Thought I would give you a progress report on altering my workshop (using smaller workshop to take overspill of tools).
Thanks to suggestions in original thread I have managed to completely clean out the small workshop and discard all old fittings (only thing I managed to salvage were 4 old drawers minus the carcase).
Small Workshop
The first thing I did was to get some self levelling compound and smooth out the floor after that
I replaced some old broken bricks and filled the gaps round the window frame, ripped out the old electrics.
I then bought some 6" x 3/4" board and screwed them together at 90deg and fitted them to the top of the wall/ceiling all round the w/s for somewhere to hang my new lights (ceiling low and made of concrete hard to screw fittings into) then painted all the walls and ceiling white and the floor red.
Used small bench that I had removed from other workshop which consisted of two cupboards and a set of draws with a 3/4 ply top and fitted to the back wall tight into the r/h corner I then built a 2' x 2' x 6' unit in the l/h corner of the back wall this consisted of a small cupboard at the bottom to fit my welding gear then the four salvaged draws above then a 2' x 2' cupboard on top which took the height up to 6',this left a gap of just under 2' between the cupboard and the bench
I built a 2" x 2" frame to fill the gap and topped it with 2 layers of 3/4 ply onto which I bolted my metal working vice for the odd welding job.
This left a floor space of 8' x 4'or 6'6" x 4' if you take out the opening of the door which I could use for storing overspill from the other w/s.
Large Workshop
With the small bench removed from the large w/s this left me with one 10' bench running down the l/h side which had a 3' void under the bench at the back where the small bench was attatched I made 4 draws 35" wide and 23" deep to fill the gap I sectioned the inside of the draws and fitted all of my small power tools into a single drawer I put all my measuring tools, mitre blocks,and chisels into another draw then drill bits, sharpening stones, and sandpaper into another leaving me with 1 draw free,
I raised the bench an extra 2" took the sliding mitre saw off the bench and mounted it onto a 2' x 2' x 3/4" ply board and I adapted the top of the bench to have the mitre saw drop in when needed and cut a 2" x 2" x 3/4" blank to cover the hole when not in use then I put runners under the bench to slide the mitre saw in when not in use next job to make a router table to fit the bench space and slides to stow that under the bench, work is still in progress with this w/s I still have to make two cabinets on wheels to fit my mortiser and planer so as to store them in the small w/s and enquire about the wheel kit for my Ryobi bandsaw I am slowly getting there, I have lots more space already.
I have been jotting down my progress in notepad so when I finnish the work I can post it as a thread but I have run into a slight problem.
My friend asked me to help move his bandsaw into another shed he had purchased (he has the same problem as me not enough workspace) and set it up for him, this I was pleased to do he bought the new shed to house the bandsaw and his wood blanks that he uses for turning.
His main shed houses a large Jet Lathe and all his woodturning tools and he gave me a demonstration of the basics of how to use the lathe and let me have a go with the roughing gouge and bowl gouge ( he has been turning for about 2 years now) and he shown me some of the bowls and platters he had turned.
I was hooked instantly, sanity flew out of the window I went home and ordered a CCL lathe from Axminster and their boxed set of chisels.
The lathe arrived 2 days later and took pride of place in the small w/s it fits snugly between the door and end wall had to stand it on blocks as it was a little low for me I fitted an old pine log I had lying about and roughed it down to a quite respectable 12" x 4.25", Oooh! I think im in love,I sealed the log and put it on one side while I think of something to make with it I know its not great timber but its good for practice.
But this has put the kybosh on storing overspill from the other w/s I don't care I have much more room in the larger w/s and I am sure with a little thought I can make even more.
Well that brings us bang up to date if I make anymore alterations I will let you know thanks to all for the original advice it has opened up a whole new world for me.
Thanks to suggestions in original thread I have managed to completely clean out the small workshop and discard all old fittings (only thing I managed to salvage were 4 old drawers minus the carcase).
Small Workshop
The first thing I did was to get some self levelling compound and smooth out the floor after that
I replaced some old broken bricks and filled the gaps round the window frame, ripped out the old electrics.
I then bought some 6" x 3/4" board and screwed them together at 90deg and fitted them to the top of the wall/ceiling all round the w/s for somewhere to hang my new lights (ceiling low and made of concrete hard to screw fittings into) then painted all the walls and ceiling white and the floor red.
Used small bench that I had removed from other workshop which consisted of two cupboards and a set of draws with a 3/4 ply top and fitted to the back wall tight into the r/h corner I then built a 2' x 2' x 6' unit in the l/h corner of the back wall this consisted of a small cupboard at the bottom to fit my welding gear then the four salvaged draws above then a 2' x 2' cupboard on top which took the height up to 6',this left a gap of just under 2' between the cupboard and the bench
I built a 2" x 2" frame to fill the gap and topped it with 2 layers of 3/4 ply onto which I bolted my metal working vice for the odd welding job.
This left a floor space of 8' x 4'or 6'6" x 4' if you take out the opening of the door which I could use for storing overspill from the other w/s.
Large Workshop
With the small bench removed from the large w/s this left me with one 10' bench running down the l/h side which had a 3' void under the bench at the back where the small bench was attatched I made 4 draws 35" wide and 23" deep to fill the gap I sectioned the inside of the draws and fitted all of my small power tools into a single drawer I put all my measuring tools, mitre blocks,and chisels into another draw then drill bits, sharpening stones, and sandpaper into another leaving me with 1 draw free,
I raised the bench an extra 2" took the sliding mitre saw off the bench and mounted it onto a 2' x 2' x 3/4" ply board and I adapted the top of the bench to have the mitre saw drop in when needed and cut a 2" x 2" x 3/4" blank to cover the hole when not in use then I put runners under the bench to slide the mitre saw in when not in use next job to make a router table to fit the bench space and slides to stow that under the bench, work is still in progress with this w/s I still have to make two cabinets on wheels to fit my mortiser and planer so as to store them in the small w/s and enquire about the wheel kit for my Ryobi bandsaw I am slowly getting there, I have lots more space already.
I have been jotting down my progress in notepad so when I finnish the work I can post it as a thread but I have run into a slight problem.
My friend asked me to help move his bandsaw into another shed he had purchased (he has the same problem as me not enough workspace) and set it up for him, this I was pleased to do he bought the new shed to house the bandsaw and his wood blanks that he uses for turning.
His main shed houses a large Jet Lathe and all his woodturning tools and he gave me a demonstration of the basics of how to use the lathe and let me have a go with the roughing gouge and bowl gouge ( he has been turning for about 2 years now) and he shown me some of the bowls and platters he had turned.
I was hooked instantly, sanity flew out of the window I went home and ordered a CCL lathe from Axminster and their boxed set of chisels.
The lathe arrived 2 days later and took pride of place in the small w/s it fits snugly between the door and end wall had to stand it on blocks as it was a little low for me I fitted an old pine log I had lying about and roughed it down to a quite respectable 12" x 4.25", Oooh! I think im in love,I sealed the log and put it on one side while I think of something to make with it I know its not great timber but its good for practice.
But this has put the kybosh on storing overspill from the other w/s I don't care I have much more room in the larger w/s and I am sure with a little thought I can make even more.
Well that brings us bang up to date if I make anymore alterations I will let you know thanks to all for the original advice it has opened up a whole new world for me.
