Shop Decorations/Displays Thread

[willis_racing]

Slightly inspired by a few of the cool ass displays or decorations I've seen in the "stuff you made" thread. I like having some stuff to look at on the walls/shelves in a shop. Tells you a lot about what someone's done or what they like to do. Maybe I'm just gay for wasting shelf space, idk.

Got a wall of trophies from my my first season of racing dirt bikes last year.

This one is a shelf that pays homage to Burt Munro and his "Offerings to the God of Speed". I started collecting broken or worn out parts back in high school for this, so that was about 7 years ago now.

Above that I made a cute little showcase of all the cool vintage cans and other USA made stuff I found in the barn.

Lastly on the other side of the shop I have my super heavy industrial collection. Piston and wet sleeve are out of a (I think) cummins QSK60. They were removed from a Bucyrus MT4400 haul truck and were in service moving dirt about 2 hours before I got my hands on them. The other big ass hunk is a gland that came out of the Top Cob cylinder on a trona mining rig.

 

[arse_sidewards]

I ain't got space to waste on yuppie man-cave decor.

 

[willis_racing]

I'm super jealous that you have too much shop space and I don't have enough.

FTFY

 

[arse_sidewards]

FTFY

I could fill a warehouse floor to ceiling with machines, tools, parts and hardware if I wanted. It must be nice having no ambition

 

[willis_racing]

I could fill a warehouse floor to ceiling with machines, tools, parts and hardware if I wanted. It must be nice having no ambition

Half my shit isn't even here yet, give me some time. Come on man, let me be a gay little attention whore in peace

 

[AlxJ64]

I have a "sitting" area that is also the guest bedroom located in my "machine shop" side of my workspace as its the climate controlled side. I live in an ICF barn with a 1 bedroom apartment above that same half of the shop space. Some old drill presses make for good end tables. Some survey equipment and odds and ends on an old Victor Safe. The buddies that crash in there say its rather comfortable and pleasant, but they are of a similar "maker of things" mindset as myself. Whenever the power goes out, I crash down there too because the generator won't run the upstairs HVAC but it will run the window unit which also is a heater. I have various other vintage advertisements framed of some of my machinery I own, like my Colchester lathe, etc etc.

 

[Wheelerfreak]

Here's my shop decoration for now. My wife surprised me yesterday with a new shop vise. Now I need to make a bench to mount it on, until then it's a decoration for my shop

 

[mano002]

I have some cool stuff I have collected over the years. A very blown up muffler from a little water in the distributor. The TOYOTA stamping from a reproduction FJ45 pick-up tailgate. An oversize Toyota Land Cruiser Logo.

 

['84 Bronco II]

I was honestly expecting some nudie posters and shit

Thread does not deliver

 

[willis_racing]

I was honestly expecting some nudie posters and shit

Thread does not deliver

What, like I wanna look at a bunch of half-naked hoes while I'm trying to get my work on? Bitches are temporary, dirt bikes are until my shoulders fall apart in my mid 40s.

I'll bet you kiss girls too, fag.

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

used to have a pyramid of pistons that we had build over the years

I don't know where they went, probably a scrap bin somewhere

 

[binksman]

In the big garge, I inherited a lot of decorations, like beer signs, and metal signs on cabinets. Nice to tell be able the kids to look behind John Wayne for tractor fluids or under the Michelob sign for the air chucks. A friend gave me his old Budweiser pool table light which is the main light source over the welding table. But the largest decor is that I have a collection of old license plates attached to the headers of the door frame. Oldest to newest- 1927 to 1976, then decorative front plates from various travels, and finally plates from all the registered vehicle Pap and I owned. Posters are also scattered everywhere, but they give out fewer in magazines and car shows now, so they aren't getting replaced as regularly as they use to.

Sure the decor isn't necessary, but it gives helpers something to look at while waiting for me to give them something to do.

 

[mano002]

Sure the decor isn't necessary, but it gives helpers something to look at while waiting for me to give them something to do.

my toolbox has stickers on it for that exact reason.... grab me a pair of pliers out of the budbuilt drawer.

 

[tracyb]

my favorite shop art is a metal cut out of my kid. design took me a while but thats why i did it, to learn. i've been meaning to do a couple more but been too busy.

we where is the hospital as kiddo #2 was on the way. sister in law was taking care of my boy. 14mo old. and he was pissed at her, so he stole her sunglasses and hopped on his giraffe trike and tried to make a run for it. SIL texted me the pic

original picture

 

[Curbkrawler]

 

[gt1guy]

I watch American Pickers........$350 for all of it

Honestly, that's pretty cool.

 

[Curbkrawler]

I watch American Pickers........$350 for all of it

Honestly, that's pretty cool.

That damn show has ruined antique collecting. (I watch it every week...). Everybody thinks everything is worth 3 times it's actual value. I offered a guy actual retail price for a 1939 Texaco pump the other day and he got pissed. It wasn't worth what I offered him bc it was missing some components but I just wanted it so I offered what I did. He wouldn't take a dime less than his asking price of $750 more than retail. Best of luck sir...

 

[Landslide]

I ain't got space to waste on yuppie man-cave decor.

That’s a fact jack, no room on shelves or anything like OP has but I do have stuff on the walls tho

 

[arse_sidewards]

I do have stuff on the walls tho

Sounds like you're wasting space where you could have more shelves.

 

[Landslide]

Sounds like you're wasting space where you could have more shelves.

You would shit at the amount of stuff I have, try three semi trailers full, two with shelves in them. Plus I’m getting a free 40’ shipping container soon too. Just gotta finish making a spot for it then get it hauled to my place.

Some gingerbread stuff on my walls in my shop

 

[arse_sidewards]

I like your self awareness

 

[Landslide]

I like your self awareness

Thanks, I designed that and cut it out on a waterjet table I ran a several years ago.

 

[Landslide]

Couple other things

The Mac tool poster I put in glass frames I got back in the early 90’s when I turned wrenches.

 

[71PA_Highboy]

Couple other things

The Mac tool poster I put in glass frames I got back in the early 90’s when I turned wrenches.

Your air filter is upside down...

 

[YotaAtieToo]

I want to make a map of the US out of license plates..... 🤷

So far I got CA, OR, and WA

 

[Landslide]

Your air filter is upside down...

Yeah and it needs replaced too. Keeps all the dust and shit from getting into my receiver and does an excellent job at that too… upside down

 

[bgaidan]

Pssshh. None of you have actual art on your walls. Peasants.

 

[Landslide]

I pretty much think this is art

 

[YotaAtieToo]

I pretty much think this is art

I've seen some neat stuff with plas/laser drop. One guy I know used 5x10s as fencing

 

[300sniper]

I don’t have room for the stuff I need to work, much less decorations…