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chris-red wrote: | pompousporcupine wrote: | you have a clean slate, a fresh start at building a 'proper' workspace. even if you only use it once a year, build it properly now so that when you do use it, its an efficient and enjoyable space to work in.
Personally i wouldn't just go spending thousands on all new stuff either but there are some things, key items, that i wish i had spent more on when i moved in 18months ago and had a new garage to organize. Things i can't justify replacing now because they still work.. just not as well as i'd hoped.
The first being the benches and storage. When i moved in, i bought one of these:
https://wellstimber.co.uk/product/solid-heavy-duty-workbench/
I got the 8 foot one instead of two smaller ones. I'd never had a solid bench to work with and it was genuinely a joy to use.
I mounted a small vice to it (again something i ended up replacing) and the thing supports just about any amount of weight i put on it..
It wasn't long before i realised that the storage underneath it was wasted space and in a home garage, efficient use of space is incredibly important... The same size bench, with two lots of 6 heavy duty drawers would have meant i didn't have the need for a stand alone tool cabinet, freeing up floor space somewhere else.
There were already old kitchen cupboards fitted to one of the walls. I could not justify replacing them just yet as they 'worked'. They're falling apart though now and the day that one of them breaks completely, i'm going to rip them out and replace them with a row of these (which are what sickpup mentioned)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hilka-GWC2D-Garage-Wall-Cabinet/dp/B0150G6MEQ
Free is not always better.
My garage gets used almost every evening, tinkering with bikes, fixing the lawn mower when it stops working, fixing the cars, doing stuff for inside the house like cutting things to size, repairs etc etc but mainly it seems its a storage area for everything that i'm not allowed to keep in the house I also built a 6 x 12 shed as 'storage'. No matter how big a space you have, you will find shit to fill it with
Things like a bike lift will make working on bikes easier.. storage and work bench will make EVERY job you do easier
Just my 2p though. Its all simple stuff but stuff i overlooked |
I like that bench Seems very reasonable too, Although the bottom looks like a nasty trap for errant nuts and bolts, how are you finding that?
I agree free is not always better, but sometimes it could be, worth finding out before spending thousands. |
For the price it is great. Sturdy as fk.
But yes, the bottom is a trap for anything that rolls. drop it past your legs and it bounces off a boot and rolls right to the back.
I put a length of square stock along the length of the bench which solved the issue most of the time. |
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My spanner rack (in a draw) is a piece of mdf with nails in it to separate them, just like the racks do that sickpup showed. Cost me nothing as I had some mdf offcuts and nails that never get used. Just pre-drilled the holes and voila, neat and tidy spanner draw. |
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https://youtu.be/6yn2cyr7KX4
I did a little tour of it today turned into be gabbing for nearly 15 minutes. ____________________ Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
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Fucking result.
No argument.
The RSJ is well Porno Movie.
My only critique is the potential Dropped Object In the Room. Namely the King Dick Double Ender on the RSJ.
It won't shake off but if inadvertently knocked off it could ruin an expensive paint job or at least put a tear in your nylons.
And you can tell the truth now. You built the garage to suit the dimensions of that trolley jack didn't you? ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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The KD is very sturdy there is literally no way for it to fall off. I did however drop a torch off of it onto my Four
I didn't mention the floor, it is a Ecotile floor. It's pretty good, very hard wearing and non slip. I just hoover it every now and then. It took me about a day to lay it single handedly. The instructions say to leave a 5mm expansion gap as it expands in the heat. I did however it was made redundant by all the heavy units round the sides. It lifts a bit in direct heat. ____________________ Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
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