I finally got my workshop sorted out so thought I'd post a few pics. I got the unit in July but due to also moving house at the same time and other priorities, it became a dumping ground with no space to do anything. The unit is 360 sq ft - 12ft x 30ft and is in an old poultry shed. I've managed to insulate external walls with a mixture of celotex and polystyrene and the ceiling with airtec double insulation (from screwfix). It seems to work as I got the temp up from 11C to 16C in 1 hour with the gas heater and it stayed at around that all day.
There are double doors into the unit and I built storage for boards next to the door. I decided in the end to have them stored on their long edge as I wanted to store timber above them. I've not decided where to store the clamps permenantly so for now they are hanging on the side of the sheet storage unit. For the time being I've put my router table behind the table saw as it is almost exactly the same height and can thus be used as an outfeed table.
Behind the board storage I built some racking for timber storage based loosely on a design that I saw on the Fine Woodworking website. It is made from 4x2 uprights with 2x2 supports. The whole lot is both glued and nailed and is very solid. The empty area at the bottom is for a load of mahogany that I brought back from Togo and is currently stored elsewhere. On the left of the photo is a homemade drying rack - the support arms are pieces of pvc conduit that are a push fit into holes drilled into the wooden upright. It isn't quite as rigid as I'd like but it does the job.
To the left of the table saw is parked the p/t and dust extractor. Opposite the entrance door is a bench for sharpening - I've also fitted my metal working vice to hold the worktop down! I don't use the mortiser that much so it is fitted to a board with a piece of 2x2 underneath which enables it to be held in the bench vice when required.
The far end of the workshop has my bench which also came back from Togo and to the left a startrite 301 bandsaw and a fobco pillar drill.
There are still a few things to do - at present there is only one double socket and I also have a sink that I will fit in the corner where the festool extractor is plus trying to insulate the stud wall - but for now at least the area is usable.
Thanks for looking
Steve
There are double doors into the unit and I built storage for boards next to the door. I decided in the end to have them stored on their long edge as I wanted to store timber above them. I've not decided where to store the clamps permenantly so for now they are hanging on the side of the sheet storage unit. For the time being I've put my router table behind the table saw as it is almost exactly the same height and can thus be used as an outfeed table.
Behind the board storage I built some racking for timber storage based loosely on a design that I saw on the Fine Woodworking website. It is made from 4x2 uprights with 2x2 supports. The whole lot is both glued and nailed and is very solid. The empty area at the bottom is for a load of mahogany that I brought back from Togo and is currently stored elsewhere. On the left of the photo is a homemade drying rack - the support arms are pieces of pvc conduit that are a push fit into holes drilled into the wooden upright. It isn't quite as rigid as I'd like but it does the job.
To the left of the table saw is parked the p/t and dust extractor. Opposite the entrance door is a bench for sharpening - I've also fitted my metal working vice to hold the worktop down! I don't use the mortiser that much so it is fitted to a board with a piece of 2x2 underneath which enables it to be held in the bench vice when required.
The far end of the workshop has my bench which also came back from Togo and to the left a startrite 301 bandsaw and a fobco pillar drill.
There are still a few things to do - at present there is only one double socket and I also have a sink that I will fit in the corner where the festool extractor is plus trying to insulate the stud wall - but for now at least the area is usable.
Thanks for looking
Steve
