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Sparky415 · **Reply #300 on:** February 03, 2018, 10:21:20 PM

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #301 on:** February 03, 2018, 10:23:39 PM

Very interesting, good job

JR

Kev D · **Reply #302 on:** February 04, 2018, 05:57:30 PM

Looks like you're about ready for new wooden mallet

Sparky415 · **Reply #303 on:** February 04, 2018, 08:36:05 PM

Your not far wrong Mate

Another one on the project list

TazzieRob · **Reply #304 on:** February 11, 2018, 12:18:08 PM

Nice shiny ball, Tony

hiraethus · **Reply #305 on:** February 16, 2018, 09:52:04 PM

Not really a shop project, more like project: shop

It's taken me a couple of months to get to this stage, but having taken another carload of junk to the tip and shifted all of the firewood up into the cellar I can finally move around in the workshop. I'm not sure what the final arrangement is going to be, but I'll probably end up with one clean bench for assembly and measurement work and one dirty bench for drilling and grinding. The grey bench to the left I liberated from work. The brown one at the far end was going to be thrown out by my son's school - it's a 2.5m x 0.8m piece of particleboard desktop on some old kitchen cabinets. There are two 1.2m LED ceiling lights, and a 100W-equivalent spot light over each bench.

Not sure what the next step is - sort the storage properly, and get some floor tiles down, probably.

Smashie · **Reply #306 on:** February 16, 2018, 09:58:52 PM

Quote from: hiraethus on February 16, 2018, 09:52:04 PM

Not really a shop project, more like project: shop

It's taken me a couple of months to get to this stage, but having taken another carload of junk to the tip and shifted all of the firewood up into the cellar I can finally move around in the workshop. I'm not sure what the final arrangement is going to be, but I'll probably end up with one clean bench for assembly and measurement work and one dirty bench for drilling and grinding. The grey bench to the left I liberated from work. The brown one at the far end was going to be thrown out by my son's school - it's a 2.5m x 0.8m piece of particleboard desktop on some old kitchen cabinets. There are two 1.2m LED ceiling lights, and a 100W-equivalent spot light over each bench.

Not sure what the next step is - sort the storage properly, and get some floor tiles down, probably.

Very nice Chris, the only thing I can think of to add which will make life a lot more comfortable is a daylight lamp for working on things. like this one https://www.cousinsuk.com/product/tube-bench-lights-daylight

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #307 on:** February 16, 2018, 10:15:40 PM

Make one of these lights for that nice table, I think there freaking great!
JR

hiraethus · **Reply #308 on:** February 16, 2018, 10:19:19 PM

Good idea both, thanks. The anglepoise spots both have 6500K 1500lm daylight LEDs in, and the strips are 4000K 2000lm cool white, so it should be an OK place to work. I've not been down there in the dark yet though.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #309 on:** February 16, 2018, 10:23:25 PM

Quote from: hiraethus on February 16, 2018, 10:19:19 PM

Good idea both, thanks. The anglepoise spots both have 6500K 1500lm daylight LEDs in, and the strips are 4000K 2000lm cool white, so it should be an OK place to work. I've not been down there in the dark yet though.

That’s one reason I love that arch, it’s such a good cool clear white, but being that arch there’s no shadows.
JR

Sparky415 · **Reply #310 on:** February 16, 2018, 11:06:48 PM

Clean, Tidy

Nice Mate

Sparky415 · **Reply #311 on:** February 17, 2018, 10:51:55 AM

So I have been thinking about your workshop

Two bits of advice I would give is paint all the walls/ceiling white before you get it all sorted (something I didn't do and regret now

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And get yourself an offcut of thick carpet to stand on in front of the bench,
It will make it less tiring to work on and protect any stuff when it falls on the floor

Oooh, Tiles! You need to get some big ol ceramic tiles

hiraethus · **Reply #312 on:** February 17, 2018, 11:19:14 AM

Yeah, definitely want to paint the walls - unfortunately the roof needs to come off at some point (leaky asbestos!) so I’ll do it after that gets done.

Good idea about the floor tiles - do you know where I might get some?

