Lets dream for 5 minutes; your lottery win workshop?

[Graham Orm]

Me & the Mrs were having that chat everyone has from time to time, what we would do if we won the lottery?

I obviously had thoughts of a wonderful workshop.....and then thought would I?
Somehow it makes me wonder if the need would be the same with so many other distractions at hand. Visiting relatives around the world. Exotic holidays. A Year in a huge motor-home travelling Europe taking in MotoGP's and World Superbike rounds has always been at the top of the list for both of us.

I concluded that I'd have a state of the art workshop, but would go into it probably less than I do now. It would just be nice to be able to have it all at hand when the urge arrives.



And you?

 

[bugbear]

Me & the Mrs were having that chat everyone has from time to time, what we would do if we won the lottery.

I obviously had thoughts of a wonderful workshop.....and then thought would I?
Somehow it makes me wonder if the need would be the same with so many other distractions at hand. Visiting relatives around the world. Exotic holidays. A Year in a huge motor-home travelling Europe taking in MotoGP's and World Superbike rounds has always been at the top of the list for both of us.

I concluded that I'd have a state of the art workshop, but would go into it probably less than I do now. It would just be nice to be able to have it all at hand when the urge arrives.



And you?

Bit analogous to everybody's favourite desert island luxury (Ray Mears, Obvs).

I'd buy a David Charlesworth!

BugBear

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

I'd have a workshop in my massive motor home

 

[Bm101]

I'd fit the shed out with all Russian made models.

 

[ColeyS1]

I'd do less hours in the workshop and have my niece come live with me. I'd get a specialist dog trainer to sort out my jack Russell that I programmed wrong- he keeps his paw off the ground when he's just sat down after trying to teach him 'paw.' I'd buy a lorry full of ash and make a nice workbench from scratch that I could wheel outside when it's sunny. I'd get a new 10x5 cnc machine and a couple hundred sheets of varying thickness mdf to play with. I'd pay off my mates mortgage who can't get life insurance cause of a heart defect. I'd get a spray booth and learn to spray poorly. I'd make a cart, buy a horse and travel up and down the country seeing the sights. I'd still go to the local tip and fill the workshop full of possibilities. After watching James Mays programme I'd buy a vintage lawnmower (fully restored obviously ) living the dream !

Coley

 

[owsnap]

If I won the lottery ( slim chance as I don't buy lottery tickets) I wouldn't have a workshop!

 

[MattRoberts]

I'd give up my job and make furniture for a living. Doing something I really love as a full time job without the worry of being able to support my family would be a dream come true

 

[MattRoberts]

Oh, and I'd buy a planer / thicknesser.

 

[sunnybob]

My workshop would have several people doing all the hard and dirty work. I'd be at the end doing quality control.
youd easily find me, I'd be the one in the comfy chair next to the beer fridge

 

[doctor Bob]

Big empty workshop with one chair in the middle where I could just go, chill out and think.

 

[Wuffles]

I'd fit the shed out with all Russian made models.

 

[Droogs]

I'd blow it all on:

a full set of Klaus and Pedder's saws
a complete Holzappfel rose engine lathe and tools with the change going on a straight-line engine.
lessons from someone to explain to me exactly how an eccentric chuck works

Most importantly, I'd give our very own Steve Maskery a bursary to develope a jig for that mental Japanese joint

 

[wolfey]

From a GRASS IS GREENER view point..... We have three warehouse sized joinery facilities with at least two of every dream machine you could possibly want.... And currently in the middle of building from the ground up a new workshop.......

If I won the lottery I'd bang it all on the head the next day and swap it for a little workshop at home with tons of natural light and a full inventory of fully reconditioned Wadkin machinery..... Then spend my days polishing it all!!!

 

[bugbear]

If I won the lottery I'd bang it all on the head the next day and swap it for a little workshop at home with tons of natural light and a full inventory of fully reconditioned Wadkin machinery..... Then spend my days polishing it all!!!

I think our ideas of "little" may differ.

BugBear

 

[AJB Temple]

I would relocate my workshop to a beautiful house in Cremona and start learning to make violins, by hand, of the finest quality.

 

[Aggrajag]

I think part of the drive of hobbies is always wanting better and more equipment. I can't speak for others but I suspect if I had a shed big enough to put in every tool I wanted, and I actually had those tools, then I'd probably lose some of the drive to make stuff.

At the moment, even though I think I'd like every tool on the planet, I'm sure I'd be happy enough with 4x the space (I work in about a 2m square corner) and a planer thicknesser.

[edit: the biggest win for me would be time - without having to work then I'd be able to spend more time on my hobby instead of the paltry 1-2 hours I manage per week.]

 

[Woody2Shoes]

I think that even if I won the lottery I STILL wouldn't have enough money to buy the entire Festool catalogue. I'd settle for the entire Lie-Nielsen catalogue instead....

 

[Bodgers]

Power tool wise, I'd be visiting the Felder/Hammer dealer and kitting out with pretty much everything from there.

I'd also have a purpose built detached shop made to my own spec.




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[thetyreman]

I'd buy some high end wood and make a wood storage shed, finishing shed and the workshop the size of a house, I'd also seriously consider buying some land and building a tudor style house from oak using traditional techniques, with that kind of money it would be easy.

 

[Roughcut]

I've had my lottery win workshop planned out in my head for the past few years.
It will be next door to the newly built dwelling with no neighbours for miles around.
Have a ground and 1st floor with machines downstairs and power and hand tools upstairs.
Overlooking my 20-30 acre fishing lake.