hughie 27th October 2022, 09:18 AM Ok mine is jammed in between the house and the back fence . A small tin shed with no windows just a couple of sky lights, oh and some insulation to the roof and built a annex/leanto at the entrance, in there I have some storage and the the dust collector.
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As we go though the door I have the bandsaw there, rolls of sand paper and the small lathe along with an old Wolf bench drill over 60 years and still going strong. Just recently changed the bearings in the old drill for the first time, blank storage behind the lathe curtain.
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Second lathe and mobile bench with wooden leg vise and drawers at the end and a few things in progress
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More storage blanks tools and the grinder, note tools hanging from the roof saves me wall space and there precious little of it left
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BobL 27th October 2022, 09:24 AM Just shows what can be shoehorned into a small space.
The only thing that irks a bit is seeing a DC inside a shed.
Huon pine fan 27th October 2022, 10:53 AM Nothing like a good Aladdin's cave
hughie 27th October 2022, 01:56 PM Just shows what can be shoehorned into a small space.
The only thing that irks a bit is seeing a DC inside a shed.
The DC is in the annex I had place the shed in a fairly controlled spot due to various regulations. It really cant go anywhere else due neighbours/noise, close line and few other obstacles
So the shed is about 1.5m from one fence and 1m from the other. So the annex is 1.5 x 4.5m. The other that, theres a hanging atmosphere scrubber type DC, way too big for the location. But it was a freebee needed some work to get it going but now it works fine.
artful bodger 30th October 2022, 10:42 PM I am really interested in this topic and hope many more folk particularly those in urban environments will post about their workshop set ups.
As someone who has had (and still does) a workshop in a rural area for the past 30+ years I can see the day creeping up where a more suburban workshop might be the go.
Not upsetting neighbors with noise and possibly dust must be one of the big deals in this respect.
Mobyturns 31st October 2022, 08:59 AM I am really interested in this topic and hope many more folk particularly those in urban environments will post about their workshop set ups.
As someone who has had (and still does) a workshop in a rural area for the past 30+ years I can see the day creeping up where a more suburban workshop might be the go.
Not upsetting neighbors with noise and possibly dust must be one of the big deals in this respect.
Sadly, the design of new subdivisions and homes, means smaller lots, tighter set-backs, higher site utilization with relatively large homes on those lots. An ageing population, in the established suburbs, also means more retirees looking to fill in their day, but also a significant change in demographics as retirees down size, which potentially may create conflicts.
It will become significantly more difficult to find the space to undertake any hobby / craft that requires machinery, and secondly "to keep the neighbours happy." A sad reflection that we become more stressed with less outlets to mitigate some of that stress.
My "shed" is a multi-use space with most of my equipment on castors, so the layout constantly changes depending upon what tasks I'm performing. The only things fixed are a work bench and storage racking. Way too much gear and materials for the space that I have.
The one thing I'm very conscious of is noise and dust annoyance to our neighbours, so I've replaced the thicknessser with a spiral head unit and will also replace the jointer (one day) which is used very infrequently, so not a high priority. I also tend to do the more noiser tasks at times when I know the neighbours are out.
We have a back neighbour who restores mostly V8 1950's to 1980's vehicles, so he tends to be noisier. :D
twosheds 31st October 2022, 09:19 AM I've been thinking that I need a bigger shed. What do you reckon?
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Just to show that occasionally some work is actually done in there....
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PS Bluddy 3rd photo was taken in portrait mode and has rotated 90 degrees and I can't correct it.
artful bodger 31st October 2022, 12:01 PM I've been thinking that I need a bigger shed. What do you reckon?
It does look a bit like a bigger shed could be the order of the day, that shed looks like a nightmare to clean. However sometimes no matter how big the shed,:) it is not a problem to find stuff to pack into it.:)
hughie 31st October 2022, 01:33 PM I am really interested in this topic and hope many more folk particularly those in urban environments will post about their workshop set ups.
As someone who has had (and still does) a workshop in a rural area for the past 30+ years I can see the day creeping up where a more suburban workshop might be the go.
Not upsetting neighbors with noise and possibly dust must be one of the big deals in this respect.
Well the reality for us is that we are heading eventually to a rural life style, we are done with the city and its so called life.
Gary H 31st October 2022, 03:41 PM Having seen Hughie's work, and his workshop, just proves that very high quality work does not need a huge, elaborate or expensive workshop. His work is fantastic and would be a credit to anyone and is what one would expect from much larger and better equipped premises. I reckon he must be a cat lover - there is definitely no room to swing one!
As for me - I don't have a workshop or a shed. The lathe, bandsaw and grinder are out in the open under a tarpaulin. With neighbours real close, I don't work when their washing is out, and (being outside) don't work when it's raining. But I still have fun, and that's what's important. And the best bit is "who needs dust extraction?". A mask, and working during the regular southerly busters, take care of that :D.
