Model Boat Mayhem
Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => Other Technical Questions... => Topic started by: RipSlider on September 04, 2008, 01:00:35 pm
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Hello oh makers of high quality models.
This weekend sees me moving house, which is a drag, but Mrs Steve has decreed that the event will take place, and so I have been dragged along for the ride.
Mrs Steve is also currently the size of, if not a bus, then at least a ford mondeo due to brewing a child, and, much to my annoyance, has been reading all sorts of books which seem designed to terrify mothers to be about the awful things which can happen to children - most of which seem to be things I did as a kid and enjoyed immensely.
The upshot of this is that ALL hobby activites, even such things as painting toy soliders etc have been banned from the house incase the child ends up growing a second set of legs, horns, or something equally as awful. fumes, I think, were the issue that sealed my fate.
As the is a shed the size of Windsor Castle at the new house, all dull things such as lawn mowers, empty fish tanks, the cat when it's being a pain etc will go in there, leaving the garage entirely free for me and my hobbies.
A man who knows his way around a chisel and lumps of wood is making me a great big work bench ( out of seasoned oak so even clumsy lumps like me might be able to more than three months use out of it ) so that bit is taken care of. I am also going to re-roof said garage so that it is water tight - it currently has a vast hole in the roof, so I suspect will not be much use in winter as it is - and while I'm doing that I will be adding insulation, insulating the door and will probably put some off cut carpet down.
Lastly, a load of tools have either been ordered or have already arrived, based on advice provided to me in a previous thread, and so I will no longer be building models using a razor blade and an old file as my main tools.
All well and good so far, but the question now is how to organise all this stuff into a practical working area.
I have given much consideration to the "dump it all in the corner, and hope the thing you want is on the top of the pile" method, but this has been less than sucsessful in my current working enviroment so I have come to the conclusion that I need to be better organised.
So, I am looking for your advice on these things.
Do you have a clever way of storing your wood so it doesn't bend? How do you keep the most commonly used tools around you, but don't clutter up your working area etc etc etc.
The areas I would like to know about your choices are:
1) Lighting - desk lamps? light the whole area? daylight bulbs? What do you find is good.
2) storage - how do you store different items? any clever methods or neat tricks you have come accross? Any good makers of storage devices you would recommend?
3) seating - what do you sit on - stool, big comfy chair, desk chair? And is it wise to add more than one chair - pro is that it's good for visitors, cons is that it might encourage visitors when you don't want them.
4) Do such things as kettles and possiby a place to store beer or a radio have a place in a hobby room or are they a distraction
5) lay out - do shelves work? Or are they just a pain if your sitting down most of the time? Should tools be kept in cupboards out of the way? Or maybe hung up on the wall.
Any advice on any or all of these topics greatfully recieved. Even if you have things one way, but would prefer it a different way.
they say that a picture is worth a thousand words, so if you have any good things to suggest, please add a picture.
Or just add a picture of your work area and point out any bits you find either good or bad.
Thanks very much in advance
Steve
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This is my workroom and I love it. Just wish I had made both benches longer. That said, I can fit my models and tools with no real problem. Just have to clean it up every few months.
barry
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Hi Steve - you lucky man.
Questions first:
1/ Do you have natural light in there?
2/ Is it from the north?
3/ Could the "big hole in the roof" add to the light if veluxxed? (That's a new verb, btw.)
Secondly, whilst working in my attic, or on the scrap end of the kitchen table, I've dreamt about proper working spaces - and the thing that comes to my mind is "kitchens". That whole ergonomic triangle thing - cooker/sink/surface - that most kitchens ought have. With a comfy wheeled chair you could work in a bench/tools/fridge triangle, or similar.
One thing I would STRONGLY recommend, though, is decent height surfaces. I find kitchen ones way too low - built for average height women, and not 5'11" fellas hurting their backs bending down to the sink. So get your chair, and work out exactly what height you're best with.
Andy
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Hi
Here is my 2 work places. The shed and the spare room
Martin
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Steve,
I have always made a point of separating my working areas into three distinctly different parts, one for metalwork, one for woodwork and one for electrical. This is mainly because I have quite different tools available at each location and I always have tools on boards at the back of the work area to keep things easily accessible.
Another point is imagine of the number of sockets you think you need then double it!! You can never have enough and you will always want more. Things like chargers of various batteries always seem to be taking up sockets that I want for other things.
