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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: Jim on July 08, 2019, 11:26:51 pm
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Here's a tour of my small work shop/shed. When you have a small shed its like a boat, you don't waste a square inch of space and all nooks and crannies get utilized!
https://youtu.be/4Ed84iy4r6I
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Yes Jim, you have packed a lot into a small shed, but most everyone would kill to have such a dedicated space that is unmolested by the ingress of other non-related items!
Well done on using every inch and making it count!!!
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Jim, I am in awe...you take "organized" to the next level and beyond. Love the segregation of dusty/messy stuff to the outer area where the dust and smells can escape.
Thanks for the video...loved every cubic inch of it!!!
Rog
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Thanks guys, its like a boat.....every available square inch has to be utilized for storage.
The outdoor areas are a real bonus.
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very interesting Jim, I don't think I've seen a twin wheel buffer/wire wheel machine before, & in looking at how you used up every inch of space I was surprised that the "mounted fish" was allowed its valuable spot on the wall....lol. do you have any problem with the salt air rusting your outdoor tools ? I didn't see any sign of rust. here in Indiana with our distinct 4 seasons...an outdoor workspace would be a very temporary situation, you are fortunate there....but I imagine in the summer its brutal to work outside for very long. thanks again for a look about your shop, very nice of you.
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Thanks Bruce, I used a hole saw to cut holes in the end of the guards and made the grinder double duty, works well.
I use a fair bit of spray oil on anything metal around here to keep the rust at bay as much as I can.
The outdoor area I use 365 days a year, its never too cold....but can get a bit too warm :)
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The outdoor area I use 365 days a year, its never too cold....but can get a bit too warm :)
And no snow to bury anything :D
Please come help me get organized Jim!! :D :D
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After seeing and hearing Lenn walking around and crunching snow Nick in his balista vid.......I can't even imagine what it must be like to have snow everywhere like that!
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After seeing and hearing Lenn walking around and crunching snow Nick in his balista vid.......I can't even imagine what it must be like to have snow everywhere like that!
It's better than the flooding we've been having lately :D rain almost everyday and water in my basement twice. Had about 2-3 inches down there a couple weeks ago
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Nick basements are something that just no one has in Australia and it makes sense here because they would be cooler.
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Nick basements are something that just no one has in Australia and it makes sense here because they would be cooler.
Yes, there is easily a 40-50 degree difference between my basement and upstairs in the summer time. First time I've had water in it as I keep a sump pump hooked up year-round, but we've had way more rain than any year I can remember.
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Nick basements are something that just no one has in Australia and it makes sense here because they would be cooler.
I doubt that a basement would work for you in any case Jim, based on where you're located. It seems likely you'd run into more water than you could possibly deal with in the first half dozen feet down.
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I doubt that a basement would work for you in any case Jim, based on where you're located. It seems likely you'd run into more water than you could possibly deal with in the first half dozen feet down.
Yes not far at all to the water table here Daniel. The trees certainly take advantage of it and we had a bore pipe sunk down to water lawn, shrubs flower and vege gardens. Fresh water without a trace of salt even being just 10 metres from ocean water, a slight sulfur smell though. The bore driller who sunk the bore said that sand was the best filter and even salt can't get through, I was skeptical, but he knew what he was on about :)
Not sure why basements didn't take off for Aussie abodes.
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Roof storage system is a very neat.
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That's a great shop Jim - I can't even begin to imagine how long it took to get everything just where you wanted it.........but you did. I envy you for the outdoor workspace - it surely must be nice to grind and paint and sand in the clean outdoor air without the fumes and dust that tend to work a hardship on someone like me me with asthma.
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Digging is required for MN homes since foundations are required below frost level. So if you are digging a hole...
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I like to think my shop is at 125% space utilization, but I think you are pushing 200%. :)
Outdoor work spaces are a great idea. On a whim I installed an outdoor table with a nearby receptacle and I use it all the time. Should have did that years ago.
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Cheers guys.