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Post by baggo on Feb 23, 2011 21:45:36 GMT
A heater already? Smashing! Got to get your priorities right  ;D |
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Post by Boadicea on Feb 24, 2011 13:22:19 GMT
I've still got to 'lose' a big pile of soil somewhere. I wonder if the neighbour would notice if his garden suddenly got an inch higher  ;DJohn Could you possibly adopt the principles of "The Great Escape" and take trouser-leg fulls down to your local club on a weekly basis and empty them secretly whilst discussing valve timing and eating a Mars bar? Do not forget to install a small peep-hole so you can see people approaching and be working when they arrive, not sitting with your feet up drinking tea. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2011 16:28:42 GMT
John How long will it take for your new workshop to get this cluttered?! I'm starting to lose or trip over things in here, I'm seriously thinking of taking over SWMBO's pottery....  Reason for pic? I just found my long lost semi-fisheye lens! |
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Post by rodwilson on Mar 6, 2011 18:02:41 GMT
I like to see workshops and hope there will be more. Here is the tidiest corner of mine  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2011 18:54:41 GMT
Rod, you must have got through an awful lot of marmalade!
JB
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Post by alanstepney on Mar 6, 2011 19:24:57 GMT
"How long will it take for your new workshop to get this cluttered?!"
Mine has started out far less tidy than that, and I've only been in it a few months!
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Post by baggo on Mar 6, 2011 23:42:43 GMT
John How long will it take for your new workshop to get this cluttered?! About a day I would think! ;D I'm not one of the tidiest of workers I'm afraid and the bench will soon disappear under tools and loco bits At the moment, the workshop looks huge but that will change when it's got two lathes, a milling machine, cutter grinder, pillar drill, powered hacksaw, and mini mill in there. There's the chance of getting a shaper as well so that would have to fit somewhere! Maybe I ought to live in the workshop and convert the house! Talking of storage jars etc., I found several useful sources on Ebay for screw top plastic jars in various sizes and various plastic containers with lids. John |
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Post by Shawki Shlemon on Mar 7, 2011 9:00:05 GMT
My workshop is small and cluttered like everyone else , I have seen large workshops and they are cluttered too , no matter how big the workshop is , one soon finds things to put in every Conner and fill it up .  |
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Post by baggo on Mar 13, 2011 22:59:22 GMT
Not a great deal of progress made over the last week. I ordered some plastic cladding and trims to finish off around the front windows which should have arrived on Tuesday but didn't. When it didn't arrive by Thursday, I rang up the company who were very helpful and chased up the delivery company. It appears the delivery company have 'lost' the 5 metre long package . The plastic company have sent me another lot which should be here tomorrow. I've fitted the windows to the back wall, ran the cables for the lights, and drilled holes through the framing for the ring main for the sockets, of which there will be plenty. A member of the club is kindly donating the cable for that   The workshop now sports a very nice hardwood panelled door which I acquired from a job I did some years ago. Someone wanted a new front door fitting but bought a door that was much too wide. They bought another but didn't bother to take the first one back so I kept it. I've got the rolls of loft insulation donated by another member of the club and now need to order the polystyrene sheet which will be fitted first. On Friday, I finally took the plunge and put all my untouched loco kits on Ebay. They are selling like hot cakes and I should raise enough cash to get all the rest of the stuff to complete the workshop and buy the nice Boxford shaper that I've had my eye on. I think there will be enough left to treat myself to one of the locos from the workshop that Waggy and myself have been helping to sort out There is a very nice part built rolling chassis for a GWR Bulldog to the Keith Wilson design with most of the castings to finish it. I'm very tempted John |
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Post by Shawki Shlemon on Mar 14, 2011 10:04:09 GMT
John, if you build the Bulldog , make sure you check the eccentrics offset as I found that will not give enough valve travel , its loco type expansion links where the output travel is less than the input , Didn't check and could not get the full travel and therefore full valve opening , I had to reduce the lap to rectify the problem .
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Post by baggo on Mar 14, 2011 10:31:55 GMT
Thanks for that tip Shawki I don't think any of the valve gear has been done yet, although the eccentrics are fitted to the crank axle. Changing those would mean pulling the axle to pieces again  I do make a habit now of putting all valve gears through a simulator to see what they are like. It's amazing how poor a lot of them are. John |
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Post by Shawki Shlemon on Mar 15, 2011 8:20:19 GMT
You see why I didn't pull it apart and fixed the problem in another way even if that reduced efficiency ( less time for steam to expand ) .