Finally Hughie, best wishes on your move south of the Rat Race.
Cheers, Gary
TTIT 31st October 2022, 07:06 PM Mobyturns is slipping . . . didn't comment on the elaborate guard system over your lathe drive chain Hughie :roflmao2:
Well the reality for us is that we are heading eventually to a rural life style, we are done with the city and its so called life. Where are you heading?
Colin62 31st October 2022, 07:26 PM An ageing population, in the established suburbs, also means more retirees looking to fill in their day
Unfortunately there are also some retirees who will fill their day by being offended by what their neighbours choose to spend their day on.
Mobyturns 31st October 2022, 09:16 PM Mobyturns is slipping . . . didn't comment on the elaborate guard system over your lathe drive chain Hughie :roflmao2:
Where are you heading?
Ah ha! So I'm not the only one who notices these things. :rolleyes:
Old Croc 31st October 2022, 09:25 PM Ah ha! So I'm not the only one who notices these things. :rolleyes:
And that's exactly why I am not putting up photos of my WH&S nightmare.
Rgds,
Crocy.
Tonyz 1st November 2022, 09:50 AM rural life ahh gotta love it.
I start doing stuff in the shed...(not working, just stuffing around.
the neighbours one side his shed is about 100M away and he is (trying) to rebuild an E type Jaguar. I know when he is in there from the swearing and metal things being thrown around in anger and bouncing off the tin shed walls. Outside he is very pleasant and easy to live with.
Neighbour 2 has 3 sheds, one holds his collection (5) early Holdens. I know when he is working due to the noise from an exhaust free tractor he is working on. I use that term loosely, I think he enjoys the noise it makes. Mind you he is .5K away. Then on the weekends you hear all the 'workers' running around on their rideon mowers.
hughie 1st November 2022, 12:38 PM Mobyturns is slipping . . . didn't comment on the elaborate guard system over your lathe drive chain Hughie :roflmao2:
Where are you heading?
Down the south coast currently have a rental property in Shell Harbour. That will be our temporary spot when we move while the rural thing is sort out. It will be in that general area.
Lol yes the drive chain I was wondering when a comment would be made. Its not without its dramas as originally it had a 3 phase motor and VFD but the VFD died and this was the simplest way to get it up and running while figure out whats next. But with the contemplated move its hardly on top of the list and the grandkids no longer frequent the shed much if at all lately.
hughie 1st November 2022, 12:41 PM Unfortunately there are also some retirees who will fill their day by being offended by what their neighbours choose to spend their day on.
I have one at the back that wont talk to me :U
Mobyturns 1st November 2022, 01:12 PM I have one at the back that wont talk to me :U
Same here, he's the one into restoring V8's. We have no Issues with them even though we suspect they had a hand in a few trees mysteriously dying. Mind you the trees were here long before the subdivision. One was a huge poplar gum. Cost us a small fortune to remove.
CharlieZ 2nd November 2022, 08:18 PM OK, here's my retirement present, built over a slab 6x6m carport 10 years ago. Layout has not changed much except for adding recycled kitchen cabinets down the left side about 5 years ago, and adding a 2.2m wood store on the outside left wall earlier this year. The shed was getting so full of timber that projects became impossible without shifting stuff around all the time. Should have done it years ago. My only shed regret is the 2hp Hare and Forbes 4" cyclone extractor system I installed at the start. I've never been sure whether its my poor installation set-up or the system but its not a particularly effective unit, even though i only use 1 machine at a time. I was about to change to a Clearvue 1800 when things went pear-shaped so still stuck with it. But one day...
We're on an acre so nearest neighbours are 100+m away, but I still installed decent noise and temperature insulation, probably overkill in hindsight. Anyway, like for many of us, my shed has been a sanctuary for making fun stuff. Two recent pieces: a Queensland maple chest of drawers with burl fronts for our newest grandson. Design is by Mike Pekovich from Fine Woodworking. Waterfall hall table has black bean top and silver ash legs - my experiment to see how to attach legs to a waterfall top.
Sorry, I seem to have real problems with getting phtotos to load ??
Cheers Charlie
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Mobyturns 2nd November 2022, 09:46 PM The shed was getting so full of timber that projects became impossible without shifting stuff around all the time.
That in a nutshell is my problem - timber hoarding. :rolleyes:
Being in Townsville we get our fair share of cyclone warnings etc. My hoard is "permitted" by my very tolerant wife Jen "as long as it can be stored inside when a cyclone comes." So, I do my best Dr Who's Tardis storage trick.
