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Headstock Handwheel.
bogstandard:
David, mine started off almost the same as yours, but insulated plasterboard soon sorted it.
It has changed a little since then
John
Darren:
During the renovations of my house, room by room we are insulating.
One room, my audio room about 25m2 in the basement has been insulated wall and ceiling with 50mm thick Cleotex boards and then plasterboard, (two layers of soundblock)
It's a granite stone house so no cavities. Originally the room was almost unheatable and equally unbearable in the depth of winter.
Now it's great, only need the lights on and a couple of people and it heats up quite quickly. Add a small heater and it's real cossy.
The insulation is not exactly cheap, but in the long term it pays off with the added bonus of not having to be cold anymore.
We have another largish room upstairs which has been "dot and dabbed" (ordinary plasterboard stuck on the stone walls with blobs of adhesive) This leaves a sort of cavity about 10mm from the outside wall. Not a huge insulation value, but the difference is really noticeable compared to the other rooms.
Darren
John-Som:
David
Very interested in your handwheel - looks like a useful mod. Just one thing I am not too clear on. Does the drawbar you have made compress the delrin to form a grip in the tailstock bore ?
JohnS
Divided he ad:
I thought that wheel was huge at first... Then I saw your hand on it :lol:
Looks like it will do the job quite nicely David :thumbup:
Your garage isn't that far out of the norm for most Brit' workshops (shops for the colonies :) ) It would certainly benefit from a few things... insulation is the main one, specially the holes left by the corigated roof sheets..expandable foam for them and the hard insulation sheets with reflective backing sort the roof out a treat, you can glue them on. The side walls can be done in the same and covered in ply wood or plaster board... again cost always comes into it.... Either that or befriend a builder!! :)
You could put another set of doors in half way down instead of the curtains too... I can certainly tell you how much new ones should cost... but a false wall with a hand made door is nearly as easy and would certainly cost less. It wouldn't half make a difference!
Just a thought :)
My shop is block built onto the back of the garage... but it was knocked through into the garage a long time ago and hasn't been re-sealed up... so is unheatable too as the garage door is not insulated! ... Plans are afoot to seal the offending hole in the wall with a board of ply' them a heater will be draughted in :thumbup:
(was that a pun?!)
John... Found a pic' from the archives ehh!? that brings back memories! you can really see the difference between then and now :D
Just thought I'd chime in :D
Ralph.
bogstandard:
Yes Ralph.
In fact the old shop fitted me like a pair of well worn slippers, the new one feels like wooden clogs at the moment. Give it another year to mellow down, and I think it will get there.
John
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