Sharing with a deep freezer.

[Chubber]

If you were 'obliged' to share your double garage workshop space with a deep freezer, would you choose an upright model or a chest model?

The upright has a smaller footprint, but I think a chest model, able to be covered semi permanently with a 6mm ply cover would occasionally provide a flat stable surface on which to rest things for assembly, varnishing etc..

This would be to supplement an integrated 'fridge-freezer in the kitchen, for stowing the occasional half of a pig, bargain buys et al, so wouldn't need to be opened every 10 minutes.

Quaeso mone me...

 

[Blackswanwood]

I’d go for the upright as it leaves more usable floorspace. Chest freezers are useful though if you need to store a body before getting rid of it

 

[niall Y]

My workshop was home to an overflow freezer for a while., It was the chest variety so stuff could easily be kept on top.
Thankfully, it is no longer there - though my grown-up daughter's piano still is. This is well covered and used as a couple of shelves.

 

[Inspector]

We have 2 uprights and recently bought a little chest type because the steer we bought cut and wrapped was too big for the uprights. I much prefer the upright because you can find what you need without having to empty everything to get the stuff at the bottom. I've run into people along the way that have stuff in the bottom of the chest that has been there for a couple years or more because they forgot about it. In a shop I would be afraid of the top of a chest ending up buried with stuff. Then you have to find somewhere to put it while you go digging in the freezer.

Pete

 

[duke]

Upright , will never go back to a chest freezer.

 

[Chris Puttick]

Also note if the space isn't heated, or not continuously heated, you need to select a freezer that uses tech that can keep working if the external temperature drops below 0C.

 

[Chubber]

Upright , will never go back to a chest freezer.

Until you access a big upright in bare feet you don't appreciate how much 'cold' drops straight out when you open the door!

 

[Chubber]

I’d go for the upright as it leaves more usable floorspace. Chest freezers are useful though if you need to store a body before getting rid of it

But one needs to plan space to open the door and look inside?

 

[Blackswanwood]

But one needs to plan space to open the door and look inside?

No - you don’t want anyone looking inside - they’ll find the body