One thing I have found very handy is the "one trip" wire pallet cages which although they limit the length of timber stored to less than 1m in length they suit my needs for storing wood turning stock & blanks. They are stackable and when fully loaded can be mounted on a castored dolly platform single handed with minimal effort using some dunnage packing and a simple lever to raise the cages high enough to slide the dolly under. :cool:
hughie 2nd November 2022, 11:22 PM That in a nutshell is my problem - timber hoarding. :rolleyes:
Being in Townsville we get our fair share of cyclone warnings etc. My hoard is "permitted" by my very tolerant wife Jen "as long as it can be stored inside when a cyclone comes." So, I do my best Dr Who's Tardis storage trick.
One thing I have found very handy is the "one trip" wire pallet cages which although they limit the length of timber stored to less than 1m in length they suit my needs for storing wood turning stock & blanks. They are stackable and when fully loaded can be mounted on a castored dolly platform single handed with minimal effort using some dunnage packing and a simple lever to raise the cages high enough to slide the dolly under. :cool:
Lol timber storage, now theres something we all have to deal with and the only really certain thing is that, if not now, then at some point this hoard will be greater than our life span. My wife largely ignores it as long as its not in the way. :D
Old Croc 5th November 2022, 10:58 PM Lol timber storage, now theres something we all have to deal with and the only really certain thing is that, if not now, then at some point this hoard will be greater than our life span. My wife largely ignores it as long as its not in the way. :D
Yes we all have that problem. Luckily for me, Mobyturns kindly bought all my white silky oak off me yesterday so I can fill that space with more hoarding.
Rgds,
Crocy.
hughie 6th November 2022, 07:30 AM yes we all have that problem. Luckily for me, mobyturns kindly bought all my white silky oak off me yesterday so i can fill that space with more hoarding.
Rgds,
crocy.
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NeilS 6th November 2022, 08:48 AM .
Here is a photo of the outside of my workshop. A relatively tidy view from the outside...
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Inside is another story! Not enough room in there to stand back and take a photograph.
The short version of a longer story about my workshop is that it was my professional pottery workshop before it progressively became my woodturning workshop. It still has all of my pottery equipment in there (large kilns, clay mixing machines, pugmills, pottery wheels) plus all of my woodturning gear nowadays. There literally isn't enough room for a second person to be anywhere in there with me when I'm working there. So, no chance of a photo that would make any sense.
I do have a second 'shed' with some allocated space that is a bit more organised in which I keep pieces that have been wet turned that are waiting to be re-turned and also some of my wood storage ...
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hughie 8th November 2022, 09:29 PM I am Little different as I have virtually no half turned pieces waiting to dry. Just about all that I have is well seasoned and I havent turned a green piece of timber in years
Chris Parks 8th November 2022, 11:27 PM This is a small workshop and how he does professional grade videos in there has everyone puzzled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyUPwMgfJwc&ab_channel=Clickspring
NeilS 9th November 2022, 09:51 AM I am Little different as I have virtually no half turned pieces waiting to dry. Just about all that I have is well seasoned and I haven't turned a green piece of timber in years
That may change Hughie when you move to the country, where you will probably have plenty of storage space and someone offers you a very large freshly felled tree of a wood that you particularly like turning.
However, you may have enough seasoned wood in store to last you for the duration... and you will say, "No thanks, I already have more really nice seasoned wood than I will ever be able to turn in my lifetime"... :U
NeilS 9th November 2022, 10:08 AM This is a small workshop and how he does professional grade videos in there has everyone puzzled
That looks more to me like a 'clean laboratory' than a workshop!
hughie 9th November 2022, 10:05 PM That may change Hughie when you move to the country, where you will probably have plenty of storage space and someone offers you a very large freshly felled tree of a wood that you particularly like turning.
However, you may have enough seasoned wood in store to last you for the duration... and you will say, "No thanks, I already have more really nice seasoned wood than I will ever be able to turn in my lifetime"... :U
:U Maybe, I had friend who was on acreage in the Southern Highlands and where Blackwood grows in abundance. When ever he called I went :) and over time he showed what must be the biggest Blackwood tree in NSW if not the country, it stepped out with a girth of about 2.5m and the branches were around 1m. Old growth Blackwood is hard to pass up although the big one is still up and will probably remain so for many years to come.
Chris Parks 9th November 2022, 11:18 PM That looks more to me like a 'clean laboratory' than a workshop!
Neil, have a look at some of his videos, he is truly a master craftsman albeit self taught.
NeilS 10th November 2022, 03:09 PM Neil, have a look at some of his videos, he is truly a master craftsman albeit self taught.
He is also fascinated with the Antikythera Mechanism, as is a scientist friend of mine.
I can see what makes him tick and can admire what he does.
But, just can't see myself in a clean workshop like that...:no:
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