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Post by baggo on Mar 18, 2011 18:26:42 GMT
The second lot of plastic did arrive this time and I've almost finished the outside now. I think it looks quite smart and doesn't offend the eye (well, not mine anyway  )  I've got to get some wood to finish off around the door. I'll probably paint the door white so it blends in with the cladding. I've ordered the insulation but not the polystyrene sheet sort. I was about to order that when I noticed another sort consisting of a thin multi-layer sheet with air bubbles between called Superfoil. Although this is only 4mm thick, it has the same insulation value as 55mm of polystyrene. As it was virtually the same price, I thought I'd give it a try. It will certainly be less messy to cut and fit. I've also ordered 4 light fittings and some more cladding fixings to supplement those already fitted to make the cladding more rigid, although it's probably not really necessary. Unfortunately, the ring main cable promised seems to have 'disappeared' from the club workshop so I'm going to have to buy some. HOW MUCH! It's three times the price from when I last bought some  Good job I don't need a lot. I've been thinking about the floor and wondering if P5 grade flooring chipboard would be adequate? It's not liable to get damp and it's a lot cheaper than exterior plywood. It's going to have a covering over the top anyway. I've thought of something like Altro non slip vinyl. I've had experience of that when working behind bars (the alcoholic type, not prison ) and it seems pretty tough stuff and easy to keep clean. John |
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Post by rodwilson on Mar 18, 2011 19:14:16 GMT
Hi John
Looking Good.
Just had Altro layed in my workshop. About £30/m2 but does seem to be the business. I had a 2m strip from the front of one workbench across to the opposite wall x the full w/shop length.
In clearing about 50% of my stuff I found an improved layout that gives me more room. Photographs after the weekend.
Rod
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Post by ace on Mar 18, 2011 22:03:20 GMT
Looks good from here to John, I have recently installed an intruder alarm in my workshop that's linked to the house alarm. Not saying its rough round here but it was a requirement on my insurance policy. I also beefed up the door security as well so now it only takes 20mins to get in. ;D ;D.
I did buy some of that rubber matting with bubbles in it and its great at keeping the cold off my feet.
I found also that if I dropped bits that I had made it didn't get damaged as it would of before when it hit the concrete floor.
I don't envy you having to move all your machinery in there though, hope you've had your weetabix... ;D
ace
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2011 23:00:16 GMT
I found also that if I dropped bits that I had made it didn't get damaged as it would of before when it hit the concrete floor. ace When I drop bits on my rubber floor I find it quicker to make them again rather than spend time trying to find them! JB |
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Post by baggo on Mar 19, 2011 0:58:26 GMT
I gave up trying to find some 10BA bronze screws that I made on the ML7 for the firedoor hinges on Helen. They flirted off when I parted them off and disappeared into the ether. No doubt I'll find them in the works when I strip the lathe down to move it ;D
John
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Post by isc on Mar 20, 2011 10:50:06 GMT
Only thing I'm not too sure of is the roof, could'nt build it flat as that here, its got too have a certain prescibed slope to shed snow, also I hope the rain won't blow under the roof at the front, above the windows. I'm sure it will be a great workshop. isc
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Post by baggo on Mar 20, 2011 22:42:44 GMT
I would have liked to have more slope on the roof but I am limited by our planning regulations. If the building is less than 2 metres from the boundary (which this is), the maximum height of the building can only be 2.5 metres. The front is just under this and the back is as low as I could make it and still have enough headroom inside. A lot of garages and house extensions have virtually flat roofs with only a slight slope to drain the water to one end. Fortunately, we don't tend to get very deep snow over here nowadays. Mind you, I think the roof would probably take 6 feet of snow without any problems The possibility of rain blowing under at the front did occur to me and I'll keep my eye on that. I think you can get shaped fillers made from foam to fill in the gaps if this should prove necessary. John |
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Post by welshy on Mar 21, 2011 0:22:06 GMT
Looking really excellent John, i'm sure you will spend many a happy hour in there well worth the effort to build it.
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