HOW TO CREATE A GARAGE WORKSHOP
THE CHALLENGE: HOW TO FIT A WORKSHOP INTO THIS GARAGE JUST 2.7 METRES WIDE
HAVING RENTED WORKSHOPS IN THE PAST AND THEN LOSING THEM DUE TO THE CHANGE OF USE OF THE BUILDING BY THE OWNERS AND HAVING TO DISPERSE THE MACHINES. I NEEDED A SMALL PERMANENT WORKSHOP WHERE I COULD RELAX AND PLAY.
I COULD SPARE ONE METRE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARAGE SHOWN ABOVE WHICH I OWN AND HAS A SINGLE PHASE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY. THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS SHOW HOW I DID IT.
I COULD SPARE ONE METRE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARAGE SHOWN ABOVE WHICH I OWN AND HAS A SINGLE PHASE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY. THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS SHOW HOW I DID IT.
ABOVE LEFT IS SHOWN AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE WORKSHOP. THE RIGHT HAND PHOTO SHOWS THE EW LATHE
THE DINKY LITTLE KIT BUILT SAW THAT WAS MADE BY A VERY COMPETENT ENGINEER, I BOUGHT IT FROM THE SON OF THE DECEASED OWNER, I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A FULL SIZE ONE FOR LESS MONEY!. THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT SHOWS IT NESTLING ON A SHELF UNDER THE BENCH. IT`S AN EXTREMELY EFFICIENT LITTLE MACHINE WITH ALL THE FEATURES OF A FULL SIZE ONE AND WILL QUICKLY CUT THROUGH MATERIAL OF UP TO 2" DIAMETER USING BROKEN HACK SAW BLADES.
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