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awemawson:
Matthew got there first while I was typing  :clap:

I see there seems to be no sarking under the ?? slates ?? - I'd be expecting blown snow and quite a dust problem.

Andrew

northumbrian:

--- Quote from: awemawson on November 16, 2013, 11:39:30 AM ---"I'd rather not say exactly where in France I am, but I will say, I'm in Limousin."

It's alright, you're safe we weren't all coming round for tea  :ddb:


Workshop is a good looking space, I like your mezzanine guard post ! I hope that your winters aren't as bleak as I fear they may be with no insulation in that roof - I reckon it'll get mighty parkie after a while.

Andrew

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Given the work I do, and as I now work from home, keeping the exact location off a public forum, is just better safe than sorry, no offense intended to anyone.
Besides after I've got to know some of you, you'll be welcome to come around for tea, oh and I make home brew beer & wine  :beer:

The roof is going to get insulated next year, just ran out of time to get it done this year. So I'll just have to live with it  for the time being.

The mezzanine guard post as you call it is the back of the main work bench, where I do all the general gun work, such as assembly & disassembly, stocks etc.
I have another room off from the main lower level area, which I will be using as my "dirty" area, so the heat treatment furnaces, surface treatment kit will go in there.
But at the moment it's nothing more than a store room, so not really worth the effort of taking a pic just yet.

The upper level/mezzanine is where I intend to set up all the toolmaking kit, I've got my eye on a Schaublin 102 plain bench lathe, which would go very nicely with the Clarkson grinder I've just bought. I'll be making all of my own Chamber reamers and custom milling cutters that I need.

As I said everything is work in progress, as we have not been here very long. So work on the house & the other barn that is almost falling down takes priority.
But, I do look forward to posting on here. So far I seen some very interesting stuff.

krv3000:
hi and welcume

Brass_Machine:
Welcome to the collective :borg:

I must say... :jaw:

Love the workshop!!

Eric

mattinker:

--- Quote from: northumbrian on November 16, 2013, 11:40:48 AM ---I've got a wood burning stove, going in this week, so that should keep the temp up enough.

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I don't want to ran on your parade, but my experience in the South West of France was that it was far colder and damper than I had imagined. My first winter in the Tarn et Garrone, everybody said "it never snows in Caussade" right, snow, frozen washing machine inside the house! The winter of '84, I moved up to Paris, the thermometer went down to -25°C! OK it's not every year, but I really wouldn't like to see all your nice machines going orange from the condensation!

From the pitch of the roof, your not too far south, a bit of altitude? I uderstand you don't want to say where you are, but how are you going to find customers if you keep your whereabouts secret?

Chopping the wood for the stove will get you warm!

I wish you all the best, I'm into my thirty-fifth year here, wouldn't move back! Regards, Matthew

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