Workshop Tour:

[Scrums]

Hi all,

I know that these are supposed to go into the erm, Workshop Tour section.....but as I mostly do woodturning nowadays and it mostly concerns woodturning I thought I'd stick it in here.

Sorry if it all seems a bit self indulgent, it's not supposed to be - just thought you might be interested, there's 13 piccys - so give up now if you've a short attention span. Mostly it's a commemoration of the fact that I've done my first 'top to bottom' clean up in a couple of years - and did it need it - took me 3 days!

Looking up the shop, towards the Lathes:

The Wadkin BL150

Baby Axminster Lathe

Light Pull & assorted spindle blanks

Down the shop - Left

Up the workshop - left

Up the workshop - right

Turning Blanks

The Kiln

Boards etc awaiting blanking

Brewtime!

Outside Woodpile

and finally.....as it was originally

 

[CHJ]

Now that's an inviting little paradise you have developed there Scrums, envious of the space you have.

 

[gasmansteve]

Like the workshop Chris, bit too tidy for me though guess I`m just a messy git :lol:

Steve

 

[Scrums]

as I said this is a highpoint.......all downhill now for 18 months or so now !!

Chris.

 

[Paul.J]

Nice tour Chris
Looks well organised at the moment.
Glad to see that big brown box in place

 

[wabbitpoo]

Very nice. Is it insulated? That reminds me, I must get a kettle out in my garage. I sadly have to share my garage with all the garbage that one needs to store somewhere, plus all my kit for my job. Hence, I cant have all that lovely storage, shelving, etc.

That's my excuse, anyway. Thanks for showing it off.

 

[dickm]

How the **** can anyone afford that much space near Lancaster?

Only worry would be damp - those stone walls look as if they could run with condensation if there was a sudden change in temperature. The wallpaper in the farmhouse we lived in near Lancaster in the 1960s used to peel off regularly if it had been cold for a few days, then suddenly went warm and wet

 

[The Shark]

Thanks for the tour Scrums, hopefully you will have fun returning the shop to the same state as most of ours!
Looks like you have plenty of wood to reduce to shavings.

Malc

 

[boysie39]

Chris, glad to see that you had the sense to hold on to a lot of your woodworking gear. I did not I let 2 table saws 3 routers 6" planer 10"planer/thicknesser and lots of other stuff which through inexperience I did not associate with turning,If you take up the segmented side of the turning you certainly have enough clamps.
As Chas said envy you the space. But if I had any more room it would be filled up with all kinds of rubbish. Thanks for the look I've picked up a few ideas that I can use. REgards Boysie

 

[Rob_H]

Lovely workshop - and nice wood supply!!

 

[lugo35]

very nice. to clean and tidy tho lol

can i be nosey and ask what is a bandsaw like you have worth??

got chance of one very similar but havent a clue what its worth. isnt as good conditon as yours??

 

[Richard Findley]

Hi Scrums,

Looking good! I'm glad you pointed out that you'd just tidied otherwise we'd be suspicious!!! :lol:

What make is the green lathe, it's not one I recognise?

Cheers,

Richard

 

[CHJ]

Hi Scrums,

Looking good! I'm glad you pointed out that you'd just tidied otherwise we'd be suspicious!!! :lol:

What make is the green lathe, it's not one I recognise?

Cheers,

Richard

Too much of the hard stuff Richard? :roll:

The Wadkin BL150 it says above the picture
:lol:

 

[Dean]

WOW!! :shock: Scrums I'd kill for that much space and set up.

 

[Richard Findley]

Thats just typical of me... look at the pictures and don't read the words!! :lol: :lol:

Richard

 

[greggy]

great looking shop you have there scrums, and yes im envious, mines only 12x6 feet. thanks for showing us.

 

[Bob Chapman]

Hi Scrums, one of your pictures shows the kiln. Can you say how you made it (briefly) and how effective it is? I've thought about making one but never got round to it.

Bob

 

[Jenx]

Thats great Scrums ... you must be very proud and satisfied with the setup ... good to see the final photo. the 'Before' shot ..... thats an excellent achievement.

Very envious ! :wink: 8)

 

[loz]

I'm SO jealous !

Very nice, no sign of a lawnmower !

 

[Scrums]

....answers to the questions:

dickm: basically the 600 sq ft I've got costs me £12 a week, the actual rent is £35, but for reasons I can't go into here I've managed to reduce it. Obviously there's rates & leccy but at the end of the day - copable with. As for condensation - I don't notice it, though being a basement I do aqua vac up to 5 gallons of water after a couple of heavy days rain! - it just leaks in through the bottom of the 3' thick walls. I run a dehumidifier full time, it helps a bit.

lugo35:The Lathe and the Bandsaw (Startrite 351) cost me £400 delivered - both 3ph......just got to keep an eye on ebay.

Bob Chapman:The kiln is made from 2 skins of 1/2" chipboard sandwiching a 25mm core of polystyrene. In the bottom is a 150w 'frost free' type tube heater and right at the top/back is a dehumidifier. The theory is that hot air rising draws workshop air into the kiln through vents, through the sticked wood and out through a vent at the top propelled by the fan in the d/h. It seeems to work pretty well, especially now I'm getting a stock together - I can stack the blanks and leave them to air dry in the 'dry' end of the workshop. Everything's weighed when it goes in and dated - then checked and recorded in pencil on the blank every week or so - 3 weighs at the same weight and I reckon it's dry.
After a large new batch of green wood is put in the kiln about 1 litre a day of water comes out for the first few days

Hope this helps

Chris.