..using spare room as workshop!!

[lastminute]

I use a spare room as storage for various pieces of equipment, tools, timber etc..and toying with the idea of
using it as an assembly/workroom, with a workbench and a few tools (to start)...beats freezing outside in the garage workshop!
...any comments?

 

[No skills]

Keep a hoover in there so you dont tramp shavings and dust round the rest of the house. If your single then ignore that advice.

 

[James C]

I work in the spare room of our two bedroom flat. The conditions of occupancy laid down by swmbo involve regular shaving clearup and no (hammer) usage at unsociable times (for the benefit of neighbours).

The plus side is being nice and warm all year round.

For me the down sides have been relying on artificial lighting which a lot of people do in sheds and garages. Also my bench is on carpet which moves around a lot when planing. I do plan to remedy that by getting some MDF or ply that is 4'x4'x1" and securing my bench to it. It should protrude enough for me to have a nice space to stand. I imagine it will be easier to clean and my weight will mean my bench will never get away.

 

[AndyT]

Why hesitate? So long as you only plan to make smaller stuff and don't use a lot of machinery there's loads of scope. When I was younger and rented a room in a friend's house what would have been the dining room was a very useful shared workshop. The (old) carpet actually helped keep the shavings and sawdust in that room, though a decent vac is essential.

 

[lastminute]

..thanks for that, anyone know a quiet vac??

 

[dp341]

Henry's are pretty quiet, especially the newer ones which have a low setting. They're also pretty capable with hand tools, sanders etc. which would kill something like a dysan.

 

[Muswell]

I have my workshop in a bedroom in our terraced house. It's qu1te large so there is space for a P/T and bandsaw with chip and dust extractors. I am careful about when I run machines and don't do it for too long at a time. Chopping mortices is probably more irritating. Big pluses are: stays warm and dry, is more secure than a shed. Ply on the floor with a door mat....and a beige stair carpet