Kev D · **Reply #313 on:** February 17, 2018, 01:00:29 PM

Nice workshop

Sparky415 · **Reply #314 on:** February 17, 2018, 03:19:54 PM

Quote from: hiraethus on February 17, 2018, 11:19:14 AM

Yeah, definitely want to paint the walls - unfortunately the roof needs to come off at some point (leaky asbestos!) so I’ll do it after that gets done.

Good idea about the floor tiles - do you know where I might get some?

I might be able to find some nice blue ones after I finish my hall

Zed · **Reply #315 on:** February 17, 2018, 04:11:08 PM

Shame I wasn't closer Tony as could fit them for you

That's a great size space Chris

I have the world's smallest workshop,although it suits my needs

Sparky415 · **Reply #316 on:** April 03, 2018, 10:28:18 PM

I've been tidying hammers today

Wanted to make a rack to hold the ones I use the most
old pine shelves (ply would have been a better choice of materials

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Not much of a work in progress picture

Loaded, might need some adjusting and I just need to find a permanent place for it now

SteveC · **Reply #317 on:** April 03, 2018, 10:29:36 PM

Syncop8r · **Reply #318 on:** April 03, 2018, 10:30:49 PM

Nice rack!

Sparky415 · **Reply #319 on:** April 03, 2018, 10:38:49 PM

Smashie · **Reply #320 on:** April 03, 2018, 10:46:43 PM

Nice Tony, but why do I have the feeling you need to be able to flip it up out of way

Sparky415 · **Reply #321 on:** April 04, 2018, 02:22:21 AM

Quote from: Smashie on April 03, 2018, 10:46:43 PM

Nice Tony, but why do I have the feeling you need to be able to flip it up out of way

I can still open the drawers as it is, poor picture angle
But it's only held on by the clamp top left of the picture while I'm still working out if it's practical at the moment
it could also screw in to the roof if I can find a suitable space

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #322 on:** April 04, 2018, 02:28:11 AM

Nice job, I need something similar for the cordless tools.
JR

TazzieRob · **Reply #323 on:** April 04, 2018, 03:43:08 AM

Nice rack, Tony

I agree about the ply board, hope this holds up or at least can be used as a template for a rack enhancement operation

Sparky415 · **Reply #324 on:** April 04, 2018, 09:08:05 AM

Yep the fingers are a bit weak, it wasn't too bad until I cut in the slots

Really it was just an excuse to try out my new pocket hole jig that I bought for a future project

I did have the same kind of thing for my drills JR, it worked well but I had to take it down as I needed the space for shelves (that one was made from ply)

Quote from: TazzieRob on April 04, 2018, 03:43:08 AM

Nice rack, Tony

I agree about the ply board, hope this holds up or at least can be used as a template for a rack enhancement operation

Mmmmmmm Rack enhancement

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #325 on:** April 04, 2018, 06:46:43 PM

Everyone has that similar setup for their drills, like how many drills do they need? All these pics I’ve seen there’s like 6, “all cordless”, like I have 4, a cordless, a corded, a corded 1/2” hammer drill, and one cordless I’ve never used that came in the package deal. So only two of mine would fit, one that I’ve never used..
JR

Kev D · **Reply #326 on:** April 04, 2018, 06:49:34 PM

I only own 2 drills. A good quality battery one and a huge mains powered sds one that has chisel bits as well. I've got a couple of battery screwdrivers though

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #327 on:** April 04, 2018, 06:58:27 PM

Quote from: Kevin Davey on April 04, 2018, 06:49:34 PM

I only own 2 drills. A good quality battery one and a huge mains powered sds one that has chisel bits as well. I've got a couple of battery screwdrivers though

Thus the hammer drill..
JR

Sparky415 · **Reply #328 on:** April 04, 2018, 09:05:58 PM

Quote from: Kevin Davey on April 04, 2018, 06:49:34 PM

I only own 2 drills. A good quality battery one and a huge mains powered sds one that has chisel bits as well. I've got a couple of battery screwdrivers though

You need a rack with a charging station

Smashie · **Reply #329 on:** April 04, 2018, 09:11:40 PM

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