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OND's workshop - creating a workspace in the garage -FINISHED-
DaOld Man:
Great work there OND (as is expected from you.) Come on over to my place, I have a 12 foot by 16 foot shed I use for a shop and it could use your expertise.
My shed has 2X4 studs for walls, exposed inside and covered outside with sheet metal siding. I was thinking on insulating it then covering with plywood and making a french cleat storage system. But this is going to be expensive compared to peg board and sheetrock, however with my sheetrock skills, it would probably be a lot simpler and easier with the plywood.
I got the idea of the french cleat storage system from a magazine I subscribe to, "Family Handyman".
Here is a link to that project, if anyone is interested. I suggest you browse the site, it has a lot of excellent ideas for home and shop.
https://www.familyhandyman.com/workshop/workshop-storage/how-to-build-a-french-cleat-tool-storage-wall/
pbj:
Why not mount the pegboard directly to the 2x4 studs? Shove some insulation behind it. I'm not seeing the purpose of sheetrock in a shed...
Ond:
Hey thanks DaOld Man! In your case the French cleat system might be a better solution. My main reason for using sheetrock is because I'm using it for more than just the pegboard. With some minimal effort it looks better with paint than plywood does. With a shed like you describe I'd fill the studs with insulation and attach plywood/French cleat board as shown in the link you provided. It looks really nice. It's a bit more woodwork but suits a shed really well.
A head cold has slowed me a little (but only a little). I'm so keen to progress this project I forgot about staying warm enough! :embarassed:
I gotta say, I love the idea of the 3D printed pegboard parts, that's just brilliant. I'm a bit of a cynic when it comes to 3D printers and fabricating fine quality objects but in this case its genius.
Off the shelf (bought) light fittings similar to the one I've built are ridiculously expensive. I just can't justify ~ $150+ for such a thing. Here's the light fitting I completed for the shop. All up, around $40 for electrical parts, the rest I had lying around. It's already mounted on my new ceiling panel but I haven't taken pics of that yet.
I covered the rear electrical cabling with some cut down PVC pipe, painted the same as the fitting.
Some strong eyehooks attached to the fitting make it easy to suspend from the ceiling.
A test power on. Camera exposure compensation doesn’t do it justice. At over 5000 Lumens, it's a powerfully bright and even light. LED globes are cheap to run. I've been using it for the last few days. A strip light like this greatly reduces shadows at your bench. It's just much more pleasant working on anything with good illumination.
opt2not:
Brilliant ideas here. I'm taking notes!
We took possession of our house this month, and this is the garage I have to work with.
The previous owner was a handy man of some sorts, so he already has a tool wall and work table set up. The shelving is there, but some of the shelves need to be replaced since they're sagging.
Decent lighting is set up, and it looks like the power has been worked out with a proper breaker and distribution.
I'm thinking about dry-walling the garage, replacing some of the shelving with cupboards, and adding a bit more work table space. Primarily for electrical work.
This thread is giving me some good ideas for moving forward. Thanks Ond! :cheers:
bperkins01:
When I built my shop - I used T1-11 Paneling for the walls - way more expensive than drywall.
But... I can put a screw or nail anywhere and it holds.
I painted it - and its good about not holding dust.
Nice stuff
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Plytanium-Plywood-Siding-Panel-T1-11-8-IN-OC-Nominal-19-32-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-Actual-0-563-in-x-48-in-x-96-in-113699/100000016
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