Thread: Soooo lessee if yous blokes feel upta a challenge!

As I only have a garage to work from (double) my advice would be to go mobile, put everything on wheels, even the wood rack (my next project). Make sure you have a flat shed base. That way you can be flexible. My small problem is power points, I don't have nearly enough and have to run leads all over the place.

Originally Posted by maglite

Who did you hire to test if there was enough "walkaround" room?

Did the yellow pages thing and let my fingers do the walking





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Russell

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

keep the ideas thoughts and views coming...

found these links to shed layout tools whilst visiting another board
http://www.inthewoodshop.org/software/software.shtml
http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner.cfm?

you can work in feet and inches can't you?


ian

Actually Ian its the only thing I can work in!! Never could get a grip in metrics
Thanks will give them a go

Originally Posted by Stubchain

As I only have a garage to work from (double) my advice would be to go mobile, put everything on wheels, even the wood rack (my next project). Make sure you have a flat shed base. That way you can be flexible. My small problem is power points, I don't have nearly enough and have to run leads all over the place.

G'Day All,
somewhere on this forum, someone came up with a really practical idea which I am doing tommorrow. It goes something like this, a length of vinyl coated wire clothes line anchored at one end of the shed up out of the way with and eye bolt, the line is fed through, looped and secured with cable anchor bolts. Same at the other end except a turnbuckle is between the eyebolt and line loop (for tensioning). Metal curtain rings are slipped on the cable during assembly and extension cord is secured to rings (cable ties), one end is long enough (hanging down) to reach a power point and the other is long enough (hanging down) to accept power board, tools etc..The rings allow the cord to slide along to any point in the shed and to be just pushed back for storage instead of winding up cords. I am sorry I can't give credit to the original member by name, but thanks it's a top idea!..
savage(Eric)
P.S. I have fitted a power board to the end of my workbench with an extension cord pre-fitted (Kambrook I think), where ever the bench is I have 4 outlets.