WOODCHUCK's SHED

**DPB** · 15th June 2005, 01:12 PM

Here's my humble shed. I used a tripod and rotated the camera into about 8 overlapping positions. My space is so small that it is impossible to get the immediate foreground in the shots, so my table saw is hardly showing.

I know, it's a mess.

A major re-work is in the plans when I return from an OS trip in the spring.

Use the slider along the bottom of the picture page to see the full 360 degrees.

**Cliff Rogers** · 15th June 2005, 01:23 PM

Like the idea of the big flat screen TV on the wall for the cricket.

**MajorPanic** · 15th June 2005, 01:25 PM

Bloody Hell Woodchuck!!! :eek:

It looks like it's quite a tight squeeze!

It also looks like it & the owner are comfortable with each other

**DPB** · 15th June 2005, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Like the idea of the big flat screen TV on the wall for the cricket.

The problem is, Cliff, it only gets one channel.

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

Bloody Hell Woodchuck!!! :eek:

It looks like it's quite a tight squeeze!

It also looks like it & the owner are comfortable with each other

To put the size in perspective, the main portion of the space is 3500 x 5200. The little dog-leg where the bandsaw is located is 1800 x 1700.

In this space I have a 12" TS, a lathe, workbench, drill press, thicknesser/buzzer combo unit, bandsaw, small compressor, and a router table (Triton) which I keep folded up until use.

All of my hand tools are housed along the walls, or under the workbench.

Yes, it's tight, but I am thankful for small mercies.

**Sturdee** · 15th June 2005, 05:43 PM

That looks much better organized than the last time I saw it.

Peter.

**RETIRED** · 15th June 2005, 07:05 PM

It ain't as messy as mine was!

**dai sensei** · 15th June 2005, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by DPB

To put the size in perspective, the main portion of the space is 3500 x 5200... but I am thankful for small mercies.

Sounds similar size to mine, standard single carrage, but without the car.

Photo looks good woodchuck. Zenwood has started something.

**zenwood** · 15th June 2005, 08:55 PM

That looks like a high ratio of tools to floor area: very cool.

**Harry72** · 15th June 2005, 11:21 PM

I wish my space was lined like that, make it a little more cosey.

**NewLou** · 16th June 2005, 09:57 AM

AAAAAaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Finally some inspiration for my single garage Worksop (n progress!!!) Now i'm confident after seeing DPB's IT CAN BE DONE!!! .................... I'm presently working out how to best go about setting up some kind of High wall Shelving & Roof storage system to maximise Floor Space.............Thx for the Inspiration DPB................I'm going to work on as many solutions as I can to minimise the 'Sardine FActor'

................Hope to see some Pics of you actually working in your Crawlspace soon:eek:

REgards Lou

**DPB** · 16th June 2005, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by NewLou

AAAAAaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Finally some inspiration for my single garage Worksop (n progress!!!) Now i'm confident after seeing DPB's IT CAN BE DONE!!! .................... I'm presently working out how to best go about setting up some kind of High wall Shelving & Roof storage system to maximise Floor Space.............Thx for the Inspiration DPB................I'm going to work on as many solutions as I can to minimise the 'Sardine FActor'

................Hope to see some Pics of you actually working in your Crawlspace soon:eek:

REgards Lou

N.L., you are correct, this is a converted crawl-space under our house. All the walls are brick or brick lined. The ceiling is concrete. So any noise made be the machinery is not heard outside the shop area.

Oh, and I forgot to mention a few other important points.

Just off the area shown, down the isle where the storage boxes are stacked, is a small kitchen. This includes a sink where I have a waterstone sharpening station set up. Of course it also has a small wall oven for heating up pies when SWMBO has banished me from the house. (Unfortunately no bed.

) There is also a toilet and shower off the small kitchen.

I have mounted the air filter along one wall. I thought this might be a problem, but it actually works quite well. As the cubic space is fairly small, the air circulation can be felt in the entire shop when it is on. I know it is working, because I have to change and/or clean the primary filter fairly frequently.

If you look closely along the bottom right 1/3 of the pic, you will notice some flexible dust extraction hose. At one point this comes out of the paneled wall. I have a 1HP (too small) dust extractor on the other side of this wall which is in the crawl space under the house. O course, this save space within the shop area.

My plan is to upgrade this to a more powerful unit when funds can be scrounged to do so. At the same time I will install some pvc ducting in the shed area. Though this is somewhat of a problem, as there is no overhead space to allow for this. The ceiling is only 6'2" with a couple of beams even lower. (It helps to be only 5'10".

)

At present, all of the equipment that is dust producing is adjacent to the wall through which the ducting passes, so as long as I maintain the current layout, I don't have to concern myself with ducting interfering.

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