers farm out a shipping container. Just weld in a few support and stand it up on it's end (a bit of a rose tinted view in hind sight.. especially thinking about the "erection" phase where some viagra could have been helpful ;) ).
It seems these things are the MacGyver of space usage :).
Anyways awesome shop and really liked the jump knife video that brought me in.
Do you have any problems with things rusting from humidity or condensation?
Awesome shop. I use to make knives back in the 80’s then life got in the way.
Nice one
Where can I get a dad like you who keeps their workshop tidy?
Did you stop welding on the wall after you filled it? I have so much stuff in my container that I worry about fire. Maybe I worry too much. On a lighter note, the black power might be an issue.
Sweet shop...since ekimknives posted a Video talking about jigs whats your take on jigs in knifemaking .... Just curious take care
What mill are you using? And do you like it?.. thanks..love your videos
How much was the container?
How do the firearms handle the cold? I'm moving to a rural place and getting a high cube x 40' with wood stove like yours but worried about moisture, etc in the gun safe. Any suggestions?
The paint and chemicals you use.....how do you keep them liquid during the winter. I am in the North East USA and am putting a gas heater in my detached garage but dont intend on turning it on unless I know I will be out there. So my chemicals are frozen and a pain to work with.
Very awesome! Where did you get that cam deal for your band saw table? I've been trying to find one, but I don't know what it's called.
Genius. Thanks bud.
Great vid as usual. What model of Craftex mill do you have and have you found it to be suitable or not powerful enough? I'm beginning to look and just trying to get some ideas on size, hp, etc. Thanks!
Nevermind. I looked through your other videos and found the one you did on the mill. It was very informative. Thank you.
No comment on the lever action rifle?
Once all the garage stuff is in the garage, do you have a plan for that space for the shop?
Probably another work bench as well as a better set up for my buffing area. Plus a million other things😆 I'm sure it won't be hard to fill that extra space👍
You should make more knife builds or post links to templates. Because I can't draw to save my life
nice
How do you like the homark toolbox? I've been thinking about buying one but not sure how it will last as I would use it for work. And I don't believe in the snap on tool boxes.
Gerard VanDijk my cousin has had one for 6 years and he beats the crap out of it but it still looks great
I think they are pretty solid. I used mine for a about 2 1/2 years full time in a shop where I made horse power (fracking) units. I was actually shocked at how well it held up. I upgraded to a MAC tool box (cheaper than a snap-on) and I never used to believe in that kind of cash for a tool box, but I sure do now. So, so solid and for a long term career, I think it's money well spent. But, that's off topic of your question. The Homack is a rock solid tool box. 👍
Jealous of your shop!! Hoping to have my own like it one day
Haha! I like it :)
Ive been thinking of getting on
They are pretty easy to come by around here, and it works great!
Even you want to have a boom in your shop, you just weld it and boom...
Connect the metal building and the shipping container somehow ( I don't know how but your smart )
that's actually a really cool idea! Thanks!
How do you get power for the freezer?
just with the power coming into the shop
Noise level?
Hah first comment! Cheers brother! From nova Scotia!
Thanks! Cheers!
Christopher Sharpe lol try 20th
Hey
Hey
I think he meant "Hay"
Dan Digiacomo barn menu?
is this a 40'
OK so this has been bugging me for some time now. How come of all you people who watch these vids for zero cost to yourselves, only around 10% can bother to give them a thumbs up? Is it really possible that so many of you think that the content is not worth rating? Why watch at all then? Jeremy and everyone else like him on you tube upload this content for us to view for free. How about doing your small bit? Rant over.
Damn this guy must have murdered someone for the money to build a house, a shop, and buy that big property.