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[techhelpbb]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Not entirely true. I live in Long island (Greater NYC area) and a burger place opened up down the street made out of shipping containers.

http://syossetjerichotribune.com/wp-...r_012716A1.jpg

Northern, NJ for me. I suspect each local town here would view it differently. Mount Olive would probably say no, since they seem to have issues with truck boxes of any sort. Long Valley, which has farms, might view it differently. As well might towns in Warren County or Sussex County.

I wouldn't be adverse to pouring a pad for the containers, removing the doors, or obviously meeting the relevant building codes. I figure they let people on my road build a house from prefabricated parts on a pad it's not all that much different once you put the container on the pad.

[BeardyMentor]

Originally Posted by techhelpbb

Northern, NJ for me. I suspect each local town here would view it differently. Mount Olive would probably say no, since they seem to have issues with truck boxes of any sort. Long Valley, which has farms, might view it differently. As well might towns in Warren County or Sussex County.

I wouldn't be adverse to pouring a pad for the containers, removing the doors, or obviously meeting the relevant building codes. I figure they let people on my road build a house from prefabricated parts on a pad it's not all that much different once you put the container on the pad.

The idea is you would be stuck basically making them permanent structures any way with the added fun of having to fight the planning board in the process. Now a 'temporary' shop with RV style power and utility hookups..... that could probably be done with a minimum of hassle.

[techhelpbb]

Originally Posted by BeardyMentor

The idea is you would be stuck basically making them permanent structures any way with the added fun of having to fight the planning board in the process. Now a 'temporary' shop with RV style power and utility hookups..... that could probably be done with a minimum of hassle.

My 1996 Dodge RAM B3500 with 3kW continuous inverter and 3ft fiberglass cap agrees.
Unfortunately it was a grooming van, so after I removed the all natural 'shag' carpet it needs some welding .

[Type]

Originally Posted by RoboChair

Three years this is what our shop looked like. It was a 20 foot shipping container with about 1/3rd being used for storage. We were able to field an Einstein caliber robot with what we had in there. It wasn't easy, but we never settled for good enough.



Our bench grinder wasn't even inside, poor thing was bolted to a broken table outside under the eaves. It has a much nicer home now and doesn't need to worry about being stolen anymore.


In fall of 2013 we got a Bridgeport mill and a Harbor Freight lathe(not shown) and wired our crate up with 3-Phase power via a $300 extension cable 50 foot long to plug into the classroom. We split the phases off to 3 circuits, one for north outlets, one for south, one for the switchable overhead lights, and all 3 going to the Bridgeport at the back of the crate.


Even our shop last year and our meeting space were tiny and ill equipped compared to what we have now. But we only have it because of our persistence with the school and our eternal vigil on Craigslist hunting for good deals.

I really do miss being able to tell people we work out of a shipping container, it's really far more inspiring to people. I suppose that's the march of progress however.

That actually seems like a really good idea. Luckily the weather will hold up for you guys most likely. Most of our build season we are battling snow. Every once in awhile we can open the garage door but that has only been the past few weeks.

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by Metalcrafters

We have been working on this project for years. Our whole program here at Hawthorne has grown out of our FRC Team 207 and has become the School of Manufacturing and Engineering. These are just a couple of pictures of our shop, not including bench space. We just moved into a purpose built part of our school that houses our manufacturing and engineering academy a little over a year ago. If you have questions ask away, we have been through the whole process, design, build, purchase, install, and "breaking in"

The last picture is our Robot gallery that houses every robot we have built. and doubles as a half field during build season. At least in theory we haven't had the chance to build a half field yet.













Team 207

Metalcrafters

Wow, incredible space. I dream of one day having a shop like that. Jaw dropping machinery too, especially those two TM-1Ps.

[cbale2000]

Pictures are a few years old, but gives a general idea:

• Dedicated build/practice space
• Machine Shop

Not shown:

• Dedicated Classroom
• Computer Lab
• Storage Rooms
• Material Storage Loft
• Overflow workspace

Overall we have approximately 12,000 sq/ft of combined dedicated and shared workspace available to us.

Also, not really part of our workspace, per say, but we also rebuilt the display case in our schools front entrance recently.

[RoboChair]

Originally Posted by cbale2000

Pictures are a few years old, but gives a general idea:

• Dedicated build/practice space
• Machine Shop

Not shown:

• Dedicated Classroom
• Computer Lab
• Storage Rooms
• Material Storage Loft
• Overflow workspace

Overall we have approximately 12,000 sq/ft of combined dedicated and shared workspace available to us.

Also, not really part of our workspace, per say, but we also rebuilt the display case in our schools front entrance recently.

Well, I'm jealous. I see 7 Series I Bridgeports, 2 Series II Bridgeports, 4 bandsaws, 5 of the exact same model lathe(11x30?), 4 pedestal grinders, a CNC mill, and a CNC lathe? The only thing you are missing now is a CNC router.

[cbale2000]

Originally Posted by RoboChair

Well, I'm jealous. I see 7 Series I Bridgeports, 2 Series II Bridgeports, 4 bandsaws, 5 of the exact same model lathe(11x30?), 4 pedestal grinders, a CNC mill, and a CNC lathe? The only thing you are missing now is a CNC router.

Actually... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiaydzvYsrM

Also worth noting, the 2 green mills are 2.5-axis CNCs, and the red CNC mill and CNC lathe haven't worked in the 10 years I've been there (missing parts, or software or something).

[frcguy]

Attached are photos of our shop. It's pretty small by comparison to some of the shops that other teams on here have, but it does the job. Not pictured is our locked storage closet for the hand tools. We like it, and small as it is we make the best of it.