Thread: Midge's Playroom

Dear Mr Midge,

I HATE YOU!

Only for having so much available space. I think your layout will work a treat.

Cheers
Craig

So it's Saturday again!

I always worry about the entirely self-indulgent nature of these sorts of threads, but obviously the response was positive, so I figured I'd start a photo tour of each of the areas, preferably as they get finished, so there sure as heck won't be a post every week, although I do have enough to keep the thread alive for a few weeks yet!

First shot was taken today, and isn't all that workshoppy, but it is a bit of a show-off sort of shot so I thought I'd make it sort of the cover page!

I was cutting timber at the TS (#14)late in the afternoon, and realised there was a loverly glow coming through the louvres as the sun went down.

Obviously the view from the TS is pretty pleasant, the pond is at the entry to the house, and the deck beside it is in lieue of a front porch!

On the left, the Fumping Bench and on the right the Mini-lathe bench, but we'll get back to them in due course!

Cheers,

P
P.S. The Grr-rippers are not a gratuitous product shot, the more I use them the more I wonder why I baulked at forking out the outrageous price!! Also explains the lack of guard on the TS.

One of the first things finished! (#c on the ceiling plan!)

Sheets of formply simply span between trusses (@ 800 centres). One sheet (1200) wide and the deflection of the formply was supposed to indicate overloading (my theory!).

Note in the second shot, the deflection on the bottom of the last two or three trusses. It is only on the bottom chord, but occurs under our business archives, so a heavy load..... the trusses are dangerously close to being overloaded, in fact are overloaded but still structurally OK (just!)

DON'T race out and do this if you intend to store lots of stuff or heavily load the ceiling!

You can get a lot of stuff on a 7m x 1.2m platform!

Not also the foil-lined roof space, which means I can take the beanie off while at work.

The painted trusses make the place look a lot cleaner, but if I had to pay for that it would have been cheaper to put a ceiling in!!

Cheers,

P

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

and realised there was a loverly glow coming through the louvres as the sun went down.

WHAT!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
The sun goes down in your neck of the woods.
Outrageous!!

Al :eek:

The bike is on a rack with a few mm clearance to the underside of the cupboard, stool is for changing shoes (new clips are on order hence the old pedals!).

Cuboard was scrounged from a laundry renovation at a client's house, the open shelves hold car cleaning stuff and usually the GMC pressure cleaner but it's out on loan somewhere!

Inside is just chockers with paint, wax, solvent, oils and other stuff and will eventually get another shelf to put the half-height stuff on - low priority, but one of those jobs that will take so little time to do that I'll wonder why I didn't do it before.

Oh yes! On top of the cupboard are empty toolboxes, a couple of shoe lasts, where the tow bar is kept when it's not towing anything, and a few buckets which are used to keep flowers fresh when our daughters get married!

Cheers,

P

Must be a slow Satday arvo up your way??


Al :confused:

Stop it or you'll go blind :eek:

Originally Posted by ozwinner

WHAT!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
The sun goes down in your neck of the woods.
Outrageous!!

Must be a slow Satday arvo up your way??

Well, the sun never stops shining, it's just that it's harder to see when I put my daks on to go outside!

And no... it's Saturday NIGHT here!!

Cheers,

P

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Note in the second shot, the deflection on the bottom of the last two or three trusses.

Ahha, no we know where you hide the Grange.

Al

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

I always worry about the entirely self-indulgent nature of these sorts of threads, but obviously the response was positive, so I figured I'd start a photo tour of each of the areas, preferably as they get finished, so there sure as heck won't be a post every week, although I do have enough to keep the thread alive for a few weeks yet!

Lately I have been having similar thoughts as well about some of my picture posts, especially after some negative private comments I got, and thus have been reluctant to start a new series on my workshop improvements. However I know that others appreciate it and maybe glean ideas from them for their use.

I don't think they are self indulgent posts, and not done as to what the Seppos call a gloat, but as a help to others who may learn and be inspired to follow. I will follow your posts with interest. Maybe learn something new as well.

So keep it up, Midge. Maybe we will inspire more to posts details of their setup.


Peter.

Awhh, what a careing, shareing world we live in................yeah right.


Al

Originally Posted by Sturdee

not done as to what the Seppos call a gloat,

Well the first one with the sun going down over the pond is!!

And you are right Peter, I do enjoy your shots (and any others) so hopefully someone will get some entertainment out of these!

If anyone is looking for pictures of a workshop with contents insured for $250,000 they'd better go somewhere else!

As I have said, for a time the workshop is my hobby, and it is amazing how much more fun it is to just go and do something when you don't have to trip over stuff, and battle to fix machinery etc etc. The "toy boat" project is a case in point, it's not all that complicated, but to be able to cut, thickness, glue, shape etc without having to get anything out is just fabulouso!

I also think it's important to note that one can have a pretty flash looking joint for very little cost (apart from tools), in fact one can have a VERY flash outfit if one has the talent and the timber. Lacking both, I love laminate!

Apart from the cost of the building shell, DC ducting, paint and the epoxy on the floor I have only purchased hardware and adhesives to date, and I've just about broken it's back!

Currently as I expand on each spot, I intend to note the source of the materials as well, as it may give some ideas for those less practiced at scrounging!

Cheers,

P

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

The bike is on a rack with a few mm clearance to the underside of the cupboard,
Cheers,

P

So did you measure up the bottom height of the cupboard to the seat, or did you adjust the seat to fit under the cupboard!

Originally Posted by Harry72

So did you measure up the bottom height of the cupboard to the seat, or did you adjust the seat to fit under the cupboard!

Well I didn't adjust the seat!! Even though it's a simple cam action, this bike is the daily user and it's a bother to move the seat all the time.

I had to cut it so fine that the left hand door of the cupboard can only open half way when the garage door is open because it fouls on a door flange!!

I wasn't going to re-build the cupboard, and I certainly wasn't going to shorten my legs!

Cheers,

P