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Workshop's going up at last
Philip Green:
I have a great labour saving way of cutting the grass ... I let the wife do it.
Running power and water to my workshop was pretty expensive. I had to run the power from the back of our cottage, around my father in-law's cottage and along a trench in the field. The water reaches our cottages via through the field near the power trench so we tapped off of that as well and ran the water pipe in the trench as well. We did that the same time as we dug the trenches for the base which meant that we could have a stand pipe for watering the garden and the building work as well as having power available.
One thing I didn't mention before is that I am ordering one of those flexible Bendi-hoses from Axminster so that I can get the nozzle in the best position for catching the dust from turning. If it works, I may buy more to use in other areas where the machine built-in dust ports are insuficient. One thing about Axminster, they sell 4" and 2.5" extraction parts but the bendi-hose is 3" and they do not sell an adaptor so I will have to work out how to fit it.
Along the wall facing the cottage I will have half glass double doors and a fair size window with a further two windows in the back wall looking down the valley. At high(ish) level, I plan to have four twin four foot florrys with small singles directly above the lathe and a couple of other areas where I feel I will need extra light.
Although I have a stand for my lathe, I have designed a bench for it with allowance for an extension. If I ever replace this lathe, there should still be plenty of room for a larger one. I will have to think of something else if I decide to get a second lathe. I think there will be a fair bit of space between the bench on the back wall so it may be possible to move things around and use some of that space. I won't really know until I see it in the flesh.
woodndesign:
Hi Philip, You look to have it all planed out well, it's just for it to come together, it's not till everything goes in that you realise what space is taken up, but when the non-turning things have there own storage, there something less, in the way.. if only I could find a home for the bikes.
Did you plan for floodlighting or LV lighting of the garden when the cable went in, find your way home in the dark.. and watch the wife mowing..
Enjoy the build. David
Philip Green:
End of day one.
A staggering amount of timber turned up first thing this morning and the builders turned up at the same time. The photos are the first pallet being unloaded, most of the pallets on the ground with another big one out of shot and progress.
Heavy showers did not interrupt these boys.
I have ordered the external preservative and the Axminster stuff.
woodndesign:
Philip, If that's a double door opening.. hem's a BIG shop.. Log cabin, toilet... no shower !!! could of make a Holiday let... ??? ..
If the pace keeps up... grand openning the weekend. :D ...
David
theblindwoodturner:
May I give you a suggestion here regarding floor comfort. After all you're going to be working in there for a long period of time per day.
As I've done in my workshop (see pics on my thread (the new workshop)
I have installed cloud 9 heavy duty underlay and on top of this, heavy duty commercial carpet (felt backed). This offers great under foot comfort and also warmth during the winter. With these winters getting more severe, it's worth considering the insulation properties of your workshop environment. Using insulation blocks and then cladding the walls with 6x1T&G as 2nd fix and then setting up your electricity supply, etc. It's also worth doing this with your ceiling. Ventilation is also an essential for conditioning and air filtration where chemical finishes or fine dusts may be present.
lew
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