Lighting, daylight lamps are the best nowadays, either the ring type or the straight tube. If however you are lighting rotating machinery such as lathes or pedestal drills you should always have a double tube fitting to eliminate the strobe effect.
Seating I have a big stool but spend a lot of time standing anyway. If anyone visits they stand with me! You need to be at the correct height for your worktop otherwise you will very quickly start to ache. I use kitchen units in the woodwork area and a breakfast bar stool to get me at the right height.
Shelves are inevitable for storing such things as reference books and putting boats on that you are not working on. The important thing is to make sure that your working surface is big enough to do everything you need.
The final thing for me, I found it a real pain constantly turning my boat around to get access from one side to the other. One of the best things I ever bought was a kitchen island unit on wheels so I can now walk around the model and work on all sides without having to move it. It also has additional drawers and storage and I find it absolutely brilliant.
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Carpet is probably not a good idea as it holds the dirt and wildlife etc! A sealed flat wood surface is best as it is insulating and easily cleaned and you stand a fighting chance of finding the inevitable dropped widget.
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Where to start....?
I agree carpet is out, however, depending on your flooring material you may need insulation in the winter. Decide on that now as your working surfaces should allow for the thickness of floor covering. My solution is duck boards, try your local garden centre, DIY store or builders merchant for cheap decking type boards, about 18" square can be put down in any shape to cover your floor area and allow for cupboard bases, machinery plinths etc. To clean, lift, shake, sweep and replace. Only downside is small objects will fall between the slats.
If your bench has an engineers vice then the correct height is when you can apply a file comfortably and level at vice jaw height. If you can have an engineers vice and a carpenters vice, good for you. But also have a bench holdfast. Protect your bench top (even when it is oak - especially because it is oak) with a removable cover for a part of its length. Make this from cheap ply with a retaining lip and always work on it when cutting with a knife etc. when it gets worn, bin it and make a new one.
Power points; as above but do not double the number you think you need, treble it! Have one suspended power socket at each end of the bench this improves easy maneuvering and adds to safety.
Lighting; some good advice above but also have a strong portable light source on a firm base (for safety, plug it into one of your suspended power points when you need it).
Build vertical racks for timber with plenty of partitions to aid you when you think, "I know there is a bit just that size somewhere". For long, light, lengths have a rack under the roof.
Will you need a heat source for your comfort in winter? This may also be a way to reduce winter humidity which plays Hell with tools on racks.
Personally I never work sitting downand I never listen to the radio. Even the coffee brought to me from the kitchen usually gets forgotten....my how those dirty mugs accumulate!
I recommend two little books both in the "Workshop Practise Series" from Nexus Special Interests, #22 "Workshop Electrics" and #23 "Workshop Construction". Both are a bit dated now but it is a brilliant series of books for those of you who do not know them.
Typing fingers getting sore now, so, no more for now.
Nearly forgot....a bolt for the inside of the door for safety when using noisy machinery and you do not want to be made to jump when a visitor creeps in.....a large "Keep Out" sign for the door ;)
Roger in France.
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Thye metalwork side with the lathe and a mini mill and the woodwork and electrical side in a seperate room. The kitchen island is a fantastic addition and make things so much easier.
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Wow, that's clean and tidy, Bunkerbarge!
Could not put up a photo of mine, it's a disgrace.
Roger in France.
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Bunker,
How on earth do you manage such good results from a tidy workshop? We all know that is against the law! :D
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He does three months on and three months off in his job. The picture was obviously taken either just before going back to sea or upon returning. otherwise it's not natural.... 8)
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I just hate mess and although it isn't always quite that neat and tidy it is usually not far off. As Colin says "It's not natural" but I'm happy ::)
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I think BB probably has a maid. ;D ;D. In a maids uniform? :kiss: :kiss:
Colin H.
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I think thats BB's workshowroom.
I reckon his real workshop is messy like it should be. O0
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I used those triple density foam gym matts on my workshop floor in Shanghai. It protects the floor (wood), protects the fragile tools I drop and the heart stopping shock that accompanies these moments, and reduces noise. It is also warm.
When I build an outsided workshop with concrete floors, I will either use rubber backed tiles (if I can find) or the gym mat topped with floor grade ply, or topped floor grade chiip board and tiles. This will also reduce complaints about noise from any machine tool use.
