Workshop build and Father’s Day T-shirt

[Shed HappensParticipant @shedhappens]

[Shed HappensParticipant @shedhappens]

Well, I've pretty much finished building and installing the new workshop – a definite upgrade from the old wooden shed. Just need the time now to proceed as instructed on my new T-shirt – bought for me by my daughter for fathers day!

 

Edited By Shed Happens on 19/06/2016 16:53:41

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Ooooh lucky you , Niiiiice! plenty of light I see, remind me I must get more in my place.

George.

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

Will you cry when you scratch the varnish and cutting oil turns it black ??

[Shed HappensParticipant @shedhappens]

Posted by Speedy Builder5 on 19/06/2016 19:05:34:

Will you cry when you scratch the varnish and cutting oil turns it black ??

Haha no, I wasn't really sure what to use for the bench top, so I went with 2 overlapping sheets of 22mm ply with a top of hardboard that I can replace if needed ever. But of course hardboard swells so I figured yacht vanish to seal it. It did end up with a nice shine however- better than I've ever managed on anything that is actually supposed to be shiny!

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

The strip of conduit like in a lab is a great idea. I'd be tempted to add 5v and 12v outlets, having discovered how brilliant sockets with USB chargers built in are.

Neil

[Shed HappensParticipant @shedhappens]

Y thx Neil – I wanted all the cables etc to be out the way so I have power, Ethernet, USB for the DROs and touch screen monitor etc and VGA round that side and the other opposite bench is for electronics so again lots of USB etc for logic analyzer, oscilloscope, Arduino.

As a tip for anyone thinking of the trunking option – work out how many of each output you need then times by 1.5 or even 2! It's much much easier to put them in initially than add extras after.

[Douglas JohnstonParticipant @douglasjohnston98463]

That comment about the number of sockets is spot on. When I built my workshop I thought I had overdone the number of sockets but have still needed to add some more over time. It is also important to think about the location of the sockets since certain areas of the workshop need more than others.

Doug

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

I like sockets mounted onto the front of benches to stop trailing leads dragging things off. Not always handy for fixed machines but I do tend to hard wire these in.

I am planning a new small workshop at the new house for sometime next year and the main front section of the benches will be 4" x 2" thin box section with boxes cut out with the plasma to take metal clad fronts and a RCD ring connecting these all up.

Rear mounted boxes for machines will be drops from a 2" trunking ring that runs round at ceiling height and drops down in 20mm plastic conduit [ because I have shed loads of it and fittings ]

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