Thread: My Shed

Nah it's my arcade machine. Built it to this stage a few years ago but have never got around to finishing it (not an uncommon situation for me to be in). Just need to add the monitor glass and Galaga bezel in the top section.

Hi everyone

Been very quiet on the shed front due to Christmas and the missus having a rather long list of things for me to do. I have started going through all the stuff I've hoarded over the years - the "I'll need that when I get a shed" stuff. When I built my carport I put flooring in the roof so I can store lots of stuff.

I bought down some timber I had collected (sheet flooring offcuts, 25mm MDF offcuts, shelving brackets and shelves, etc, etc). My dad scored most of this for me from office refits etc. This should all come in handy when I build my benches over the next couple of weeks/months.

I did spend some time out in the shed today before the heat while I waited for the family to wake up and whipped up my first small bench. Many years ago I bought a 6 burner BBQ to mount in a brick structure out back. The BBQ came with a trolley which I put into the "might need that one day" category. Forgot I had it until I went up into the roof yesterday. Anyway combine this with a piece of 25mm MDF from my collection and I have my first bench. OK, It's little, but perfect for holding my little scroll saw and my little vice. At 815mm it's a good height for the kids to use the scroll saw.

Anyway not much of an example of quality woodwork but for 30 minutes work and zero dollars its a good start to the shed fit out.



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Danny

Originally Posted by danny.s

Anyway not much of an example of quality woodwork but for 30 minutes work and zero dollars its a good start to the shed fit out.

Unused (A) + Unused (B) = Useful Adaptation

That's an equation I like to see.

Originally Posted by BobL

Unused (A) + Unused (B) = Useful Adaptation

That's an equation I like to see.

Yep, one I like to see as well,

Pete

Thanks guys. After doing this one I just can't work out what took Groggy so long.

Back in the shed this afternoon. Perfect day - 30 outside, nice and sunny with a lovely breeze flowing thought the shed. Glad I put the access door in as this creates a nice cross-breeze.

Got cracking on the main/dropsaw bench. Kept it simple (and cheap). Frame is 90 x 35 MGP10. Benchtops are 25mm MDF (two pieces per bench) which I got for nothing. Bottom shelf is orange tongue flooring offcuts left over from when I floored inside the carport roof. Frame assembled with 75mm gal bugle head screws (I love these things). Top and shelf glued and fixed with a fixing gun. Cost so far $70

Each bench is 2100 x 850. Size was determined by the MDF available, and the size of my 12" SCMS which I plan to sit on a shelf joining the two benches. This shelf will of course be dropped so the dropsaw plate is the same height as the bench. The dropsaw needs heaps of room behind the fence due to its size. I don't need the benches this wide so plan to run shelves along the back of each bench when I get a chance. Currently thinking how to have a fence on each bench that I can remove when not needed.

When I get the tablesaw up and running I hope to make three drawers per bench and mount them under the benchtops.



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great job on those benches btw are those a whole bunch on stanley screwdrivers in the cases in the corner???

Hey garageman

Thanks. Yeah 5 sets. I like to keep an eye out for really cheap tools and snapped these up for a stupid price on eBay. My mates will no doubt take a few off my hands.

Danny

Originally Posted by danny.s

Hey garageman

Thanks. Yeah 5 sets. I like to keep an eye out for really cheap tools and snapped these up for a stupid price on eBay. My mates will no doubt take a few off my hands.

Danny

ohh sweet im always on the lookout for cheap tools some stuff anyway some of the cheaper screwdrivers turned out to be some the best buys ever and some of the lower price stuff outlasts the big name brands


sam

Got a chance to hook up the stormwater this weekend. Spent some time last weekend and this morning with my youngest son digging the trench so it was time to play with pipes. Connected the two downpipes to a single pipe. Using a charged system to move the water about 20 meters horizontally and slightly uphill. This water runs into a ground pit and then is pumped up into the tank located next to the pit. (this system is in place because my tank is higher than my downpipes)

I worked in the howling wind (fellow Melbourne folk will understand), ducked for cover a few times with some big gusts, and was under some time pressure as the skies continued to darken. Light rain started as I glued the last fitting and got heavier as I screwed the brackets into the side of the shed. By the time I finished it was pouring rain and perfect timing to see if it all worked.

Up until now I just had half my carport and a pergola feeding this pit, so filling the 16000 litre tank was fairly slow. With the new pipe from the shed on a separate inlet I could compare the amount of water coming into the pit. The shed is delivering 1.5 - 2 times the amount of water that the carport is. This should, dramatically improve my water harvesting.

The timing is good because my tank is completely empty. I have a 1 inch gravity fed line from the tank to my swimming pool which I use to fill it up. I opened the valve before work last week to top it up a little and then went inside to have breakfast and a cuppa. Kind of forgot to go back out and turn it off. Headed off to work and got home to find I had dumped about 7000 - 8000 litres of tank water into the pool! The water only stopped when the tank ran dry. This water of course overflowed and ran off down the stormwater.

I currently only use the tank for the garden and to fill the pool but want to hook it up to the toilets, laundry and evaporative cooler. This will require a whole lot more water being caught. It will be interesting to see how fast it fills now.

Gotta get back to them benches.

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Danny

I might try this!!

"Darling, I need a new, bigger, shed so we can have a watertank and not be reliant on Sydney Water!" "We could put the tank under the slab!"

What do you reckon my chances are?

Only one way to find out.

I like your shed Danny.

Underground tanks are expensive, especially when they are 10 meters square or maybe a bigger shed than that is in order

Well that's about as far as the shed will be going. We listed our house for sale today after buying a block of land in "the burbs" a couple of days ago. Unfortunately the cons of living on our bush acre now outweigh the pros. My wife's deteriorating health means that it's a one person show managing the property which just isn't enough. I now spend more time maintaining the property than spending time with my boys. So with the boys now going to school in pakenham and most of their friends down there we have bought a lovely block in a great estate and plan to build our dream house. Park right out the front, walking distance to shopping centre and school, great court location. All sounds good.

BUT WHAT ABOUT MY SHED!!!!! AND MY POOL!!!

Can't afford a pool down there but figure the public pool is about 10 minutes away by bike so that will have to do.

To compensate for the loss of my 7x9 shed I plan to alter the standard 2 car garage. The houseplan we have chosen has a large home theatre behind the garage which I think is just silly so we will convert that to a study, by shrinking the room and lengthening the garage to 7m. On top of this I will extend the garage by 3m width ways to make it 3 car. This means part of the garage will be 6m deep and part will be 7m with a width of 8.5 m. Only problem is cars need to go in there but they can be put outside when I want to work. I reckon I can make this work.

Looks like I have a new project to take up 2012.

Danny