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My workshop is a converted garage 18' x 12' and fully insulated on all walls and ceiling/roof, and allows me to work snugly even in the deepest of winter in comfort.
The tools and machinery have been collected over a number of years, but my best aquisition is my large drawing board with parallel motion on it......wouldn't be without it, and when its not in se it hinges up to be fixed at ceiling hieght.
Please excuse the mess and junk..I just love working in squaller.I can blame my mistakes on other things than my own idiocy from time to time if I work in such conditions.
Lighting is from 3 x 6' strip lights, a number of angle poise lamps and a couple of halogen spots which not only give off great light but the heat helps with the curing of my grp ventures.
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I like the drawing board, could never manage CAD drawing techniques
Martin
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Thanks for showing us yours, NHP651 (makes mine look tidy!).
Not sure what kind of heater you have there but be careful if it is gas or paraffin as they produce considerable quantities of moisture which can cause corrosion, unless fitted with an external flue.
I have never used daylight lamps but find my many strip lights, an anglepoise and a portable light quite adequate.
For storing tools I have several commercial racks with the accompanying fittings. However, I must say that I find screw hooks; spring clips and ordinary screws infinitely flexible. I also have a couple of magnetic strips often sold for use with kitchen knives. Never had a problem with them but once heard that they dull cutting edges, is that an old wives tale?
I have a De Walt radial arm saw with a large bench in the middle of the shop. Not much use in model making but superb for everything else! Also there is a demountable table which allows access to a project from all sides.
My real luxury is a dedicated, dust free room off the main shop. This has storage for all paints etc and has a large extractor hood.
Having got fed up with boring oval holes(!) I find a good, solid, pillar drill most useful. The large chuck takes a small mandrel which then holds tiny Morse bits.
An industrial vac. also helps with keeping dust down as the dust extractor on the big saw is rather unidirectional.
I once frightened myself by starting to total how much my tools and equipment were worth. I did this for insurance purposes but gave up when I realised I could never afford the premium.
Roger in France.
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My garage is approx 30' x 8' and was originally divided in two sections i had one for modelling the other for my race car build the my son moved back home and needed a server room for his business computers & i lost half my work area and all of the larger section, then he moved again in December '07 leaving me with 3 sections the largest now houses my welder, compressor a work bench for soldering at and Jo's and my mobility scooters.
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The next pic's are of my work area, the shelf on the angle is my balsa rack, i do like shadow boards for the easy access to tools.
(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/GardnerDG/ws2.jpg)
And organised mess is a must, there are no pic's of the floor for a good reason , point to note a dirty floor catches a lot pf paint spills.
(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/GardnerDG/ws3.jpg)
To the right of the bench is paint, glue and seldom used tool draws, mainly a throw back to 1:1 car building.
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The final section is a basically clean room for all my power tools being a Drill press that I doubled the height of the pedestal of, Bench Grinder, Belt/disc sander, Scroll saw and my favourite a Taig micro lathe.
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This is mine....
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Yours does not count Martin, that is where you work.
Brian
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Shhhhh! 8)
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Hints & tips:
Shelves are cheap but exposed to dust - a roller blind in front might help.
'Rooms' can be made with a plank at ceiling level holding a shower curtain for dust and to some extent heat containment.
Put a spare bit of 2x1 or whatever across the front of any benches or cabinets that dropped nuts might roll under.
Bench tops need to project and be less than 2 in thick to allow hobby vices etc to clamp on.
Electrical socket strips are best fitted down the front bench legs so the leads do not trail over the bench or provide the obsruction that a horizontal bench front mouting would.
Some angle poise lamps have a mounting that will fit in any half inch hole drilled in the bench for ease of relocation.
A hardboard top to a bench (lightly glued) can be renewed when roughed up.
Anyone use these plastic tool organisers? http://www.flambeauhardware.com/productimages/tr24_toolrack.jpg
I've been given a couple as I think wives give them as presents hoping they will instigate order but never get installed. An equivalent can be made from a mix of 2in and 1 in steel mesh. Great for small tools.
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Wow, that's clean and tidy, Bunkerbarge!
Could not put up a photo of mine, it's a disgrace.
Roger in France.
mine too
Andy
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If Martins work place is not allowed then mine will also fall into that category as it is my ships cabin and ships work shop (mainly)
Just two (tidy ones) I'm the nutter in dayglow
R,
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I'll post mine when we get daughter number 1 moved to university, little lad gets hers upstairs and I get his next to kitchen, with door ....yippee privacy, right now I have a corner of the kitchen and the missus wouldn't want you to see the state I leave it in.
