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OND's workshop - creating a workspace in the garage -FINISHED-
opt2not:
This thread delivers! Great info and examples here. I've got half a 2-car garage to work with now, so I'm getting some good ideas on how to outfit my space. Thank you! :cheers:
Vigo:
Brother, I bet you are chomping at the bit to get going on your new space! :cheers:
opt2not:
--- Quote from: Vigo on September 06, 2019, 06:26:27 pm ---Brother, I bet you are chomping at the bit to get going on your new space! :cheers:
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You got it! It's been many years since I've built or restored any cabinets, so I'm looking forward to getting back in the game. I've got at least 2 projects I'm planning, one restoration (my Robotron cabaret), one scratch build (Alpha One). But I also have a secret project I'll reveal later that is a bit funky and unorthodox. We'll see if I can pull it off. ;)
pbj:
An actual tent in the garage for painting. My mind has been blown
Jimbo:
--- Quote ---If I'm working with liquids I'll generally move off the carpeted area and onto bare concrete. The carpet covers about a third of the double garage. I'm not precious about it though, I expect to get the occasional spills and stains. As to spray painting, if it's a small job I just lay down a ground sheet. For larger jobs like an entire cabinet or where I really want to minimise dust, I use a large old nylon tent. I literally pitch it in the garage and use it as a spray booth. When I do use my spray booth tent, I'll take some pics to show that setup. It's a lot easier than hanging plastic sheets and all that.
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Ah, you have more room than I thought :D I'm limited in space in my garage, so no carpet, but I may level the floor up with latex. Great idea to use a tent for spraying. I'm looking forward to seeing the pics on that. My workbench is on wheels, so I could potentially have the space to do that if/when I need to. I'm especially interested in seeing how you support the pieces you are spraying.
--- Quote ---For sure, post up your workshop progress. I'm always picking up tips and learning something from other peoples approach to their workspace.
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"Shame! shame! shame!"... I actually have my progress documented over at the ukvac forum (I'm a regular on there, being from the UK and having started to collect original machines - and the gameroom/workshop is mostly for those restoring/playing those originals). I'm not sure I can deal with posting the full progress in two places, but I could post the more interesting bits here on BYOAC and of course answer any questions. I can post a link to my ukvac thread if anyone is interested.
--- Quote ---Speaking of pegboard, lots of benefits to 3d printing your pegboard stuff for the shop/garage.
I found the parametric pegboard tool to be very very helpful, especially when dealing with my special sized stuff.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:537516
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Ooooooohhh.... that is very very cool - thank you! I have a friend with a 3D printer... Step 1: find all tools from around the house. Step 2: tell the wife she's not allowed to touch them. Step 3: Figure out where to put them on the board and print a load of custom holders!
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