Fletty's new shed WIP ....or is it a retrospective??

**fletty** · 25th February 2016, 07:32 PM

OK, OK, so I picked myself up and got back to work. It's hard to do anything in a 43 deg shed.
I removed everything from the storage rack, lined the walls with plywood, machined and fitted French cleats and wheeled in Andy's cabinets. The old rack had a pegboard fitted on the end face but I couldn't pull it down until there was somewhere to put all the tools...

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.... so I propped it up and worked around it hoping it wouldn't fall on me until I unloaded it to a new home.

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The new pegboards are mounted with French cleats and the (mostly non-woodworking) tools were transferred without incident before the old peg board was allowed to fall down! That pegboard will now be used for the inner lining of the DC sound enclosure. The old saw till was hung with great ceremony on the new wall. I can still remember the days when that little ARC till held ALL of my saws

!
Removing just that little stud wall has really opened up the old shed...

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..... and restored a sense of progress?
It was a much better, even though hotter, day.

fletty

PS, do I owe anyone royalties for the use of 'French cleats' ..... Louis XIV ?

**NCArcher** · 25th February 2016, 07:57 PM

Wow, what a huge difference. We could very nearly swing a proverbial in there. The cabinets look great too. If you haven't assembled that last draw by the 13th I'm going to do it.

**crowie** · 25th February 2016, 08:01 PM

I'm more marveling, that so much hard work was able to be done in a 43deg shed...Alan you're a ledg...I hope you've had adequate re-hydration

**Sawdust Maker** · 25th February 2016, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by fletty

You HEAT your G&Ts

!

fletty

saves on ice!

**wheelinround** · 25th February 2016, 09:23 PM

At 43 deg its either sinking into the pool, neighbours yard or down the hill............could be it was just to much G&T giving it the impression it was at that angle.

Lookin good all it needs now is a large centre bench.

**Scally** · 26th February 2016, 08:57 AM

This heat takes the fun out of playing in the shed.
My fully insulated shed does a great job of keeping all the heat in.

You shed wall looks very neat. I am glad the stylish saw till found a premier position on the wall.

**DaveTTC** · 26th February 2016, 09:03 AM

jealous .... i need to get mor done in mine. Running out of space

Looks good

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

**Christos** · 26th February 2016, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by fletty

...... It's hard to do anything in a 43 deg shed.
I removed everything from the storage rack, .....

I sometimes strip down to my shorts and just continue with what I was doing. No one visits me in the shed so no one to scare/shock.

**crowie** · 26th February 2016, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

jealous .... i need to get mor done in mine. Running out of space

Looks good

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

You just need a heaps bigger shed Dave

**artme** · 26th February 2016, 09:07 PM

Want to come and give me a hand Fletty??

31degrees, ocean nearby, cooling breezes.....

**fletty** · 26th February 2016, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by artme

Want to come and give me a hand Fletty??

Any time mate.

fletty

**DaveTTC** · 26th February 2016, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by crowie

You just need a heaps bigger shed Dave

Here here
Or is it
Hear hear
Or maybe
Hear here

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

**fletty** · 29th February 2016, 06:55 PM

I realised a long time ago that systems such as dust collecting have to be thought of holistically if they are to provide a benefit. If you were to have a fantastically efficient DC then it is of no real benefit IF it is too inconvenient or too loud to turn on? Just like my academic career, I'm aiming at an average pass mark for all 3, efficient, convenient and quiet.

Via this forum, someone ( and I'm sorry but I can't remember who!), put me on to a 30A remote via eBay so that I can carry the control with me to ensure I do use the DC even for those 'quick jobs' AND, I can leave the DC on when I have finished for the day and can turn it off from the house after a respectable time has passed.
As for noise level, l have built an enclosure for the DC but it was only today when I started to get some idea of how quiet it would ..... or wouldn't be?
The enclosure is timber framed, acoustically insulated ....

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.... and ply covered.

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Today l made and fitted the door. It is double stepped and has a 50mm panel of acoustic insulation held in place with recycled pegboard.

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The door was then propped into place...

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.... and sound levels measured.

Without the door, with the enclosure not yet finished, no machinery running and the externally exhausting muffler not even designed ... the average sound level was 80dB.
Fit the door ...... and 75dB

!!!

We live close to a main road which provides a volatile ambient noise level so the real test will be tonight when I'll test the noise level inside the shed and at 3 points on the boundary as this would be representative of the noise level impacting my neighbours IF I was working at night.
Im hopeful that any increase from the external exhaust will be offset by plugging the remaining gaps in the enclosure?

fletty

**DaveTTC** · 29th February 2016, 07:08 PM

What is an acceptable noise level at night

Looks a good build btw

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

**Chris Parks** · 29th February 2016, 07:13 PM

When your neighbour doesn't lean over the fence with a shotgun!

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