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My shed/garage/boat yard.
Just a couple of snaps of where I relax with my boats etc. Could never be used as a garage as side of house was altered before we moved here.
Double glazed, small heater when needed and plenty of lights.
I work in F1 - McLarens - and it is very clinical in as much as it is so clean and corporate. 24 hour cleaners employed, the place is mainly white and grey including the machines we work on. To get back from there into my little haven is bliss!! Piles of rubbish cleaned up when I feel like it, rummaging around for "lost" tools, not having to clean up every night. Lovely. Will try and get some pics to show the difference between there - McLarens - and the real world here.
Have included one to give an idea of what its like. Excuse look on face, am not very photogenic :embarrassed:
Ron.
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How I envy you all. Where do you keep your boats?
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Now that's a burning question, Bryan, especially when some are 4 to 5 foot long. I've been puzzling this problem myself, as it doesn't take long to accumulate them.
Does 'one' store them in the loft or does 'one' build a 'show rack', which in itself takes up a load of room and looks a bit flashy.
I've built a shelf which filled up rather quickly, and with the Boston and Waverley looking for storage, I now don't know what to do.
ken
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Hi Ken
Did you just happen to display the trophy's by chance or {-)
Does 'one' store them in the loft or does 'one' build a 'show rack', which in itself takes up a load of room and looks a bit flashy.
ken
Nice fleet there by the by
R, O0
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Just lumped all the boaty bits on one shelf and didn't notice that. :embarrassed: SWMBO won't have them in the house.
Sorry to hijack the thread, so here's my 'shed'
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Thats not a working shed Ken. No tools, no boats and no mess!!! :police:
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Heres a working shed for you, full of junk, rusty old tools, the old ladder, the tumble drier, an old computer desk, old gas fire (not working) oil cans, dust, draughts, leaks, this years wasp population and a model boat and numerous old unused abandoned bits of c**p.
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Sometimes you have to put things on the upperdeck. ::)
Martin
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Sometimes you have to put things on the upperdeck. ::)
Martin
I know what you mean
aye
john
bluebird
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Thats the upper upper deck John l.o.l
Martin
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I am responsible for this ;)
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Yup I am now trully embarrassed to put pictures of my work shop/garage "c##p pit" even the untidy ones here make mine look :embarrassed: :'(
R,
ps: second reason for no pictures = camera out of service at the moment :-\
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hey tug kenny your not a chemistry sort are you, my god mate you could eat off that deck!
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Just a point here lads,think about what I am about to say pin your ears back and listen!!!!!!!!!!!
right then not one to put water on the fire so tho speak BUT think on lads and lasses this forum is available to the general public !!!HMM do you honestly think it is a good idea to post pictures of your workshops,personally I think not.WHY simple me old hearties there are plenty of tea leaves who spend all day looking at site like this,WHY so they can find out where you live etc and before you know it all your tools have gone and more to the point all the boats,sorry Brian Young but didnt you have a very unpleasant experience a few years back.Brian no way was i having a go at yourself but you have had this NASTY experience and would have to agree with me on this one.
We should not post pictures on this site of the layout of our workshops etc,fair enough our boats and how they are built,but don't you think we are asking for trouble
Stavros
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hey tug kenny your not a chemistry sort are you, my god mate you could eat off that deck!
I often do. 8)
It's not always like this. This was after the burglars left. Good point Stavros, they took out the double glazing pane and cleaned us out some years ago. Things are a bit different nowadays, me being an electrician and all that. 8)
ken
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Good point Stavros, but if they nasty so and sos can get past the 2 wolves I have in the kitchen, they won't have an arm left to carry anything. The cat is quite nasty too!
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The easiest house tyo burgall would be yours rem2007 no animal would refuse a chunk of meat and that is what they do trouble is they lace it with a tranquiliser,mates garage was done using this method and he had 2x GSD in there
Stavros
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The first and second pic is where the boals are stored,
and the next two are two thirds of the workshop area......
Roy
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An old pick back where there were at least two computers in the studio...
The "shop" proper is covered by the three "D's"
Dirty disorganized and disaster I think... :D
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The first and second pic is where the boals are stored,
and the next two are two thirds of the workshop area......
