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Working on a new tiny shop
backofanenvelope:
and I'm looking forward to some Gingery use :D :beer:
DavidA:
VT,
Plug in that lathe and you will never get the other bench done. Resist!
I spent some time in my small warm workshop last night . Need to get the red lathe properly bolted down and a more appropriate drive system sorted out. It was nice not to have to put on an extra layer of clothing.
Dave.
vtsteam:
I actually used the tiny shop today David. My wife dropped her digital cooking thermometer into a bucket of water and said it stopped working. With the prospect of Christmas eve dinner either over or under done I sprang into action! :whip:
Moved my pencil soldering station into the shop, donned magnifying glasses, and surveyed the wreckage. Battery had leaked and there was some rust and corrosion. Two wires to the sensor were corroded loose from the PC board. Pretty clear the trouble started well before the bucket incident today.
I brushed the corrosion out with a small paintbrush, found the two lands where the wires must have come, and soldered them back in place. I got rid of the leaked battery, an AG13, and found a replacement alkaline button in my junk box (wrong type, but this was an emergency!) and shoved it into the holder. It worked! :ddb:
The tiny shop was warm -- a small electric oil-filled radiator heats it nicely -- well lit, and plenty of bench space. Very nice. :)
vtsteam:
Oh man I came close to giving in to temptation today to find a power cord for the lathe motor and fire it up, but changed my mind (thanks to the steadying influence here on MM) to do the right thing -- and work on the right hand bench.
So I scooched that one away from the wall, cut out a backing sheet of plywood, screwed that in place. Made 3 divider panels (only half height, this time, since I want space under to slide in plastic bins of greensand for casting).
I attached those panels, but didn't add 3/4" square drawer slides like I did last time, since they will carry shelves rather than drawers, and I wasn't sure how deep I wanted them yet. But with back panel and dividers in place, I could move the bench back to the wall permanently, and finish the top.
This bench is lower and will be wider than the left side bench. The shed door is offset, so a wider bench is possible. I added a 2x8" to the 2x4"s on the top to widen it further. This had to be cut back, in way of the chimney. I did that, and fastened it down, and called it quits for the day.
Like the other bench, this one will be covered with 1/4" hardboard, screwed down, so it can be replaced if it gets too beat up and ratty, some day. One sheet will more than cover both benches.
I'm getting close to being able to fasten down the lathe on the bench, and move the motor to narrow the footprint. And after that, metal work again!
backofanenvelope:
Glad to hear you saved the Christmas Dinner! Looking forward to seeing some pics of the Lathe being put to good use and I like the fact you have made so much space in no space. Having recently been introduced to the tiny house and small scale living ideas I think that future plans for my own space could have a compact workshop.
Thanks
TomC
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