Misfit Manor - Adding a wheel / tyre rack

operation tidy up / re-configure continues

I removed the old home made draws and bought a cheap storage cabinet to go in the space.

P1050353 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

Theres actually enought space to put two in there side by side. I'm tempted to buy a second and do this.

Rather than rip out the old shelves in this corner (at least at this point, i may do it later) I set about making them a useable size and fitting a shonky cupboard door to it all.

P1050354 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

shelves are now double the height they were, so can take actual stuff in them

P1050355 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

I filled the cupboard but forgot to take another pic

then spent ages boxing things up and putting them on the mezanine, and then re-packed the shelves above the bench in a more useable way

P1050356 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

I also wrote on the wood what things were if it wasnt imediately obvious.

fitted an additional light into this corner so its now possible to see things...

And started building up another pile of things to go to the recycling centre (having been there friday afternoon with a full van of things)

P1050357 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

slowly getting there, you can at least see the floor again now.

P1050358 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

and almost there on the bench.

P1050369 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

I'll need to see what I do next. Back to the escort, or buy in some steel and make the new metalwork bench.

There's still some more changes to make on layout

Garage Layout - 2 - 6 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

Garage Layout - 2 - 7 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

New workbench i'm intending to make

Workbench_Assy by jono_misfit, on Flickr

I'm also giving consideration to buying a two post ramp, so may well model that up and see how it all works space wise.

Objective has been achieved so far, as it does feel like theres more useable space... at least there will be when I've exited the new recycling pile....

A load of steel turned up

P1050410 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

the metal cutting blade gave out after 6 cuts.... The rest was done by hand

P1050414 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

which gives me all the bottom pieces for the bench

P1050415 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

and this pile gives me all the bits for the top of the bench

P1050416 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

and the bits I need to make the extension

P1050417 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

which freed the floor space back up again

P1050418 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

and stacked the spare bits out the way

P1050419 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

I'm off this week, so hopefully I'll get chance to at least tack the bench together.

Although.....

due to space constraints I will likely need to get rid of the existing bench to make space to put the new bench together, so I need to buy a worktop for it ASAP.

Absolutely. I can't think straight when the bench is a tip. Saying that, I need to head out there tonight for a tidy up again as it's a mess again.

Scrap metal is paying over £100 a ton now, so it's worth putting it aside and weighing in properly rather than giving it to the tip.

Looking good though. My workshop is an exasperatingly slow "work in progress"...

Garage is about 9m on longest side and 7.5 on shortest, by 8m wide. It's 2.4m to top of block and circa 5m to the ridge line.

It is a syphon gun but unlike the cheap cheap ones it's got all the "mods" people do on them from the start.

I'd need to check but I think I've got a 220 or 270ltr tank. As long as I keep the pressure over 70psi it works fine.

Once I really get into using it I'll see if I move to a direct feed gun.

Today was a lot of fill in jobs whilst I await the new compressor, so I can finish the painting of the postman pat van... so I can get back on with my car projects.... after only 9 months off them. Note to self, have less grandiose ideas.

I loaded the storage crates from the shelves and mezanine up onto my need storage crate shelves (after adding in some 12mm threaded rod beam hangers to tie the outer edge to the beams to share the load).

Which left space on the mezzanine.

I stripped down the body spit I used on the escort (i've only been tripping over it for a year.....) and lugged it up to the mezanine

P1060366 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

then tried out a revised layout for the guillotine. It seems to work better, although I'll need to move it whilst I get the new compressor into its space.

P1060367 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

then had half an hour left so dug out these bits

P1060368 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

which go with these

P1060369 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

used a countersunk bolt to centre the nuts (and an extra nut to protect the threads)

P1060370 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

and welded on

P1060371 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

then got out the bench legs I cut about 12 months ago.... and introduced them

P1060372 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

P1060373 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

did all the legs

P1060374 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

feet fit in like so

P1060375 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

a quick tidy up of cut ends

P1060376 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

The other thing I find is the often gets in the way for something, so have decided I need a way of moving it

I bought some of these click down casters

P1060377 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

will go on the legs like so

P1060378 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

So when i want to move the bench I click them down, and can wheel it away.

I stripped the old bench down and lugged it outside.

P1060432 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

P1060433 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

P1060434 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

I've stuck it on marketplace for someone to take it, otherwise it'll get cut up for scrap.

I then did the manky job of stripping down the metal storage racks, cleaning it up, resetting the supports to new positions and reloading the rack. Everything was coating in a couple of years of dust and rust. Lovelly. It took ages.

Then wanged the new bench into its new home location

P1060435 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

then set about the sheet of 18mm ply I have and cut to size

P1060436 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

I'm using two sheets of ply to give a decent heavy duty worktop.

drilled all the pilot holes for the fixing inserts, coated the mating surfaces with wood glue, clamped using a selection of the various clamps I have, and then screwed the two sheets together in strategic places to ensure it cant peel.

P1060437 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

I should get it mounted next weekend.

I also made a couple of mounts for under the cabinet to hold it, but appear to have forgotten to photograph.

I was getting fed up tripping over the pile of other pieces of steel i'd cut for the bench.

laying out on the bench

P1060531 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

tacked

P1060532 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

will sit like so

P1060533 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

P1060534 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

off the bench for welding

P1060535 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

welded and back on

P1060536 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

bolts through the top and clamps solid

P1060537 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

P1060538 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

P1060539 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

started adding in a back board to prevent things going down the back and also space for a shadow board

P1060540 by jono_misfit, on Flickr

The cross bar is to support the underside of a couple of cabinets i'm intending to buy for it, and it'll bolt through onto to the rear bars.

It made some space at least

Its come out not bad. The main thing I like is its SOLID. You bang it with a hammer and it thuds and doesn't move.

The old one used to vibrate and move all over the place.

The wheels feature should be useful for those times I need it out the way. Like when I paint the floor in a couple of months.