Thread: Sheamas' general purpose workshop

Dust collection and filtration will be necessary with the "other" hobbies.

If you put your GPO's 1250mm from ground, it makes it possible to lean a full sheet of ply/melamine (or a stack of them) up against the wall without the power point getting in the way.

I'm interested to see how you plan on installing the ceiling and affixing it - I'm about to start on mine

Originally Posted by Pat

Dust collection and filtration will be necessary with the "other" hobbies.

DC for woodworking is going outside near the jointer/thicknesser. 3D printers and solder station should be close enough I can setup a filter/exhaust that can be shared for both.

Originally Posted by Midnight Man

If you put your GPO's 1250mm from ground, it makes it possible to lean a full sheet of ply/melamine (or a stack of them) up against the wall without the power point getting in the way.

I'm interested to see how you plan on installing the ceiling and affixing it - I'm about to start on mine

That's a good tip, I can't think of any disadvantages for having the GPOs higher, except for floor appliances with short cords.

For affixing the ceiling, I saw this post when doing research, so probably something similar. For getting the panels up there, I'd say it's probably worth renting a panel lift since I've around 75m2 to do.

Originally Posted by sheamas88

For affixing the ceiling, I saw this post when doing research, so probably something similar. For getting the panels up there, I'd say it's probably worth renting a panel lift since I've around 75m2 to do.

Yeah, that happens to be my build thread (still ongoing, but had to take a few months off).

The problem with the theory in that post is that the "bottom" of the Lysaght 61 Tophat is wider than 90mm framing timber, and in looking at it first hand (at least in my shed), I didn't feel comfortable with trying to get that design going - I just didn't believe the framing timber would be wide enough to be able to screw in well enough.

I'm toying around with another idea, and that is to use some Tophat "upside down" running 90 degrees to the existing Tophat, and bolting that in place flange-to-flange to provide either 450mm or 600mm centres to affix a ceiling.

I'm also still not sure of the thickness of plywood required so it won't "bow" over time, 7mm doesn't even come out of a pack flat unless you're buying Baltic Birch or some other high end ply, which adds big cost very quickly - or at least, that's what I've tended to find.

Originally Posted by Midnight Man

Yeah, that happens to be my build thread (still ongoing, but had to take a few months off).

I realised that right after posting

Originally Posted by Midnight Man

The problem with the theory in that post is that the "bottom" of the Lysaght 61 Tophat is wider than 90mm framing timber, and in looking at it first hand (at least in my shed), I didn't feel comfortable with trying to get that design going - I just didn't believe the framing timber would be wide enough to be able to screw in well enough.

I'm toying around with another idea, and that is to use some Tophat "upside down" running 90 degrees to the existing Tophat, and bolting that in place flange-to-flange to provide either 450mm or 600mm centres to affix a ceiling.

I'm also still not sure of the thickness of plywood required so it won't "bow" over time, 7mm doesn't even come out of a pack flat unless you're buying Baltic Birch or some other high end ply, which adds big cost very quickly - or at least, that's what I've tended to find.

Ah yeah, the Lysaght 61 looks too wide to use 90mm timber, fortunately for me it seems my shed supplier is giving me TH64100 tophats which are a bit narrower and have wider flanges. Plan was to see if the 7mm ply can span the tophats, otherwise will have to add batten too. If I have to add battens I will probably just end up using gyprock since it will be cheaper as the only reason I was going with ply was to save adding battens.

Thank you so much for the images. I am thinking along similar lines as you, but don't know my budget.

You probably want to move the drill press/grinder to a wall. Then use that large table as an assembly table. You'll thank me later.
Your wife at her craft table will be thrilled when you use the planner.