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mechman48:
Hi all
Not been on for a while as you may know, Xmas/Jan I think, anyhow carrying on from my last post The priorities have been completed-total revamp of the kitchen/bathroom & cloaks to The satisfaction of SWMBO :bow: I finally made it to the Harrogate exhibition last weekend, accompanied by my better half (how I persuaded her to tag along lord only knows!). As mentioned prevously I was on the lookout for a lathe & possibly milling machine to complement my future garage conversion & needed to physically see my narrowed down choices rather than pick from catalogues with the intention of prioritising the milling machine. After flitting back & forth between two sellers- Warco /Chester(usual disclaimer) I finally plumped for the Warco WM16-VF mainly due to price & size to fit into my garage.I was also eyeballing the WM250-VF lathe with power x feed when lo & behold dearly beloved said why not get the lathe as well.. : :bugeye: :jaw: clap: once I got over the shock & picked myself of the floor..well not literally, no further prompting was needed :ddb: I am now awaiting delivery of two new machines.. who says Xmas doesn't come early :headbang: & birthdays, fathers day, anniversary.. for the rest of my remaining days :lol:
It may seem as though this post should be in 'Tools' but I am now in the process of starting to measure up for the garage conversion & once I get started I will post pics as I progress & also probably write up my findings on both machines.
bfn
George
mechman48:
:wave:
:update: Back again; have now started to convert garage, first of all got all the electrics sorted & first fixed by a qualified electrician (my son), prior to clearing all the gear out ready for fixing studding, insulation, boarding.
(N.B On another tack I contacted my home insurers to inform them of change of use of the garage to a hobby workshop which is required by most insurance companies in their small print..'change of use of part of premises' & including rewiring to building standards Part P -domestic otherwise should anything untoward happen then they would not cover nor pay out), same applies to car insurers... 'location of parking'
etc.
Any way the studding went up (2X2 timber) on 600mm centres with noggins fitted at 400 mm centers, followed by cellotex insulation panels(25mm), this was then overlayed with 11mm OSB boarding, I chose OSB rather than plasterboard as it would facilitate better fixing of shelving & other storage items as the work progresses, knowing the centers of the noggins will help for fixing my tool cabinet later as well, plus the OSB will provide some extre insulation on top of the Cellotex .Plasterboard was fitted to the roof trusses as there would be no weight other than lighting fitted, & helped to cut costs a little, :clap:
So far so good..waiting for son to come & second fix electrics :coffee:
Cheers
Have photos but will post later as need to reduce size & place into my Photobucket album..if I remeber how to do it, :loco:
bfn.
mechman48:
:update:
Photos as mentioned:
1st fix electyrics (that's ma boy!)
1st fix pick up from house wiring'
Continuation of ring main;
Studding fixed in place;
Plasterboard fitted to roof trusses;
Insulation arrives;
Insulation being installed ;pardon the rear view of the builder & his mate!
OSB being fitted;
Boarding out completed, now for the paint job.
1 ton engine hoist; bought after working out daily/weekly hire price, cheaper to buy & keep for use as & when 'new toys' arrive.Already served its purpose when move original combi machine prior to conversion work.
Brass_Machine:
And the shop starts to come to life.
Have you gotten the machines already?
Eric
mechman48:
:wave:
Eric, have not got the toys yet although had been bought at the Harrogate exhibition, will be dispatched in a couple of weeks; could have had them a couple of weeks back but asked Warco to hold off on delivery to take the opportunity to get the conversion sorted first. :ddb:
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