Thread: My workshop

The metalworking area is to the left of the entrance and houses my cutof saw,welder and air compressor as well as storing a lot of my hand tools and pipe clamps.

Peter

The main workshop has my workbench, Triton workcentre, router table, my portable electric tools, storage for jigs under the bench, clamps etc.

I have the phone connected, sink ( only cold water unfortunately ) and a permanent clean air line from the compressor.

This photo is looking in from the doorway.


Peter

The next photo is looking back from the entrance to the new part. The triton has been modified with a tray at the bottom to stop the dust bag falling apart when it is moved. The old MK3 extension table is shortened and attached to the right as an extension table and an outfeed table is attached.

The router table has been modified - see separate post elsewhere.

The whole Triton set up can easily be separated and moved out of the way to make a large area available.

Peter

This is the final view of the main area , the entrance door on the right is a folding door. The Triton sliding table is hanging in from of the bench out of the way. When in use the brackets they are hanging on folds down giving room to walk around it.

The pipe running through it is the shower drain and unfortunately can not be moved. I can walk under it but taller people would hit their head.

Peter

Peter,

Would you care to explain the ironing equipment ? Is that the price you have to pay ? or do you iron your own work clothes ?

This is the left side of the new part. The bench machines are permanent and all will be connected to my dust collection.


Peter

This is the right side of the new part. It shows the lathe, sanding machines and sharpening centre on the right. Not shown is the thicknesser which is on the centre isle between both photos

Peter

The dust collector is outside the workshop underneath the house. I am altering the duct work and incorporating more blast gates to obtain shorter duct runs and still connect all machines.

This is a view from underneath the house at the back of the shop. Note the depth of the excavation.

Peter

What next?

In making room for my new jointer ( fathers day present currently on order ) I lost my wood rack and I desparately need a clean room for finishing.

So I will reorganise and have a clean out of the stuff stored in two garden sheds 3m * 3m and use half of one as my wood store and the other I will make into a clean room.

Has anybody any ideas what I need in such room. I am thinking along the lines of insulating and lining walls and ceiling, shelving , bench and sink and exhaust fan. Any suggestions are welcome.

This I hope to have finished by Christmas.

I hope you enjoyed the tour of my workshop.

Peter.

Ken,

When I was renovating the house I built a lot of cupboards of melamine. The irons are for ironing on the edge strips and veneer.

SWMBO does the ironing and as long as she does not put a crease in my workclothes she can continue in that department.

Regards


Peter

Sturdee,

What a well thought out workshop. It looks like it would inspire you to design and make almost the impossible.

- Wood Borer

Certainly a lot of thought gone into your floor layout, benches and storage with everything easily accessable. Quite a novel idea to use under the house. Over here in the West the majority of houses are on a 4 inch concrete raft poured on the surface soil.
It would be a pleasure to escape under foot so to speak and crank up the machinery while the others are guts up watching TV.

cheers,
Rod

Peter

In your second last picture on the right next to the grinder seems to be a B&D Drill Bit Sharpener. If it is one, does it sharpen 1/8" ( 3 mm) bits OK. I got one as a present many years ago but it does the smaller drills with reversed rake on them.

Have fun

Peter

Good to see the workshop again and I see the compound saw is in place, is the duct work hooked up and if so how does it work with the saw.

I am thinking of building one of wayne,s mini cyclones and hooking my makita compound saw and other small tools up to it.


Daniel