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backofanenvelope:
Hi all,

Encouraged by vtsteam's thread on tiny workshop and a desired to get on with things I have been spurred out into the cold to have a go at sorting out my space. Having never been able to even get into it until reasonably recently I had a bit of an effort to sort out the decades of stuff that might come in useful that my dad put to one side. Now that I have just about enough space to swing a cat I am sorting through the pile of timber working out what is to keep and whats for the fire! Firstly had to get a light in there as no electric but can use an extension from the house. I have an RCD unit on as I use this for my TS and other power tools but not all at once and now come back in as too blinking cold. I might pinch a little oil filled radiator just to take the edge off but will see about that.

So tomorrow will be moving more stuff around to get the space to start working and hopefully maybe making some sawdust.

Pete W.:
Hi there, all,

Key word, that, "Encouraged"!!!    :mmr:   :thumbup: 

dsquire:
 backofanenvelope

You have made the start, it's all down hill now. Your going to have a great cheering section watching on.
 :D :) :D
Cheers  :beer:

Don

backofanenvelope:
Thanks guys.. Well every journey etc etc.. Going to try and do it with as much of the stuff lying around so it's not going to look pretty but function over form in this case :D

vtsteam:
BOE, good for you! Any workshop is better than no workshop, and I'm sure you'll end up with something that gives you pleasure, and lets you make things.

Last year it finally dawned on me that if I bring home too much wonderful scrap materials, paint, rebuildable machines, motors, tools, and other workshop items, I won't actually have a workshop to use them in. I'll just have storage, where things rust and get worse.

And I also realized that a small space discourages collecting things, while a large space encourages it. And also a small space is easier to clean up at the end of the day. For me in a large space, it's a constant temptation to leave tools where they were, at supper time.

I'm now happily working in a small space. It was easy to build, and today It was comfortable even though the average temperature for the last 24 hours was -14C and the wind was blowing like fall. Not a problem when you're never further than 3 feet from a small heater! All the tools I needed were within an arm's reach, too!  :dremel:

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