Roy
Now we know where to hold the next 'Mayhem meet'
What an inspiration, Roy. Lovely
ken
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is that a TC in your garage, Bryan young. if i had one of those, i wouldn't get ANY modelling done what so ever. :D ;) O0
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Oh to have a workshop like that,then again i would probably fill it up with junk like this.
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daz.
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welcome to my workshop! This area is dedicated to my two main hobbies: model boats and ham radio. The two hobbies have become hideously entwined in this small area.
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picture 1 shows the general working area with mechanical tools to the right and electrical stuff to the left. The large beige enclosure under the bench is part of a 250w PA system (a remnant from my disco days), which is still occasionally pressed into service for family parties and charity events.
(http://g7aqk.uk.googlepages.com/Workshop2.JPG/Workshop2-full;brt:58.JPG)
Picture two shows my HF radio transceiver and VHF multimode radio. On the bench is a GT400 race boat whilst underneath are two more GT400s belonging to my kids (which have recently been rebuilt). There is also a mixture of battery chargers and RF test equipment on the bench. the bag on the right contains a selection of broken mouldings and other scrap from sadly deceased boats (mostly fast electrics). The big green bag contains all the guys and hardware for an 80ft antenna mast.
(http://g7aqk.uk.googlepages.com/Workshop3.JPG/Workshop3-full.JPG)
On the top shelf are two Club 500s awaiting a new set of hull mouldings from Model Slipway. The blue one probably could be repaired but it has been patched so many times I decided to invest in a new hull. These boats have been pretty robust, surviving several crashes during the past few seasons, but finally gave up on their last outing. The yellow boat started life as a Dateline Marine Volante but has had a step cut into the hull to make it faster and a chamber to make it self righting. This was started at least 5 years ago and is still not yet finished!l
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Gosh is that a 101 there are not many that can load them up ::).
Proteus
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:) Here's my work area, in the process of having a good clear up. So will post more pics as the work area's appear ;D ;D
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lol Martin O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 eating beans in " your worksop" again. Looks like another Cheynobl to me ;)
Bob
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Gosh is that a 101 there are not many that can load them up ::).
Proteus
No, its a Trio TS820s. A similar vintage to the 101 and yes it does need loading up (all part of the fun)!
Neil
G7AQK
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A picture of my first workshop......
How can you be so insensitiev Martin in posting shuch an image.Hundreds of lives were lost in this incident and they people of Chernobil are STILL suffering today.All the farmers not lnly in the UK but all the countries around Chernobil were severly infected livelyhood were lost due to the radiation problems,which in fact are still there today.
THIS POSTING IS THE ULTIMATE IN BAD TASTE AND SHOULD BE REMOVED IMMEDIATLY
Stavros
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Here in southern Ontario (Canada) we are blessed with basements in the majority of our homes. Most people usee them for storasge, party rooms, spare bedrooms and such, however, a few of us with more productive minds ( :D) us them for some really neat things.
In my case I build live steam, fix old machinary and build baots. Consequently I've divided my workshops into lite (for boat detail and such work), heavy (for machine work on live steam and building big boat bits) and super duty where the welders and heavy mob work (this shop is outside).
Although it keeps me out of the wifes hair, and she never cleans it (thank heaven), she does complain , from time to time, of the banshea like noises and gutteral groans coming from the depths of the house.
If I have anything to suggest, ist get rid of the excess you don't use..............now here's the hard part.........figuring out what is the excess you won't use. I figure its all gold that will, in the fullness of time, be consumed.
John
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replaced the greenhouse last year with a 8 x 6ft pent shed, insulated, heating, lighting, power, radio and good ventilation.
Steve.
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I'm sorry it is far too organised, clean and tidy. Please mess it up a bit, you are making me look bad. If my wife saw the photos of your workshop, my life would not be worth living!!!!!!!
Neil
Life is too short to tidy up!
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must keep it tidy Neil, If I don`t the good lady will get in there and I will never find anything, {-) {-)
Steve
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This is my shed - about 8x6 was a big as I could fit between two trees. Its insulated and has two heaters - a 500 watt wall mounted convector with frost stat, and a 120 watt tubular heater under the bench for warming my toes :D The floor is carpeted - not lost anything important yet ;D, as this is the only insulation to the floor - I can only just stand up as it is, so couldn't afford to lose any height by insulating the floor. When (if) we move next year I hope to be able to get a bit more space so I can set a couple of power tools permanently.
