Thread: How do I make a wall partition in garage for my woodshop..

Try a blind maker and see it you can get the fittings for holland blinds or some other sort of heavy duty roller blind fittings. Shouldn't be all that hard to get or at least wouldn't be hard to get over here in Oz.

There are many places making external roller blinds and wind break blinds etc for patio's etc over here. Would think there would be similar in US.

Cheers - Neil

Lets start at the top. attach your plastic to timber 3x1 is a good size, you can tack or staple the plastic to this but best to sandwich it between two pieces of 3x1. Buy one single and one double awning pulley. attach the single pulley about 18 inches in from one end , the double pulley say 18 inches from the other end.Both pulleys on the same side of your top timber.You will need a bottom roller. This should be round,and PVC pipe if very good but may be to light. try it first and if it is to light block end of pipe and put some sand or whatever and seal the other end. You must attach the plastic to this pipe, Glue or tack or rivet what every you chose. Next some rope. cotton sash cord, synthetic rope if a little slippery but can be used.Now tie one end of the rope to the top of the timber at the single end. It must be on the opposite side from the pulley. The rope then goes down under the roller and back up through the single pulley with the rope pointing to the double pulley. The rope then passes through the pulley (on the double) and goes down toward the floor to a convient height for you to handle then back up to the pulley closes to the plastic. This has made a loop . Pass the rope through the pulley and down under the roller , back up to your timbre on the opposites side of the pulley. Tie this off and you are set to roll it up or down . You will need a cleat or something to let you tie the rope onto so as to hold in the plastic in its rolled up position. This is the principle used for the awnings you see of verandas, To operate you pull on the loop and the plastic should roll up .billymHope this is on some help and good luck.

We have tarps at the end walls of our carpot cum workshop and walls at the sides.
We put a beam across the ends.
Then we had a tarp made up with eyelets at the top and sides which we attached to the beam and posts with hooks and a zipper about 6 inches away from each end .
At the top we had 2 velcro strips attached.
At the bottom part of the "door" we had a channel made into which we inserted a timber strip about 2 x 1/2.
When we want to open the "door" we just roll it up and secure it with the velcro strips at the top.
In the "door" we actually had a clear piece of vinyl sewn in to give light.
Works a treat.
Hope this helps
Wolffie

Whatever you put up will have to be sealed well if you dont want sawdust to get through to the other side. Good luck.

There's only one thing for it ... move the home office and cars out of the shed
You've got to get your priorities right

I will print out these suggestions and see what I can do! You are all very clever (even the joking ones!). Best wishes,

Go to the local RV place and find where they stash their old trailers etc. Get the canopy that bolts to the side of the unit and lets you pull down. The "roller" part is aluminum with roller mech inside. Surprisingly durable. Wayne