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bertie_bassett:
hi all

am attempting to get my workshop in order and need some design input from the experts

currently it looks like this


first plan is to obviously clear the clutter but after that i need more workbench space and ideally a desk area for soldering and electronics.
also at some point in the future ( if i can ever find one) ill have a mill in there, centec 2a sort of size
oh and iv got no heating, so was thinking maby a stove - could also double up for light metal work?


its a fair size workshop 7x3 m so should be plenty of room, but i seem to have filled it already :doh:
its got plenty of 240v sockets, though ill probably move them around and add more in time, and iv put a sink in, though no running water yet.

heres a plan of it as it stands



i was thinking of a 1.5m square bench on the left under the windows, but then realised i wouldnt be able to reach the back and it encroached on the floor space too much. so that plan is out the window.
im now thinking of an l shaped bench 1m deep running under the window, with a built in oil catch tank/bund  for oily stuff  like bike engines

theres also the issue of where do i put a mill?

soo..  whos got some ideas?

Arbalist:
You may get some ideas from this:

http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f15/workshop-layout-8ft-x-12ft-23051/

Jonny:
Similar to mine and you wouldn't believe what I have in.

Natural light is the best so base what you intend doing a lot of using that light.
Mill and lathe will benefit as well with natural light but at same time get them nearer a door or exit so easier to sweep debris up.
Another method is where would you be happiest beavering away with the most widely used tool/s. Have them around you and heater not too far off.

Recently got rid of one mill but have Centec size opposite wall to the M300 with massive splashback.
Most of my work is mill and lathe with barely any more than a few steps needed for all tools needed for both.

Quicker to find and retrieve on wall racks, have three pretty much all the way round perimeter with cutouts for mill and pipework.

Log burner or similar maybe better by door as well. Need massive space to dry out and keep stuff for burning it don't last long.
I use thermostatic 3kw oil filled rad and or the calor gas for instant heat. Never any rust accumulation in fact got some last week from the caustic soda.


Good to see built in work surface not only does it strengthen up the building, any vice is substantially held when screwed to the walls.
Great to see someone at last taking iniative by using the space under the work surface. I have two compressors, metals, mig, cnc lathe, calor gas heater, soluable and hydraulic every day canned oils plus junk.

bertie_bassett:
cheers for the ideas so far

the workshop was build by the previous owner who was supposedly a carpenter, though sometimes i doubt that

im thinking i may cut out some of the benches down near the lathe to put the mill as they will be best together and these are the tools i hope to use the most.

i think heating is going to be an issue as although the shed is plaster boarded, it has no insulation so got chilly and damp last winter.

oh and i cant put anything heavy in the corner to the left of the lathe as the concrete is rubbish and has sunk a bit

John Hill:
I did not like the idea of machines backing against a wall as there is always a need to get to the back of them some time or other, to clean and to maybe make adjustments so I made a table in the middle of my small shop and put the machines on there back to back which I figured saves a lot of space. 

That also saves maximum wall space for cupboards and other storage.







I now have a lathe, cold cut saw, drill press and little shaper on the bench, it is snug but they do not interfere with each other.

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