Workshop Tidyness!!

[DaveL]

Just got to deal with all the other "stuff".......

I know just what you mean, I have a shop full of useful stuff.... :roll: :wink:

 

[Paul Chapman]

Just got to deal with all the other "stuff".......

I know just what you mean, I have a shop full of useful stuff.... :roll: :wink:

And two dogs - one of which is a bit of a nutter (but very nice) :lol:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[wizer]

I thought my workshop was a mess until I saw this:

http://thewoodwhisperer.com/freds-work- ... -the-week/

 

[brianhabby]

I thought my workshop was a mess until I saw this:

http://thewoodwhisperer.com/freds-work- ... -the-week/

The mind boggles... :shock: :roll:

I think my place is really tidy now :lol:

He says he finds room to work because of the mobile base on his table saw, but where does he move it to - when he can find it :!: :?:

regards

Brian

 

[Digit]

That isn't just a mess it's an accident waiting to happen!

Roy.

 

[brianhabby]

That isn't just a mess it's an accident waiting to happen!

Roy.

Very true

regards

Brian

 

[Karl]

I don't care who you are, it is impossible to work in a shop like that!

Cheers

Karl

 

[andyavast]

That workshop reminds me of the trash compactor scene in Star Wars. Can you guys see what I mean?

There is probably some kind of dust extraction hose Dianoga lurking under all that C**p waiting to pull the unsuspecting woodworker into the murky depths.

I'll shut up now.

Andy

 

[compo]

This thread is just the thing 'bob a job' was created for.

I do miss those scouts. :lol:

 

[dickm]

I thought my workshop was a mess until I saw this:

http://thewoodwhisperer.com/freds-work- ... -the-week/

Hey - when did that chap get into my workshop to take that picture?

 

[Digit]

Not when ****, how? :lol:

Roy.

 

[Benchwayze]

I know just what it's like, there's never enough room for everything and never enough time to tidy the place up.

My place has a rough concrete floor and I want to put my machines on wheels so I can more easily move them to make space but it's not easy rolling stuff over that concrete.

So I've been laying some 8' x 2' chipboard flooring so I can have a nice smooth floor. It's not easy when the place is already full of stuff, I'll have to do it in sections

Brian

Brian,
I have spent a lot of time lying awake, mulling over the way to approach exactly the same problem. (I should have laid a wooden floor, as soon as I realised the garage wasn't big enough to house a car; but I didn't!)

I also have to eliminate the slight fall from inside to out, done with view to letting the car drip-dry and run the water outside!

Also, from what I read on a post somewhere, it's best to use the hard, plastic castors, as opposed to the rubber ones. The hard wheels don't perish through not being moved regularly. It's technical stuff, but has something to do with the molecular structure of the rubber breaking down; like car tyres if the car isn't used for months.

Hope this helps.

John

 

[roombacurious]

BTW, your blower won't last very long with the reducer fitted.
Reducing the intake diameter increases resistance which the motor needs to work harder to overcome. You do get more suction (higher pressure) but the motor will eventually overheat and burn.

 

[bluezephyr]

I'll take my chances, Its never going to be used for more than a few mins at a time and if it does blow up, £30 buys me a new one

 

[Tusses]

I'll take my chances, Its never going to be used for more than a few mins at a time and if it does blow up, £30 buys me a new one

yeah - I'd have said that too !

 

[TheDudester]

Also, from what I read on a post somewhere, it's best to use the hard, plastic castors, as opposed to the rubber ones. The hard wheels don't perish through not being moved regularly. It's technical stuff, but has something to do with the molecular structure of the rubber breaking down; like car tyres if the car isn't used for months.

Hope this helps.

John

I have read that the best ones to use are Urethane wheels as they run over small obstructions but are hard enough to keep loads stable.

Regards

D

 

[Benchwayze]

Hi Dudester,

I assume urethane is a 'hard plastic'! I dunno, being no expert with plastics. The rubber tyres under my Coronet (No lightweight), are holding up well for now, but they aren't easy to move over concrete!

Thanks again. I'll check out urethane!

John

 

[TheDudester]

Hi Dudester,

I assume urethane is a 'hard plastic'! I dunno, being no expert with plastics. The rubber tyres under my Coronet (No lightweight), are holding up well for now, but they aren't easy to move over concrete!

Thanks again. I'll check out urethane!

John

Err I think so. Probably really, really special plastic

I have found the same issue with concrete as you.

D

 

[Digit]

Urethane, like many plastics, can have its properties altered by the use of various additives and formulations.

Roy.

 

[Benchwayze]

Urethane, like many plastics, can have its properties altered by the use of various additives and formulations.

Roy.

Like metal then! (as in alloys) :lol:

Sorry Digit.. I know what you mean. I haven't seen a friend of mine for a few weeks, but as he was a supervisor at a plastics firm, I think he'll know! I'll pick his brains when I next see him.

regards
John