This monument to Americana serves as my workshop. I will describe it for barn fans. It was built in the 1850's.  It is constructed of field stone and rough cut wood.  It also has a "queen's pin" roof design with slate shingles.

The shop is well equipped to handle many repair and restoration tasks.  This air powered machine allows me to use a variety of media to clean and remove dirt, paint, and rust from any object.  It does this in a self-contained environment without the use of materials that are harmful to the cleaners or the environment.  Anything that fits into the cabinet can be cleaned like new. 

The shop is capable of handling electrical and mechanical repairs.  A commercial buffer brings back the original luster of the cast aluminum parts.  There is a paint booth with a dust and lint eliminator in the shop.  I was lucky to find an original Hoover Bag Cleaner.  It works very well to clean the inside of old cloth bags.  Wood repair and fabricaton is another facet of the shop.  This area comes in handy when working on the old machines mounted on boards or platforms.  I built a little electro-plating machine to do nickel plating, however, it can only handle small parts.  I recently acquired a small foundry.  It still has to be set up.  But, in the future, even castings will be possible.

The lathe has been described as the "king of tools".  Along  with its milling attachment, many operations are possible.  Sleeve bearings, bushings, pulleys, and armature work are just a few applications related to vacuum repair.  The photo shows that wheel fabrication is today's project. 
 

Another level of the barn houses tank and cannister cleaners.  Some are waiting to be restored, some are doubles, others are parts machines.  Can you name the make and model of all the machines in the picture?