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23/10/2007, 18:57 J.R's gone native Joined on 16/07/2006 Picardie, Sussex Posts 1,728 Tooltime! To start off, some homemade or adapted woodworking tools for use in the workshop or on site. This is a chopsaw station that I made in the last few days before leaving for France, my friends and even I wondered if it was worth all the effort at such a crucial and stressfull time, - it was! I use it all the time yet it is still mobile enough to take back to England in the back of the car or in the trailer, the open length of the support tables is 8 feet (2.4m) and I have crosscut 600mm kitchen worktops with it by flipping them over to double the length of cut. It also houses my thicknesser which adds weight, aiding stability and damping saw vibration. From memory it used nearly all of two full 8 by 4 sheets of 3/4 ply. Oh and it is on castors and also has screw down levelling pads which I have yet to use as it is so stable and heavy.    Report

24/10/2007, 5:36 Chris Head Joined on 21/11/2004 What next? Posts 2,526 Re: Tooltime! Erm, got a load of spare time J.R? You can come and help me fit out my new workshop when I move!    Report

24/10/2007, 14:23 powerdesal Joined on 07/01/2006 Sharjah U.A.E Posts 2,113 Re: Tooltime! Having a floor like that in a workshop is taking the mick As was pointed out to me some long time ago, its too clean Steve Sharjah (but not for long ) + 50 (in France) ........................................................................... 15 days Ins'Allah ( or maybe 14)    Report

24/10/2007, 14:30 powerdesal Joined on 07/01/2006 Sharjah U.A.E Posts 2,113 Re: Tooltime! JR, My planer / thicknesser is on a roll-away stand, you cant see the castors but they are the "lock" type with a foot operated toggle on each. It beats having to put the back at risk every time it would need picking up. Steve Sharjah (but not for long ) + 50 (in France) ........................................................................... 15 days Ins'Allah ( or maybe 14)    Report

24/10/2007, 16:17 J.R's gone native Joined on 16/07/2006 Picardie, Sussex Posts 1,728 Re: Tooltime! Steve. Ah but you cant see the polyurethane glue that I have dripped all over it! Also I also had to live in that cold open workshop for the first 18 months before completing my first apartment so I had got used to being obsessively clean. Maybe I still have a photo of my 9m2 emergency winter quarters. Here is the space in the first summer, in fact it was quite convivial living and working in a bar That was until winter came, this was phase one insulation, I later had to cover all the walls as well, it was the first of two hard winters I love my ancienne carrelage in the bar, in fact I saw some identical ones in a museum in Paris where they had recreated a period working kitchen. the tiles are laid on a bed of sand without grouted joints. Sadly it wont be to the taste of my locataires when I complete the apartments and will probably be covered with YUK! laminate flooring, but at least they will still be there for when future generations regain taste! If you look carefully you will see that my workbench behind is actually the old beer cooler fridge, it still works so if I have a real thirst on or want to cool my tools    Report

24/10/2007, 18:10 Anton Redman Joined on 23/08/2004 Gironde Posts 1,954 Re: Tooltime! You have clearly misunderstood the point of having a kitchen in you workshop. Hillman Imp pistons into the deep freeze. Cylinder block into the oven. Then and only then can you rebuild the racing engine. Looks like an impressive project.    Report

24/10/2007, 19:53 Chris Head Joined on 21/11/2004 What next? Posts 2,526 Re: Tooltime! Those workshops are unnaturally tidy; they look spooky...you both let the boys side down; we're meant to be untidy and let our workshops get in a real state!      Report

24/10/2007, 22:08 Dave&Olive Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 1,065 Re: Tooltime!  Anton Redman wrote: You have clearly misunderstood the point of having a kitchen in you workshop. Hillman Imp pistons into the deep freeze. Cylinder block into the oven. Then and only then can you rebuild the racing engine. Looks like an impressive project.  hi ok                      here we go .....de-tuned coventry climax engines ...the hours I have spent trying to get them back to tuned  ...them bloody cam biscuits .......                      Dave  when I have more time will tell you a tale  how ...Sir J .. St .... the greatest  drunk my pee...... http://www.lepoirie.com/ http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j311/daveolive/    Report

24/10/2007, 22:26 J.R's gone native Joined on 16/07/2006 Picardie, Sussex Posts 1,728 Re: Tooltime! Chris Now that we have found your bête noire Suffer baby suffer This was my old pleasure woodworking shop in England, I have since converted it into my living accomodation so that I could rent out the main house, but really because I missed living in a workshop after finishing the first flat here.    Report

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