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My redesigned Shop

comments (3) August 31st, 2011 in Shop Tours        
NikonD80 NikonD80, member
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Heres the new location for the workbench.  All the hand tools are now within easy reach.
Heres whats behind me when Im working at the bench.  With this new layout, I can handle boards of up to 8 feet in length without having to move anything about.
This view shows the overall layout looking from the back of the shop to the front.
Heres the new location for the workbench.  All the hand tools are now within easy reach. - CLICK TO ENLARGE

Here's the new location for the workbench.  All the hand tools are now within easy reach.

Photo: Jon Place
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Shop Specs

  • Location: London, , UK
  • Size: sq. ft.
  • Type: Garage
  • Focus: General
  • Heating/Cooling: I have a small heater for the winter but no means of cooliong for the summer (other than opening the doors)

I had some time on holiday to have a rethink about the layout of my shop.  I worked out that one of the biggest problems I had was that I was spending a lot of time walking around and setting up stuff needlessly.  I've now moved the workbench from the center of the shop to under the window and the main machines are now in the centre instead.  I've run a main power suply to this new location and built mayself a combined router/outfeed table.  The shop now feels much less cramped and is much easier to keep clean thanks to having the shop vac located in the middle too.  Since I like making film and TV props as much as building furniture,  I do a lot of Fiber Glass work as well so I needed a shop that's quite versitile.  The messy GRP is also the reason why I haven't built a nice hardwood bench (yet).

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Comments (3)

WouldWrite WouldWrite writes: Looks Like you are a Lefty, at least I suspect that from your bench.
Posted: 9:41 am on December 31st

NikonD80 NikonD80 writes: The glass jars are one of those ides that you see in someone elses shop and promptly steal (I mean adapt for use in your own shop). Mine just have the lids screwed to the lowermost part of the ceiling joists. It never occured to me to have them setup the way you describe; I might just have to 'adapt' that idea for future use ;)
Posted: 10:34 am on October 19th

AndyTirado AndyTirado writes: Your hardware in the glass jars suspended above remind me of my grandfather's basement shop. He had a similar way to keep small hardware, only (I can't tell from the photo if you do this or not) his were on a 4" square post which rotated, kind of like a horizontal lazy susan. He had jars on all four sides of the rotating post. I've always wanted to do that.
Posted: 10:17 am on October 6th

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