Workshop thread

[Ressaldar]

Hi Fred,

many thanks for the prompt responses. I will have a think about the exctract system and probably do my own, I already have the extract terminal in place in the new window and what I save will go a long way to paying for the Proxxon drill. I'll follow up the rolloing road as well.

regards

Mike

 

[Graham Powell]

I thought I recognised the workshop as my friend Fred's.  I always feel guilty because mine is such a tip when he comes here.  I've got too much machinery.
One side is taken up with Super 7, t'other side is taken up with milling machine, box of precision tools and a bench grinder plus guillotine and metal bender.
The there is another pillar drill mounted on a wooden cabinet, a guillotine, large vice, small vice, another bench drill and a square of about 18 inches where I go.
Hanging up is soldering irons, rulers , saws and of course a CD player with a shelf of CD's and tapes.  Under the bench with the milling machine is the metal store, Sheet, tube and bar stock with ice cream tubs of cast iron wheels, screws, nuts and bolts etc. I have another small chest of drawers which contains more precision tools, painting kit i.e. ruling pens  and small brushes and under that a drawer full of w/metal and lost was parts.  Next  door is the paint shop with home made painting box and extractor fan, two compressors, airbrushes etc. There is also a drawer full of motors and yet another drawer full of metal bar etc.  Actually writing this down has made me wonder where it all came from!. I've forgotten accessories for the Myford and all the rivetting tools, they are under the lathe.  You would think with all this lot I should be able to make decent models but I'm afraid they aren't that good!. I'll make a good one one day.......
regards
Graham Powell
(Now going diet to in order to get into workshop..........) :wave: ;D

 

[28ten]

With the interest in extractor units I thought a couple of shots of my re arranged workshop might be useful to show where i have positioned the unit so I get the maximum benefit when painting, glueing and sanding.
the first shot shows the position between the building bench and the painting/finishing area and its direct extraction outside

A closer view

 

[iploffy]

Cynric youv'e moved it around again haven't you,playing changing rooms again

Ian

 

[28ten]

Cynric youv'e moved it around again haven't you,playing changing rooms again

Ian

I need to get 4ft wide boards in on the other side  plus its a little more compact and I find a U shape desk arrangement works well

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi chaps,
just returned from visiting the latest addition to the clan - she is great and doing very well, and now spending a quiet hour catching up on all of the threads.

I have had a reply from Mandrake regarding the fan and none of their motors are brushless (thanks for pointing out the necessity for this Simon) I have now contacted Vent Axia with the same question and will update when it is received.

Cynric, it is interesting to note that you are not using any 'cheek/top plates' to restrict the 'collecting area', especially from above. The model on the Graphic Air website has such a fitting and I would have thought that having it would increase the efficiency of the unit. I was going to incorporate one, but it would save time and effort if it is not needed.

regards

Mike

 

[28ten]

I use the plates when I am spraying, but I take them off after. I need to make a wider set as there is no way a 1/32 loco will fit!

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Cynric,

just caught up with the D1011 thread and saw the plates there. I have a sheet of 4mm corrogated plastic from B&Q which I will use for the spraying - subject to Vent Axia's reply.

regards

Mike

 

[Rob Pulham]

Here are a few gratuitous pictures, as promised a few days ago - I finally started to move into the workshop tonight. it was just one of those weeks.

 

[Dog Star]

Very nice, good to see the Kettle in prominence.

Ambidextrous soldering in action eh. Or is it "his" and "hers"?

 

[Rob Pulham]

Thanks Graham, and well spotted.

All joking aside, I am indeed ambidextrous. But in this case rather than his and hers, one iron is for high temperature and the other for low melt.

 

[Dog Star]

All joking aside, I am indeed ambidextrous....

Now we all know how you build kits quicker than most of us.... and you say that you have a kit mountain?

 

[28ten]

That sink looks handy and I like the way the extractor is set up. Id want a bit more worktop real estate where is the drill under the bench going?

 

[Dog Star]

Agree with Cynric about the sink, especially if using blackening solutions. What is under the spray booth?

Your cabinets look better than those in our kitchen.

 

[Rob Pulham]

That sink looks handy and I like the way the extractor is set up. Id want a bit more worktop real estate where is the drill under the bench going?

Sadly if I had gone for more real estate I wouldn't have had much room for the layout.

The drill will be lifted onto the bench as and when it's needed - not ideal but I don't have the space to have it on the bench all the time.

 

[Rob Pulham]

What is under the spray booth?

It's the tumble dryer

Your cabinets look better than those in our kitchen.

They are B&Q's finest (cheapest) all bought in the sale at half price and using a Diamond discount card - That was one of the reasons I didn't finish it as quickly as I had hoped. We had to wait while the doors came back on sale

 

[Steph Dale]

Rob, Cynric,


What extractor units are you using - I'll need to get one shortly as I've got some coaches that'll need spraying...

Steph

 

[28ten]

Rob, Cynric,


What extractor units are you using - I'll need to get one shortly as I've got some coaches that'll need spraying...

Steph

http://www.graphicair.co.uk/product...-Extraction-Cabinets-(wxhxd-565x390x430).html
you will need a hole in the wall as well

 

[JimG]

Thanks Graham, and well spotted.

All joking aside, I am indeed ambidextrous. But in this case rather than his and hers, one iron is for high temperature and the other for low melt.

One thing I was reminded of when I saw your soldering stations in place was an arrangement I had in my workshop in my previous house. I always seemed to get problems with the cable to the iron getting in the way on the bench top and I put some sockets in the ceiling above the bench so that the cables for the irons (no soldering stations then) were kept well out of the way of the working area. I've now got Xytronic and Weller soldering stations and I'm now back to getting cables getting in the way with the transformers sitting on the bench top. So I'm looking at some way of getting the transformers on a shelf with the cables to the irons going through some sort of "skyhook" to keep them up out of the way.

Jim.

 

[Rob Pulham]

Steph, I got mine a bit cheaper through http://www.specialistauctions.com/ £250 =P&P but the site doesn't seem to be responding at present