Barrie
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Hi
After re felting the old shed last year with good quality felt and its settled down now and looking good. and has power now.
I would like to insulate it.
What materials has been used by those that have insulted their worksheds including what it has been finished off with ?.
Martin
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The walls and roof of my are insulated with sheet expanded polystyrene from Wickes. It is finished with match boarding - easier to handle than sheet materials. When I do the next I will add more battens to give greater rigidity and facilitate fixing shelf brackets etc.
Barrie
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I was told not to use expanded poly. as mice love to tunnel into it.
Mine is concrete block construction and insulated with 80mm fibre glass panels, between 80mm timber uprights, then covered with 30mm chipboard. The ceiling (under a Roman Tiled roof) is also 30mm chipboard with 80mm glass fibre panels laid on it.
For flooring I have wooden duck boards.
For heating I have two portable electric convector, fan assisted heaters - which I have never turned on in two years!
The workshop is 18m X 10m. One end is divided into two rooms. One room contains the pool filter equipment and the other is a dedicated clean room for painting etc.
Roger in France.
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Hi Martin,
My shed had a 2" x 2" frame, I replaced my four windows with a new frame I made of "2 x 2" and made the two centre ones openers, doubleglazed the glass for better insulation. Clad all the inside with double sided foil insulation that is used in between roof rafters. filled all joins and gaps with expanding Polly foam Installed two air vents on opposite corners at roof height for ventilation. Then clad all the inside with 1/2" ply. sealed all the joints, laid 1/2" insulation on the floor, then used up the laminate flooring I had left over from a job I did in the house. Ran 1 1/2" skirting round the bottom so the floor still " floats". Then wired it all out, job done!. Took my time doing it, it is easy to keep clean, weatherproof, and its my bolt hole. Spent about £50 on materials, had quite a few bits and bobs laying around which I used.
Steve
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Here,s a few pics of my workshop. Built within the last two years it is in two area,s, the reason is because I only got into model boat buildin about 18 months ago and the original shed I built was 12 feet by 6 feet. I then extended this workspace by building a smaller 8 foot by 6 foot extension onto it. The original shed is where I do my filling/sanding and fibreglassing and also houses my small lathe and piller drill. The new part is more comfortable and comes complete with television radio and heater, also houses the band saw and sanding station.
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I've heard of "curtain tie backs" but what sort of weather are you expecting Bob?! :o {-)
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HAHA, thanks for noticing that Martin,They are very heavy velvet curtains and come in very usefull in the winter months in keeping the cold out of small workshop.
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Our one kid has moved out (a few years back actually), and I now have almost 100% squatter's rights to the house's basement... and a little spillage into the garage too!
The "clean" part of the basement (with carpet) is my office/library/model storage area.
The toasty warm furnace room is my workshop, just sizable enough.
Someone elsewhere was asking about parts storage... I found some plastic sliding drawer units, which are usually too flimsy for my taste, but I made them alright by screwing them down to some bookshelves. Great for slightly bigger stuff, like spare props and ESC's.
For many other Good, Bad, and really Ugly shops- see:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=898408 and
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1165294
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think we're all jealous now, at least i know i am.!
although i'd be in trouble wouldn't want to come out of there.
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The bathroom is upstairs, which means I have to come up for, er, air, now and then...
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Hi Pat,
Nice workshop ....... one thing I don't understand, I can see the floor?!?!?
How have you archived that? Is it a camera trick?!?! ok2
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Yes, sorry about the mess in the third pic, the area was under reconstruction at the time... %)
But my place is NOTHING... if you look through the links I gave, you'll come across THIS:
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mine just after visit from fire brigade still dont know what caused the disaster.
(http://s4.postimage.org/311tikzhg/fire2_001.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/311tikzhg/)
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Hells bells Dave that looks awful - did you lose everything????
Geoff
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Looks like a fire caused it Dave. :-))
Only hope the insurance is going to shell out. Didn't have any Lipos on charge??
Me mate in Michigans workshop looks as big as Pats, seen smaller Industrial workshops than those.
Regards Ian
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will take pics of my 2 sheds and loft..................even worse than thread like this before!!!!!! HAVE INHERITED ANOTHER 5 BOATS IN 6 MONTHS!!!!!